AI video with Veo — versions, capabilities and examples

What Veo is

Veo is a family of generative video models developed by Google DeepMind — Google’s research arm in the field of artificial intelligence. Veo turns a text description or a starting image into a short video, aiming for high image quality, close following of the description and believable motion.

Veo is among the most recognisable names in AI video and is often named as a strong choice for cinematic-looking results. It suits content creators, marketing, advertising and anyone who wants professional-feeling video without a film production.

On genkiki.com Veo is available in generation 3.1 with several variants that balance speed and quality and add a mode with references.

Versions and options on generiram

On the platform Veo 3.1 comes in a standard and a fast variant, as well as separate variants that accept a reference.

VariantModesWhat it is for
Veo 3.1 StandardText to video, Image to videoFull quality for the best result
Veo 3.1 FastText to video, Image to videoA faster variant for drafts and quick iterations
Veo 3.1 ReferenceImage to videoGuides the generation by a reference image
Veo 3.1 Fast ReferenceImage to videoThe fast variant with a reference

Text to video

You describe the scene in words and Veo creates a video from the description — a good fit when you are starting from an idea alone.

Image to video

You supply a starting frame and Veo brings it to life, keeping the look of the photo and adding movement of the environment, the objects and the camera.

Reference

The Reference variants use a reference image as a guide, so that a particular look or style is kept in the output. The “Fast” versions give a quicker result when speed is the priority.

Strengths

  • High image quality with a cinematic feel.
  • Good following of the description — the result comes close to what you asked for.
  • Believable motion and good consistency between the frames.
  • A choice between full quality and a faster variant, depending on what you need.
  • A mode with references for more control over the look.

What it is good for

  • Ad and marketing clips with a professional feel.
  • Short videos for social media.
  • Bringing existing photos and visuals to life.
  • Concepts, storyboards and presentation material.
  • Creative projects where image quality comes first.

How to start

Open the genkiki.com AI Studio, pick a Veo 3.1 variant for your task — Standard for the best quality or Fast for a quick iteration — and the mode, text to video or image to video. Describe the scene or upload a source image and start the generation.

Veo 的模型 — 详解

哪个适合做什么、弱在哪里、不该拿来做什么。

Veo 3.1 Fast

照片个视频
画面比例: 1:1, 9:16, 16:9 时长: 4 秒, 6 秒, 8 秒 价格: 291 积分

擅长

  • Quickly brings a photo to life, with sound
  • Good value for money within the family
  • It keeps the setting from the photo you give it

不擅长

  • Less steady than the full version
  • The same ceiling of 8 seconds
  • Detail drops in a complex scene

不要用它来做

  • Don't use it for a long or complex shot
  • Don't use it for a final result going to a client

典型用途

  • A quick clip with sound from a photo
  • A test run before the full model

Veo 3.1 Fast Reference

照片个视频
画面比例: 1:1, 9:16, 16:9 时长: 4 秒, 6 秒, 8 秒 价格: 291 积分

擅长

  • Reference plus speed — for a test, before the full model
  • It keeps the sound and the grasp of the description
  • Cheaper than the full reference version

不擅长

  • Less faithful to the reference than the full version
  • The same lock at 8 seconds
  • Less detail

不要用它来做

  • Don't use it for a final shot going to a client
  • Don't feed it a collage of views of one face

典型用途

  • A quick test from a reference
  • Checking whether the reference does the job

Veo 3.1 Fast

文字个视频
画面比例: 1:1, 9:16, 16:9 时长: 4 秒, 6 秒, 8 秒 价格: 291 积分

擅长

  • The same character and the same native sound, but fast and cheaper
  • It keeps the strong grasp of the description
  • Good for tests, before you set the full model going
  • Enough for social media, where people watch on a phone

不擅长

  • Detail and steadiness are behind the full version
  • The same ceiling of 8 seconds
  • In a complex scene it drifts from the description more often

不要用它来做

  • Don't use it for a demanding final shot
  • Don't use it for the big screen
  • Don't expect complex physics from it

典型用途

  • A quick test with sound
  • A clip for social media
  • A draft before the full model

Veo 3.1 Reference

照片个视频
画面比例: 1:1, 9:16, 16:9 时长: 4 秒, 6 秒, 8 秒 价格: 776 积分

擅长

  • It works from a REFERENCE: up to three photos set how the character, the product or the place looks
  • It keeps the look constant from clip to clip — that's what makes it fit for a series
  • Sound on a par with the picture, 48 kHz
  • It sticks closely to the description of what the character should do

不擅长

  • The references you give it LOCK the length at 8 seconds
  • It wants good references — bad photos give a bad result
  • Expensive

不要用它来做

  • Don't feed it a collage of several views of one face — that confuses the model
  • Don't feed it blurry or tiny references
  • Don't count on a longer clip when you use references

典型用途

  • A series of clips with the same character
  • A clip that follows a set look for a product
  • An ad where the place has to look exactly a certain way

Veo 3.1 Standard

照片个视频
画面比例: 1:1, 9:16, 16:9 时长: 4 秒, 6 秒, 8 秒 价格: 776 积分

擅长

  • It brings a photo to life and gives it SOUND at the same time — a rare combination
  • The sound is in sync frame by frame, 48 kHz stereo
  • It keeps the setting from the photo while it sets it moving
  • A strong grasp of the description of what should happen in the shot

不擅长

  • The length locks at 8 seconds at the higher resolutions
  • Pricier than most for bringing a photo to life
  • Its physics is behind the specialised ones

不要用它来做

  • Don't use it when you don't need sound — there are cheaper ones for the same thing
  • Don't use it for a long shot
  • Don't use it for sharp, complex movement

典型用途

  • Bring a photo to life with ambient sound
  • A short single-shot scene, ready to publish
  • An ad from a finished photo, with sound

Veo 3.1 Standard

文字个视频
画面比例: 1:1, 9:16, 16:9 时长: 4 秒, 6 秒, 8 秒 价格: 776 积分

擅长

  • THE BEST SOUND: dialogue, music and noises are born together with the picture — 48 kHz, stereo, with a drift under a hundredth of a second
  • The sound is tied frame by frame, not stuck on top — the lips and the footsteps line up by themselves
  • The strongest grasp of the description: the scene comes out the way it was asked for
  • It keeps the setting constant from shot to shot — important for a series
  • It gives 720p, 1080p and 4K, and 16:9 and 9:16 are native proportions

不擅长

  • The length is 4, 6 or 8 seconds — shorter than most rivals
  • At 1080p, at 4K or when you give it references, the length LOCKS at 8 seconds
  • Its movement physics is behind the ones specialised in movement
  • Expensive — it isn't for ten tests in a row

不要用它来做

  • Don't use it for a long shot — the ceiling is 8 seconds
  • Don't use it for a run of tests, do those on the fast version
  • Don't count on it for complex physics — a jump, a collision, liquid

典型用途

  • An ad with speech and sound at once
  • A scene with dialogue
  • A shot that has to be finished in one go, with no sound work afterwards
  • A series of shots in the same setting

立即试用 Veo

直接在浏览器里用 Veo 生成你自己的 视频 — 无需安装,中文界面。