Experience the future of learning videos! Transform text into lifelike AI Avatars in minutes with just a click, saving you time and money while delivering top-notch content.
Boost productivity with seamless integration into SimGate Studio
Choose from a diverse range of AI avatars, languages, and accents to suit your audience
Elevate learner engagement and personalization for an immersive learning experience
Maximum Flexibility and Diversity
Number of Characters: 79
Number of Voices: 393
Number of Languages for Voice: 59
Number of Countries for Voice: 294
NOTE: This is the BETA version of Colossyan's API.
This beta version has limitations and does not work as dynamically as we anticipate the next version to work.
Voice Errors: Some voices appear to be available but are not so you may encounter an error message, or sometimes load/streaming times are longer than normal (and will greatly depend on the length of your script).
Generation Issues: You may encounter times when their API service has a hiccup and all of your Colossyan avatars are not generating or you get an error…we are finding it often resolves itself if you can pause and try again a bit later …this Beta integration is a bit more prone to this than when using the other Synthesia avatars. We don't always know what is going on for them but will always communicate interruptions when we know.
Loading Speeds: Colossyan videos are high quality and it can take time to stream/play the video after creation if bandwidth is not strong. You may notice that due to the quality and file size, Colossyan videos take longer than Synthesia's videos to load and stream/play. We hope this will be optimized for quicker loading in future versions.
Our team is actively working to optimize this beta integration and future versions! When Colossyan releases their v1 API integration we will upgrade to that version - timing TBD.
VIDEO: SEE IT IN ACTION
Avatar Customization Options
Choose from the following :
Avatar Character
Name and Title
Custom or Stock background image
Voice + Accent
Text to Script
Scenes
Show one character talking and then switch to another character OR keep the same character and switch to different views to give your video a more polished look and feel!
Soundtrack
Alignment on screen
Closed captions
Video control options for end-user (added after avatar is generated)
DIY STEPS
In Studio, locate the state where you want to add your AI Avatar video.
Click the edit button on that state and then find the "add item" text within any column or row.
Click the "add item" button and select "AI Avatar Collection 2".
AI Avatar Collection 1 = Synthesia Avatars
AI Avatar Collection 2 = Colossyan Avatars
4. Once the AI video populates, select the pencil icon where you'll then see the configuration settings on your right-hand side. There, you'll be able to:
select your avatar
change their name and title
add your script
change their background
add a soundtrack
make them a required video
5. Click save when complete.
6. The AI will now generate - this can take up to 10 minutes and you can navigate away from the page while it generates.
7. When it is complete, you can return to make additional edits as needed, add closed captions, or re-size the video.
FAQ
Why isn't my Colossyan Avatar video loading or playing right away?
Colossyan videos are high quality and it can take time to stream/play the video after creation if bandwidth is not strong.
You may notice that due to the quality and file size, Colossyan videos take longer than Synthesia's videos to load and stream/play.
What SimGate Studio templates support Colossyan Avatars?
The following have current support for Colossyan Avatars:
Page Builder
Slideshow
Add-on Builder
The following will have FUTURE support for ColossyanAvatars: (Approximately Q3 '24)
Conversation
Video Response
These templates will not support Colossyan Avatars:
COA
Perspectives (Add-on)
How to improve your script for the best text-to-speech results
Use paragraphs
Breaking down your script into multiple paragraphs instead of a single one offers several advantages, including faster video generation and improved precision in animation and subtitle timings.
Tip: Each paragraph has a 900-character or 3000-character limit based on the voice you selected.
For best results, always use punctuation at the end of sentences, and do not use dashes or any other symbol that’s not a comma, a dot, an exclamation mark, or a question mark.
Use emphasis
Periods (.) will add a long break and downward inflection; this makes them great for ending scenes or chapters!
Tip: If your sentence ends with a number make sure to spell the number out to avoid an upward inflection. 1990 ➡️ nineteen ninety
Commas (,) will add shorter breaks than a period. Use commas when you want to emphasize a specific word or part of the sentence without adding too much length or inflection.
Quotation marks ("") will add emphasis to a specific word or part of the sentence. The quantitation marks when you want to highlight a specific part of your script.
NOTE: Inserting code breaks will result in an error generating your avatar!
Acronyms and numbers
Use our Pronunciation tool to add special pronunciation to acronyms and numbers.
Do not mix languages
Do not include words from more than 2 different languages in one script.
Phonetic spelling of the English alphabet
Letter | Phonetic Spelling | Alternatives |
A | ai | ah, ay, eigh |
B | bee | be, buh |
C | see | kuh, suh, cee |
D | dee | de |
E | ee | eh, eei |
F | ef | fuh |
G | jee | guh |
H | eitch | huh, (silent) |
I | eye | aiy, ah-ee |
J | jay | jai |
K | kay | kai |
L | el | ell |
M | em | em |
N | en | nuh |
O | oh | ah, oh, uh, oo |
P | pee | puh |
Q | cue | kwuh |
R | ah-r | arr, are |
S | ess | zuh |
T | tee | tuh, tea |
U | yoo | yew |
V | vee | vea, vuh |
W | double-you | double-yew, duboyoo |
X | ecks | exx |
Y | wah-ee | wye, wyie |
Z | zee | zea, zuh |
Are the Avatar integrations in Studio the same as Synthesia and Colossyan's stand-alone tools?
Both services are fully integrated into SimGate Studio (through an API integration) which allows you to generate and edit the avatars within our platform - there is no need to leave our suite to generate videos and then re-upload them!
There are some differences between what Synthesia and Colossyan offer via their API integrations versus their direct subscription offerings in the stand-alone tools (which we have no control over!). However, you'll find there is a lot of flexibility and customization options within our tool, in addition to the fully integrated experience.
