Google Launches Gemini Omni 1.2 Video AI That Makes 15-Second Clips, Cutting Prices 30%

At a glance

Google has released Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, a video generation AI. It can now create videos up to 15 seconds long in one go, and its usage cost is 30% lower than the previous version. Google says it has improved the tool for commercial videos such as advertisements.

Key points

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   Instead of recreating a video from scratch, you can change backgrounds, products, lighting, and more by describing the edits in conversation.

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   Characters, product shapes, and brand colors stay largely consistent even when the camera angle changes.

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   In scenes with several people speaking, the tool now tells voices apart and matches mouth movements to the dialogue.

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   Generated videos include SynthID, a subtle digital watermark (a marker that shows a video was made with AI).

Why it matters

It could reduce the time and cost of making advertising and promotional videos, which may change how video production works.