Skip to main contentGemini Omni can turn video into anime or put giant heads on people.Gemini Omni can turn video into anime or put giant heads on people.by Terrence O'BrienMay 20, 2026, 4:41 PM UTCImage: YouTubeTerrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget.Google announced a new YouTube Shorts Remix feature that lets users restyle clips or even insert themselves into other people’s videos using Gemini Omni. Now, at the bottom of a YouTube Short, when you click the remix icon, you’ll see an option to “reimagine” it. Here, you can prompt Gemini to turn a video into pixel art, an anime, or a found-footage horror film. But, beyond that, you can also alter the contents by, say, inflating heads, inserting background actors, dressing people in pirate costumes, or even putting yourself in the clip.Creators can enable or disable the ability to reimagine videos. So, if you upload a short of your kids and would prefer (for obvious and understandable reasons) that people not be able to manipulate it, you can turn off remixing. Google also says that shorts remixed through Omni will have a digital watermark and link back to the original video.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O'BrienThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)