Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Adds Video Control

This is a practical workflow upgrade, shifting Omni from impressive demos toward faster, more controllable iteration.

• –360p previews reportedly render up to 60% faster at one-third the cost of standard 720p, making experimentation substantially cheaper.
• –First/last-frame control enables smoother transitions, camera moves, loops, and storyboard-driven generation.
• –Forty-second scene extension improves continuity for narrative clips, though consistency remains the key quality test.
• –Developers should verify API availability: Google’s current Omni documentation still lists 720p, 3–10-second outputs and lacks interpolation support. API documentation: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/omni