Veo Use

Use this skill to generate and edit videos using Google's Veo models (

veo-3.1

and

veo-2.0

).

This skill uses portable Python scripts managed by

uv

.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have one of the following authentication methods configured in your environment:

API Key

:

GOOGLE_API_KEY

or

GEMINI_API_KEY

Vertex AI

:

GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT

GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION

GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=1

Usage

1. Text to Video

Generate a video purely from a text description.

uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/text_to_video.py

"A cinematic drone shot of a futuristic city"

--output

city.mp4

2. Image to Video

Generate a video starting from a static image context.

uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/image_to_video.py

"Zoom out from the flower"

--image

start.png

--output

flower.mp4

3. Reference to Video

Use specific asset images (subjects, products) to guide generation.

uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/reference_to_video.py

"A man walking on the moon"

--reference-image man.png

--output

moon_walk.mp4

4. Edit Video (Inpainting)

Modify existing videos using masks.

Modes:

REMOVE

Remove dynamic object.

REMOVE_STATIC

Remove static object (watermark).

INSERT

Insert new object (requires

--prompt

).

uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/edit_video.py

--video

input.mp4

--mask

mask.png

--mode

INSERT

--prompt

"A flying car"

--output

edited.mp4

5. Extend Video

Extend the duration of an existing video clip.

uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/extend_video.py

--video

clip.mp4

--prompt

"The car flies away into the sunset"

--duration

6

--output

extended.mp4

Common Options

--model

Default veo-3.1-generate-001 . --resolution : 1080p (default), 720p , 4k . --aspect-ratio : 16:9 (default), 9:16 . --duration : 6 (default), 4 , 8 .