How to make a Talking Avatar with AI Animation tools

Need a talking avatar for an HR video? Or a talking avatar for your presentation? Or maybe you'd rather have a talking avatar present your book report in school? AI talking avatars are now easier to make than ever with the power of Krikey AI. In this article, you’ll learn about how to create talking avatars in minutes using AI tools.

Technology that powers AI Talking Avatar characters

You can use talking avatars for many different types of projects from animated pitch videos to animated brand mascots, powerpoint presentations, lesson plans and more. Before we further describe the uses of talking avatars, here is a quick rundown of how your video avatar is powered in Krikey AI.

Natural Language Processing to create talking avatars

To create realistic talking avatar characters, we use natural language processing built by voice AI companies like Eleven Labs and Amazon Polly. They use samples of natural-sounding speech to train their AI models, which makes sure that your avatar sounds human. These companies use natural language processing to train their AI model with different conversations, languages, and accents. Krikey integrated their voice AI tools so your talking avatar can be nearly anything you want it to be.

Machine Learning Algorithms that enable AI talking Avatars

With the use of machine learning algorithms, your AI avatars are able to lip sync to natural human speech, and are able to sound like a real human having a real human conversation. Krikey AI also uses machine learning algorithms for their own proprietary AI models including AI Animation. Other machine learning algorithms that power AI models inside the Krikey video editor include AI image generation and AI Text to Speech.

3D Animation Techniques to create talking avatars 

If you want a realistic talking avatar, 3D animation is necessary, but not everyone has the time or skill to animate their characters. Krikey AI has easy to use tools that empower anyone to animate a talking avatar in 2D or 3D. They have simplified 3D animation techniques with the help of machine learning algorithms and natural language processing tools so you can input text or video, click generate and get an animation video output.

Voice Synthesis Technology

Krikey uses voice synthesis technology for its AI text-to-speech. To use Krikey text-to-speech: 

• Enter the free Krikey Video Editor
• Click on Magic Studio on the left bar of icons 
• Select a template video
• Edit a script and pick a voice
• Click Generate!

In just a few seconds, your text will convert to a voice with a realistic talking avatar, which can animate for your project.

User Interaction Design

Krikey AI Video Editor is an online animation studio where you can use AI to create realistic talking avatars. Its features include AI animations, AI video-to-animation, AI text-to-speech, 3D Backgrounds, Camera Angles, and much more. Animating videos has never been easier with Krikey’s intuitive video editing timeline, where you can sequence all these features to create your movie. Try out all these features for free in Krikey AI.

Education and how to use talking Avatar characters

One of the core uses for talking avatars is for educational purposes. Teachers and principals can use it for lesson plans, newsletters, and school websites for eye-catching visuals. Students can express their creativity by using video avatars for book reports, presentations, and more.

Virtual classrooms and interactive avatar characters

Krikey’s interactive avatars are perfect for teachers to use in virtual classrooms. With the use of these talking videos, students can be more engaged during lessons, announcements, and other classroom activities. Make the AI avatar ask the questions of your pop quiz, or create a custom script for an intro for your lessons. The possibilities with these avatars are endless!

Language learning tools

As classrooms become more diverse in language, use Krikey’s quick translate feature to create lessons and announcements in nearly every language. To create a script in a different language:

• Enter the free Krikey video editor
• Click on Magic Create on the left hand bar of icons
• Select a template or project
• Edit/create the English script and pick a language
• Click Generate!

In a few seconds, the English will be translated to the language you picked and the AI talking avatar will speak in that language.

Special education applications

Many teachers have an issue with keeping students engaged during class, and digital talking avatars are a great way to make any lesson interesting. Pick an enthusiastic voice, a colorful character like Astra, eye-catching animations, write a fun script and watch your students be mesmerized.

Gamified learning environments

Krikey AI avatars can be used for video game animations. For example, HUGO.FM used Krikey to animate their AI Alexa Game, which helped produce the game in 4 weeks, saving lots of time or money. One of the main features the game studio used was Krikey’s video-to-animation, which let them create dozens of custom animations in a day simply by uploading a video of their body movements.

Entertainment with Talking Avatars

Avatars talking are also great for entertaining videos. Krikey offers a variety of avatars and voices for you to pick from for your videos.

Animated Characters in Films and Presentations

Krikey AI offers the tools to create an entertaining animated film with custom talking avatars. The animated characters are perfect to make your presentations entertaining as well. 

For example, a small business in Canada, ComfyOliva, used Krikey to create an animated pitch video. The founder was nervous of public speaking and chose to let an AI avatar do the talking for her in the presentation.

Virtual Influencers

AI avatars talking are the ideal characters for Virtual influencers (VTubers), who are online internet personalities who don’t show their real face but use a talking avatar to present themselves. VTubers are extremely popular right now, and Krikey streamlines the process, letting anyone become a VTuber with their realistic talking avatars.

Augmented Reality Experiences

Krikey AI Movie Maker creates 3D cartoon character animations, which means these characters can be used in AR, VR, and XR immersive projects. Cornell University's VR Lab used the Krikey AI Video Generator for their research projects. One of the greatest benefits of Krikey AI is its markerless motion capture tool. It enables anyone creating in 3D to use the Krikey AI tool to create custom animations for 3D avatars.

Final thoughts on talking Avatars

Krikey AI is perfect for creating talking avatars. You have full creative control over the image of your character (using Krikey’s character creator or Ready Player Me), and how your character sounds. This speaking portrait talking avatar can be used in your lesson plans and business presentations or for entertainment through movies and VTuber streams.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Talking Avatar

Here are some frequently asked questions about digital talking avatars.

What is a talking avatar?

A talking avatar is a digital character or animated figure that speaks with a digital voice, either recorded or synthetic, and the speech is synced to the lips of the avatar.

What are Talking Avatars used for?

Talking avatars can be used for educational content, business presentations, customer service, and entertainment.

Can I create a talking avatar with no animating skills?

Yes! Krikey AI needs no animating, coding, or voice acting skills whatsoever. Simply open the Krikey Video editor to get started on your AI avatar.

How do I create a talking avatar?

To make a talking avatar with Krikey, first open the free Krikey video editor. Then click the Magic Studio icon in the left hand bar of icons. Select a template, type your script, pick a voice and click generate. Within seconds you will have an animated video of a custom talking avatar for your project.