Whether you’re making a marketing video, a product walkthrough video, or an onboarding video, having a voice over is non-negotiable.
You might say: “But I can just add some background music and be done with it!”
Sure, you can do that – but not without repercussions.
Your viewers or intended audience might:
Now you can go about adding a voice over to your video in two ways – Human voice overs and AI voice overs. Let’s dive in the pros and cons of each and then learn how you can make a voice over video with no equipment using AI avatars.
This is the traditional way of going about it. When you choose to hire a professional voice over artist or do it yourself, you stand to benefit a lot.
That being said, it can also be quite a cumbersome process.
Clearly, the cons outweigh the pros.
So what you can do instead is use a text to video AI tool like Rephrase Studio to utilize the power of AI voice overs.
It’s hard to find a one-stop solution for all the cons listed above; but not impossible.
AI voice overs use generative AI’s text-to-speech power to convert plain text into speech. That means that you could enter any text, for example, ‘It is a beautiful day today!’ and with the click of a button these text will be converted into a voice over.
Perhaps the only con to using an AI voice over is the limited range of emotions in speech. While advances in AI are continuously improving this aspect, very specific emotions like exhilaration, sadness, cheerfulness, etc can currently not be on point.
So now that you better understand the pros and cons of using AI voice overs instead of human voice overs, let’s see how you can go about utilizing them.
Depending on where you want to post or use your video, see the format in which you’d want to make it.
Since you are creating this video on an AI video creation platform, you have complete flexibility to pick what you want the background to look like.
These backgrounds can range from solid colors to dynamic gradients. Understand what will pique your target audience’s interest, what is most apt for your brand’s look, and zero in on the right background accordingly.
Include all the important information you want to cover in your video in a structured manner. Start with a strong hook, use a conversational tone, limit it to 3-4 sentences per video frame, and don’t make the script too long and convoluted.
Read more: How to Write a Video Script (Expert Tips + Best Practices)
Once done, simply paste the script in the AI video creation platform.
Pro tip: Rephrase Studio allows you to add pauses after sentences in AI videos. This avoids a robotic, continuous reading style. Pauses typically range from 0.25s-1s but can be customized to your requirements.
While most videos are made in English, you can also localize your videos by picking from the 100+ languages and accents available. So whether you’re looking for Spanish, French, or Arabic, you’re sorted.
Pro tip: Add stock footage relevant to particular sections of your script to boost the visual quality of your video. For example, if you’re talking about safety practices when choosing a password for your work laptop, add a stock footage of someone carrying out this activity in their home or workplace.
Once you’ve sorted all these, all you need to do is hit export and your AI video is ready.
So that’s it! In just 5 easy steps, you can create a high-quality, professional video using AI voice overs (and an AI avatar if you choose!).
Want to test the waters? Create a FREE AI video with Rephrase Studio to see how you like creating a video with AI voice overs.