From One Photo to a Talking Avatar in 10 Minutes

What you need

One front-facing portrait (generated or real, ideally 1024px+) and one audio file (MP3/WAV, clean speech). That's the entire input for a natural talking-head video.

Step 1 — Pick the right portrait

Front-facing to slightly angled works best; strong profiles reduce lip accuracy. Neutral or softly smiling expressions animate more naturally than extreme ones. If your persona is AI-generated, use the canonical face from your reference library.

Step 2 — Prepare the audio

• Record in a quiet room or use TTS output — background noise degrades sync.
• Keep clips under 5 minutes per generation.
• Natural pauses help: the model animates breathing and blinks into them.

Step 3 — Generate

Upload both files in Lip Sync, choose Standard for drafts or High Fidelity for publishing, and generate. You get synced lips plus lifelike blinks, micro-expressions and gentle head motion — not just a moving mouth.

Step 4 — Chain for production

• Multilingual content: re-voice the same portrait with translated audio — one face, every market.
• Longer videos: generate segments and stitch with Video Merger's Smart Blend.
• Social export: vertical 9:16 crop for Reels/Shorts; keep the face in the upper third.

Quality checklist before publishing

1. Lips close fully on b/m/p sounds
2. Blinks land in pauses, not mid-word
3. Head motion matches the audio's energy
4. No shimmer around the jawline (if present, re-run on High Fidelity)

Ten minutes, one credit bundle, and your persona speaks.