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Synthesia
AI video communications platform
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Recommended
Daria M.
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Now that I use Synthesia I produce many more videos than I ever did before. I find that customers / potential customers find our video content much more engaging than simply images, so being able to create even short videos quickly is a huge advantage. In the past, I would sometimes opt for non-video content simply because there's no time or resources to do otherwise. With Synthesia this is not a problem. Overall, I am an absolute fan of Synthesia and I highly recommend it.
With Synthesia I can create great-quality, professional videos at the fraction of the time that it used to take me before, although I am an experienced user of other video creation tools, such as Adobe Premiere Pro. Synthesia is very easy to use, intutitive, and realy saves a lot of time. And the quality of the avatars is amazing. I created my own avatar using a simple self-made studio set-up at home. The avatar is great and I use it all the time.
I sometimes find it difficult to set the right pace for the voice-over i.e. when the avatar speaks I need to add quite a few pauses, etc. into the script even when I deliberately choose the voice which speaks slowly an clearly. I also sometimes have trouble with text editing. For example, I often cannot select the text I wish to edit right away and need to click / try 2-3-4 times before I can change font size, for example, or the fint itself. Don't know why this happens.
Susan aka Sparky S.
Professional Training & Coaching, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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I do all my lessons builds through Synthesia - it is the core of my digital product. At one point my own Avatar went missing and the service was unbelievable; empathetic, willing to do what it takes to help me as it was being fixed, and then it was resolved. You’ve got to love that a someone having your back when things go sideways.
Having a workforce of many avatars awaiting to speak on our company’s behalf is a remarkable benefit. Teaching dog parents the canine’s psychology after they’ve adopted a traumatized dog, is hard to do but Synthesia provided a way to create and touch dog lovers from where they are at and then advance their knowledge. For example, Anton one of the avatars provides a soft and cultured voice to our lessons.
I do wish the avatars would include disable people to ensure we can be recognized in the diverse population we cater too. I would like to change the speed of the voice, pauses are great, but overall speed would be great.
Gabriela F.
Nonprofit Organization Management, 1-10 employees
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I signed up for a free trial and I had a LOT of difficulties figuring our how to use the system. I was unable to get a hold of a representative for several weeks and I decided to look elsewhere.
In all honesty there nothing I can think of.
The system is EXTREMELY difficult to use and figure out. Getting a hold of someone who could help me was impossible.
Hi Gabriela, This is Leander from Synthesia. I'm sorry to hear about your experience, as it doesn't reflect the standard we aim for. To rectify this and prevent similar issues in the future, I encourage you to reach out to me via mail. I'd like to investigate what went wrong. Best, Leander
nathan t.
Logistics and Supply Chain, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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So far, so good. we've been using it for about a month. i think this will be a really valuable tool for us to use to quickly turn around training material
how easy it is to make videos. copy/paste text and you're off and running!
have had some struggles with the avatars mouths matching what the audio says.
Jacquelyn A.
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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After 12+ years of creating corporate training, this is unequivocally the best training product I've ever used. Here's why:• Engaging customer service: The knowledgeable and enthusiastic employees provide exceptional assistance.• Easy-to-learn user interface: It’s fun to use and play with, thanks to its simplicity.• Plentiful, high-quality learning material: Step-by-step training videos supplement the already comprehensive program.• Reasonable pricing: Considering its industry-leading features and resources, it offers great value.All these reasons are why, for me, it was easy to choose this for my go-to corporate training video creation tool.
I have an uncanny talent for uncovering areas where products/services fall short. But honestly, the only thing I dislike about Synthesia is the fact that I stumbled upon it just recently. Seriously, Synthesia, where have you been hiding for my professional career? I could have really used your brilliance!
Leonardo C.
Oil & Energy, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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Our company needs video tutorials in different languages and our marketing team wants more impactful videos for online campaigns, both goals have been achieved easily since we adopted Synthesia in our video production workflow.
This is a very easy-to-use product, but our business has been impacted by the constant creation of "avatar videos", they got the audience's attention immediately! Very engaging and the possibilities are endless.
Overall lipsync is better than most competitors but there is always room to improve. Hope the next updates include that and more natural "human" expressions.
Chris C.
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Synthesia is a home run when it comes to content creation.
It's easy to use and provides quality output to be used in any production.
I'd like a little more control over the voice emphasis, and perhaps 4k output.
Jose C.
Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Used monthly for 1-2 years
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It is good that they are improving the platform and increasing the AI features and the usability.
Easy to create training videos using your avatar and voice cloning. It accelerates to process from months to hours.
Hope that it is integrated with Canvas and blackboard in the future.
Ludwig Lutz B.
Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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It is so easy to use has many options without getting lost and is open to all kind of options.
The product's easy use, manifold options, and professional visual appearance.
The avatars and the text to voice and subtitel
Peter R.
Internet, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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Generally very good, for simple videos easy to use.
Ease of use, intuitive for the most part.
Lack of help desk or any method of finding something out that is not on their training vids.
Ele I.
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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As a creative studio, we have been on the lookout for cost-effective solutions that can help us enhance our projects without compromising quality. Synthesia has been an absolute game-changer in this regard. The app's affordability is truly remarkable, especially when compared to the steep prices we encountered with voice-over services on platforms like Fiverr.
