Create a video with AI in Google Vids (Workspace Labs)

In Google Vids, use “Help me create'' to create a first draft video from prompts you write with Gemini. Your prompts can help Gemini to:

• Generate:
  • An editable outline storyboard
  • Suggested scenes with suggested text 
  • Script narrative for videos and voice overs
• Select:
  • Suggested stock video or images, which can be kept or swapped with your media
  • Suggested accompanying stock music, which can be kept or swapped with your media

Create a video with AI

Important: New features for Vids, such as “Help me create,” roll out gradually and may not be available to you yet.

You can create a video with Gemini in Google Vids using “Help me create.” Enter a prompt, then you can type the “@” symbol to add related documents. Once you’ve submitted your request and all related documents, Vids will generate:

• A suggested outline, with suggested scenes populated with generated text
• Stock media, including videos, images, and music
• A scripted narrative to make edits and record voiceovers with

Video placeholders are also suggested in relevant scenes to help organize where to add your own video recordings.

1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
2. At the bottom of the screen, click Create new video Help me create .
3. Enter a prompt or click a suggested prompt.
4. Click Next.
   • Tips:
     1. To add related files to improve the output quality of your video: Enter the @ symbol, then add the file name or select from the drop down.
     2. To generate new suggested prompts, below the list of text prompts, click Shuffle .
     3. Learn more about how to write prompts.
5. After your outline has been generated, to edit it, update the tiles that represent each scene.
   1. To edit the scene prompt, click the title text for a scene.
   2. To remove a tile, click Delete .
   3. To add a new tile below, click Add .
   4. To rewrite your prompt, type a new prompt to generate a new outline, click Try again.
6. After you have a final outline, to customize the look and feel of your video, choose a design for your video from a list of options.
   1. To preview samples, click a design.
   2. To confirm, click Create the draft video.
7. After you create your video, you can continue to edit or customize.
   1. Tip: “Help me create” generates a suggested script per scene for your video. To open the scripts panel and view or edit your generated scripts, click Show scripts .
8. You may see “media placeholders” in your video. 
   1. Circular media placeholders contain stock people speaking and are meant for replacing with live voiceovers. Larger placeholders include a “Add your media” tag and are meant for replacing with your own media.
      1. To keep the media originally added to the placeholder, click Done .
      2. To add media from the stock media panel, click .
      3. To add media from the recording studio, to add recording, click .
      4. To add media from Google Drive or Google Photos, right-click and select Replace Video  My Media.
      5. To upload media, right-click and select Replace Video  Upload.