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Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app

Google’s AI-powered video editor is getting an upgrade.

In addition to adding support for Veo 3.1 and Lyria 3 models, Google Vids now allows you to direct and customize the AI-generated avatars you can put in your videos. You can also record your screen with a new Google Vids extension in Chrome, as well as upload videos directly to YouTube.