Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos
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Google announced updates to Google Vids that enable users to create custom digital avatars resembling themselves from a selfie and voice recording, plus integrated Gemini Omni capabilities for multi-modal video creation. The feature supports step-by-step edits and background/lighting adjustments, with personal avatars limited to users aged 18 or older in certain regions and watermarked with SynthID. The expansion transforms Google Vids from a workplace presentation tool into a broader video creation platform that competes with AI video startups like HeyGen and Synthesia.
Why it matters
Google is adding personalized AI avatars to Vids that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves, alongside Gemini Omni-powered tools for generating and editing videos from prompts and reference images.
