# xAI releases Imagine Video 1.5 with voice and image references

> xAI has upgraded its Imagine Video tool to version 1.5, adding features aimed squarely at giving creators more control over AI-generated footage. Users can now supply up to seven image references per generation to guide a scene, lean on a new voice consistency feature to keep a character sounding the same throughout, and render natively at 1080p, a step up from the previous resolution. The tool spans xAI's surfaces, available across the Grok apps on iOS and Android as well as the xAI API, which puts text-to-video generation within reach of both casual users and developers building on top of it. The push reflects how quickly AI video has turned into a contested battleground. Controllability, consistent characters, and higher resolution are exactly the sticking points that have kept generative video feeling like a novelty rather than a production tool. Every incremental gain on those fronts nudges the technology closer to real creative workflows, and it keeps xAI in a crowded race against rivals all chasing the same prize.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: xAI Release Notes · Published Tuesday, August 4, 2026_

## Wortins' read

xAI has upgraded its Imagine Video tool to version 1.5, adding features aimed squarely at giving creators more control over AI-generated footage. Users can now supply up to seven image references per generation to guide a scene, lean on a new voice consistency feature to keep a character sounding the same throughout, and render natively at 1080p, a step up from the previous resolution. The tool spans xAI's surfaces, available across the Grok apps on iOS and Android as well as the xAI API, which puts text-to-video generation within reach of both casual users and developers building on top of it. The push reflects how quickly AI video has turned into a contested battleground. Controllability, consistent characters, and higher resolution are exactly the sticking points that have kept generative video feeling like a novelty rather than a production tool. Every incremental gain on those fronts nudges the technology closer to real creative workflows, and it keeps xAI in a crowded race against rivals all chasing the same prize.

## Source

[Read the full story at xAI Release Notes](https://releasebot.io/updates/xai)

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