During the annual Google I/O 2024, which has just been broadcast, the company shared their latest news and launches. Among them is Google’s Veo, which is said to be their “most capable generative video model to date.” It seems from the published showcases that the new AI tool can indeed compete with OpenAI’s Sora, which brought massive buzz into the filmmaking world earlier this year. Let’s take a look at what Google’s Veo is capable of and at the company’s plans for its release! We’ve been following Google’s attempts to generate videos with the help of AI for years. Remember their Imagen and Phenaki models? And what about Lumiere, which was introduced just this January? None of these neural networks were ever released to the public. However, as it turns out, the company’s research has paid off. According to the announcement, Veo builds upon previous experiments in this area. The results demonstrated both during the event and in the official press text look impressive. Image source: Google DeepMind Key details about Google’s Veo To contend with the tight competition in the market, Google had to include all the features their predecessors did and go beyond that. Thus, Google’s Veo is said to generate “high-quality, 1080p resolution videos that can go beyond a minute, in a wide range of cinematic and visual styles.” Developers made sure their model understands complicated text prompts, is capable of generating hyper-realistic imagery, and achieves frame-to-frame consistency. Here’s one of the published examples picturing a lone...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 15 May