BREAKING: Veo 3.1 is now live and rolling out to partners! And it has a massive list of updates: Enhanced Video and Narrative Control: Longer Video Generation: The video length has been significantly increased to 30 seconds, with the potential for up to one-minute clips, a substantial improvement over Veo 3's previous 8-second limit. Multi-Shot and Multi-Prompt Generation: Users can now create videos with multiple scenes and shots from a single or a series of prompts, allowing for more complex storytelling and seamless transitions. First and Last Frame Control: You can now specify the starting and ending frames of a video, enabling the creation of smooth loops and more controlled narrative arcs. Higher Resolution: Veo 3.1 now supports video generation in 1080p, providing a significant boost in visual quality. Advanced Character and Scene Consistency: The model has been improved to better maintain the appearance of characters and the overall coherence of scenes throughout the generated video. Image Referencing: You can now provide a reference image to guide the artistic style, color palette, and overall composition of the video output. Greater Creative Flexibility: Cinematic Presets: A new addition of presets for camera movements such as drone shots, pans, and zooms, as well as controls for lighting and tone, gives creators more directorial power without needing to write complex prompts. Sharper Prompt Interpretation: Veo 3.1 features an enhanced understanding of nuanced and detailed text prompts, allowing for more accurate and creative video generation. Upgraded Audio Generation: The native audio capabilities have been refined with better sound effect mixing, more expressive and emotionally nuanced voice generation, and more immersive atmospheric sounds.