Google Photos Introduces New Generative AI Features: Photo to Video and AI Remix

Google is rolling out new AI features for Google Photos, allowing users to turn still images into short videos and stylized artworks. The Photo to Video feature generates six-second video clips with animation presets, while the Remix tool applies visual styles like anime or comic book effects to photos. These features are now available in the US, with broader availability planned for later this year.

Google has recently rolled out a series of new AI features for Google Photos and YouTube Shorts, enhancing users' ability to transform static images into dynamic content. These updates, which are currently available in the US, promise to bring a new level of creativity to users' photo and video experiences.

Google Photos AI Features

Google Photos is now equipped with two significant AI-driven tools: Photo-to-Video and Remix. The Photo-to-Video feature allows users to generate six-second video clips from still images. This feature, powered by Google's Veo 2 model, offers two animation presets—“Subtle movements” and “I’m feeling lucky”—to bring life to static photos [1][2].

The Remix tool, on the other hand, enables users to transform images into various stylized visuals, such as anime, comic book, or 3D animation styles. This feature leverages Google’s Imagen model to deliver results quickly and vividly [1][2].

To streamline access to these features, Google has introduced a new Create tab in the Google Photos app, centralizing all AI tools in one place. This tab includes tools for photo-to-video conversion, collage building, and more [1][2].

YouTube Shorts AI Features

YouTube Shorts is also receiving a significant AI upgrade. The platform now offers the Photo-to-Video feature, allowing users to animate images into short, dynamic videos. This feature is powered by the Veo 2 model and is currently rolling out in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand [1][2][3].

Additionally, YouTube Shorts introduces new AI-based visual effects, enabling users to transform doodles into stylized images and add fun effects to videos. The platform also debuts AI Playground, a centralized hub for accessing various generative AI creation tools [1][2][3].

Future Plans

Google plans to expand these AI features and tools over time, based on user feedback. The company aims to refine existing tools and introduce new ones, making AI-driven creativity more accessible to users [1][2].

References

[1] https://en.shiftdelete.net/google-photos-ai-features-bring-smarter-creativity-to-your-memories/
[2] https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/google-photos-and-youtube-just-got-smarter-with-new-generative-ai-tools-turn-images-to-videos-remix-photos-and-more-101753333505634.html
[3] https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/youtube-shorts-gets-ai-image-to-video-tool-new-effects-check-what-s-new-125072400571_1.html