UGC TALKING ACTORS

UGC Still Personas allow you to generate content using static images.

• Go to the Home page
• Click Apps

• Click and choose UGC Persona

• Select Start from Scratch

• Click Talking Actors

Step 1: Select an Actor

• Click the “Select actor” button to open the persona library.
• When you click Select  Actor, you’ll be taken to the Persona Library, where you can select or generate a persona based on your description. See https://help.synthesys.io/article/347-how-to-select-or-generate-actors

Step 2: Provide Audio

• You can either:
  • Upload your own audio file by clicking “Upload audio”, or
  • Type or paste your script (up to 500 characters) into the text box.
• If you enter a script, select a voice from the “Select voice” dropdown for text-to-speech conversion.
• Click Generate Audio
• A play button will show for you to preview your audio

Step 3: Set Resolution and Lip Sync Model

• Choose the desired video aspect ratio (e.g., 16:9, 9:16) from the Resolution dropdown
• Select the preferred Lip sync model (default is “Base”) for audio-to-mouth movement matching.

For more information regarding Lip sync model, visit https://help.synthesys.io/article/313-what-is-the-pro-option

Step 4: Generate Your Video

• Review your selections.
• Click the “Generate” button (cost shown next to it) to start creating your video.

• The Advanced Setting will appear which allows you to enter a name for your video and choose the desired resolution. You can also select the language, enable captions by checking the caption box, and customize the caption settings — including position and style — in this section.
• Click Generate

• Wait for processing to complete — your AI-generated talking actor video will be ready shortly.

Additional Tips:

• Upload clear audio for best lip-sync results.
• Use expressive scripts to make the actor’s performance more engaging.