Google's Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash video model reaches general availability

Clips now run up to 15 seconds with conversational editing and reference-image adherence; pricing drops 30 percent to $0.07 per second at 720p.

Google DeepMind made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash video-generation model generally available. The updated model creates clips up to 15 seconds long, supports conversational editing, and costs 30 percent less than its predecessor. Generated clips can be edited through an ongoing conversation. A standout feature is what Google calls "Conversational Editing." Users can tweak a generated clip step by step, changing the background, lighting, or aspect ratio without regenerating the entire clip. Google says this works across the full 15-second length. Paired with a tiered workflow, the feature is supposed to cut costs. Drafts are first created at 360p or 720p, individual details are corrected with a follow-up edit, and only the final result is upscaled to 1080p or 4K. Google promises more consistent results with reference images. According to the announcement, the model can take character images, product photos, short motion clips of up to three seconds, and audio cues as inputs. Faces, clothing, packaging typography, and brand colors are supposed to stay consistent across different camera angles. As an example, Google shows a virtual try-on clip. From a single model photo and product shots of…