Google has rolled out two significant updates to Google Vids, its AI-powered video creation tool within Google Workspace: Gemini Omni, which enables text- and image-to-video generation and conversational editing, and personal avatars, which allow users to create a digital likeness of themselves to appear in videos without being recorded on camera.
Gemini Omni brings multimodal video generation to Vids, allowing users to create and edit video clips by describing what they want in plain language. Users can combine text prompts with image references — such as a photo or rough sketch — and Omni generates a video that incorporates both inputs. Editing is handled through a chat-based, step-by-step interface, allowing users to refine generated clips or footage shot on their own devices by using conversational prompts to swap backgrounds, adjust lighting, or add effects without starting from scratch.
Personal avatars represent a separate capability that allows users to create a digital version of themselves by uploading a selfie and a short voice recording. Once created, the avatar can deliver typed messages as a video — enabling quick video updates, personalized messages, or presentations without camera setup or recording sessions. Personal avatars are linked to a user’s Google Account and restricted to the account holder’s own likeness. Access is currently limited to users in certain regions who are 18 or older.
All AI-generated video clips produced in Vids include an invisible SynthID digital watermark embedded by Google DeepMind, allowing verification that the content was AI-generated. Both features are available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and Google Workspace business customers.
