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Resource Directory: learn the basics & explore advanced features

Resource Directory: learn the basics & explore advanced features
# Getting Started

Step-by-step Guides to help you create professional-looking videos in minutes!

December 20, 2024 · Last updated on June 12, 2025
Resource Directory: learn the basics & explore advanced features
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.


What is HeyGen?

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.
Over 1 billion hours of videos are watched daily on YouTube, and the average person watches 17 hours of video each week.
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. The average cost? At least $1,000 per minute.
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!


HeyGen Academy

Visit our follow-along self-paced video courses for a guided tour through HeyGen's essentials and advanced features!


HeyGen Academy: 101

New to HeyGen? Visit our 101 course for a guided walkthrough of all of HeyGen's main features!


HeyGen Academy: AI Studio

Ready to up your editing game with advanced voice, design, and animation features?


Webinars and events

Register for events and webinars or watch replays, including:
  • product updates, use case showcases and more!


Making your first video

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.

Creating and editing videos in HeyGen: a step-by-step guide

Choosing a Public Avatar

Writing and using Scripts

How to add and customize captions in HeyGen

Polishing your videos with premium scene transitions and animations

Fine-tune your avatar’s speech with Voice Mirroring and Voice Director

Using Voices for high-quality narration

Choosing the right voice engine in HeyGen: ElevenLabs, Panda, or Starfish

Using Templates to streamline video creation

Video Assets: adding text, visual elements and music

Maintaining brand consistency with HeyGen's Brand Kit


Prefer to learn via video? Check out the beginner's guide demo below!




Custom Avatars

Bring your ideas to life with custom avatars! Discover how to create hyper-realistic or stylized avatars that perfectly match your vision.

Custom avatars: HeyGen's creation pathways explained

Hyper Realistic Avatars: creating your digital twin with a selfie video

Introducing Avatar IV: Create talking Avatars from a single photo

Photo Avatars: creating your digital twin with photos

Generate Avatars: from text prompts

Best Practices for creating high quality AI avatars



Generate Looks: change your avatar's outfits and surroundings with text

Prompting best practices for generating avatar looks

Gesture Control: adding gestures, realism and expression to your avatars

Prompting best practices for adding Motion to avatars

Prompt Like a Pro: How to Create Better AI Avatars, Voices & Motion in HeyGen 



Interactive Avatars: creating a virtual assistant or customer support agent

Community Avatars: make your custom avatars available to all HeyGen users



Translation

Reach global audiences with ease using HeyGen’s AI-powered translation tools. Create multilingual content seamlessly.

Translating and localizing your videos to 175 languages and dialects

Brand Voice: maintaining consistent pronunciation across translated videos


Enterprise Plan translation features

Proofread: ensuring translation accuracy




Custom Voices

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.

Using custom and stock voices for high-quality narration

Best practices for creating lifelike voice clones & Custom Voices

Integrating third-party voices from ElevenLabs, LMNT, Play.ht, Cartesia and more

Customizing HeyGen Voices via API

Ultimate guide to hyper-realistic Custom Voice Cloning



Workspaces and Organization

Keep your projects streamlined and your team in sync. Master the art of organizing your HeyGen workspace.

Customizing roles, access, and space settings

Managing Projects and Drafts

Sub-spaces: managing multiple teams or projects

Video collaboration 101: Collaborate on video projects in real time



How To Guides by Use Case

Step-by-step tutorials tailored to your use case, from marketing to training, ads, product walkthroughs and more.

Product explainers

feature walkthroughs, user testimonials, demonstrations

Social media

product promotion, brand stories, education

E-learning courses

lectures, tutorials, motivational messages

Ads

brand awareness, lead generation, sales conversion

Personalized sales outreach

outbounding, lead followup, pre-call messages, post-meeting summaries

Event marketing

pre-event promotion, recaps, summaries, invites

Product announcements

new launches, service introductions, update releases)

Webinars and podcasts

video podcasts, webinars, promotions

How-to videos

getting started guides, step-by-step tutorials, tips and best practices

Corporate training

compliance and safety, diversity and inclusion, leadership skills, software

Skills-based training

sales, marketing, IT, corporate

Brand videos

company updates, content roundup, industry trends

Sales presentation

sales pitches, product demos, product launch

Newsletters & community updates

news, content roundups, industry trends

AI SDR with Interactive Avatars

automating sales interactions, engaging prospects, streamlining your business development efforts

Movie and Music Reviews

Produce avatar-led entertainment reviews

AI Music Videos & Short Films

Create dynamic visual stories powered by avatars

HR & Onboarding Training

Standardize onboarding with engaging video walkthroughs

Leadership Updates & Internal Comms

Share executive messaging company-wide

Success Stories & Testimonials

Turn written stories into visual proof

Safety Training

Deliver critical safety info with clarity and consistency

Compliance Training

Make mandatory content engaging and digestible

Language Learning

Teach vocabulary and pronunciation across languages

Historical Storytelling

Narrate events and bring history to life

Fortune Telling & Astrology

Add a mystical twist with AI-generated horoscopes

Documentary-Style Narratives

Craft informative, story-driven content

Product Reviews

Share customer reviews or influencer-style breakdowns

AI Tutorials

Guide users through AI tools or workflows

Religious Content

Share messages, teachings, or spiritual reflections

Financial Knowledge Sharing

Educate audiences on budgeting, investing, or fintech

Motivational Content

Inspire with avatar-driven pep talks and affirmations

Medical Knowledge Sharing

Explain health topics clearly and accurately

News Updates & Weather Forecasts

Deliver timely updates in a broadcast-style format



Advanced Tools & Features

Got the basics down and want to dive in deeper? Check out some of HeyGen's more in-depth tools and features below.

Interactive Avatars: create virtual assistants or support agents that engage in real-time

Product Placement: create avatars including products

URL-to-Video: generate a video ad from a link

Integrating ChatGPT with HeyGen to enhance scripts

Personalized Video: videos that address users by name and more

Personalized Video: HubSpot integration

Use HeyGen's API to send personalized messages



API

Ready to integrate HeyGen into your projects and existing workflows? Explore our API Docs site's documentation and discussions to discover how developers can leverage our powerful tools.

Don't see what you're looking for? Ask questions or make feature requests in our Forums or visit our Help Center for more support!
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