Generate video from a text prompt in HeyGen
HeyGen
Demo summary
The presenter uses HeyGen's video generator to create a short cartoon-style clip of an avatar crossing a street with a dog based on a simple text description.
Step-by-step
- Select the 'Generate a video from a prompt' tool
- Choose an avatar from your saved library
- Enter a text description of the scene in the prompt box
- Specify a visual style, such as 'cartoon style'
- Review the generated scenes
- Download the video to watch in full screen
Options
- Use a suggested prompt idea
- Edit the generated scenes
- Add captions to the video
Tips
- Avoid setting strict rules if you want to see the AI's own creativity
- Keep prompts simple to allow the AI to interpret the core idea effectively
Highlights
“HeyGen interpreted the prompt in its own way and turned it into a whole little explainer, but it still captured the core idea.”
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- Watch “HeyGen Overview - (2026) I Built an AI Avatar That Actually Looks Real” →
Text to Video
- 3:551:06Generate video from a text prompt in HeyGenCurrentThe presenter uses HeyGen's video generator to create a short cartoon-style clip of an avatar crossing a street with a dog based on a simple text description.Daniel Davidson