Google’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videos

January 13, 2026 Jess Weatherbed

Google says that generated videos should also now be more consistent with thereference images they’re based on. | Image: Google / The Verge

Google is making its Veo 3.1 AI video model pay closer attention to the reference images you want generated clips to be based on. The company is releasing new visual improvements for the "Ingredients to Video" tool that was introduced last year, alongside expanding native vertical video support and resolution upscaling features.

The Ingredients to Video tool allows Veo users to generate videos based on up to three reference images, pulling in materials like character subjects, backgrounds, and textures to have more control over how the results will look. Google says this update will make videos "more expressive and creative," and provide "r …

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