More Consistent Video Production with Reference Images in Google Flow

AI Strengthens Character Consistency in Video

What happened?

In Google's Veo 3.1 update Ingredients to Video feature has been improved. Google states that the model aims to keep character identity and background details more consistent throughout the videos by using the inputs given.

Also directly native 9:16 vertical video production available. This is important for mobile content like Shorts and Reels.

On the Flow side, it is stated that images can be used directly as “ingredients” and frames in video production.

Why is it important for the content creator / daily user?

One of the classic problems in AI video generation was:

In the first frame, one character, a few seconds later, another.

Reference images and better character consistency aim to reduce this problem.

This is especially important for those who produce Shorts/Reels like you.