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Google slathers AI over just about every service it offers, and the company doesn’t seem to be slowing down. One of the products that uses a ton of the company’s AI is Google Photos. Well, the company just announced that Google Photos will use AI to create video highlights for you.
Google Photos has used powerful AI for years, long before the whole Gen-AI craze. It’s able to use powerful facial recognition technology to help categorize the photos and videos in your feed. So, it’s no surprise that the company wants to use this technology to help you create content using the app.
Google Photos will use AI to create video highlights
Did you take a bunch of pictures and videos during your trip to Hawaii and want to make a video of it? You could use a video editor, but if you’re not tech-savvy or just don’t want to spend the time, Google has a tool for you. This tool will take the images and videos you designate to actually create a highlight video using that content.
All you have to do is open the Google Photos app and tap on the “+” symbol at the top of the UI. In the resulting menu, tap on the Highlight video button. This will bring up a search UI. There, start typing the name of who you want to be involved in the video. If you don’t want to focus on a specific person, you can just type in a location, and Google will add pictures of the people in that location. You can also select the year if you want to be more specific.
Once you do that, Google will get down to business building your video showreel. All of the clips will be organized and edited to make a nice-looking video. If you’re not a fan of what you see, don’t worry, Google gives you the ability to trim the video to your liking, swap clips, and change out the music.
Google will be rolling this out to Android and iOS starting tomorrow. Be sure to update your app tomorrow to experience this feature. Also, check out the Google Photos Twitter account for more updates from the company.