The creative landscape for video generation just got a significant upgrade. Google DeepMind’s latest release, Veo 3.1, is here to empower creators with more expressive, consistent, and high-fidelity tools, all designed with the mobile-first creator in mind.
At its core, the “Ingredients to Video” capability has been supercharged. You can now transform simple reference images into dynamic, engaging clips with richer dialogue and storytelling, even with minimal prompts. The magic lies in the enhanced consistency: characters maintain their identity across different scenes, and backgrounds and objects remain coherent, allowing you to craft full, compelling narratives without visual hiccups. A pro-tip for creators? Use the new Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) model in the Gemini app or Flow to craft your perfect “ingredient” images before bringing them to life with Veo.
Two major technical leaps define this update. First, Veo 3.1 now natively supports generating videos in a 9:16 vertical aspect ratio. This means you can create content perfectly formatted for platforms like YouTube Shorts from the ground up, eliminating the need for awkward cropping and preserving full-screen quality. Second, for professional workflows, state-of-the-art upscaling to 1080p and 4K resolution is now available. This delivers sharper, cleaner footage ideal for editing suites and high-end productions, capturing stunning detail and clarity.
Accessibility is key. These new features are rolling out across Google’s ecosystem. Casual creators and influencers can find them in the Gemini app and, for the first time, directly within YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app. For professionals and developers, the enhanced capabilities are available in Flow, the Gemini API, Vertex AI, and Google Vids, with the high-resolution upscaling options specifically in Flow, the API, and Vertex AI.
In line with the growing need for transparency in AI-generated content, Google is also expanding its verification tools. Every video created with Google’s tools carries an imperceptible SynthID digital watermark. Furthermore, the verification feature in the Gemini app now supports video. You can simply upload a clip and ask if it was generated with Google AI, building a more trustworthy creative ecosystem for everyone.
