<p>Need videos for your business but don't have the budget or the patience for traditional video production? HeyGen is the solution. To help you hit the ground running, we’ve curated a list of essential resources and demos to guide your journey and unlock the full potential of HeyGen.</p><p>Don't miss our <strong><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/collections/heygen-academy-101" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HeyGen Academy: 101</a></strong> video course, designed to take new users from 0 to 100 with step-by-step video walkthroughs of HeyGen's main features!</p><img alt="some-file-8fc2f1c2-fa2b-453c-8d69-ff92484df398" src="https://d2xo500swnpgl1.cloudfront.net/uploads/heygen/some-file-8fc2f1c2-fa2b-453c-8d69-ff92484df398-1741637544807.png"><p>Or join us live for <strong><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/events" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">webinars and events</a> </strong>including 101 semi-live office hours, product updates, demos and more!</p><p><br></p><h3><strong>What is HeyGen?</strong></h3><p>At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. We believe you shouldn't need fancy equipment or infinite resources to share your best ideas with the world.</p><p>Over 1 billion hours of videos are watched daily on YouTube, and the average person watches 17 hours of video each week.</p><p>If your business wants customers, it needs videos. But traditional video production can be a nightmare. Cameras, actors, locations, editing software, reshoots...it all adds up.&nbsp;The average cost? At least $1,000 per minute.</p><p>That's where HeyGen comes in. We've revolutionized video creation by using AI to remove the barriers. No camera, no budget, no headaches. Just write your script and let our AI do the rest!</p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Making your first video</strong></h3><p>Get started with HeyGen by learning the basics of creating your first video. From selecting templates to adding your own media, we’ve got you covered.</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-create-and-edit-videos-in-heygen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creating and editing videos in HeyGen: a step-by-step guide</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-public-avatars-in-heygen-to-quickly-create-videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Choosing a Public Avatar</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-write-and-use-video-scripts-in-heygen-for-engaging-videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Writing and using Scripts</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-ai-voice-for-high-quality-video-narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Using Voices for high-quality narration</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-templates-in-heygen-to-streamline-video-creation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Using Templates to streamline video creation</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-manage-and-use-video-assets-in-heygen-to-maximize-efficiency" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Video Assets: adding text, visual elements and music</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-maintain-brand-consistency-with-heygens-brand-kit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maintaining brand consistency with HeyGen's Brand Kit</a></h4><p><br></p><p>Prefer to learn via video? Check out the beginner's guide demo below!</p><div><div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c8DAbHmayT0?rel=0&amp;start=1741626342840" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;"></iframe></div></div><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Custom Avatars</strong></h3><p>Bring your ideas to life with custom avatars! Discover how to create hyper-realistic or stylized avatars that perfectly match your vision.</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/custom-avatars-how-to-create-digital-twins-or-fully-ai-generated-avatars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Custom avatars: HeyGen's 3 creation pathways explained</a></h4><h4 class="ql-indent-2"><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-video-avatars-in-heygen-for-fast-video-personalization" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hyper Realistic Avatars: creating your digital twin with a selfie video</a></h4><h4 class="ql-indent-2"><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-create-photo-avatars-in-heygen-to-personalize-your-videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Photo Avatars: creating your digital twin with photos</a></h4><h4 class="ql-indent-2"><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/generate-avatars-from-text-prompts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Generate Avatars: from text</a> <a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/generate-avatars-from-text-prompts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prompts</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/avatar-and-voice-shooting-tips-and-tricks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Practices for creating high quality AI avatars and voices</a></h4><p><br></p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/generate-looks-photo-avatars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Generate Looks: change your Photo Avatars' outfits and surroundings with text</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/prompting-best-practices-for-generating-looks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prompting best practices for generating avatar looks</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/prompting-best-practices-for-adding-motion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prompting best practices for adding Motion to avatars</a></h4><p><br></p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-interactive-avatars-in-heygen-a-comprehensive-overview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Interactive Avatars: creating a virtual assistant or customer support agent</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/community-avatars-make-your-custom-avatars-available-to-all-heygen-users" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Community Avatars: make your custom avatars available to all HeyGen users</a></h4><p><br></p><h3><strong>Translation</strong></h3><p>Reach global audiences with ease using HeyGen’s AI-powered translation tools. Create multilingual content seamlessly.</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-translate-and-localize-your-existing-videos-in-heygen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Translating and localizing your videos to 175 languages and dialects</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-brand-voice-in-heygen-to-maintain-consistency-in-video-translations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brand Voice: maintaining consistent pronunciation across translated videos</a></h4><p><br></p><p><strong>Enterprise Plan translation features</strong></p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-proofread-in-heygen-to-ensure-translation-accuracy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Proofread: ensuring translation accuracy</a></h4><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Custom Voices</strong></h3><p>Add a unique voice to your videos with HeyGen’s custom voice feature. Learn how to upload, adjust, and fine-tune for the perfect sound.</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-ai-voice-for-high-quality-video-narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Using custom and stock voices for high-quality narration</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-third-party-voices-from-elevenlabs-openai-and-others-in-heygen-2025-01-07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Integrating third-party voices from ElevenLabs, LMNT, Play.ht, Cartesia and more</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-customize-your-video-narration-with-heygens-voices-api" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Customizing HeyGen Voices via API</a></h4><p><br></p><h3><strong>Workspaces and Organization</strong></h3><p>Keep your projects streamlined and your team in sync. Master the art of organizing your HeyGen workspace.</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-customize-your-space-settings-in-heygen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Customizing roles, access, and space settings</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-manage-projects-and-drafts-in-heygen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Managing Projects and Drafts</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-manage-multiple-teams-or-projects-using-the-sub-spaces" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sub-spaces: managing multiple teams or projects</a></h4><p><br></p><h3><strong>How To Guides by Use Case</strong></h3><p>Step-by-step tutorials tailored to your use case, from marketing to training, ads, product walkthroughs and more.