Transform your photos into videos and remix your pics in Google Photos
Google Photos began as a place to store your memories and turned into much more. It's a way to explore your images and reminisce, share them easily and even get creative.
Today we're introducing a few new creative tools that will help you bring your memories to life. With new features for making videos from still photos, transforming pictures into illustrations and more, there's a lot to try — and then share them with friends and family. Here's a look at what's new.
Bring your photos to life with Photo to video
We’ve already seen so much creativity from people using our video generation tools across Google products, including the new photo-to-video capability in Gemini (and now YouTube). Starting today, we’re bringing a similar photo-to-video feature (powered by Veo 2) to Google Photos, making it easier than ever for you to create fun, short videos from the photos already saved in your gallery. Imagine that perfect selfie with friends from a few years ago suddenly coming to life with subtle movements, or a cherished photo of your parent as a child smiling back at you.
Just select a picture from your photo gallery and choose from one of two prompts — “Subtle movements” or “I’m feeling lucky” — to animate your photo and turn static moments into dynamic six-second video clips 1 that are ready to share. Photo to video in Google Photos is starting to roll out today in the U.S. on Android and iOS.
“Remix” your photos
Have you ever wondered what you, your friends and family or even your pets would look like as anime, comics, sketches or 3D animations? With Remix in Google Photos, pick a photo from your gallery and choose your favorite style to easily transform pictures right in your gallery into these kinds of images in seconds to share with your friends and family.
Remix will start rolling out in the U.S. on Android and iOS in the next few weeks.
Explore the Create tab: Your new hub for creativity
We also wanted to make it easy for you to find the tools you want to use and discover new ones, which is why we're launching a new Create tab in the Photos app. The Create tab shows each feature — including Photo to video, Remix, collages, highlight videos and more — all in one place so you can let your creativity flow.
We'll update this hub as we gather feedback, experiment with new tools and refine the ones you love. The Create tab will begin rolling out in the U.S. in August.
Know you can use AI tools safely with added transparency
As we bring features like Photo to video and Remix to people, we know it’s important to do so responsibly, providing transparency when images are created or edited using our photo and video generation tools. All videos and photos generated with Photo to video and Remix will include an invisible SynthID digital watermark — just like images edited using Reimagine in Photos. Videos generated in Photos will also include a visual watermark for added transparency, similar to what you’ll see on videos generated in Gemini.
We want everyone to have a good experience with Photo to video and Remix, which is why we take safety measures. This includes extensive "red teaming" to proactively identify and address potential issues, as well as thorough evaluations to understand how these features can be used and prevent misuse.
These features are experimental, and we know some outputs may not be exactly what you expect or may even be inaccurate. Use the thumbs up and down buttons on your generated images and videos to give us feedback, which we'll use to make ongoing improvements to our safety measures and overall experience.
Your photo library In Google Photos is more than an archive, it's a canvas. We’re excited to see how you use these tools to bring your memories to life in new ways.
