October 10: AI video news roundup. Filmora 16 released: AI analyzes assets to help find the shots you need. Three Gemini API Veo previews face shutdown no earlier than October 22. Higgsfield's 60-second video contest closes in the early hours of October 15 in Japan. A smiling character with hands together for the October 10 edition appears at the top right, and the 1 Minute Video Lab icon at the bottom right.
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Filmora 16 released: AI analyzes assets to help find the shots you need

On October 9, Wondershare announced the release of its video editing software Filmora 16. AI media analysis identifies people, places, scenes, and actions in videos and images and generates tags and asset descriptions. The company says users can find the footage they need based on its content.

It also adds smart text correction that suggests revisions for proper nouns, homophones, and other caption text. Editing features such as camera tracking and color masks have been enhanced. This article covers the provider's feature descriptions, not independent testing of search or caption-correction accuracy.

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Three Gemini API Veo previews face shutdown no earlier than October 22

Google's official deprecation list checked on October 10 gives October 22 as the earliest shutdown date for the Gemini API models veo-3.1-generate-preview, veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview, and veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview. The recommended replacement is gemini-omni-1.1-flash. This is a check of plans affecting APIs in use, not an announcement of a newly decided shutdown.

Google notes that the dates in the table are the earliest possible shutdown dates and that exact dates will be announced in advance. The scope is the specified Gemini API model IDs; this date alone does not establish that all Flow features or Veo in other services will become unavailable at once.

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Higgsfield's 60-second video contest closes in the early hours of October 15 in Japan

On October 7, Higgsfield's official changelog announced a video contest celebrating 200,000 Discord members. It invites entrants to rework a trending video format in their own way, with videos of up to 60 seconds made in the contest project within Cinema Studio.

Entry is limited to one work per person, entrants must be at least 18, and their Higgsfield and Discord accounts must be linked. The deadline is October 14 at 17:00 UTC, or October 15 at 2 a.m. in Japan. The prize pool totals 200,000 promotional credits, not cash, valid for 90 days. After submission, the work, prompts, and settings become public. Detailed rules are provided on Discord.

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Information as of October 10, 2026. Production ideas are the editorial team's analysis. Images and videos can be viewed in the linked original articles.

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