Google updates Veo so videos finally fit phone screens

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TL;DR

• Veo 3.1 is here, and its biggest feature is native vertical video output.
• Veo understands portrait framing from the start, keeping subjects centered and motion optimized for phone screens.
• Visual consistency is also improved, reducing jarring shifts in character appearance.

Creators have been trying to adapt Google’s Veo model for their needs, but making vertical videos has always been a challenge. This is a big issue now that Shorts, Reels, and TikTok are so popular. With Veo 3.1, Google is finally catching up, and the main new feature is native vertical output for Ingredients to Video.

Google said in a blog post that Veo 3.1 now lets Ingredients to Video create real vertical clips by default, so the model understands portrait framing (9:16) right away. This keeps subjects centered, arranges motion vertically, and makes scenes fit phone screens from the beginning.




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