Google’s Veo 2 and Imagen 3 set a new standard for AI video generation. Discover five use cases that showcase Veo 2’s cutting-edge capabilities, from social media content and ad creation to Hollywood-level cinematography and beyond. The future of video production is here.
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Google has released V2 their answer to Sora and today we're talking about five Or more use cases that are available Right now welcome back to the AI Daily Brief something really interesting has Been happening recently and it was Summed up in this tweet from Riley Brown Who said why does it feel like Google is The underdog that everyone is rooting For of course what he's referring to is The fact that Google is really getting Its groove back from a product Perspective we've talked extensively and We'll continue to talk about notebook LM But today it's all about Vo or more Specifically V2 which has really stolen A lot of Thunder from open AI Sora what We're going to do today is to discuss a Little bit the announcement and then dig Deep on a set of use cases which the Combination of V2 and Sora open up so What is included in this announcement First of all it's both VO2 and image in 3 so it's not just their video Generation model but also their image Generation model Although our Focus will Be on video generation V2 can produce 2-minute clips and resolutions up to 4K That's four times the maximum resolution Of Sora and six times the duration with Both being industry-leading for a Consumer facing model a big part of Google's selling point is improved Physics and user control physics in
Particular seems like a notable weak Point for Sora and the difference did Seem clear across a number of clips that Circulated yesterday the model can Generate a pair of hands cutting a Tomato a task that Sora failed at Spectacularly then there's a very Impressive video of a deck of cards Being shuffled a task that Dennis Cardonsky of sovereign AI referred to as The Turing test for video there's this Video of a truck speeding down a road And then veering off to go over a Waterfall and by the way at this point If you are a listener I would suggest You either subscribe to the YouTube or Just fire up Spotify where you can watch The video as well cuz this is definitely An episode that benefits from the visual Anyways this truck video that we're Referring to demonstrates a range of Really tricky physics problems where Other models have been challenged then Of course there's the classic throwback To those Will Smith videos from about a Year and a half ago with a successful Video creation of a man eating spaghetti It's definitely the control of physics That has people most excited AI design Consultant Marco wrote what stands out The most to me about Google VO2 model is That it appears to actually understand Physics that's a big Leap Forward Another leap forward is the ability to
Recreate professional cinematography Techniques like replicating camera Motion and the look of different Equipment Google wrote V2 understands The language of cinematography ask it For a genre specify a lens suggest Cinematic effects and V2 will deliver Ask for a low angle tracking shot that Glides through the middle of a scene or A close-up shot on the face of a Scientist looking through her microscope And V2 creates it video benchmarks are Inherently subjective but Google is Claiming that V2 outperforms Sora and Other rival models on preference and Prompt adherence the model is now Available through Google Labs video FX Platform but you will have to join the Weight list for the moment which is Probably the biggest downside so as you Would expect there are a ton of Comparisons to Sora Marquez brownley Writes if these handpicked examples are Real they look better than anything I've Gotten out of Sora and entrepreneur Bindu ready writes Google has official Turn the tables on open aai all you have To do is out announce and drown out the Other side open AI was hoping for a big Press cycle against Google given that Their search is now free however Google Stole the Limelight with video and image Models still I think for me the Conversation about whether V2 or Sora is
Better is much less interesting if only Because it's very very temporal what's More interesting to me is thinking about Given where the overall state of video Generation is inclusive not only of Sora And V2 but also Pika 2.0 Runway and Luma Labs what are the use cases that are Actually online right now the first use Case I want to discuss is social media Creations and this is really where P has Tried to carve out a niche for example With Pika they've pre-loaded a bunch of Effects such as this cifi effect which You can see in this video that looks Like a hot air balloon in the sky but Then is actually a giant piece of cake There's also their squish effect where People can take a photo of a daily life Object and then P will squish it in a Video that's definitely for social media Similarly there's a crush it feature a Melted feature a dissolve feature which Looks very much like what happened when Thanos snaps his fingers in Avengers Infinity War and the point is that when It comes to really creative and cool Social media videos we absolutely have The tools right now to totally change What you can do now of course thinking About this from a business context that Means that Brands can be doing more Creative social media generation right Now the line however between social Media and advertising is increasingly
