Avatar

Synthesia offers a diverse range of avatars . See the Synthesia Avatars page to see all available avatars.

Adding an avatar to a scene

To add an Avatar to a scene:

1. Click the Avatar button in the toolbar at the top of the editor.
2. Browse through or search for avatars that are included in your plan.
3. Click on the avatar to add it to the scene.

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Avatars can be copy and pasted into other scenes:

1. Right-click on the avatar and select Copy from the context menu.
   Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + c (⌘ + c on Mac).
2. Navigate to the other scene, right-click on the canvas, then select Paste from the context menu.
   Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + v (⌘ + v on Mac).

Avatar settings

Click on an avatar you've added to the canvas to select it and access its settings in the inspector panel.

From there, you'll see the following options:

• Replace: Replace the selected avatar with a different one.
• Full body: Show the full framing of the selected avatar (either from the chest or waist up).
• Circle: Contain the avatar in a circle. The framing will include their head and the top of their shoulders, and you'll be able to change the background color of the circle.
• + Add variable : Add a variable to the avatar so that you can specify a different avatar to use in its place when you create a video via Synthesia's API.

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Note:

Variables allow you to use Synthesia's API to control the content of your videos. See the Guide: Create a video from template page to discover how to leverage this feature.

You can also use variables to automate video creation by using Synthesia's Zapier integration. See the Guide: Synthesia <> Zapier integration to get started.

Replacing an avatar

To replace an avatar:

1. Click on the avatar in the canvas to select it.
2. In the inspector panel on the right, click on the Replace Avatar button.
3. Browse through or search for avatars that are included in your plan.
4. Click on an avatar to select it as the replacement.
5. Optional: Change the avatar that you replaced in all of your scenes by clicking Change all in the toast notification that pops up at the bottom of the editor when you replace an avatar.

Avatar framing

With the avatar selected in the canvas, you can choose to display either a full body framing of the avatar or contain the avatar in a circle from the Avatar section of the inspector panel.

Hiding an avatar in a scene

To hide your avatar from the scene but keep using its voice to deliver lines in the script, click on the speaker pill in the script, then click on the little eye icon to toggle its visibility. If necessary, you can toggle the visibility back on to restore the avatar to the canvas from the speaker pill.

Alternatively, you can select the avatar and delete it from the canvas. The avatar will remain as the speaker for its lines in the script. If there are two or more avatars in the scene, the lines will not automatically be given to the remaining visible avatars in the scene when you delete an avatar from the canvas.

Exporting avatars

Avatars are designed for use within Synthesia projects and cannot be exported with a transparent background.