Describe the image you want to create
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Tips for better results
- - Be specific about style, colors, and mood
- - Include lighting and composition details
- - Use artistic style references like "photorealistic" or "watercolor"
- - For image-to-image, upload multiple reference images for better results
- - Describe how you want to transform all uploaded images
- - If generation fails, try switching to a different model in the dropdown for different results and fewer restrictions
Previsualize a shot with Nano Banana 2.1
Work out where the camera looks before planning what moves. Veo Omni’s Nano Banana 2.1 page creates still-image concepts for framing, subject placement and lighting direction.
Describe what the camera can see
Foreground, subject and background establish the shot. Add viewpoint and light direction to explain how those layers should relate.
Write in shot terms
Use a required prompt, up to 20,000 characters, to describe shot size, camera height, foreground objects and light sources. Lens language can express a visual intention; inspect the result rather than assuming optical accuracy.
Reference the location and light separately
Supply up to 14 JPEG, PNG or WebP images, with a 30 MB limit for each. Explain whether a reference defines the location, wardrobe, camera angle or lighting mood.
Set the edges of the frame
Choose Auto or one of 14 fixed aspect ratios. Output is available at 1K, 2K or 4K in JPG or PNG, letting you prepare a still for the layout of your shot notes.
A still frame for discussing a camera setup
Nano Banana 2.1 can help make a written shot idea visible as an image. Examine the line of sight, the space around the subject and the balance of bright and dark areas. It is a visual concept, not a camera simulation or a generated moving shot.
This dedicated page selects Nano Banana 2.1 alongside the separate Nano Banana 2 option. New settings use 1K resolution, Auto ratio and JPG. Change the framing deliberately when the shot brief calls for a particular screen shape.
Check the depth cues
Look at overlap, scale and foreground obstructions. A visually striking frame may still obscure the action or fail to show the part of the location your scene needs.
Make the light source explicit
Name a window, overhead fixture or practical lamp and its direction. Review shadow placement and reflections before using the image to explain the lighting idea.
Choose settings around the shot decision
A lighting study and a framing reference may need different amounts of detail, even when they depict the same scene.
Price the visual study
On Veo Omni, each 1K output requires 2 credits; 2K requires 4 and 4K requires 6. References carry no separate fee.
Consider the frame boundary
A 21:9 composition emphasizes different spacing from 9:16. State where the subject belongs inside the chosen ratio, then check whether important gestures or props meet the edge.
Export a shot reference
Download JPG or PNG for shot notes. For a later video experiment, manually upload the chosen image to the selected video model and verify its accepted image size, ratio and reference limits.
Two camera setups to explore as stills
Use these prompts to compare specific framing and lighting choices, then judge the generated images against your scene.
A station seen from a low camera
Select 21:9 and prompt: “Low camera beside a deserted station platform, a single traveler in the far-right third, repeating columns leading toward the distance, a pale strip of dawn sky, foreground bench partly entering from the left, no signage text.” Check that the foreground does not hide the traveler.
A desk scene lit from behind
Upload a room reference and use 16:9: “Keep the desk and window arrangement from the reference. Medium-wide view from the doorway, a seated figure in profile, cool window light behind the figure, a small warm desk lamp lighting the hands, calm evening interior.” Examine the hands, face visibility and the direction of shadows.
Turn shot notes into a reviewable frame
Use a deliberate viewpoint and a single lighting question as the starting point.
Define the camera position
Write where the camera stands, what fills the foreground and which subject must be visible. Add location or lighting references when they explain the setup more clearly.
Choose the screen shape
Set the intended aspect ratio and select 1K, 2K or 4K, then JPG or PNG. Read the credit cost and make sure the prompt describes a still frame.
Inspect sightlines and lighting
Sign in and submit. Review the resulting composition, download the useful reference and note any corrections in your shot plan. My Creations keeps the task available for another look.
Still-image previsualization questions
How many credits does a shot concept require?
A Nano Banana 2.1 frame on Veo Omni costs 2 credits at 1K, 4 credits at 2K or 6 credits at 4K. Adding reference images does not create an extra reference charge.
Can a lighting reference differ from the location reference?
Yes. State which reference supplies the room and which supplies the light direction or mood, and check the combination afterward. Uploads accept JPEG, PNG and WebP, up to 14 images with a maximum of 30 MB per image.
Which frame shapes are available for shot planning?
The 15 aspect-ratio options are auto, 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 1:4, 4:1, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 1:8, 8:1, 9:16, 16:9 and 21:9. Select the shape your shot notes need before generating.
Will a lens or camera-move prompt simulate a real camera?
No camera simulation is provided here. Shot and lens terms describe the desired appearance of a still; they do not guarantee exact optics. Motion instructions do not turn the output into video. The model also has no Google Search setting.
Can I take this frame into a video model?
Download the image first, then manually upload it to the video model you want to use. Check that model’s supported file format, dimensions, ratio and reference count. Review the later output separately; a still does not establish how motion will look.
What happens to credits when a shot study fails?
Generation credits are returned for a task confirmed as failed. Delayed completion and a temporary status-query issue are not themselves failure states; check the same task again to find its outcome.
Find the viewpoint your scene needs
Give Nano Banana 2.1 a camera position and light direction, then use the resulting still to assess the shot idea.