Synthesia

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AI video communications platform

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Leonardo
Leonardo
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Amazing features, high quality output!

Reviewed on 26/09/2023

Our company needs video tutorials in different languages and our marketing team wants more...

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.

Pros

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.

Cons

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.

Alternatives Considered

Elai.io

Reasons for Switching to Synthesia

More advanced features and constant development of new ones.
David
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Workflow with Excellent Multi-Lingual Options

Reviewed on 15/10/2024

Overall I have had a positive experience with Synthesia. As long as clients know that we are using...

Overall I have had a positive experience with Synthesia. As long as clients know that we are using AI generated avatars, the output is well received the majority of the time.

Pros

I like the quick and easy workflow which allows me to generate content for my eLearning clients and edit it very quickly when required. I love the multi-lingual options too, and use these for localising content.

Cons

A frequent complaint from my clients is that we can't control the cadence of speech in Synthesia.

belal
belal
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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not worth money paid

Reviewed on 23/04/2024

price is too much for it , don't recommend it

price is too much for it , don't recommend it

Pros

graphics is good enough for attracting people

Cons

pricing is too much higher than similar softwares

Vickey
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great time-saving video tool

Reviewed on 06/11/2024

Synthesia is a wonderful tool that has saved me a great deal of time. My team recently got access...

Synthesia is a wonderful tool that has saved me a great deal of time. My team recently got access to Synthesia and I can't wait to use it more

Pros

Synthesia is very user-friendly. I was able to create videos in minutes.

Cons

Sometimes the AI will change my scripts when I need it to "stick to the script" I would like to have a feature to use script as-is/

Arthur
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  • Industry: Research
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Synthesia is delivering on expectations.

Reviewed on 02/11/2024

The experience has been great. It's like creating presentations that are substantially more...

The experience has been great. It's like creating presentations that are substantially more engaging and scalable. It's a game changer for scaling virtual touchpoints as is the ability to generate a personal avatar. That process was very easy. In the future, I'd like to see feature specific pricing like adding on the exact language needed at an incremental price vs. a larger upgrade for a set of features. My hope is basic analytics will be available for basic tiers.

Pros

The platform allows my business to maximize efficiency and scale.

Cons

The cons are related to nuances about the avatars but assume that will continue to be an area of rapid improvement.

Alternatives Considered

HeyGen

Reasons for Switching to Synthesia

The evaluation suggested Synthesia was the leader in this space.
Geoff
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A brilliant product

Reviewed on 13/11/2024

I’ve loved learning and playing with this product. It’s brilliant

I’ve loved learning and playing with this product. It’s brilliant

Pros

An outstanding product operating at the forefront of technology

Cons

I have nothing to complain about. The product is excellent

Adrienne
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Synthesia is a one-stop-shop for your video production needs!

Reviewed on 05/11/2024

I was highly praised for producing several training videos using Synthesia. The avatars were so...

I was highly praised for producing several training videos using Synthesia. The avatars were so lifelike that many thought I had an entire team working with me in my department.

Pros

Easy interface. Software is intutive. High quality production that easily creates engaging videos. A+

Cons

Keeping my libary organized after editing previosuly publsihed videos.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft PowerPoint

Reasons for Choosing Synthesia

Tired of redoing videos due to low qulaity of software. Voices sounded artificial.

Reasons for Switching to Synthesia

Synthesia publishes videos within minutes. Powerpoint takes forever.
Richard
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

How to complete a video in a shorter time.

Reviewed on 05/11/2024

There should be an additional account just under enterprise that allows you to switch from English...

There should be an additional account just under enterprise that allows you to switch from English to Spanish, Polish, etc.

Pros

You do not have to record the audio repeatedly until it is correct. i type it in one time, and I am done

Cons

The cost of services is very high for enterprises and you need an account below this

Alternatives Considered

Camtasia

Reasons for Switching to Synthesia

It is easier to use, and you have animators - excellent templates and AI Assist
Sean
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great product to improve training engagement

Reviewed on 16/10/2024

Very good. Ive received a lot of positive feedback from our team on learning and engagement...

