AI Avatars

1. Cost-Effective Production: AI avatars eliminate the need for expensive filming equipment, studio rentals, and large production crews.
2. Time Efficiency: AI avatars can be generated and customized quickly, reducing the time needed for traditional filming and editing. AI avatars can be created and modified at any time, bypassing scheduling conflicts and delays.
3. Scalability: Once an avatar is created, it can be used across multiple videos.

Using an Avatar requires AI Credits. The cost is 10 credits per minute for Avatar. The smallest charge is 5 credits for 30 seconds.

Credits will always round up to the nearest half minute.

In this Article, we will learn about:
Can I use AI Avatars?

Adding an AI Avatar to your Scene

Adding an existing Avatar to your Scene

Generating an Avatar

Re-Using an Avatar

Can I use AI Avatars?

AI Avatars is not available to all organizations. If you want access to AI Avatars for your organization, please contact your Customer Success Manager, open a support ticket, or email enterprisesupport@powtoon.com for more information.

Adding a new AI Avatar to your Scene

1. Inside the Powtoon Studio, click on the Avatar tab.
   
   
   
2. Click Avatars.
   
   
   
3. Choose the Avatar you want to add to the scene.
   To use an existing Avatar, continue to the section Add an existing Avatar to your Scene.
4. Click on the Voice Icon.
   
   
   
5. Add a voice-over to the Avatar.
   
   At this point, the Voice-over is linked to the Avatar. However, the avatar has not been generated. The Audio will play, but the Avatar is still just a preview.
   
   
6. To sync the voice to the Avatar, click Generate Lipsync. This can take up to a few minutes, depending on the length of the Voice-over. You can continue editing while it works in the background.
   By clicking Generate Lipsync, you will be charged credits.
   
   

Add an existing Avatar to your Scene.

1. Inside the Powtoon Studio, click on the Avatar tab.
   
   
   
2. Click My Avatars.
   
3. Click on the Avatar you want to add to the scene.
4. Click on the Voice Icon.
   
5. Add a voice-over to the Avatar.
   
   At this point, the Voice-over is linked to the Avatar. However, the avatar has not been generated. The Audio will play, but the Avatar is still just a preview.
   
   
6. To sync the voice to the Avatar, click Generate Lipsync. This can take up to a few minutes, depending on the length of the Voice-over. You can continue editing while it works in the background.
   By clicking Generate Lipsync, you will be charged credits.
   

Generating an Avatar

Generating an Avatar, is the process of synching audio to the avatar. This will animate the mouth, as well as other general body motion, turning your Avatar from a static image, into a hyper realistic animation.

1. Select the Avatar you want to generate from the scene.
2. Click on the Voice Icon.
   
3. Add a voice-over to the Avatar.
   
   At this point, the Voice-over is linked to the Avatar. However, the avatar has not been generated. The Audio will play, but the Avatar is still just a preview.
   
   
4. To sync the voice to the Avatar, click Generate Lipsync. This can take up to a few minutes, depending on the length of the Voice-over. You can continue editing while it works in the background.
   By clicking Generate Lipsync, you will be charged credits.
   

Re-Using an Avatar

Once an Avatar has been generated, it can be used as many times as you want, without paying additional credits. 

1. Inside the Powtoon Studio, click on the Avatar tab.
   
2. Click My Avatar Videos.
3. Click on the Avatar you want to add to the scene.
4. The Avatar will be added to the scene.