Gemini now generates animated videos from text prompts: Here's how
What's the story
Google has unveiled a new feature in its Gemini app, which can turn simple text prompts into short animated videos. The tech giant shared a demonstration of the capability on its official Made by Google X account. The video showed how Gemini's video generation feature could create engaging clips with sound effects and dialogue from basic descriptions.
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Video generation for personalized digital invitations
The demonstration showed how a simple prompt could be turned into an 8-second video with animated characters and background music. The clip ended with the message, "Create one-of-a-kind invitations with video generation in Gemini." This highlights Google's effort to make generative AI tools more accessible and practical for everyday users. The feature could let anyone create personalized digital invitations or creative messages from just a few words or images.
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Availability for Google AI Pro subscribers
Currently, the video generation feature of Gemini is only available to paid subscribers of the Google AI Pro or Google AI Ultra plans. Free users don't have full access but Google has occasionally provided limited-time promotions for a few free generations. According to Google's support documentation, personal account holders need a Pro or Ultra subscription to use this feature.
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