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With the advent of high-quality generative video, these AI video avatars are popping up everywhere.
Now I honestly wish I hadn’t.
For my experience, I chose the ‘Still’ option.
The last bit is actually good advice for making real videos.
I have a habit of speaking stream of consciousness and forget to pause and create obvious soundbites for editing.
More video will help with the quality of new videos featuring your avatar.
After I Airdropped it to my MacBook Air, I uploaded the video.
The HeyGen system took considerable time to ingest the video and prepare my digital twin.
Once it was ready, I was able to create my first 3-minute video.
To create a video, I selected the video format: portrait or landscape.
I shot my training video in portrait but that did not seem to matter.
It’s the same as regular tennis but without the racket.
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In all of these videos, I was struck by the audio quality.
It’s the essence of my voice but also not my voice.
It’s too robotic and lacking in emotion.
At least it’s properly synced with the mouth.
The visuals, on the other hand, are almost perfect.
This overly-controlled twin is the bizarre one.
Just nope
Can an AI version of me tell a joke?
#heygen @HeyGen_Official pic.twitter.com/ODke9z67VHOctober 9, 2024
On TikTok, someone wrote, “Nobody likes this.
Nobody wants this.”
When I posted the video on Threads, the reactions ranged from shock to dismay.
But here’s the thing.
HeyGen gets credit for effectively creating a no-fuss digital twin video generator.
Until then these digital twins will be our emotionless doubles, waiting to do our video bidding.