</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-create-a-product-explainer-video-in-heygen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Product explainers</a></h4><p>feature walkthroughs, user testimonials, demonstrations</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-create-social-media-videos-using-heygen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Social media</a></h4><p>product promotion, brand stories, education</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/step-by-step-guide-create-engaging-e-learning-courses-educational-lectures-motivational-videos-and-tutorials" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">E-learning courses</a></h4><p>lectures, tutorials, motivational messages</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-create-effective-ads-using-heygen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ads</a> </h4><p>brand awareness, lead generation, sales conversion</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-personalized-sales-outreach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Personalized sales outreach</a> </h4><p>outbounding, lead followup, pre-call messages, post-meeting summaries</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-event-marketing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event marketing</a></h4><p>pre-event promotion, recaps, summaries, invites</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-product-announcements" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Product announcements</a></h4><p>new launches, service introductions, update releases)</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-on-demand-webinars-and-podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Webinars and podcasts</a></h4><p>video podcasts, webinars, promotions</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-how-to-videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How-to videos</a> </h4><p>getting started guides, step-by-step tutorials, tips and best practices</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-corporate-training" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Corporate training</a></h4><p>compliance and safety, diversity and inclusion, leadership skills, software</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-training-videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skills-based training</a> </h4><p>sales, marketing, IT, corporate</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-brand-videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brand videos</a></h4><p>company updates, content roundup, industry trends</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-sales-presentations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sales presentation</a></h4><p>sales pitches, product demos, product launch</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-newsletters-and-community-updates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Newsletters &amp; community updates</a> </h4><p>news, content roundups, industry trends</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-ai-sdr-sales-development-representative-with-interactive-avatars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI SDR with Interactive Avatars</a></h4><p>automating sales interactions, engaging prospects, streamlining your business development efforts</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-movie-and-music-reviews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Movie and Music Reviews</a></h4><p>Produce avatar-led entertainment reviews</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-ai-generated-music-videos-and-short-films" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI Music Videos &amp; Short Films</a></h4><p>Create dynamic visual stories powered by avatars</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-hr-and-onboarding-training" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HR &amp; Onboarding Training</a></h4><p>Standardize onboarding with engaging video walkthroughs</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-leadership-updates-and-internal-communications" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leadership Updates &amp; Internal Comms</a></h4><p>Share executive messaging company-wide</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-create-success-story-and-testimonial-videos-with-heygen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Success Stories &amp; Testimonials</a></h4><p>Turn written stories into visual proof</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-safety-training" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Safety Training</a></h4><p>Deliver critical safety info with clarity and consistency</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-compliance-training" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Compliance Training</a></h4><p>Make mandatory content engaging and digestible</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-language-learning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Language Learning</a></h4><p>Teach vocabulary and pronunciation across languages</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-historical-storytelling" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Historical Storytelling</a></h4><p>Narrate events and bring history to life</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-fortune-telling-and-astrology" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fortune Telling &amp; Astrology</a></h4><p>Add a mystical twist with AI-generated horoscopes</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-documentary-style-narrative-videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Documentary-Style Narratives</a></h4><p>Craft informative, story-driven content</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-product-review" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Product Reviews</a></h4><p>Share customer reviews or influencer-style breakdowns</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-ai-tutorials" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI Tutorials</a></h4><p>Guide users through AI tools or workflows</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-religious-content" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Religious Content</a></h4><p>Share messages, teachings, or spiritual reflections</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-financial-knowledge-sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Financial Knowledge Sharing</a></h4><p>Educate audiences on budgeting, investing, or fintech</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-motivational-content" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Motivational Content</a></h4><p>Inspire with avatar-driven pep talks and affirmations</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-medical-knowledge-sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medical Knowledge Sharing</a></h4><p>Explain health topics clearly and accurately</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-news-updates-and-weather-forecasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">News Updates &amp; Weather Forecasts</a></h4><p>Deliver timely updates in a broadcast-style format</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Advanced Tools &amp; Features</strong></h3><p>Got the basics down and want to dive in deeper? Check out some of HeyGen's more in-depth tools and features below.</p><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-interactive-avatars-in-heygen-a-comprehensive-overview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Interactive Avatars: create virtual assistants or support agents that engage in real-time</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/product-placement-create-avatars-including-products" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Product Placement: create avatars including products</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-generate-a-video-ad-from-a-link-using-url-to-video" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">URL-to-Video: generate a video ad from a link</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-integrate-chatgpt-with-heygen-to-enhance-your-video-script-with-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Integrating ChatGPT with HeyGen to enhance scripts</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/personalized-video" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Personalized Video: videos that address users by name and more</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/resources/how-to-use-heygen-for-hubspot-to-create-personalized-ai-videos-at-scale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Personalized Video: HubSpot integration</a></h4><h4><a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/clubs/api-builders-au0/resources/how-to-use-heygens-api-a-step-by-step-walkthrough-2024-12-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Use HeyGen's API to send personalized messages</a></h4><p><br></p><h3><strong>API</strong></h3><p>Ready to integrate HeyGen into your projects and existing workflows? Explore our <a href="https://docs.heygen.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">API Docs site</a>'s documentation and discussions to discover how developers can leverage our powerful tools.</p><p><br></p><p>Don't see what you're looking for? Ask questions or make feature requests in our <a href="https://community.heygen.com/home/forum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forums</a> or visit our <a href="https://help.heygen.com/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Help Center</a> for more support! </p>

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