Animation and Video Life

I 'm not a big fan of Adobe because of their overpriced subscription only model for their Creative Cloud Suite of applications, but that doesn't mean I don't like their software. Adobe Express is a free Canva alternative with cloud based art and design tools for creating graphics, videos and more, for all kinds of projects and social media (they even have a free AI prompt to image generator). Adobe Express'  Animate From Audio Quick Task featuring the Sticky character. Animate From Audio Thanks to a video by Boss Media Tech , I found the free Software they use , I discovered Adobe Express' Animate From Audio tool, which apparently is being used to great effect by a few TikToker's to create funny, viral videos. Specifically featuring the Sticky, Stickman character. The tool can be found in the Quick Tasks section under the main '+' menu. Just select Animate from Audio . With it you can create a quick video (up to 2 minutes) simply by recording your...

O ver the years I've looked at various ways of creating and animating a digital avatar, from simply creating a character for Cartoon Animator and voicing and animating it myself, to creating a  live motion capture ready Vtuber avatar puppeted and voiced by me in real-time. In the last year or so, making photographic images talk, using AI and AI voice cloning has really progressed. To the point where I wondered if I could create a photographic AI avatar of myself, complete with my cloned voice, that I might use on some of my videos? Creating My Avatar: Artflow To create my avatar image, as far as I'm concerned,  Artflow.ai is the best value AI site for creating consistent digital characters (or 'actors' as Artflow calls them). That's pretty much their entire focus. Artflow's actor model training user interface. You get your first actor for free, 100 free credits per month (which equates to 100 still images per month - get an additional 50 credits if you sign...