{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/google-vids-adds-ai-video-generation-to-slides-with-gemini-omni-and-ly","json":"https://digestai.news/story/google-vids-adds-ai-video-generation-to-slides-with-gemini-omni-and-ly.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/google-vids-adds-ai-video-generation-to-slides-with-gemini-omni-and-ly.md","slug":"google-vids-adds-ai-video-generation-to-slides-with-gemini-omni-and-ly","headline":"Google Vids adds AI video generation to Slides with Gemini, Omni and Lyria","summary":"Google Vids is an AI-powered video generator integrated with Google Workspace, combining tools like Gemini, Omni 1.1 Flash, Imagen, and Lyria to create videos from text prompts. Users can generate videos with narration (via AI avatars or voiceovers), music, and dynamic slides, or convert existing Google Slides or Docs into video format. The tool is free for personal accounts with limited AI credits, while Google AI Pro ($19.99/month) and Google Workspace plans offer expanded access, though admin control determines availability in Workspace environments.\n\nVideos can be up to 30 minutes long, with advanced features like AI avatars, voiceovers, custom music, and captions. Users can edit scenes, adjust audio, and loop videos. While not designed for professional filmmaking, it excels at informational content like product demos or onboarding videos. Google Vids requires an internet connection and lacks mobile creation tools, though exported videos can be edited offline.","keyPoints":["Google Vids merges Gemini, Omni 1.1 Flash, Imagen, and Lyria to generate videos from text prompts with narration, music, and animations","Free for personal accounts with limited AI credits; Google AI Pro ($19.99/month) and Workspace plans offer expanded access","Videos up to 30 minutes long, with AI avatars, voiceovers, and custom music, but no mobile creation or offline editing"],"whyItMatters":"Google Vids lowers the barrier for creating professional-quality videos without advanced editing skills, useful for educators, small businesses, and teams needing quick content creation. Its integration with Google Workspace makes it accessible to millions of users.","category":{"slug":"marketing","name":"Marketing & Small Business","url":"https://digestai.news/category/marketing"},"entities":{"companies":["Google","Zapier"],"models":["Gemini","Omni 1.1 Flash","Lyria","Imagen"],"people":[]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-16T04:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T04:00:00Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Zapier Blog","title":"What is Google Vids? And how to use it","url":"https://zapier.com/blog/google-vids","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T04:00:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":{"title":"Google Expands Gemini AI Across Product Ecosystem","url":"https://digestai.news/thread/google-adds-call-for-me-to-pixel-11-for-us-users","storyCount":4},"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Google Vids adds AI video generation to Slides with Gemini, Omni and Lyria\", 16 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/google-vids-adds-ai-video-generation-to-slides-with-gemini-omni-and-ly","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Google Vids adds AI video generation to Slides with Gemini, Omni and Lyria","datePublished":"2026-10-16T04:00:00Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/google-vids-adds-ai-video-generation-to-slides-with-gemini-omni-and-ly"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}