Talking Avatar
Upload a portrait photo and an audio clip, and SadTalker AI generates a video of that face speaking the words. No camera, studio, or actor required.
Face Image
JPG, PNG, WebP
Audio File
MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG
How It Works
- Upload a portrait photo
- Add audio or type your script
- Download the talking video
Tips for Best Results
- Use a clear frontal face photo
- Keep audio under 60 seconds
- Neutral expressions work best
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Why Choose Our AI Talking Avatar
Accurate Lip Sync
SadTalker reads the audio waveform phoneme by phoneme and drives the mouth shape accordingly, so what you hear matches what you see on screen.
One Photo Is Enough
A single clear portrait is all the model needs. It derives head geometry from that one frame and animates it across the full duration of your audio.
Any Language, Any Voice
The model works from the audio signal itself, not from speech recognition, so it handles any language or accent without special configuration.
Natural Head Motion
Alongside lip sync, the model adds small head nods and pose shifts that match the rhythm of speech, keeping the video from looking like a still photo with a moving mouth.
Popular Use Cases
AI Avatar Generation Engine
This tool runs on SadTalker, a deep learning model that converts a single portrait and an audio clip into a talking-head video. Rather than warping pixels directly, SadTalker derives 3D facial motion coefficients from the audio, then renders the animated face back onto your photo. That two-stage approach keeps the person's identity intact while producing fluid, believable motion.
You can supply your own recorded audio or type text and select from the available voice presets to generate speech on the spot. The preprocessing options let you choose between cropping tight to the face for the cleanest result, or keeping the full image frame if you need the background in the output.
Frequently Asked Questions
You upload a portrait photo and provide audio, either as a file or as typed text with a voice preset. SadTalker analyzes the audio to extract timing and phoneme patterns, maps those onto 3D facial motion coefficients derived from your photo, and renders the result as a video where the face speaks in sync with the audio. The whole process runs automatically on our servers.
The face photo must be JPG, PNG, or WebP. Audio can be MP3, WAV, M4A, or OGG. For the photo, a front-facing portrait with good lighting gives the sharpest lip sync. Side angles and partially obscured faces tend to produce less accurate mouth movement.
Generation time depends mainly on the length of the audio clip and current server load. A clip of a few seconds typically finishes in under a minute. Longer recordings take proportionally more time. A progress indicator keeps you informed while the video renders.
Your photo and audio are sent to the processing server only for the duration of the job. They are not used to train models or shared with other users. The generated video is stored in your account history so you can re-download it, and you can delete any job from your history at any time.
Output quality depends on the source photo. A sharp, well-lit, forward-facing portrait produces smooth lip sync and natural head motion. Blurry or low-resolution photos will carry those limitations into the video. Using the "Crop" preprocessing mode focuses the model on the face and generally gives cleaner results than "Resize" or "Full" for close-up shots.
Each job is one photo plus one audio clip. Submit a job, and once it completes you can start another immediately. Previous jobs stay in your history, so you can review and download them at any point.
None. Upload a photo, add audio or type your script, pick a voice, and click Generate. The optional preprocessing and motion mode settings let you fine-tune results if you want, but the defaults work well for most portraits.
The generated avatar is downloaded as a video file you can post directly to social platforms, embed in presentations, or drop into a video editor for further production work.
You own the output generated from your own photo and audio. You are responsible for having the right to use the face and voice in the input materials. Do not upload photos or audio of other people without their consent.
Producing a talking-head video traditionally means booking a person, a camera, and a recording session, then editing the footage. This tool skips all of that. You can update the script by re-submitting with new audio and the same photo, making iteration fast and low-cost. It is particularly useful when you need to localize the same presentation into multiple languages without re-shooting.
AI Avatar Narrator: Turn Screen Recordings into Talking Videos vs Other Methods
| Feature | Luxoret AI | Manual / Traditional | Other Tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per Use | $0.08 | $200-$1000+ per project | $0.20-$0.50 per video |
| Speed | Minutes, not hours | Hours of manual editing | Varies by complexity |
| Skill Required | None — AI handles it | Video editing expertise | Moderate learning curve |
| Software | Browser-based, nothing to install | Expensive editing suite | Desktop app required |
| Quality | AI-enhanced, professional | Depends on editor skill | Template-dependent |
| Revisions | Instant re-processing | Re-edit from scratch | Limited by plan |