Google has announced the rollout of Video Overviews to NotebookLM, its AI-powered note-taking and research assistant, allowing users to transform multimedia content into visually engaging presentations.
NotebookLM was initially introduced at Google I/O in May and previously offered Audio Overviews, which generated podcasts featuring AI virtual hosts from uploaded documents. The introduction of Video Overviews marks a shift towards a more visual approach to understanding complex topics.
According to Google, Video Overviews serve as a visual counterpart to Audio Overviews, generating visuals by extracting images, diagrams, quotes, and numerical data from uploaded documents to provide context and explain the content. The feature is useful in explaining data, illustrating processes, and simplifying complex concepts.
Users can customize Video Overviews by specifying focus topics, learning objectives, and target audience, and pose general or specific questions tailored to their existing knowledge and team expertise.
Video Overviews are currently being rolled out to all users in English, with plans to include support for additional languages in the future.
In addition to Video Overviews, Google is updating NotebookLM’s Studio panel, allowing users to create and save multiple studio outputs of the same type within a single notebook. The Studio panel now features one-click tiles for creating Audio Overviews, Video Overviews, Mind Maps, and Reports.
The updated Studio panel also enables users to multitask, such as listening to an Audio Overview while exploring a Mind Map or reviewing a Study Guide.
