How We Used Gemini Ultra to Generate Movie Posters and Preview Video Thumbnails for the DVD Rental App
Gemini AI GenerativeAI
Background
Content images for the DVD rental app’s product listings — movie poster thumbnails and preview video thumbnails — needed to be prepared. Instead of using actual copyrighted images, we generated placeholder images using the Gemini API.
What We Did
We used the Gemini Ultra API to generate original movie-style poster images and thumbnail images based on simple text prompts.
The generated images were stored directly in the Git repository and referenced as static assets.
Why This Approach
- Avoiding copyright concerns from using actual movie images
- The generated images were enough for confirming UI layout and design
- Wanted to leverage Generative AI in the development workflow
Results
Generated placeholder images that work well for development and UI confirmation, allowing the DVD rental app’s product listing screen to be developed with realistic-looking images.