Google Flow upgraded with Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: 4K output and better character consistency

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Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash gives Google Flow more precise control over AI-generated videos, including first- and last-frame interpolation.

Creators can draft videos in 360p faster and with fewer credits before moving to higher-quality renders.

The update adds 1080p and 4K output, while video references can help maintain visual context and character consistency.

Google Flow started life as a filmmaking playground built around Veo, giving creators controls for camera movement and a way to extend existing shots. But Google has since turned it into a broader AI creative studio, bringing image generation and editing into the same workspace. Gemini Omni then pushed Flow further by letting users combine text, images, audio, and video to create and edit footage. Now, Google is giving that experience another significant upgrade with Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash.

The new model introduces several controls to make AI-generated video easier to shape into something closer to a finished production. For Flow users, scene extension can continue an existing clip seamlessly. Google says Omni 1.1 can now analyze up to 10 seconds of an existing video when extending a scene, rather than just the final second. This gives it more context to maintain visual consistency and narrative continuity as the footage continues. Extensions can be generated in 10-second increments, up to 40 seconds cumulatively.