Google Gemini can now illustrate storybooks based on your prompts and images
With just a description of any narrative that the user can think of, Gemini will create a customised 10-page book complete with original artwork and audio. You can ask Gemini to source ideas from your images and documents for a genuinely unique touch. Whether it's pixel art, comics, claymation, crochet, or even colouring books, you may realise your idea in over 45 languages.
If users are having trouble helping a child understand a complex topic, with the assistance of Gemini, they could create a story that explains the complex topic. For example, if you want to explain the solar system to a five-year-old, Gemini would create a story explaining that. Or if you are having trouble teaching young children about being kind, the chatbot will teach them through storytelling with customisable characters.
The feature can also bring personal artwork to life and recite stories. If you upload your kids' drawings and prompt the Gemini to write a creative storybook according to the drawing, Google claims that it can execute it. The feature could also turn your photos into stories.
In recent times, Gemini has also integrated the feature which lets you turn your photos into videos using their video generative model, Veo 3. Users can transform their memories into eight-second AI-generated videos.
According to Google, the new tool lets users express their creativity by enabling them to do things like add motion to natural scenes, bring sketches and paintings to life, and animate common objects. In addition to an invisible SynthID digital watermark, Google Gemini will automatically add a visible watermark to your photographs when you convert them to movies to show that they were created with artificial intelligence. Additionally, you can use the thumbs-up or thumbs-down button to provide Gemini comments on these Veo 3-generated videos.
The new photo-to-video feature, which is now only available to Google AI Pro and Ultra members, will be made available to users in a few countries starting on July 11. If it isn't available on your account at the moment, you may have to wait.
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