Generate AI Avatars

Generate AI video avatars with lifelike, natural expressions synced to your script or audio. These virtual presenters automatically narrate your script for you, eliminating hours of studio production time.

Why Use AI Avatars?

Considerations for when to use AI avatars in your videos:

• Anonymity and privacy
  Consider an avatar if using actual employees or representatives poses anonymity and privacy concerns.
• Staff changes
  Account for future video updates. Utilize an avatar to prevent rerecording videos or entire series in the event of a staff change.
• Bridge cultural differences and language barriers
  Avatars can promote effective cross-cultural communication by using translations or culturally appropriate representations. Companies can select diverse and inclusive avatars that represent their customer base across various locales.
• Quick video generation and future-proof your content updates
  Use avatars in your video to avoid hours of recording setup and video editing and help your team scale their video creation. Simply type your text or script and generate video with an AI avatar in a few clicks. Quickly update your content at any time with Camtasia Audiate’s text-based editing and audio generation.
• Recording Environment
  Consider avatars if you do not want to appear on camera or may not have a setup available to record quality video. Avatars provide studio-quality results with a clean shot every time.

To learn more about audience perception of AI avatars, including when to use AI avatars vs. when to use human presenters, see our research findings: Do AI Voices and Avatars Improve Learning? Here’s What the Data Says.

AI Avatars in Audiate

The video below showcases a few of the AI avatars available in Camtasia Audiate. In this example, the creator selected a different AI avatar to act as the video’s virtual trainer based on the locale and language for each of their target markets.

Generate an AI Avatar

1. To generate an avatar, your Camtasia Audiate project must contain audio, either a voice-over recording or generated from a script. If your audio section is longer than five minutes, break the audio into multiple sections.
   
   Complete any of the following options to add the audio content:
   • To record a new voice-over, see Record a Voice-Over.
   • To import an audio file, select File > Import > Import File. Choose the desired file and click Open.
   • To use an AI voice generated from text or a script, see Generate AI Voices from Text or a Script.
2. Click the Generate (for AI generated audio) or the Audio (for imported or recorded audio) button.
   
3. The Generate options open. On the Generate Avatar tab, select an avatar. You can search or click the Filters button to filter the list of avatars by gender identity, ethnicity, and age. Click the Play button to preview an avatar.
   
4. Click the Generate Avatar button.
   A progress bar appears while Audiate generates the AI avatar based on the recorded or generated audio.

You can choose another avatar or regenerate the audio and avatar at any time.

• To select a different avatar, click the Edit button, select another avatar, and click Generate Avatar.
  
• If you edit the script, click the Regenerate button to update the audio and avatar to match the script changes.
  

Tip: Generate different AI voices or avatars based on each text section within a project.

Double-click the text to enter Scripting mode. Press the Enter key twice to create a new section.

Export Avatars to Use in a Camtasia Editor Video Project

Send your generated video avatar to Camtasia Editor to combine with other media in a video project.

For example, for the most effective instructional videos, we recommend combining screen recording with an avatar to create a picture-in-picture video layout.

“Across all formats, AI avatar videos were rated professional and rewatchable, but avatar picture-in-picture produced the strongest learning retention for screen-based instruction.” –Do AI Voices and Avatars Improve Learning? Here’s What the Data Says

In Camtasia Editor, change the scale of the avatar and add a Mask visual effect to create this picture-in-picture layout.

To export to a new or existing Camtasia Editor project, select Export > Export to Camtasia and choose the desired settings to send the audio, captions, and avatar video.

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