The latest round of new features for Google Photos is meant to “bring your memories to life” using generative AI, with photo-to-video rolling out now.
Your photo library In Google Photos is more than an archive, it’s a canvas. We’re excited to see how you use these tools to bring your memories to life in new ways.
Photo-to-video lets you take an existing still image in your library and transform it into a “dynamic” six-second clip: “Imagine that perfect selfie with friends from a few years ago suddenly coming to life with subtle movements, or a cherished photo of your parent as a child smiling back at you.”
After selecting a picture, you can choose one of two prompts: “Subtle movements” or “I’m feeling lucky.” The process “may take up to one minute.” You can regenerate as needed before saving to your library or sharing.
Top comment by Tiuri Elvander
"in the US", "in the US" and "in the US". Honestly, at this point they should split this site into a US site and one for the rest of the world. I realise this goes against the spirit of a united, worldwide Internet but more than half of the published articles deal with subjects/apps/features/updates that are exclusive to the US.
In the past, those outside of the US could still hope that those features would, eventually reach the rest of the world but given Google's enthusiastic embrace of America First and turning it into America Only, most of the articles will remain relevant to US readers only.
I'm not blaming the site, they only report on what is going on but it is very sad to have to acknowledge that many if not most of the articles no longer deal with topics that will affect people outside of the US.
This is powered by Veo 2 (instead of Veo 3 which makes possible sound), with Google Photos imposing “video generation limits.” In the Gemini app, generating video of any sort requires a paid subscription. Photo-to-video in Google Photos is free, with the rollout starting today in the US on Android and iOS.
Meanwhile, Remix lets you take an image (people or pets) and “choose your favorite style to easily transform pictures” into anime, comics, sketches, or 3D animations. This is coming to the mobile apps in the US over the coming weeks.
Finally, Google Photos is adding a new “Create” tab to the bottom bar. Joining Photos, Collections, and Ask/Search, the idea is to have a unified place to access photo-to-video, Remix, collages, highlight videos, and more. This will begin rolling out in the US in August, with Google adding new tools and continuing to refine existing ones over time.
On the safety front, everything generated in Google Photos features an invisible SynthID digital watermark and a visible one in the corner for videos, just like Gemini. You will be able to leave feedback on generated media with a thumbs up or down.
These features are experimental, and we know some outputs may not be exactly what you expect or may even be inaccurate.
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