Very good. Ive received a lot of positive feedback from our team on learning and engagement compared to what it was previously.

Pros

Great product and very engaging compared to pdfs or slides where user engagement is typically low.

Cons

Pricing can be extremely high if you want to scale video production. Also think certain features like one click translation should be included, not an additional cost to upgrade.

Alternatives Considered

HeyGen

Reasons for Switching to Synthesia

Avatars looked better although Heygen avatars have caught up and the pricing is better
Leigh
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Excellent tool!

Reviewed on 02/10/2024

I have been using it for a few weeks and made some brilliant videos already.

I have been using it for a few weeks and made some brilliant videos already.

Pros

Easy to use. Excellent quality video and voice.

Cons

Would like to be able to customers more avatars.

Ed
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Experience and Excellent Results

Reviewed on 28/10/2024

Synthesia is a real surprise for me. I found this incredible solution less than a week ago and...

Synthesia is a real surprise for me. I found this incredible solution less than a week ago and started loving it as soon as I started using it. It is easy to use and has AI as one of the tools. For me, there is everything I was searching for.

Pros

Synthesia offers all we need to achieve personal and professional goals on developing our presentations with avatars, our own avatars, what saves time and money to have content tools ready to sell or educate our business ecosystem.

Cons

Ok, it takes one day to complete the construction of a personal avatar.

Frank
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  • Industry: Online Media
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

My experience with the synthesia software

Reviewed on 30/09/2024

All in all, after the avatar debacle, I was somewhat satisfied. However, since I struggled with the...

All in all, after the avatar debacle, I was somewhat satisfied. However, since I struggled with the mentioned difficulties and video creation sometimes took an unbelievably long time, I also looked into other products. I came across the software HeyGen, which is comparable to Synthesia but much faster in video creation, and there were never any issues with the content of 'weather report' videos. The pricing for both programs is similar, but with HeyGen, I can create as many video sequences as I want, with a maximum duration of 5 minutes.

Pros

What I liked the most was the possibility to create a personal avatar.

Cons

However, what I didn’t like at all was that I sometimes had to wait up to an hour for the video to be completed. Often it said 'just 1 minute left,' but it ended up taking almost an hour. Additionally, a few of my videos were blocked, even though I had only created a harmless weather report with my own avatar. When creating my avatar, it wasn’t clear that the outro also needed to be recorded as video and not just audio. As a result, it took several attempts and a lot of time until I finally had my own avatar.

Max
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  • Industry: Mental Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Made made easy

Reviewed on 12/06/2024

Fantastic, me to do things that I’ve never been able to do before and I’m actually looking like...

Fantastic, me to do things that I’ve never been able to do before and I’m actually looking like about a very high paid marketing department

Pros

The simplicity creating a new video and allowing my mind to run as fast as it does and being able to make changes about having.

Cons

Nothing exactly what I need So not a question that I have a valid answer for other than it works.

John
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Director of IT

Reviewed on 30/10/2024

Very good overall. I like the way that new features come all the time rather than waiting for set...

Very good overall. I like the way that new features come all the time rather than waiting for set release date.

Pros

The ability to translate a video quickly into another language.

Cons

It would be good to add voice to SET parts of an imported video. If we could have a pop out tool that showed the timeline of the video for us to then add the text, which would be spoken, to right part of the video.

Peter
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Synthesia review

Reviewed on 17/11/2024

I create video's for product demonstrations and also for sales teams to highlight product offerings....

I create video's for product demonstrations and also for sales teams to highlight product offerings. It is easy to create video's and the sales teams love it cause all they need to do is share a link with their customers and prospects.

Pros

ease of use. functions are very practical and applies to day to day video creation life.

Cons

nothing so far. The focus on ease of use and getting a video out to your target market is incredible.

James
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Synthesia makes video production easier.

Reviewed on 15/10/2024

Synthesia has made creating explainer videos incredibly simple, and their programs save you a lot...

