Bespoke Avatar Maker
Record 15 seconds of yourself and get a bespoke avatar that looks, moves and sounds like you. Type a script, generate a polished video and never sit through another filming session.
Record 15 seconds of yourself and get a bespoke avatar that looks, moves and sounds like you. Type a script, generate a polished video and never sit through another filming session.
Main featuresHeyGen Custom Avatar features
One 15-Second Video, One Digital Twin
Upload a single 15-second clip and Avatar V creates a persistent personal avatar that retains your face, voice and micro-expressions across wide, medium and close-up shots. Your identity remains consistent throughout 30-minute videos, so every bespoke avatar video feels like you. Agents use the same avatar as a property video maker for listing updates and client communications.
Change outfits, backgrounds and camera angles without filming again
Avatar V separates who you are from what you wear. Change outfits, settings and camera angles, or apply a face swap in the editor without recording anything new. One recording session covers your product launch, quarterly business update and social clips, each styled for its channel and audience.
Your cloned voice in more than 177 languages
Pair your twin with AI voice cloning so the delivery sounds like you, rather than a stock narrator. Phoneme-level lip-sync keeps mouth movements accurate across more than 177 languages and dialects, which means one script can reach every market without re-recording a single line.
Direct Gestures in Plain English
Custom Motion lets you type directions as a producer would give them: look at the camera, lean in, keep the energy restrained. The same bespoke avatar can deliver a measured executive update, a punchy social AI video advert, or a lively social edit from a single script, so the delivery matches your personality without the need for a reshoot.
Cinematic Scenes with Your Twin
Place your avatar within cinematic footage using Seedance 2.0, the only integration that applies the model to real, verified human faces. Physically accurate motion and director-level camera control transform a simple webcam recording into polished brand films, adverts and B-roll ready to publish.
Applications
Filming trainers for every module can hold up L&D schedules. Create each training video using your expert's bespoke avatar instead: update the script, regenerate the lesson and keep courses up to date without arranging a single reshoot.
Creator-style adverts demand a constant supply of fresh faces and takes. Generate clips ready for social feeds each day, featuring your avatar in different outfits and settings, test hooks quickly and keep feeds active whilst competitors wait for shoots.
Generic text outreach is often ignored. Send each prospect a video in which your avatar greets them by name, without recording a thing, so you can offer a personal touch at a scale no diary could accommodate.
Localise avatar-led videos for international audiences without recording each language on camera. Generate translated versions with your bespoke avatar and voice options whilst keeping the presenter consistent across regional training, marketing or product content.
Leaders set aside hours for every business message. A digital twin delivers weekly updates, all-hands summaries and investor notes in minutes, keeping communication regular whilst leaving the diary clear for decision-making.
Course creators spend their weekends filming lessons. Enter modules into the AI video generator and your avatar will teach each one, allowing a solo educator to publish an entire curriculum without having to use a camera again.
How it worksHow the bespoke avatar maker works
Turn a mobile recording into a finished bespoke avatar video in four straightforward steps, most taking just minutes.
Film yourself on a mobile or webcam in a well-lit space. Speak naturally; your movements are learnt from this clip.
Read out a unique consent code on camera. This verifies your identity and prevents unauthorised avatar creation.
Choose outfits, backgrounds and camera angles. Add your cloned voice or select from more than 300 options. Prefer a photo-based talking avatar? Use HeyGen's AI Avatar Generator (https://www.heygen.com/avatars) to create one from a single front-facing photograph.
Paste in a script, adjust the pacing and render. Download the finished video in HD or 4K and publish it anywhere.
A bespoke AI avatar is a digital version of a real person that can generate new talking videos from a script. With HeyGen, you record reference footage and a consent video, then use the finished digital twin in new videos without having to film each script again.
For a more natural-looking bespoke avatar, the reference footage is important. Avatar V learns movement, gestures and natural expression from your recording, so use clear lighting, steady framing, eye contact and the type of movement you want the avatar to reproduce in future videos.
For Avatar V, start with a 15-second reference video. Record in good lighting, with your face clearly visible, and use natural gestures and expressions. The clip teaches Avatar V how you move and perform, whilst the separate consent video confirms that you have given permission for the avatar to be created.
HeyGen's bespoke avatar workflow combines a short Avatar V reference recording, consent, reusable digital-twin appearances, voice options and scripted video generation. You can change outfits, settings and angles without re-recording the original Avatar V reference clip, which is useful for producing videos repeatedly.
Yes. HeyGen's Anton Voroniuk customer story reports that 15.5 hours are saved each week and more than 1 million students have been reached. It also reports video production costs that are 40 times lower, demonstrating how a reusable digital twin can support high-volume educational content.
HeyGen currently offer a Free plan with one Custom Digital Twin. Paid plans provide greater video-generation capacity and additional features. As pricing and avatar limits may change, check HeyGen's latest pricing before selecting a plan.
Only with their on-camera consent. The person in the footage must record their own consent statement, which is checked against the training clip for verification. The finished avatar remains private to your account and is never added to a public library.
Yes. Your cloned voice works across more than 177 languages and dialects, with phoneme-level lip-sync so that mouth movements match each language rather than appearing dubbed. Teams regularly localise a finished video for dozens of markets in a single afternoon.
No studio is required for a standard bespoke avatar recording. A mobile phone or webcam will suffice. Record in a quiet, well-lit space with your face clearly visible, keep the camera steady and follow the on-screen recording guidance for your chosen avatar type.
Minutes, not days. Processing is typically completed within around 10 to 15 minutes of uploading your clip and consent code. Platforms that rely on studio workflows quote 5 to 15 working days for the same deliverable.
Yes. You can turn PowerPoint slides into a narrated video, use your script or speaker notes for the narration, and add an avatar to present the material without having to film the presentation.
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