Tech Desk 
Sep 05, 2025
Google has officially announced that the Veo 3 AI model is now integrated into Google Photos, allowing users in the United States (US) to turn still images into video clips.
Alphabet-owned tech giant noted that Google Photos already offers video generation through its recently added “Photo to video” feature, but the company says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that functionality with higher-quality video.
Launched in May at its I/O developer conference, Google brought Veo 3, which added image-to-video generation, to its Gemini app in July, making it available on its AI Ultra and AI Pro subscription plans.
On subscription plans, users could generate three videos per day, which would carry both visible and invisible watermarks to identify the videos as being AI-generated.
According to Google, the existing image-to-video feature is powered by Veo 2, which allows users to select a photo from their gallery and choose one of two prompts for either “subtle movements” or a surprise animation by tapping an “I’m feeling lucky” button. The model then generates a six-second clip you could share with others.
On the other hand, Google noted that with Veo 3, the feature will remain free with a limited number of generations available.
AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers will have access to more generations. However, it won’t support audio, and its videos will be four seconds long.
It is worth noting that the new photo-to-video feature is offered within the Create hub, a new section in the Photos app, which allows users to discover creative tools and features powered by AI.
With the addition of the Veo 3 AI model, the platform's creative features now include:
- Style remix
- Collage creation
- Montage maker
- Cinematic photos
- GIF generator
