- Native audio in all Flow tools: synchronized dialogue, ambience, and effects
- Greater adherence to the prompt and better image-to-video results
- New editing controls: Ingredients, Frames, Extend, and Insert; Delete coming soon
- Availability in Flow, Gemini app, Vertex AI and Gemini API
Google has updated its video generation model with Veo 3.1, an iteration focused on audiovisual quality, creative control, and reliability. The company integrates Key improvements to your editor and instruction understanding to speed up the creation of cinematic-looking pieces.
La The most visible novelty is in the native audio, now present throughout the entire workflow: dialogue, ambiance, and effects are produced in sync with the visuals. In addition, Flow incorporates adjustments that make it easier to fine-tune scenes, reduce tests, and maintain consistency between takes..
What is Veo 3.1 and what changes compared to Veo 3?
Based on Veo 3, the new model prioritizes the adherence to the prompt and precision in video and sound outputs. Google notes that tuning reduces unnecessary iterations, providing more control and consistent results with what was requested.
The update comes after months of intensive use of Flow by creators, with hundreds of millions of clips generated since its launchThis learning translates into more reliable interpretation of complex scenes, greater realism in textures, and better continuity between shots.
The company also strengthens support for 16:9 aspect ratios, both horizontally and vertically, to better integrate into cross-platform environments and current publication flows.
Native audio integration and supported formats
With Veo 3.1, the sound is generated in a synchronized and contextual in all Flow tools: Ambience, effects and voices align with each shot without relying on external post-production.
The model produces base clips of about 8 seconds at 1080p resolution and 24 FPS, with the possibility of expansion without losing temporal coherence. Also supports 9:16 vertical format, designed for mobile distribution.
These audio capabilities extend to previously silent functions, allowing what you hear to evolve alongside what you see and saving steps in the final assembly.
Flow Tools: Control and Editing
Flow incorporates controls that help direct the visual narrative. In Ingredients for video, they can upload multiple reference images to establish characters, objects, and style, maintaining consistency between shots.
The function Frames for video generates the transition between an initial image and a final image, useful for defining the start and end of a scene and reducing trial and error time.
With Extender, it's possible extend clips beyond one minute, linking segments with visual and sound continuity to build long shots or slower narratives.
In the editing section, Insert allows you to add elements to an existing shot while respecting lighting, shadows, and perspective. The option Delete is expected to arrive soon: its objective is to remove unwanted objects and rebuild the seabed naturally.
Performance, limits and quality
Veo 3.1 shows progress in character coherence between frames and in the representation of basic physics (gravity, collisions or fluids), in addition to improvements in image to video, with better preservation of fine details.
As with generative AI, there may be point artifacts, especially in fast-moving scenes or complex transitions. Lip syncing has improved, although it still requires retouching in demanding productions.
Google applies visible watermarks and SynthID (digital frame identification) for the traceability of the generated content, a measure that cannot be deactivated.
Availability and how to test it
Veo 3.1 is deployed in Flow, The Gemini app, Vertex AI, and the Gemini Developer API. Availability may vary by region and is likely to Some advanced features require a subscription.
For technical teams and companies, access via Vertex AI and API makes it easy to integrate the model into internal tools, while Individual creators can experiment from the app Gemini or the Flow editor.
Competitors and practical uses
Versus Gravel 2 by OpenAI, Veo 3.1 emphasizes user control during creation (image cue points, scene editing, and integrated audio). Sora 2 stands out for its focus on realism, so the choice depends on the creative goal.
In marketing, journalism and education, these functions allow prototype ideas, create explanatory visualizations and produce thematic clips without traditional filming, accelerating content delivery.
With this update, Google fine-tunes the formula: more control, integrated audio, and better editing tools so the creator can direct the story with less friction, maintaining formats and flows compatible with the main platforms.
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