AI-native test sheet

The Omni Test.

Five clips, five impossible things · July 2026

Google launched Omni at I/O in May, and it edits video by instruction. I ran five of my own clips through it and asked it to add something impossible to each one, which turned out to be a much bigger pain than I expected. It is not a professional tool yet, but a few of these outputs are a signal that convincing VFX from generative AI are coming. The clips are from the test reel in Issue 08.

Test 01, original: a boardwalk through tall marsh reeds
Original
Test 01, Omni: dinosaurs among the reeds ahead of the boardwalk
Omni
T.01
A stroll down a marsh boardwalk becomes a walk through dinosaur country. A herd of long-necked sauropods grazes in the reeds ahead of the stroller, and a pterosaur crosses overhead.
Test 02, original: fishing off a dock on a calm lake
Original
Test 02, Omni: a huge fish airborne over the water in front of the dock
Omni
T.02
My dad fishing with my son off the dock, and a huge fish jumps out of the water in front of them.
The splash under the fish reads more like a solid white ring than moving water.
Test 03, original: a bald eagle perched in an aviary
Original
Test 03, Omni: the eagle rears up as a large egg appears on the perch
Omni
T.03
The bald eagle rears up on its perch and a giant egg appears beside its feet.
The egg sits against the side of the perch instead of on top of it.
Test 04, original: standing at the edge of the bay by the marsh grass
Original
Test 04, Omni: a full-rigged pirate ship firing its cannons close to shore
Omni
T.04
A quiet morning on the bay gets a full-rigged pirate ship sailing in close to shore and firing its cannons.
The re-render brightened the marsh grass into a uniform lawn and changed the figure's outfit.
Test 05, original: kids at the top of a snowy sledding hill
Original
Test 05, Omni: kids riding giant donuts down a river of chocolate
Omni
T.05
The sledding hill turns into a river of chocolate. The sleds came back as giant frosted donuts and the snowbanks read as whipped cream.
The original run had three sledders. Two made it into the edit.

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