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Edit your video clips with Gemini Omni in Flow

Edit your own footage in Google Flow by describing changes to Gemini Omni, keep one character across clips and join them into a scene, in under 20 minutes.

By Recaply EditorsBeginner18 min6 stepsUpdated

Two hands hold a short strip of film while one marks a frame with a fine pen

What you need

Editing uploaded clips is offered only in some countries.

  1. Step 1: Start a project with Omni

    2 min

    Omni Flash 1.2 is the Flow model that edits footage you upload.

    1. Go to flow.google.com in Chrome or Edge and sign in.
    2. Click + New project.
    3. In the prompt box, click the model name, select Video, then pick Omni Flash 1.2.
    4. Set the orientation to match your footage.

    You should see a new, empty project with Omni Flash 1.2 picked in the prompt box.

    Omni Flash 1.2 isn't in the list?

    Check that Video is selected, not an image model. Some features are limited by country, so it may not show where you are.

    Omni Flash 1.1 retires on December 5, 2026, so use 1.2 for new work.

  2. Step 2: Upload and trim your clip

    3 min

    Omni edits one short segment at a time, so choose the part that matters most.

    1. Drag your video file into the project.
    2. If it runs longer than 30 seconds, trim it to 30 seconds when Flow asks.
    3. In the trimming window, select the segment to edit: up to 10 seconds, or 15 on a paid plan.

    You should see your clip in the project, with the segment you picked marked in the trimming window.

    The upload fails?

    Flow takes .mov, .mp4, .avi and .wmv files up to 60 seconds and 1 GB. Export a shorter or smaller copy from your editor and try again.

  3. Step 3: Describe your first edit

    3 min

    Plain words replace the timeline: say what to change and what to keep.

    1. Type one change in the prompt box, and name what must stay the same.
    2. Click Generate.
    Your prompt
    Change the light in this clip to [golden hour, with a warm haze]. Keep the people, their movements and the camera move exactly the same.

    You should see a new version of the clip in the asset's stack, with your original kept.

    The edit changed more than you asked?

    Ask for one change per prompt. Then list what must stay, such as faces, clothes and the camera move.

    An edit costs the same credits per second as a new clip of that length.

  4. Step 4: Refine it with follow-ups

    3 min

    Each follow-up builds on the last version, so you shape the clip without starting over.

    1. Type a follow-up that changes one more thing, and click Generate.
    2. You get up to 3 turns of follow-ups on a clip.
    3. To keep an earlier version, hover over it in the History panel and click Save to Project.
    A follow-up to try
    Change the background to a city street at night. Keep the main subject, the golden light on them and the camera angle the same.

    You should see the newest version on top of the stack, with the earlier ones listed in History.

    A follow-up undid an earlier change?

    Name the earlier change again in the new prompt, as the example does with the golden light.

    Have several clips that need the same fix? Turn on Agent in the prompt box, drag them in and describe the change once.

  5. Step 5: Keep a character across clips

    4 min

    A reference photo shows Omni who the character is, so they look the same in every clip.

    1. In the prompt box, click the model name, then Video and Ingredients.
    2. Drag your character photo into Flow, or type @ to find an image already in the project.
    3. Describe the new shot and how to use the photo, then click Generate.
    Your prompt
    Use the person in the reference photo as the main character. They walk into a narrow corridor lit by neon signs, seen from behind at eye level. Same clothes and hair as the photo, warm golden light.

    You should see a new clip with the same person in the new setting.

    The character looks different from clip to clip?

    Use the same photo every time, with a plain background. Describe their clothes in the same words in every prompt.

  6. Step 6: Build the scene and download it

    3 min

    Scenebuilder puts your clips in order, so you can watch the whole sequence before you export.

    1. Hover over each finished clip, click More, then Add to Scene.
    2. Drag the clips into order and trim each one with its handles.
    3. Preview the full sequence, then download the scene as one file.

    You should see one video file with all your clips in order.

    YouTube upload only sends one clip?

    Direct upload to YouTube works for single clips only. Download the full scene, then upload that file in YouTube Studio.

    Every Omni video carries a SynthID watermark you can't see, so it can be checked as AI-made.

You get

Your own footage restyled by prompt, with one character carried across clips and joined into a single scene

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