Create a recognizable presenter from one portrait, then turn new scripts into intros, explainers, recaps, tutorials, landscape episodes, and vertical Shorts.
Upload the host portrait
Voice the episode script
Choose 16:9 or 9:16
Render, then reuse the host01YouTube avatar proof
Use one presenter for the recurring parts of the show, and generate the b-roll for each episode’s topic from a single still.
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This desk scene started from the same beach portrait: Nano Banana Pro used it as a character reference for a new set, then Hedra Avatar animated it to a voice track in 16:9. Reuse that desk portrait for every intro, explainer, tutorial and recap.
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Here the original beach portrait delivers a six-second vertical hook. In Video Editor, trim it tight and add one on-screen line for viewers watching on mute.
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The action camera in the surf was animated from one generated still with MiniMax H3. Generate one for each point the host makes, then cut them between her lines in your edit.
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Choose a face and a delivery style that fit the topic and audience.
Start with an intro, one explainer section or a complete Short, then record it yourself or voice it in Audio Studio.
In Video Studio, the portrait you chose here is already in place: add the voice track, choose 16:9 or 9:16 and check the credit estimate before you render.
Finished examples
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The portrait stays in Lab and the voice in Audio Studio, so the next episode needs only a new script: same host, same voice, no reshoot.
Questions before you create
Yes. Reusing the portrait and voice creates a recognizable channel identity. The host can also be an illustrated mascot: make any image talk.
Yes. Choose vertical 9:16 for Shorts or landscape 16:9 for standard YouTube uploads.
Follow YouTube's current disclosure and synthetic-media policies, especially for realistic or potentially misleading content.
Yes. Use media you own or have permission to use, then reuse the approved portrait and voice across your channel.
Yes. Change the script, make a new voice track and render again from the same portrait.
Create channel intros, explainers, tutorials, news recaps, list videos, product updates, and vertical Shorts.
Ready when you are
Sign in when you continue. Video Studio opens Talking avatar with your host portrait in place; add a voice track — your recording, or type the script and voice it right there — and see the credit estimate before anything renders.
One portrait · 16:9 episodes and 9:16 Shorts · Credit estimate before every render
