NotebookLM's Video Overviews Just Got Better Thanks to a Trifecta of Google's AI Models

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We're big fans of NotebookLM, and one of its best features is Video Overviews, which will create an AI-generated video based on the sources you've uploaded. Google continues to add and improve NotebookLM's features, and Video Overviews has just been supercharged. 

The new Cinematic Video Overviews, introduced Wednesday, will create even better videos without any extra effort on the user's part. 

The first iteration of Video Overviews was released in July 2025, and Google has ...