Google Photos gets AI-powered video feature

New Delhi Feb 8 (IANS) Google India on Thursday launched a feature on Google Photos that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help users create and share videos ahead of Valentine s Day.

"Beginning today users can turn their photos into themed movies via the Google Photos app or on the web with a few clicks " the company said in a statement.

Google Photos uses Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to select the best moments based on users choices adds a fitting soundtrack and produces a custom movie for them. Users have the power create a video whenever they want.

"If users want to tweak the result they can edit the movie with the movie editor in the iOS or Android app " the tech giant added.

Users can choose from a range of themes including "They Grow Up So Fast" and "Meow Movie".

Google Photos is a photo-sharing and storage service developed by Google. It was announced in May 2015 and spun out from Google+ -- the company s social network.

--IANS
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