Google added a default "Open" button in the Drive video preview that launches Vids for editing directly from Google Drive. Workspace users can open a video in Vids to trim clips, add music or text, and perform other edits without separate file import. Vids automatically loads the selected video file to enable faster modification. Vids, launched last year, can generate videos from text prompts, craft scripts, rearrange clips, and add transitions. The shortcut signals closer integration with Google Workspace. Google also introduced a Gemini AI feature in May that summarizes video files stored in Drive.
The new feature allows Workspace users to initiate a video edit using Vids directly from the Google Drive interface. Now, while previewing a video in Drive, users will see an "Open" button in the top right corner that opens the video in the Vids app. Vids will automatically launch the video file, allowing further edits such as trimming the clip or incorporating music and text.
This new shortcut, which is activated by default, suggests that the company is integrating the app more closely with Google's Workspace suite. Launched last year, Vids aims to streamline video production, including the ability to generate videos from basic text prompts, automatically craft scripts, rearrange video clips, add transitions, and more. This comes on the heels of the company introducing another Gemini AI feature for Workspace users in May, which allows them to use AI to summarize video files stored in Google Drive.
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