Google is rolling out Cinematic Video Overviews to NotebookLM that go beyond narrated slides, while Canvas in AI Mode is now more capable.
Previously, Video Overviews essentially created a slide deck that was accompanied by narration. Cinematic Video Overviews generate “unique, immersive videos tailored to you.”
NotebookLM leverages Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Veo 3 to offer “fluid animations and rich, detailed visuals to help you learn and engage with the topics you care about. Google describes Gemini as a “creative director” making “hundreds of structural and stylistic decisions to best tell the story with your sources.”
It determines the best narrative, visual style and format, and even refines its own work to ensure consistency.
This is rolling out starting today (in English) for Google AI Ultra subscribers on web and mobile.
Speaking of the app, NotebookLM has rolled out a shortcut to open Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides directly in their native apps (if installed) instead of inline. Tap the button in the top right for the richer view. Prompt-based Slide Deck revisions are also now available by tapping the corner button.
Meanwhile, Canvas in Google AI Mode now supports creative writing and coding tasks, with full availability for US English users. This “dynamic space to organize your plans and projects over time” is available from the ‘plus’ tool menu.
Now, you can draft documents or create custom, interactive tools right within Search.
Your Canvas appears as a side panel next to the chat where you can continue to refine the output. Additionally, you can view the underlying code.
Whether you’re building custom tools, studying for exams or planning a trip, Canvas in AI Mode makes it easy to jumpstart your next big project.
Google has also improved AI Mode recipe results: “when you search for meal ideas like “easy dinners for two,” you can tap on the dish to see links to relevant recipe sites, plus a short overview of the dish to help with inspiration.”
In the future, Google will add the cooking time to more results and other “helpful information” to improve the use case.
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