Synthesia does have some limitations. While the app provides an impressive array of voice options and customization features, the synthesized voices can sometimes sound a bit robotic, lacking the natural flow and nuances of human speech. This becomes particularly evident when we require special accents (Aussie accent in particular).
Steve R.
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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The thing I liked most about Synthesia is how quickly and easily it can create high-quality AI-generated videos from just text. Simply type in a script, choose a voice model, and Synthesia handles the rest - lip sync, gestures, facial expressions, everything. The end result looks very natural and human-like. This makes it super simple for anyone to generate professional video content.
The main downside is that Synthesia is still a relatively new product and has a few limitations. For example, there are limited options for syncing an avatar with your own (uploaded) voice. There are also limited options for customizing the virtual humans. So while it's fantastic for basic videos, Synthesia may not be robust enough for more complex, highly-produced video projects. But I'm sure it will continue improving over time.
Antonio S.
Civic & Social Organization, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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Easy to edit and build new videos in different languages
Not much flexibility in integrating other functions and limited in terms of templates and look & feel
Christine L.
E-Learning, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Great so far, I have not found any other product like this, nor do I want to look around for one, does th ejob for me and customer support is great, I only had to reach out one time in more than 6 months, so product works great!
I really like how easy to use it is. Lots of templates, voices, diction options, captions or not. I really think the product is really well thought!
I'd say more effects? for instance, the possibility to have certain words stressed or bold when they are said
Luka V.
E-Learning, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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From customer support to using the software on a daily basis, I am very satisfied and would highly recommend it.
We’re an EdTech company that focuses on providing high school students with great content that is easy to understand while also follows national curriculum. With a lot of content needed to be produced, we were having problems getting good content to our users fast. Synthesia’s software helped us scale content production, by cutting our time and finances threefold. With our own avatars we can keep the personal touch with our students while not compromising on the quality. All that while also producing content much faster.
There are still ways to improve avatar's speech and movements to feel more natural, but at the same time Synthesia is by far the best tool out there.
Michael C.
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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I'm regularly producing and publishing commercial videos and I'm happy. I cannot use any other avatars, though, except the one I paid for..
It just works! For me its very practical, especially now that I'm used to it.
Community guidelines do not make sense to me.
Sarah V.
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Best features:1. Screen recording: this feature was built-in, making creating 'how-to' videos seamless and easy 2. Text-to-speech: allowed to edit the voice of AI by changing text in script 3. Excellent customer service: the team was outstanding, always replying on the day of promptly
1. Price point is subscription-base 2. AI voices: most did not sound completely human-like and still a bit robotic
Hugo H.
Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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We can easily create instruction videos for our software users, without the whole process of recording and editing with real people. And to create the videos in various languages that we don't speak fluently ourselves.
Synthesia works very smooth, intuitive and fast. There are plenty of templates to chose and you can easily customize them.
That it works on Google Chrome only, a browser I don't use normally.
Christophe L.
Logistics and Supply Chain, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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I am very happy to have access to Synthesia tech which allowed us to enhance our corporate presentation skills. The program is easy to understand and to use.
Synthesia offers a state-of-the-art user-friendly platform to create some great videos with AI avatars . We are using it for picthes and presentations.
Same avatar cannot speak different langagues yet. A needed update in my view.
Gregory S.
E-Learning, 1-10 employees
Used monthly for 1-2 years
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Excellent.
While there are competitive products to Synthesia coming on the market, the Avatars in Synthesia continue to get better all the time. Any video you produce becomes indistinguishable from a real-life spokesperson. An example was showing a video to a person and her asking me if the spokesperson was a friend helping me. She thought the person was an excellent presenter. When I told her it was AI, her comment was, "God help us."
I haven't found anything I dislike. The product is that good.
Andrew R.
Animation, self-employed
Used daily for less than 6 months
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It's the best AI i have used. Most are no where as realistic as Synthesia
It's easy to use and edit and quick. Everyone wants a job urgently.
I have not found any minuses about this software
Joshua F.
Higher Education, 1-10 employees
Used monthly for 6-12 months
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I can create engaging, seamless and professional videos for high education in minutes.
I absolutely adore Synthesia! It's a comprehensive video creation platform that excels in every aspect. With its user-friendly interface, stunning and versatile templates, and an extensive variety of avatars and voices, Synthesya empowers you to take your videos to the next level. It's an innovative solution for creating personalise videos and meet various needs.
I would like to have a bigger video and image library.
Maggie O.
Human Resources, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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I make promo videos for internal communications and I like the range of faces and voices I can use. They help me to keep my content looking fresh.
I like the choice of avatars and voices, most of which are really good. You can bring diversity to your output by choosing people with different facial features to your own, which I like!
The text addition features are clunky and hard to use, similarly I find the animation options hard. And the avatars can't raise their intonation for a question, which is a real drawback in training content.
Stuart P.
E-Learning, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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The ability to create an instructional video in a customisable background, in a short space of time.
It is a little limited, i would like if we could have the characters face away from the screen or move
Robbie L.
Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Synthesia is incredible, love it.
Choose an avatar, type your script, boom! Incredible.
Have to pair it with Descript if you want custom audio voice. With all the money they raised, you'd think...