Plan your video story with AI in Google Vids

For each video, you can add up to 50 video objects and 50 audio objects. Limits are subject to change. Learn about Google Vids storage, object & version history limits.

Create a draft video

You can plan your video story 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 script
• A voiceover

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

1. On your computer, open a new video in Google Vids.
   • Tip: To quickly open a new video, type vids.new in your browser’s address bar and press Enter.
2. Click Start a new video .
3. In the pop-up, click Plan your video story.
4. Enter a prompt or click a suggested prompt.
   • To improve the output quality of your video, you can add related files: Enter @, then add the file name or select from the list of suggested files
   • To generate new suggested prompts, under the list of text prompts, click Shuffle .
     Learn how to write prompts to create videos

     Here are quick tips to help you write prompts to create videos with “Help me create” in Google Vids:

     • When writing prompts:

       Use natural language	Write like you talk Express thoughts in full sentences
       Be specific	Provide as much context as possible. Attach relevant documents. Use the @ symbol and descriptive prompts to specify details like audience, purpose, and goals.
       Make it a conversation	If the results don’t meet your expectations or you believe there’s room for improvement, fine tune your prompts. To yield better results, use follow-up prompts and an iterative process of review and refinement.

     • Learn more about how to bring your best ideas to life with Gemini for Google Workspace. Get tips & real-life use cases for using gen AI at work.

     Learn about sample prompts for "Help me create"

     “Explain our Q4 product roadmap for executives using @-file. This video informs company leadership on upcoming plans and strategy to achieve end of year goals.”

     “Recap the process for an upcoming office move using @-file. This will be shared with all employees impacted by the move to prepare them for moving day.”

     “Pitch our new product line of environmentally friendly seaweed packaging described in @-file. This will be shared with food and beverage manufacturers who are potential customers.”

     “Remind employees to complete their annual self-assessments as explained in @-file. This process is important so this video will be shared with everyone in the company.”

     “Pitch video shared to internal customer service teams to use our latest product update using @-file. This video should convince potential customers of our product to try new features.”

5. Click Next.
6. After your outline has been generated, to edit it, update the tiles that represent each scene.
   • To edit the scene prompt, click the title text for a scene.
   • To remove a tile, click Delete .
   • To add a new tile below, click Add .
   • To rewrite your prompt, type a new prompt to generate a new outline, click Try again.
7. Once you have a final outline, choose a design for your video:
   1. To preview samples, hover over a design.
   2. Click to select a design.
   3. To confirm, click Create the draft video.
8. After you create your video, you can continue to edit or customize.

Edit or customize your AI-generated video

After you create your video, you can review or edit the generated scripts of voiceovers and customize media placeholders.