Tech Update: Google explains how to use Veo 2 as Gemini's video generator reaches more users

Summary

Gemini's Veo 2 AI tool generates text-based short videos up to 8 seconds in length and at 720p resolution.

Google recommends including subject, action, scene, style details, and more for better Veo 2 videos.

Veo 2 is currently limited to paid Gemini users, with Google gradually rolling out the feature to all paid users.

Source of article:  Android Police

Google has been steadily improving Gemini's capabilities since its launch. The AI chatbot has evolved beyond simply answering questions, now offering features like Deep Research that crawls the web for detailed answers and also offers features like text-to-image generation. Earlier this month, Google also started rolling out Veo 2, its text-to-video generator for Gemini Advanced users.

The tool works exactly as it sounds. You enter a text prompt, and Gemini generates a short video based on the description. Currently, videos are limited to eight seconds in length and 720p resolution. Google has been expanding Veo 2's availability among Gemini Advanced subscribers recently, and now the company has shared tips how users can get the best results when creating videos.

Here's how to get started with Gemini's Veo 2 video tool

At its Gemini Day event in India today, Google officially showcased Veo 2 on stage. The company demonstrated how realistic the AI-generated videos can be — and honestly, it was hard to believe some of them were made entirely by AI. Alongside the showcase, Google shared a slide detailing the elements users should include in prompts to get the best results.

According to Google, you should specify the following in the text prompt when generating videos with Veo 2:

Subject: The main focus of the video

Action: What the subject is doing

Composition: How the scene is framed (wide shot, low-angle, aerial etc.)

Scene: The location of the shot (busy street, space, beach, etc.)

Camera motion: Whether the camera is panning or zooming

Ambiance: How color and light contribute to the scene (blue tones, night, foggy, etc.)

Style: The artistic style or vibe you want (cinematic, retro, cartoon, etc.)

Filling in these details should help you get a video much closer to what you imagined on the first try. Of course, if it does not turn out exactly how you want, you can always tweak the prompt and regenerate the video.

Google is still in the process of rolling out Veo 2 to all Gemini Advanced users. Personally, I don't see the option live yet on my Gemini web dashboard or app, but some of my colleagues have started seeing it on their devices.