# Google: 5 tips for getting started with Flow (Ingredients to Video, Scenebuilder)

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- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T03, T06, T16 · tags: google-flow, veo, ingredients, scenebuilder, comparison, level:established
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:17:51.684Z
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Source: https://blog.google/technology/ai/flow-video-tips

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  "usefulness": "Comparable reference-driven method from another tool: up to three ingredients per prompt, Scenebuilder with Jump To and Extend; documents earlier-model-only limits.",
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  "source_owner": "Google",
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  "known_limitations": [
    "Over a year old and model-specific; current Flow behavior not verified."
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Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Dated 2025-06-25; states Ingredients to Video, Jump To and Extend worked only with Veo 2 at that time, Veo 3 support in progress. · locator: limits section · source: https://blog.google/technology/ai/flow-video-tips
- [sourced_fact] Method: create an ingredient (character, object or style reference) from Imagen or an upload, use up to three per prompt, assemble clips in Scenebuilder. · locator: Ingredients and Scenebuilder sections · source: https://blog.google/technology/ai/flow-video-tips
- [sourced_fact] Veo 3 audio generation described as experimental; speech less likely if dialogue does not fit the 8-second clip. · locator: audio note · source: https://blog.google/technology/ai/flow-video-tips
- [inference] Inspection note: Over a year old and model-specific; current Flow behavior not verified. · locator: whole page; fetched 2026-10-17 · source: https://blog.google/technology/ai/flow-video-tips
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

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