Synthesia has made creating explainer videos incredibly simple, and their programs save you a lot of money on production costs. If you want to take your video production skills to the next level, you should join Synthesia today.

Pros

Synthesia has simplified the process of generating explanatory videos, and I thoroughly loved using it. If you're reading this, I encourage you to sign up with Synthesia right now.

Cons

Synthesia's ethnic avatar voices are not ethnic.

Yanqiang
Yanqiang
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

innovation tools for e-learning creation

Reviewed on 27/09/2023

Pros

Synthesia is professional video creation tool at a good price.It let me focus on content instead of video creation. I can spend more time in writing articles, talk to other people. It make education become more independence.

Cons

unfortunately, up to now Synthesia do not support two avatars in one scene.Dialogue is special useful when explain some complicate circumstance. I strongly recommend that the develop team consider this funciton.

Peter
Peter
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Excellent AI video creation software

Reviewed on 18/04/2024

Pros

Ease of use and basic functionality. This is a very easy piece of software to use

Cons

Lack of some ethnic English accents means that some black characters are difficult to match

Richard
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  • Industry: Building Materials
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Product for creating professional videos

Reviewed on 06/11/2024

I have enjoyed it 100 percent. I highly recommend it to any marketing professional.

I have enjoyed it 100 percent. I highly recommend it to any marketing professional.

Pros

This is an amazing product for creating videos for sales and training. The new exaggerated avatars are the best. I am impressed with all the new features they add regularly.

Cons

I wish the localization was available to everyone.

Nicholas
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Notes from the cutting floor

Reviewed on 27/09/2023

Synthesia is a great AI video creation tool, with a plethora of options and avatars available. As...

Synthesia is a great AI video creation tool, with a plethora of options and avatars available. As time goes on, these are added to, and with it new features. My experience at creating Synthesia videos has sharpened my grammar skills, because I have realised that after the AI has analysed my script, the avatars speak more naturally and realistically if my script is written properly.

Pros

Timely use of animations can make Synthesia videos shine. The variety of animations available is pleasing. I also love that stock footage is available to use (videos/still images). Some of the avatars move so naturally (to the AI interpreted hand written script) that i find it hard to remember that they are AI generated.

Cons

Synthesia frequently release new content and updates, which is great. The trouble is, sometimes it causes my home made uploaded images to be disconnected from video templates that I have placed them in previously.

Timothy
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best tool for converting static files to video.

Reviewed on 05/11/2024

I love the product and what it can do for me when it comes to converting PDF and PPTs into a...

I love the product and what it can do for me when it comes to converting PDF and PPTs into a training course.

Pros

Converting PDF's and PPTs is very simple and I find that it is very user friendly.

Cons

Some of the editing features on slides can be a little clunky.

Fred
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

The Ultimate time saver

Reviewed on 09/09/2024

Excellent. The tool allows me to get content created quickly and to the end user

Excellent. The tool allows me to get content created quickly and to the end user

Pros

The rapid ability to create content and save time

Cons

Can take time getting the script correct for the AI engine to pronounce words correctly

Duc
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

A good solution

Reviewed on 04/10/2024

It is quite good, but need to add some new funtion . Suchas allow to controll speaking speed

It is quite good, but need to add some new funtion . Suchas allow to controll speaking speed

Pros

The quality of video is good . It nearly like a real person

Cons

Synthesia don't support API key for personal package , I have to uppgrade my account with higher cost to have API key

Chris
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  • Industry: Writing & Editing
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Highly Recommend

Reviewed on 29/10/2024

Fantastic - been able to triple our productivity when it comes to enablement material.

Fantastic - been able to triple our productivity when it comes to enablement material.

Pros

The natural body language of the avatars - they look fantastic and allow us to quickly produce enablement content.

Cons

This is a small thing, as I recognise that this is an incredible tool, but I was disappointed with the outcome of my own voice being cloned - it wasn't usable along with my personal avatar.

Steve
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A Powerful AI Video Creation Tool

Reviewed on 26/09/2023

Pros

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.

Cons

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.