Custom avatar footage instructions

The quality of your avatar will 100% depend on the footage being made in accordance with instructions.
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Here is a guide on how to create your own avatar.

1. Preparation

To make the perfect shots, adhere to the following requirements:
Duration: 3–5 minutes. This allows us to select the best segment from your recording.
Background: Choose a background based on the type of avatar you purchased.
For Selfie/Scenario Avatars: you can use any background.
For Studio Avatars: Use a plain background, typically green.
Camera: Clean your camera or smartphone lens to ensure a clear image.
Recording Resolution: Select the optimal recording resolution:

  • iOS: Settings > Camera > Record video > 4K, 30 fps.
  • Android: Camera app > Menu > Settings > Video > Rear camera resolution > UHD 4k.
2. Look & Positioning

Look

  • Hair: Keep hair neat to enhance the quality of background removal. Please avoid stray hairs or large wavy curls.
  • Clothing: For studio avatars, wear clothing that contrasts with the background.
  • Minimize reflections on teeth and glasses.
  • Shadows: Avoid shadows under the nose or around the neck. Use diffused lighting.
  • Beard: It is best to avoid a thick and heavy beard.

Actor’s Movements and Positioning:

  • Move your head mostly in the horizontal space, i.e. you can twist your head left and right.
  • Minimize head movements in the vertical space, i.e. minimize up and down head movements.
  • Move smoothly, with no sharp movements.
  • Don’t open your mouth extremely wide. This may cause unexpected behavior in the avatar.
Follow recommended expressiveness levels: use allowed emotions and movements, and avoid risky ones. Only the mouth area will be modified; all other movements remain unchanged
  • Position the actor in the center of the frame.
    Minimize space above the head
  • Looking at the Camera: Maintain direct eye contact with the camera and avoid turning away or rolling your eyes.
  • Cropping of Body Parts: Avoid cropping hands or other body parts on the sides.
3. Speech
  • Narration:
Slow, clear pronunciation. Maintain a slightly pleasant smile during shooting.
Recording with a smile will result in an avatar that seems friendly and accessible, while a serious expression will produce an avatar that appears more serious by nature.
Avoid yawning, touching your face, or bursts of laughter.
  • Pronunciation: Loud, clear, and distinct. Enrich lip movements during recording, speak clearly, precisely, and loudly. Avoid puffing, compressing lips, or sticking out the tongue.
  • Performance Topic: Flexible choice, with a preference for using the English language.
  • Pauses: 2-3 seconds between sentences, up to 4-5 pauses per speech, naturally and with mouth closed.