Create your first video in Google Vids

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• Create a video using help me create
• Start with a template
• Generate a video clip
• Start by recording a video
• Start by uploading existing content
• Build a video from scratch

Create a video using help me create

1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
2. In the pop-up window, click Plan your video story.
3. Describe the video you want to create. Include information such as the audience, purpose, and tone of the video.
4. Optional:
   • To generate examples, click the suggested prompts above the description box.
   • To add related files, enter @, then enter a filename or select a file from the drop-down list. You can add Google Workspace files, such as Docs, Sheets, or Slides, from Google Drive.
   • To generate new ideas for prompts, click Shuffle  below the suggested prompts.
5. When you’re satisfied with your description, click Next.
6. Review and edit the proposed outline, or rewrite your prompt to generate a new outline, then click Next. 
7. Select a design, then click Create the draft video.
8. When your video is created, you can add and customize content as needed. 

Start with a template

A template is a pre-built set of scenes with media and transitions. Use a template to outline your video, then customize it as needed.

1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
2. In the pop-up window, click Start with a template.
3. Select a template from the gallery.
4. Choose whether to insert all scenes, or only the current scene.
5. When your video is created, you can add and customize content as needed. 

Generate a video clip

Generate a video clip with AI

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. In the sidebar, click Generate a video .
3. In the Generate a video side panel:
   1. Enter a prompt that describes the video you want Gemini to create, which includes the subject and tone. For example:
      • “A cat walking down a fashion week catwalk.”
      • “A dog driving an F1 racecar.”
   2. Click Create.
      • When your video clip is ready, it shows up in the Generate a video panel.
4. (Optional) To make changes to your video clip, click Edit prompt .
5. To add the video clip to your Vid:
   1. Hover over the generated video.
   2. Click Insert .
      • This adds the video clip to your canvas.
      • At the bottom of the Vids window, in the timeline, the video clip has its own object track.

Start by recording a video

1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
2. In the pop-up window, click Record and share.
3. When you're ready, click Start recording.
4. When you're done, click Pause, then click Preview in the corner of the recording window.
5. When you're ready to add your recording to a scene, click Insert, or click Restart to record again.
6. When your recording is added, you can customize it as needed.

1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
2. In the pop-up window, click Upload and create.
3. Choose how you want to add content:
   • Upload from your computer
   • Google Drive
   • Google Photos
4. When your video is created, you can add and customize content as needed.

Build a video from scratch

You can go directly to the Vids timeline and start creating your video from scratch. You can still use the recording studio and add template content later.

1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
2. To go to the video timeline, click the X in the upper right.
3. At the timeline, add and customize content as needed.