How to choose or create an avatar to present your videos
Use a ready-made presenter from the catalog or create one with AI, change its voice, rename it, or delete it. It speaks your scripts with synced lip movement.
2 min readBasicUpdated on November 12, 2026
Where to find it in Cognizy
Video lesson coming soon. For now, follow the steps below.
The avatar is the presenter for your company's videos. Ready-made avatars have no creation cost: the video only charges for the seconds the avatar is speaking. You can also create your own presenter with AI by describing the appearance; the first one is on Cognizy.
Where to find it in Cognizy
Before you start
- Videos with avatars use credits per second of speech (8 credits per second for ready-made avatars).
Step by step
- Step 1:
Open and click Ready-made avatars.
- Step 2:
Filter by gender, age, style, setting, and format. Click Use on the chosen avatar.
- Step 3:
The avatar appears in your library as Ready, with the voice it comes with. Preview shows how it speaks; New look creates another outfit or setting with AI.
- Step 4:
To change the voice, click the avatar's name and then Change voice. Choose from the Cast (or your brand's voices) and click Save. This applies to new videos.
- Step 5:
In the same menu, Rename changes the name and Delete avatar removes it from the library. Videos already made remain; credits already used are not refunded.
- Step 6:
To create a presenter that's all your own, click Create avatar with AI: give it a name, describe the appearance, upload up to 3 reference images (outfit, style, setting), and click Generate looks. Then choose one of the looks and the voice.
How to know it worked
The avatar stays in your library, ready to present videos in Izy Studio. When building a video with an avatar, it appears in the list of presenters.
If something goes wrong
The Real person avatar button doesn't work.
It's not available yet: the consent form is under review. Use a ready-made avatar or create one with AI.
Don't use another person's photo.
Reference images are used for outfit, style, and setting. The AI doesn't copy anyone's face.
Next step
Set the default voice for your videos.
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