# Turn your trip photos into a narrated video recap

> It reads the menus and signs in your photos and works those details into the story of your trip.

Upload your best travel photos to Gemini Notebook and create a Video Overview. You get a narrated, slideshow-style video that tells the story of your trip, even reading signs in other languages.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/trip-photos-to-narrated-video-recap/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone, Creators
- Works in: Gemini Notebook
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: A few steps
- Needs a photo: yes, attach it before you send the prompt
- Note: Video Overviews work in Gemini Notebook, with more styles and higher limits on paid plans.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Make a warm, fun video recap of our trip from these photos for [WHO WILL WATCH, e.g. our family group chat]. Tell it as a story in the order the photos were taken: where we went, what we ate, the funny moments and the highlights. Read any signs, menus or tickets in the photos to add details, and translate anything in another language. Keep the narration cheerful and personal, about [VIDEO LENGTH, e.g. 3 minutes] long. End with the best photo and a short line about what we'll remember most. The trip was [TRIP DETAILS, e.g. a week at the beach with the grandkids].
```

## Step by step

1. Pick 20 to 40 of your best trip photos, in order.
2. Add them as sources in a new Gemini Notebook.
3. Choose Video Overview, paste the prompt in the customize box and generate.

## What you'll get

A narrated video that tells the story of your trip from your own photos, ready to share with family or friends.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini Notebook. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Video Overviews work in Gemini Notebook, with more styles and higher limits on paid plans.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 3 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** One clear photo to attach first, then the prompt. The prompt also asks for: who will watch, video length and trip details.

**What will I get back?** A narrated video that tells the story of your trip from your own photos, ready to share with family or friends.

Idea spotted on X, shared by @Gemini_Notebook: https://x.com/Gemini_Notebook/status/1953217883711905995. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.