Google’s Update for Veo 3.1 Lets Users Create Vertical Videos Through Reference Images

Google’s Update for Veo 3.1 Lets Users Create Vertical Videos Through Reference Images

Veo 3.1 Now Creates Vertical AI Videos from Reference Images Google just made it dramatically easier for creators to produce scroll-stopping short-form content. With its latest Veo 3.1 update, the company now allows users to generate native vertical (9:16) AI videos directly from reference images—no cropping or awkward formatting required. This move targets the booming demand for platform-native content on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok, where vertical video dominates user attention. If you’ve ever struggled to adapt landscape AI clips for mobile feeds, this update is your solution. Credit: Google Native Vertical Output Solves a Longstanding Creator Pain Point Until now, most AI video tools—including earlier Veo versions—defaulted to horizontal formats, forcing creators to crop or reframe footage for social platforms. That often meant losing key visual elements or compromising composition. Veo 3.1 eliminates that friction by offering true 9:16 output from the start. Whether y…