HeyGen Review: Complete Guide to AI Avatar Video Generation

December 11, 2024 by ArtKits Team

I've been using HeyGen's AI avatar tool and have been consistently impressed by its generation quality. Recently, I logged in and discovered they now offer three free trial credits - amazing! For those unfamiliar with HeyGen, let me give you a quick introduction.

What is HeyGen?

HeyGen is an industry-leading AI avatar platform. Simply upload a 1-second video or a single photo, and within 30 seconds, it creates your digital twin with precise cloning of your appearance and voice, generating 60-second videos with top-tier quality.

Demo Showcase

Let me show you two videos to demonstrate HeyGen's actual capabilities:

The results are incredibly realistic, right? Whether it's lip-syncing, facial micro-expressions, or subtle body movements - everything looks amazingly lifelike.

Key Features

Open Source Version

Even better, HeyGen has gone open source! Developers and businesses can now deploy the AI avatar system locally.

Local setup isn't suitable for most users though. For those who want to try it, you can use the official website. Below, I'll show you how to register, subscribe, and use HeyGen to create an avatar video.

How to Register a HeyGen Account

Registering for HeyGen is simple - all you need is an email and VPN access.

Click the "Login" button, then enter your email and password to complete registration.

Once registered, you can proceed to create your first avatar video.

How to Create an Avatar Video with HeyGen

Step 1: Create Video

From the HeyGen homepage, click the "Create Video" button in the top left.

Step 2: Choose Creation Method

You'll see two options:

• Avatar Video Generation: Create an avatar from video and use natural-sounding voice to read scripts
• Lip-sync Translation: Translate videos while maintaining lip-sync and preserving the speaker's original voice (essentially creating multilingual versions of your videos)

Since we're creating an avatar video, select the first option.

Step 3: Select Template

You'll find 5 options on the left:

• Start from scratch
• Use template
• Upload PPT
• AI generation
• PDF to video

We'll select the first option "Start from scratch" and choose landscape orientation.

Step 4: Create Avatar

You'll see numerous character templates, and you can also upload your own photo. Click "Create New Avatar" button on the left.

Then choose your method:

• Upload video
• Use existing avatar
• Create avatar with AI

For convenience, I simply found an image online and uploaded it.

Step 5: Edit and Generate

After uploading your avatar, edit your script, content, and other elements, then click the "Submit" button in the top right and wait for the system to generate your video.

Actual Results

Here's my generated result:

Subscription Options

If you've used up your three free credits and want more, you can subscribe to HeyGen for significantly more usage quota.

Conclusion

HeyGen is a powerful AI avatar generation tool that works for both individual creators and enterprise users. You can quickly generate high-quality avatar videos. The three free trial credits let you experience this cutting-edge AI technology at zero cost - highly recommended!