Polido for Gemini, Nano Banana Pro and Veo
Better prompts for Gemini, Nano Banana Pro and Veo
Gemini chat, Nano Banana Pro and Veo each want a different kind of prompt: a sharpened question, a full visual brief, or a shot with camera direction. Type the rough version, double-tap right ⌘, and Polido writes the one that destination actually uses, without answering the question or generating anything itself.
Then type anywhere and double-tap right ⌘
Free: 100 rewrites in your first two weeks, then 20 a month. Pro is $10 a month for 500 ($8 billed annually).
Before and after
Real recordings from the shipping app. The Veo one reads an attached image, which is on Pro.
You type
a lighthouse in a storm
Polido sends
A dramatic wide shot of a lighthouse standing alone on rocky cliffs during a violent storm. Heavy dark clouds fill the sky, with rain falling in sheets and waves crashing violently against the rocks below. The lighthouse beam cuts through the gloom, powerful and steady. Use moody, low-key lighting with the stormy sky dominating the composition. Photorealistic style. Do not include people or boats. Output as a high-resolution image.
You type
add the item in the image attached to the river in lisbon
Polido sends
Generate a video showing the red kayak with its paddle, as shown in the attached image, floating on the Tagus river in Lisbon. The kayak should drift slowly forward across the water, with the paddle resting across it exactly as depicted. Use a medium wide static shot at the waterline, capturing the kayak moving through gentle, realistic river water with natural reflections and light ripples. Show the Lisbon riverside in the background, with the 25 de Abril Bridge or the city's characteristic waterfront buildings softly visible in the distance. Use warm, natural daylight consistent with a clear day in Lisbon. Keep the kayak's shape, colour and proportions, and the paddle's position, exactly as shown in the reference image throughout the shot, with no drift in their appearance. Render as a single continuous shot, photorealistic, cinematic look, no on-screen text, no cuts.
One family, different jobs
Gemini chat gets a sharper question. Nano Banana Pro gets a full visual brief. Veo gets camera direction and one continuous shot.
Names what's in your reference image
On Pro, it can read an attached image and describe what's in it, so a Veo or Nano Banana Pro prompt stays consistent with it.
Still your idea
It adds the composition, light and style a thin prompt is missing. It doesn't replace your subject.
Questions
- Does this work in Gemini chat itself, not just Nano Banana Pro and Veo?
- Yes. Gemini chat is a text field like ChatGPT or Claude, so the same prompt-sharpening applies; Nano Banana Pro and Veo get the fuller prompt because that's what those two actually need.
- Will it generate the image or video for me?
- No. It writes the prompt. You run it in Gemini, Nano Banana Pro or Veo yourself.
- Does it read an attached reference image?
- On Pro, yes: it names what's in an attached image so the prompt describes it accurately, which is why the Veo example above keeps the kayak's colour and position exact.
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