# Veo 3.1 Ingredients to Video: More consistency, creativity and control

DevFeed: [Veo 3.1 Ingredients to Video: More consistency, creativity and control](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/veo-3-1-ingredients-to-video-more-consistency-creativity-and-control-6256.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://deepmind.google/blog/veo-3-1-ingredients-to-video-more-consistency-creativity-and-control/>)

Author: Ricky Wong

Published: 2026-01-13T17:00:18Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Google DeepMind News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/google-deepmind-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Google AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-ai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [creativity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/creativity.md>), [generation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generation.md>), [images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/images.md>), [none](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/none.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [vertex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vertex.md>), [video](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/video.md>)

## AI overview

Google announces updates to Veo 3.1 Ingredients to Video, adding more expressive generation from reference images, improved character and scene consistency, native vertical outputs, and upscaling to 1080p and 4K. The capabilities are launching across Gemini, YouTube, Flow, Google Vids, the Gemini API, and Vertex AI.

## Source excerpt

Our latest Veo update generates lively, dynamic clips that feel natural and engaging -- and supports vertical video generation.