Google announced two new features for Google Vids, its video creation platform integrated into Google Workspace, on Thursday (16). These additions enable content generation using artificial intelligence from texts and images, in addition to offering the ability to create custom digital avatars.
The new tools were designed to streamline audiovisual production, allowing users to edit, adjust, and personalize their videos without needing conventional filming or extremely complicated editing processes. This feature is available to subscribers of the Google AI Pro and Ultra plans, as well as to Workspace business clients.
This update elevates Google Vids beyond its original function as a mere corporate presentation tool, aligning it with specialized AI-generated video platforms. The system utilizes the Gemini Omni model, a multimodal artificial intelligence model, combining it with sound and visual personalization features.
The main innovation lies in the integration of Gemini Omni, which allows for the creation of videos from textual descriptions and reference images. The user can input an idea in natural language and supplement it with visual elements, such as sketches or photographs, to guide the final result. Furthermore, the technology supports continuous modifications to the generated material; through written commands, it is possible to request specific changes, such as changing scenes or improving the lighting of a video shot with a cell phone, without having to restart the entire project.
According to Google, this functionality aims to simplify editing, as adjustments can be made sequentially. The company assures that this operating method applies to both videos created by the AI itself and content captured by users.
Another significant advancement is the ability to develop personal avatars that digitally represent the individual. To generate this virtual character, the user must provide a facial photo (selfie) and a brief voice recording. After that, they simply type the desired message for the avatar to present, eliminating the need for a new recording. Google clarified that these avatars are linked to the user's account and can only represent that specific person. There are access restrictions, as the tool is only available to those over 18 years old in certain locations.
Finally, the company announced that all videos produced with the aid of artificial intelligence will receive an invisible digital watermark, created by SynthID. This mechanism serves to identify AI-generated content and increase transparency regarding the origin of these materials.
Google Photos has introduced a new Artificial Intelligence-based video editing capability called Video Remix. This tool allows for the transformation of short clips using various pre-configured effects, enabling changes to backgrounds and scene lighting.
The feature operates using the Gemini Omni model and is already being made available to subscribers of the Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra plans in specific regions, including Brazil. This addition is part of a broader Google Photos strategy focused on AI integration, incorporating video editing functionalities common in other applications, such as CapCut.
Video Remix offers adjustments to visual aspects such as light, background, or style, through ready-made definitions within the application. However, the functionality has certain restrictions: it only works with videos up to 60 seconds, requiring the user to select a segment of 1 to 10 seconds for editing. Furthermore, files must have their backup completed in Google Photos, and processing requires an internet connection, as it occurs in the cloud. Corporate and school accounts from Google Workspace are excluded from access to this tool.
The editing process is simplified and accessible through the Create tab in Google Photos, where the company concentrates its AI editing tools. To begin, the user must choose a template, select a video already backed up in Google Photos, and then specify the segment to be modified.
There are three main categories of editing available. The Reimagine option allows replacing the original scene of the video with AI-generated environments, such as a cafe or a beach at sunset. Filters are used to modify the scene lighting, simulating effects like soft glow or 'golden hour.' Additionally, there are artistic styles that drastically alter the clip's aesthetic, offering options inspired by watercolor, oil painting, anime, and sketchbook drawings. It is important to note that in this feature, it is not possible to insert custom commands (prompts); for that, the user must resort to the 'Create video' option directly in the Gemini app. The tool supports 9:16 or 16:9 aspect ratios, and recordings in other formats can be automatically centered and cropped by the application itself. All material generated or edited by Google carries a digital watermark known as SynthID.
Gemini Omni constitutes a set of generative AI models developed by Google, focusing on video creation and manipulation. This model was designed to integrate multiple types of input data—including audio, image, text, and video—to produce new clips based on these references. Its objective is to understand the context of the scene to enable more intuitive edits, such as changing the background, altering the visual style, or animating photographs.
Google announced on Wednesday (8) a new artificial intelligence-based video editing feature aimed at subscribers of its AI services. This tool allows users to modify recordings saved in Google Photos using commands written in natural language.
Known as Video Remix, this feature utilizes the Gemini Omni model to make visual alterations to existing videos. The novelty was launched for users in the United States and other regions selected by the company. The main objective is to simplify edits that previously required specialized software, offering automatic methods to change visual aspects of the footage in seconds.
Video Remix can be accessed through the Create tab, which is the section of Google Photos dedicated to content generation. In this area, users can find various pre-configured templates that serve as a starting point for transforming their videos. Options include applying a watercolor style, enhancing the clarity of a dark scene, or changing the setting of a shot to a different environment.
According to Google, processing is completed in just a few seconds after the user submits the request, allowing the artificial intelligence to make adjustments without the need for mastery of conventional editing tools.
The new tool is powered by Gemini Omni, a model that Google introduced in May of this year. The company positioned this technology as an evolution primarily focused on video manipulation and creation. The model has the capacity to interpret a wider range of inputs and better understand physical attributes present in scenes, such as effects related to movement and gravity, which contributes to more realistic results.
Additionally, the system supports inserting the user themselves into videos via a specific digital avatar for this purpose. This feature uses the SynthID watermark, which was also developed by Google.
The launch of Video Remix occurred on July 8, 2026, for customers with Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra plans. The initial distribution covers the United States and certain markets selected by the corporation. The introduction of this tool expands the presence of artificial intelligence functionalities within Google Photos, focusing on automating editing processes that historically required technical knowledge of specific programs.
Creators and editors will receive a new way to find out how users discover their content through the Google search engine. The company has implemented a feature in Search Console that reveals which specific search queries drive users to profiles on social networks such as Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube.
This new tool, called 'platform properties,' will be integrated into Google Search Console. It will allow tracking of keywords that direct users to social media pages. With this data, authors can identify topics generating the most interest and understand which searches help attract an audience to their digital channels. The goal is to consolidate information from various points of presence into a single space.
Among the platforms that can be analyzed are Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, as well as other content related to creators' digital presence. This initiative is part of the company's efforts to turn search into a central hub for monitoring online presence. Previously, in June, Google already allowed major authors and editors to register their own profiles in search with links to other networks and highlighting videos from TikTok and Instagram.
The new resource now adds information on how audiences discover these posts. The tool is also useful for specialists working with multiple digital channels, including those without their own website. Google emphasized that 'content creators and editors use various channels besides their own websites to reach their audience.'
According to the company, understanding how different content formats are discovered has become particularly important amid the rise in search queries related to videos, opinions, and materials published on various services. In an official statement, Google explained that 'as people search for original sources and diverse content formats, we want to make it easier for site owners and creators—including those without their own website—to get a consolidated view of how all their content is discovered in Search.' The platform properties feature will be gradually available over the next few weeks, allowing authors and editors to better control how their publications reach the public.
