After expanding Veo 3 support to the Gemini app on Pixel phones yesterday during the July Pixel Mini Feature Drop, Google has another Veo-related announcement to share today. Those with a Google AI Pro subscription can now (on desktop) take a photo and create a video of it.
Gemini Veo 3 Photo-to-Video Creation : The idea here is pretty straightforward and seems mostly like Google flexing the power of its AI video creation tool. You simply click the “Video” tool in Gemini and then the “Add Photo” button to upload a photo. Once the photo is there, you describe what you want VEO 3 to do with it, and it will attempt to create that vision in video form. It will even add sound.
I’ve been playing around with it for the last 30 minutes or so, and it can be hit or miss. For example, I created a very elegant video of someone pouring a dark liquid into a martini and then lighting it on fire. It looks quite realistic. I also took a concert photo and had a demon crawling across the stage and screaming into the air. While clearly a fake video, it was a lot of fun. However, I told them to turn an extended golf cart into a transformer and wave it at the camera, which they tried, but created the cheesiest animation ever.
Anyway, if you have the subscription, give it a try and have fun. Google says this new feature is rolling out “starting” today. ( Gemini Link )
