How do I customize an Avatar?

Learn how to customize an avatar in Synthesia — change its outfit, space, pose, and position to build realistic, on-brand videos.

Written by Jess Diaz-Gomes
Updated this week

What is Avatar customization?

Customizing an avatar helps your videos feel more realistic and on-brand. You can change an avatar's outfit and space, apply your branding, and adjust its pose and position to fit your layout. This guide shows you how to select, customize, and edit an avatar in the video editor.

Which Avatars does this work for?

Background and Outfit customization is available for:

• Customizable stock avatars
• Personal avatars created from a photo

📚 If you’re using a personal avatar, see How do I create personal avatars from photo? to learn more about setup and requirements.

Select an Avatar in a space

1. In the video editor, select Avatar
2. In the avatar picker, select the avatar you wish to use.
3. You will be able to see which outfits the avatar currently has.
4. Change the space of the avatar, by selecting See spaces.
5. Choose from your most recent spaces to place the avatar in the scene
6. Alternatively, you can select any existing space that you want the avatar to be embedded in.

Customize an Avatar

1. In the video editor, select Avatar

2. In the avatar picker, select Customize Avatars CTA

3. Select the avatar you wish to use

4. Select the pose you wish the avatar to be in:

5. Standing

   2. Seated

6. You can also select the position of where you want the avatar to be in the space:

7. Left

   2. Middle
   3. Right

8. Select a Brandkit ( Enterprise only) you also have the option to:

9. Use brand kit colors

   2. Add logo on outfit
   3. Add logo to space

10. Add the prompt for both the avatar's outfit and space.

11. To generate a prompt from your script, select the write a prompt based on your script option

12. Enterprise users will also have the option to upload a reference image for both the avatars outfit and background.

13. Select Generate

14. Creation time will take around 2-4 minutes

15. You will then have several variations to choose from

16. Select Use in video and the avatar will be saved to your Library.

Edit a customized avatar

1. Select the avatar you wish to edit

2. Select Customize Avatar button

3. Choose from Replace outfit or Replace Space

4. Add a new prompt to edit customization

5. To generate a prompt from your script, select the write a prompt based on your script option.

6. Select Generate

7. You can also change the avatar's pose using the Camera button, select the

8. Pose

   2. Zoom

9. Once selected the new pose will generate

💡 Want to keep editing your video whilst the new version of the avatar generates? Close the window and select Minimize - generation will continue in the background💡

💬 FAQs

Can I customize an avatar's outfit, which has been shared with me?

No, you are only able to customize your own personal avatar's outfits or the customizable avatars already provided by Synthesia.

Why does my avatar look a different color after I customize its outfit?

Customizing an outfit can change the avatar's color by a small amount, so the result may not match the original avatar exactly. To get a closer match, generate the outfit again, then apply the version that looks closest to the original.

Why can't I see the "Create outfit" option for my avatar?

Outfit customization is only available for customizable stock avatars and personal avatars created from a photo. If the Create outfit option does not appear in the avatar picker, the avatar you have selected does not support outfit customization. Customization is also only available for Express-2 avatars — if your avatar is an older version, the option will not appear.

Can I share a custom outfit with my team?

You can share custom outfits with individual users or your entire workspace. See How do I share a custom outfit or space? to learn how.

What's next?

📚 Learn how to animate avatars in How do I create Avatar B-roll clips in Synthesia?