Craft personalized video messages from Santa with Synthesia’s new tool

A new AI tool from Synthesia enables users to create personalized video messages from a realistic digital Santa Claus, offering holiday greetings in 140 languages.

What’s new: Synthesia’s AI video platform now features a digital Santa avatar that can deliver customized holiday messages in a realistic, natural way.

• The platform offers various templates featuring cozy Christmas settings with Santa seated in a comfortable chair
• Users can create personalized messages that Santa will deliver in any of 140 different languages
• All messages undergo content screening to maintain family-friendly standards

Technical capabilities: Synthesia employs advanced AI technology to create lifelike video messages through text-to-speech and video generation systems.

• Santa is the newest addition to Synthesia’s library of over 230 pre-designed AI avatars
• The platform processes user-submitted text to generate realistic video content
• OpenAI has also introduced a “Santa Mode” for ChatGPT with Advanced Voice Mode, described as “merry and bright”

How it works: Creating a personalized Santa message involves a straightforward four-step process.

• Users begin by selecting their preferred template from Synthesia’s Santa video generator page
• Next, they compose their personalized message, with the option to use AI writing assistance
• The platform processes the submission within minutes, generating a video of Santa delivering the message
• Finally, users receive the completed video via email for sharing with friends and family

Looking ahead: While AI-generated holiday content represents a novel use of synthetic media technology, it also signals the growing normalization of AI-created personalized experiences in everyday life, raising questions about the future intersection of tradition and technology in holiday celebrations.