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Google Deepmind has introduced Veo 2, a new artificial intelligence (AI) video generation tool that builds on the original Veo and creates “incredibly high-quality videos” in a move to beat OpenAI at their own game.
The next iteration of Google’s flagship text-to-video tool Veo, Veo 2 can create “minutes in length clips” in 4k resolutions and Google has emphasized its understanding of cinematographic requests, stating in their press release: “Suggest “18mm lens” in your prompt and Veo 2 knows to craft the wide angle shot that this lens is known for, or blur out the background and focus on your subject by putting “shallow depth of field” in your prompt.”
According to Google, Veo 2 is less likely to “‘hallucinate’ unwanted details”, and has an “improved understanding of real-world physics and nuances of human movement and expression”.
Today, we’re announcing Veo 2: our state-of-the-art video generation model which produces realistic, high-quality clips from text or image prompts. 🎥
We’re also releasing an improved version of our text-to-image model, Imagen 3 – available to use in ImageFX through… pic.twitter.com/h6ejHaMUM4
— Google DeepMind (@GoogleDeepMind) December 16, 2024
Sora, OpenAI’s flagship video generation AI, is currently able to produce HD videos up to a minute in length, which means that currently by the numbers, Google’s Veo 2 is a huge leap forward for video creation.
However, Google has been circumspect with rolling out access to the tool. Currently, users can only access Veo 2 via their VideoFX platform, which is currently operating a waitlist. Once in, users still won’t be able to use the full capabilities of the tool, as it is capped at 720p resolution and eight seconds in length, whereas ChatGPT Pro subscribers can create 1080p videos up to 20 seconds long with Sora.
Improvements to Imagen 3
In the same release, Google claims to have made improvements to their text-to-image tool Imagen 3. A key feature is that Imagen 3 can “render more diverse art styles with greater accuracy”, as well as follow prompts more accurately.
Imagen 3 will be rolled out across Google’s ImageFX tool. Unlike VideoFX, there is no waitlist to try out ImageFX as long as you have a Google account.
Featured image credit: Google
