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Veo 3.1

DEPLOYif you make short-form video

WHAT SHIPPEDVeo 3.1 Ingredients to Video now supports native vertical 9:16 output, richer dialogue, consistent characters and backgrounds, and upscaling to 1080p and 4K.

THE CATCHThe update is available in the Gemini app, YouTube Shorts, Flow, the Gemini API, Vertex AI, and Google Vids, but 1080p and 4K options are only on Flow, the API, and Vertex AI.

IF YOU RUNa YouTube Shorts channel, you can now generate full-screen vertical storytelling without cropping or quality loss

SOURCEGoogle DeepMind, Veo 3.1 Ingredients to Video: More consistency, creativity and control

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