Try image generation (Vertex AI Studio)
This page describes how to configure the aspect ratio that Imagen on Vertex AI generates images for.
Depending on how you plan to use your generated images, some aspect ratios may work better than others. Choose the aspect ratio that best suits your use case.
There are multiple image generation models that you can use, and certain aspect ratios are available to specific Imagen models. For more information, see Imagen models.
Aspect ratio | Intended use | Sample image |
---|---|---|
1:1 |
default, square, general use |
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3:4 |
TV, media, film |
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4:3 |
TV, media, film |
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9:16 |
portrait, tall objects, mobile devices |
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16:9 |
landscape |
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Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Vertex AI > Media Studio page.
Click Imagen. The Imagen Media Studio image generation page is displayed.
In the Settings panel, adjust the following options:
Model: choose a model from the available options.
For more information about available models, see Imagen models
Aspect ratio: The aspect ratio to use when generating images
In the Write your prompt box, enter your text prompt that describes the images to generate. For example, small boat on water in the morning watercolor illustration.
Click
Generate.
REST
Aspect ratio is an optional field in the parameters
object of a JSON
request body.
Before using any of the request data, make the following replacements:
- PROJECT_ID: Your Google Cloud project ID.
-
MODEL_VERSION: The Imagen model version to use. For more information about available models, see Imagen models.
- LOCATION: Your project's region. For example,
us-central1
,europe-west2
, orasia-northeast3
. For a list of available regions, see Generative AI on Vertex AI locations. - TEXT_PROMPT: The text prompt that guides what images the model generates. This field is required for both generation and editing.
- IMAGE_COUNT: The number of generated images.
Accepted integer values: 1-8 (
imagegeneration@002
), 1-4 (all other model versions). Default value: 4. - ADD_WATERMARK: boolean. Optional. Whether to enable a watermark for generated images.
Any image generated when the field is set to
true
contains a digital SynthID that you can use to verify a watermarked image. If you omit this field, the default value oftrue
is used; you must set the value tofalse
to disable this feature. You can use theseed
field to get deterministic output only when this field is set tofalse
. - ASPECT_RATIO: string. Optional. A generation mode parameter that controls aspect
ratio. Supported ratio values and their intended use:
1:1
(default, square)3:4
(Ads, social media)4:3
(TV, photography)16:9
(landscape)9:16
(portrait)
- ENABLE_PROMPT_REWRITING: boolean. Optional. A parameter to use an LLM-based prompt
rewriting feature to deliver higher quality images that better reflect the original
prompt's intent. Disabling this feature may impact image quality and
prompt adherence. Default value:
true
. -
INCLUDE_RAI_REASON: boolean. Optional. Whether to enable the Responsible AI filtered reason
code in responses with blocked input or output. Default value:
true
. - INCLUDE_SAFETY_ATTRIBUTES: boolean. Optional. Whether to enable rounded
Responsible AI scores for a list of safety attributes in responses for unfiltered input and
output. Safety attribute categories:
"Death, Harm & Tragedy"
,"Firearms & Weapons"
,"Hate"
,"Health"
,"Illicit Drugs"
,"Politics"
,"Porn"
,"Religion & Belief"
,"Toxic"
,"Violence"
,"Vulgarity"
,"War & Conflict"
. Default value:false
. - MIME_TYPE: string. Optional. The MIME type of the content of the image. Available
values:
image/jpeg
image/gif
image/png
image/webp
image/bmp
image/tiff
image/vnd.microsoft.icon
- COMPRESSION_QUALITY: integer. Optional. Only applies to JPEG output
files. The level of detail the model preserves for images generated in JPEG file format. Values:
0
to100
, where a higher number means more compression. Default:75
. - PERSON_SETTING: string. Optional. The safety setting that controls the type of
people or face generation the model allows. Available values:
allow_adult
(default): Allow generation of adults only, except for celebrity generation. Celebrity generation is not allowed for any setting.dont_allow
: Disable the inclusion of people or faces in generated images.
- SAFETY_SETTING: string. Optional. A setting that controls safety filter thresholds
for generated images. Available values:
block_low_and_above
: The highest safety threshold, resulting in the largest amount of generated images that are filtered. Previous value:block_most
.block_medium_and_above
(default): A medium safety threshold that balances filtering for potentially harmful and safe content. Previous value:block_some
.block_only_high
: A safety threshold that reduces the number of requests blocked due to safety filters. This setting might increase objectionable content generated by Imagen. Previous value:block_few
.
- SEED_NUMBER: integer. Optional. Any non-negative integer you provide to make output
images deterministic. Providing the same seed number always results in the same output images. If
the model you're using supports digital watermarking, you must set
"addWatermark": false
to use this field. Accepted integer values:1
-2147483647
. - OUTPUT_STORAGE_URI: string. Optional. The Cloud Storage bucket to store the output
images. If not provided, base64-encoded image bytes are returned in the response. Sample value:
gs://image-bucket/output/
.
Additional optional parameters
Use the following optional variables depending on your use
case. Add some or all of the following parameters in the "parameters": {}
object.
This list shows common optional parameters and isn't meant to be exhaustive. For more
information about optional parameters,
see Imagen API reference: Generate images.
"parameters": { "sampleCount": IMAGE_COUNT, "addWatermark": ADD_WATERMARK, "aspectRatio": "ASPECT_RATIO", "enhancePrompt": ENABLE_PROMPT_REWRITING, "includeRaiReason": INCLUDE_RAI_REASON, "includeSafetyAttributes": INCLUDE_SAFETY_ATTRIBUTES, "outputOptions": { "mimeType": "MIME_TYPE", "compressionQuality": COMPRESSION_QUALITY }, "personGeneration": "PERSON_SETTING", "safetySetting": "SAFETY_SETTING", "seed": SEED_NUMBER, "storageUri": "OUTPUT_STORAGE_URI" }
HTTP method and URL:
POST https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/MODEL_VERSION:predict
Request JSON body:
{ "instances": [ { "prompt": "TEXT_PROMPT" } ], "parameters": { "sampleCount": IMAGE_COUNT } }
To send your request, choose one of these options:
curl
Save the request body in a file named request.json
,
and execute the following command:
curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
-d @request.json \
"https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/MODEL_VERSION:predict"
PowerShell
Save the request body in a file named request.json
,
and execute the following command:
$cred = gcloud auth print-access-token
$headers = @{ "Authorization" = "Bearer $cred" }
Invoke-WebRequest `
-Method POST `
-Headers $headers `
-ContentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8" `
-InFile request.json `
-Uri "https://LOCATION-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/publishers/google/models/MODEL_VERSION:predict" | Select-Object -Expand Content
"sampleCount":
2
. The response returns two prediction objects, with the generated
image bytes base64-encoded.
{ "predictions": [ { "bytesBase64Encoded": "BASE64_IMG_BYTES", "mimeType": "image/png" }, { "mimeType": "image/png", "bytesBase64Encoded": "BASE64_IMG_BYTES" } ] }
If you use a model that supports prompt enhancement, the response includes an
additional prompt
field with the enhanced prompt used for
generation:
{ "predictions": [ { "mimeType": "MIME_TYPE", "prompt": "ENHANCED_PROMPT_1", "bytesBase64Encoded": "BASE64_IMG_BYTES_1" }, { "mimeType": "MIME_TYPE", "prompt": "ENHANCED_PROMPT_2", "bytesBase64Encoded": "BASE64_IMG_BYTES_2" } ] }
What's next
- Use prompt rewriter
- Set text prompt language
- Omit content using a negative prompt
- Generate deterministic images