HeyGen is an AI video creation platform specializing in avatar-based videos, video translation, and personalized video at scale.
## Core Features
### AI Avatars - 300+ stock avatars with diverse appearances - Photo avatars: Create an avatar from a single photo - Studio avatars: Professional-quality avatars from short video recordings - Instant avatars: Quick avatar creation from 2-minute videos
### Video Translation - Translate existing videos into 40+ languages - AI lip-sync matches mouth movements to new language - Preserves original speaker's voice characteristics - One-click translation of any video content
### Interactive Avatars - Real-time conversational AI avatars - Embed on websites for customer engagement - Train with custom knowledge bases - Multi-turn conversations with visitors
## Creating Your First Video
- Select "Create Video" from the dashboard
- Choose a template or start from blank
- Select an avatar and voice
- Write or paste your script
- Add visual elements (text, images, shapes)
- Preview and generate
## Understanding Credits
HeyGen uses a credit system: - Credits are consumed per minute of video generated - Different avatar types consume different credit amounts - Unused credits roll over (paid plans) - Monitor usage in your dashboard