Blurry pi chaler combined reference Images of a woman a Red Bull a Particular set of kitty eared headphones And a neon gamergirl background to show How quickly a branded video could come Together he pointed out that we're just At the beginning saying just imagine the Power once we achieve 100% object Consistency and when it comes to Advertising some companies are already Jumping ahead and going full AI for Their ads last month for example itoro Released a completely generated ad Featuring a dancing Baron bull in the Middle of Time Square the results were Far from perfect particularly the scenes Where the animals were dancing where the Physics were far from perfect what's More interesting though was that the Door brothers who produced the ad said That the entire project was wrapped up In one and a half weeks from conception To Final Cut the idea of producing an Entire ad in a week and a half is Absolutely insane and totally Game-changing this doesn't mean that Everyone is going to use AI for all Sorts of advertising but the dramatic Collapse of the cost of advertising Production will inevitably change the Way that industry works Certainly it's going to democratize ad Creation for smaller companies and Brands video advertising is likely to
Move from something that requires an ad Agency and a production team to Something that an intern can whip up in A few days also the speed of production Means that people will be able to Respond to pop culture and cultural Moments with near realtime ad generation As well all of this hits my thesis that I've shared here before that the word That most sums up the AI future is more We're just going to have more of Everything and certainly we're going to Have more advertising the advertising is Going to be more customized more of the Moment probably more fleeting and Represent more of the world of business In the fashion and Life Style Space You're already seeing a ton of this Flare AI is a platform that specifically Optimizes video and image models for ad Creation and back in October showed an Example of a very professionall looking Commercial generated from mury handbags That was made 100% with AI s onx who Focuses on AI product photography and Video has also done tutorials on Creating ads for a makeup brand once Again entirely using AI our third use Case that is available right now is Establishing shots b-roll and Drone Footage this type of video is used in Everything from ads to social media Content to professional film big budget Productions can afford to go out and get
Their own but in many cases this sort of Imagery is purchased from stock Libraries that's a business model that Seems very suspect in the future as vo And Sora are both already incredibly Adept at these sort of establishing Natural world shots Ai and design Marco Did an entire Sizzle Reel with this sort Of shot showing just what an incredible Library of video imagery is now Available to people on demand and based Solely on their Imagination a fourth use case for AI Video right now is storyboarding and Brainstorming one of the things that People are most excited about when it Comes to Sora is the fact that they've Built a storyboard timeline editor Directly into the product so you can Basically plan out an entire sequence of Videos that add up to a complete story Now in initially this will I think be Used by filmmakers but in the long run It wouldn't surprise me to start to see Video brainstorming as something that Actually becomes part of a broader set Of business activities you could see Internal teams doing video brainstorming To lay out their ads even if they work With an ad agency you could see events And marketing teams planning out and Experimenting with what their event Setup might look like at Big trade shows One of the most important things to
Remember about generative AI is that It's very hard for us to not think about The on toone replacement phase in other Words understand how it replaces things That already exist for example I was Just talking about how stock video Libraries are going to have a tough time Given that vo and Sora can now create All the types of things that they've Previously made money on however I think When the dust settles in a decade or so The far more interesting use cases will Be the things that simply weren't Possible before so ultimately I don't Know whether trade show and event Sponsorship planning is going to involve Video storyboarding and brainstorming But it wouldn't surprise me last As much as we've talked about these use Cases that are for advertisers and Businesses and social media creators It's very clear that this is going to Infiltrate Hollywood and professional Filmm very soon the fact that we're Starting to understand physics the fact That vo can imitate cinematography Techniques all of this means that these Models are more ready for prime time Even at the highest levels of production Than they've ever been the coolest thing About that though is that it's not just Going to be Hollywood that has access to Them there could be an absolute Renaissance of of film and video
Storytellers given the decreased cost of Production and the expanded realm for Creativity as Andrew marman a research Engineer at Google Deep Mind put it the World we will be able to create V2 looks Awesome I'm excited to try to get a Chance to play around with it for now Though that is going to do it for Today's AI Daily Brief appreciate you Listening as always and until next time Peace