veo-use

name	veo-use
description	Create and edit videos using Google's Veo 2 and Veo 3 models. Supports Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Reference-to-Video, Inpainting, and Video Extension. Available parameters: prompt, image, mask, mode, duration, aspect-ratio. Always confirm parameters with the user or explicitly state defaults before running.

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:

1. API Key:

   • GOOGLE_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY

2. 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  --reference-image man.png --output moon_walk.mp4