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Photo AI Avatars

By • On • In Avatars, Feature releases • 1 min read

Create your own avatar from a photo! Simply upload a photo of yourself or your company mascot, enter a script for text to speech dialog, and see your photo avatar come to life.

Alongside this update, we’ve also enhanced talking AI avatars created from a text prompt, making them more dynamic and realistic in their movements.

Learn more about photo to avatar >

*Please note, this feature is available to users on Professional, Enterprise and Agency plans only.

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209 New Stock Avatar Looks from HeyGen

By • On • In Avatars, Content releases • 1 min read

Vyond’s library of stock avatars is growing! In this latest update we’ve included 209 new stock avatar looks, featuring high quality backgrounds with professional lighting. Including:

  • More looks at different angles
  • More office outfits
  • More casual outfits 
  • More East and South Asian avatars

Learn more about AI avatars >

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Storybook in the Library

By • On • In Content releases, Library assets • 1 min read

You can now find a selection of Storybook characters in the Vyond Studio library panel, making it faster and easier to add to scenes or use as a starting character for customization.

Thank you for your feedback so far on Storybook body diversity needs and clothing options! We have more outfits and body types yet to come.

Learn more about the Library panel >

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Jasper and More Voices

By • On • In Content releases, Voices • 1 min read

Vyond gives you the power to use lip sync voices in different scenes so you can deliver the most engaging videos. We periodically update the text-to-speech tool with more voices. This latest enhancement includes 12 new or updated voices and removes 2 outdated voices.

Here is a list of our newly added voices:

  • English, USA: Grant – MAI Voice 1
  • English, USA: Iris – MAI Voice 1
  • English, USA: Jasper – MAI Voice 1
  • English, USA: Joy – MAI Voice 1
  • English, USA: June – MAI Voice 1
  • English, USA: Reed – MAI Voice 1
  • Mandarin, China: Xiaohan (Flash)
  • Mandarin, China: Yunhan (Flash)
  • Mandarin, China: Yunxi (Flash)

Please note the following voices have been removed in this update:

  • Noa – MAI Voice 1
  • Teo – MAI Voice 1

Learn more about text-to-speech >

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Suggested Phonetics for Custom Pronunciation

By • On • In Enhancements • 1 min read

Getting names, branding, and key terms just right makes all the difference. Adding custom pronunciation to text to speech in Vyond is simple, and now even easier with AI-generated suggestions for phonetic spellings.

Learn more about custom pronunciation >

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