Create voiceovers with Gemini in Google Vids (Workspace Labs)

Feature availability

  • This feature is available through our early access testing program, Google Workspace Labs, which is an invite only program for users to try new AI features.
  • To check if you have access to Workspace Labs features, open Google Vids. A window to help you start creating in Vids will appear if you have access. Learn where you can use Workspace Labs features.
  • For users with access to Workspace Labs, note that new features for Vids are rolling out gradually, and may not be available to you yet.

Generate a script with AI in Google Vids to use for voiceovers, video clips, and narrated screen recordings. You can also write or record your own script.

Tips:

  • If you create a video with "Help me create," it automatically generates a voiceover. Create a video with AI in Google Vids.
  • You can add up to 50 audio objects (counting individual clips of music, sound effects, or voiceovers) per video. Limits are subject to change.

Record your voiceover

  1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
  2. Select a video.
    • Or, you can click Start a new video .
  3. In the sidebar, click Record .
  4. Optional: In the sidebar, you can enter in the script for your scene.
  5. Under "Record options," you can choose to record from:
    • Camera
    • Camera & screen
    • Screen
    • Voiceover
  6. In the side panel, at the bottom, click Start recording.

Tip: You can also use "Help me create" to generate a script and a generated voiceover. Learn how to create a video with AI in Vids.

Generate an AI Voiceover

Important:

  • Generated voiceovers are based on AI models. Options for newly generated voiceovers and voices may change as models are updated.
  • Voiceovers that are already generated for existing videos will not change.

You can generate an AI voiceover for one scene at a time, or for all scenes at once.

  1. On your computer, open Google Vids.
  2. Select a video.
    • Or, you can click Start a new video .
  3. In the sidebar, click Voiceover .
  4. To generate an AI voiceover, at the top:
    • For one scene: Click Current scene.
    • For all scenes: Click All scenes.
  5. In the text box, write your script.
  6. Click Generate the voiceover .
  7. Under "Voiceover," select a voice for your voiceover:
    • Narrator
    • Educator
    • Teacher
    • Persuader
    • Explainer
    • Coach
    • Motivator
  8. Click Select and then Insert voiceover.
  9. Optional: You can edit your voiceover from the new track.
    1. At the bottom, select a scene.
    2. In the text box, enter your new script.
    3. Click Generate the voiceover and then Update voiceover and then Replace.

Tips:

  • You can only generate a voiceover in English. The voiceover supports plain text only, without any emojis or symbols.
  • The scripts you use to generate a voiceover can’t exceed 2,500 characters.

Learn about Workspace Labs feature suggestions

  • Workspace Labs feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and should not be attributed to Google.
  • Don’t rely on Workspace Labs features as medical, legal, financial or other professional advice.
  • Workspace Labs features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Workspace Labs more helpful and safe.
  • Don’t include personal, confidential, or sensitive information in your prompts.
  • Google uses Workspace Labs data and metrics to provide, improve, and develop products, services, and machine learning technologies across Google.
  • Your Workspace Labs Data may also be read, rated, annotated, and reviewed by human reviewers. Importantly, where Google uses Google-selected input (as described in the Privacy Notice) to generate output, Google will aggregate and/or pseudonymize that content and resulting output before it is viewed by human reviewers, unless it is specifically provided as part of your feedback to Google.

You can review the Google Workspace Labs Privacy Notice and Terms for Personal Accounts.

Important: To turn off any of the features on Google Workspace Labs you must exit Workspace Labs. If you exit, you will permanently lose access to all Workspace Labs features, and you won’t be able to rejoin Workspace Labs. Learn more about how to exit Workspace Labs.

Give feedback in Google Vids

You can help us improve the product experience for all users by providing feedback.

  1. In your menu bar, click Help and then Help Vids improve.
  2. Describe your issue or suggestions.
  3. Select Capture screenshot to help identify the issue.
  4. Click Send.

To report a legal issue, create a request.

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