Get started with Vids in Google Workspace

Create your first video in Google Vids

Next: Add content & narration to your video

Google Vids is available through Google Workspace Labs—an invite-only program for testing new features. If you have access to this program, you'll see the Vids creation screen when you open Google Vids.

Create your first video

Add content & narration

Customize timings

Share & collaborate

Generate a video using "Help me create"

You can use "Help me create" to generate a first-draft video with Gemini in Google Vids. All you need to do is enter a description and add any content you already have. Gemini then generates a draft—including a script, scenes, and content—for the video. You can then edit the draft as needed.

On your computer, open Google Vids.
In the Gemini window, click Help me create .
Describe the video you want to create. Include information like the audience, purpose, and tone of the video.
Optional:
- To generate examples, click the suggested prompts below the description box.
- To add related files, type @, then type a filename or select a file from the drop-down list. You can add Google Workspace files, such as Docs, Sheets, or Slides, from Google Drive.
- To generate new ideas for prompts, click Shuffle below the suggested prompts.
When you’re satisfied with your description, click Next.
Review and edit the proposed outline, or rewrite your prompt to generate a new outline, then click Next.
Select a design, then click Create a draft video.
When your video is created, you can add and customize content as needed.

Learn more about using "Help me create"

Start with a template

A template is a pre-built set of scenes with media and transitions. Use a template to outline your video, then customize it as needed.

On your computer, open Google Vids.
In the Gemini window, click Templates.
Select a template from the gallery.
Choose whether to insert all scenes, or only the current scene.
When your video is created, you can add and customize content as needed.

Learn more about using templates

Start by recording a video

Build your video by by recording yourself (audio narration or full video recording), your computer screen, or your surroundings using the Vids recording studio. You can preview the recording and re-record it until you like it. You can then insert it into your Vids file, and customize it as needed.

Note: Recordings you create in Vids can be up to 10 minutes long.

On your computer, open Google Vids.
In the Gemini window, click Record.
When you're ready, click Record now, then click Start.
When you're done, click Pause, then click Preview in the corner of the recording window.
When you're ready to add your recording to a scene, click Insert, or click Restart to record again.
When your recording is added, you can customize it as needed.

Learn more about recording in Vids

Build a video from scratch

You can build your video from scratch using your own content and design. You can still generate images using Gemini, add clips using the recording studio, and add template content later.

On your computer, open Google Vids.
In the Gemini window, click Upload.
Click Browse computer, then select the file you want to start with. You can add more content later.
To go to the video timeline without uploading media, click the X in the upper right.
When your video is created, you can add more content and customize it as needed.

Learn more about uploading content to your videos

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