How Nano Banana on Invideo Helps You Turn Simple Prompts Into Image Concepts

Visual storytelling begins long before the first frame moves — it starts with a strong image. With Nano Banana (and its upgraded version Nano Banana Pro) built into invideo, creators can go from a simple text prompt to richly detailed image concepts — ready to become scenes, ads, or thumbnails. In this article, I’ll take you through what Nano Banana is, how it works inside invideo, and then show you a curated list of tools (with invideo at the forefront) that support the process.

What is Nano Banana?

Nano Banana is an AI‑image generation and editing engine that’s integrated into InVideo’s toolkit. On the InVideo landing page, you’ll find this:

“Generate & edit images with Nano Banana Pro… Sharper 4k resolution, faster generations, better character consistency, and more.” 

Here are the key things to know:

• Nano Banana (and the Pro version) is powered by a reasoning‑guided model — specifically, the Gemini 3.0 Pro backbone.
  
• It supports high fidelity output, including 4K, 16‑bit colour, and refined details such as lighting, camera angles, character swap, and text rendering.
  
• It is built to turn simple prompts (and optionally reference images) into structured image concepts — not just random visuals. For example: wide shot, close‑up, top down, and camera angles.
  
• On the invideo page, you find step‑by‑step guidance: login → go to “Agents & Models” → choose “nano banana pro” or write “use nano banana pro” in your prompt.
  

In short, Nano  Banana gives you the image‑concept engine; in-video gives you the workflow where that image becomes part of a video or visual campaign.

How Nano Banana Works Through InVideo

Let’s break this down step‑by‑step — how you go from “I have a text idea” → “I have a usable image concept” using Nano Banana in InVideo:

1. Log in and Select the Model

In InVideo, when you are in the image‑generation section, you choose the “Agents & Models” panel and pick “Nano Banana Pro” (or the base version) as your model.
If you write your prompt, you can prefix it with “use nano banana pro” to ensure the correct model is selected. 

2. Describe Your Prompt (Simple Text)

You write a simple text prompt such as:

“A brown‑skinned male character in a cosy modern living room giving a long walk to his dog, soft golden hour lighting, warm tone.”
Nano Banana’s job: interpret that prompt, understand the scene, the object relationships (person + dog + living room + lighting) and generate an image concept.
Because Nano Banana uses reasoning for spatial and lighting logic, it handles more complex instructions, such as “same character in wide‑shot and close‑up” or “top‑down view of product” better than older models. 

3. (Optional) Upload Reference Images

If you have a style, character, or brand image you want to match, you can upload reference images. Nano Banana supports up to 14 images (in the Pro version) to maintain consistency of people, branding, clothing, and poses.
This helps ensure that your character looks the same across multiple scenes or that he brand colours stay consistent.

4. Choose Camera Angle / Lighting / Style

Because Nano Banana supports camera angle choices (wide, medium, close‑up, top‑down), you can specify:

“Use medium shot, soft natural lighting, cinematic colour grade.”
This level of control means you get an image that doesn’t just look generic — it looks like part of a planned visual sequence. 

5. Generate, Preview, Download

Once you generate the image, invideo allows you to preview it, refine (via prompt tweaks or edits), and then download it. On the invideo landing page:

“Once done, preview your image, refine it or download it instantly to use in your video project or social media.” 

6. Use in Video Workflow

Here’s where invideo stands out: After you have the image concept, you can bring it into invideo’s video app or the “image to video” flow. You can animate the stills, add voiceover, music, text overlays, transitions — turning your image concept into a scene, an ad, or a thumbnail sequence. This seamless flow (image → video) saves time and keeps consistency.
Also, because Nano Banana produces high resolution and consistent visuals (especially the Pro version), you’re less likely to struggle with pixelation or mismatched frames when you animate or crop for different platforms. 

Why This Matters for Creators

• Speed + Quality: Instead of spending hours sourcing or designing images, you type a prompt and get a usable image quickly.
  
• Consistency Across Assets: With Nano Banana’s reference‑image support and lighting/angle controls, you can maintain a consistent look across thumbnails, scenes, intros, and ads.
  
• Better Visuals for Video: Because the images are high resolution, properly lit and set up, they integrate into video workflows well.
  
• Less Creative Bottleneck: Often, the challenge is “visual concept” — now you can generate many variations, refine quickly, and move into editing.
  
• Ideal for Campaigns & Ads: If you’re building ad visuals (say for a product video, a UGC style clip, a promotional scene), this process becomes streamlined.
  

Prompting Tips to Turn Simple Text Into Strong Image Concepts

To make the most of Nano Banana inside the invideo, these tips will help:

• Be clear and direct: Start with subject + setting + mood. For example: “A brown‑skinned male dog‑lover walking his golden retriever in an urban park at dusk, warm lighting, shallow depth‑of‑field.”
  
• Specify angle & lighting: Add “wide shot”, “close‑up”, “top‑down view”, or “dramatic low light with soft shadows.” Nano Banana supports camera angle logic.
  
• Use reference uploads when you need consistency: If you want the same character or the same brand colours across multiple scenes, upload a reference image set.
  
• Mention output quality: If you know you will animate or crop later, add “4K resolution, vivid colours, cinematic grade.”
  
• Avoid contradictory instructions: Don’t say “photo‑realistic oil painting flat vector style” — stick to one style direction. Nano Banana is better when instructions are consistent.
  
• Iterate quickly: Use the preview, tweak your prompt, regenerate — you’ll save time and refine your concept faster than starting from scratch with stock visuals.
  

Bringing It All Together – A Sample Workflow

Here’s how a creator might work:

1. Open invideo → go to “Agents & Models” → choose “Nano Banana Pro”.
   
2. Upload a reference image of your brand mascot.
   
3. Type a prompt: “Same brand mascot (brown‑skinned male, good‑looking) sitting at his desk in a modern office, holding a smartphone showing an ‘AI Avatar’ preview, warm natural lighting, 4K, cinematic crop.”
   
4. Generate and preview. If lighting or pose off, tweak: “Desk top view, gentle side‑light, soft natural shadows.”
   
5. Once you like the image, download it or leave it inside the invideo.
   
6. In invideo’s timeline: use the image as a scene, animate a slight zoom, add text overlay: “Create your AI avatar now”. Add voiceover and music.
   
7. Export for social, YouTube, or ad platform — crisp visuals, high resolution, consistent brand look.
   

Final Thoughts

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck at the “concept image” phase — unsure of how to bring your idea into a visual reference — Nano Banana inside InVideo changes that. With a simple prompt and optional reference images, you can generate high‑quality, consistent visuals ready for video. The seamless workflow means your concept doesn’t get lost or watered down going from image to video.

Because your target audience (parents, creators, marketers) wants clarity, ease, and speed, this workflow aligns well: simple prompts, strong visuals, fast output.