The Visper platform for generating video clips with photorealistic and animated characters is now available in English. The English-language version of the platform was premiered at Web Summit 2021, a major international technology conference held from November 1 to 4 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Users around the world can now create visual content on Visper. In addition to the translated interface, it is now possible to generate speech in English: all the user needs to do is input their text, and their avatar will read it out with the correct pronunciation.

Previously, Visper users created video clips that could be understood by the 200 million Russian-speakers in the world. Now, their potential audience has increased over eightfold, expanding to encompass the approximately 1.5 billion people who speak English worldwide.

New characters have also been added to the platform. Video clips can now be made with three realistic avatars (Elena, Pyotr, and Eva) and three animated avatars (Matilda, Vi, and Kira). A variety of appearances and costumes are available for the characters, as well as four female and two male voices for the Russian voice-over, and five female and male voices each for the English voice-over. Users can upload their own audio track, and the characters’ facial expressions will adapt to it. Users can also mark each avatar’s speech for intonation, incorporating pauses and emphasis, and add gestures, music, and a background. Videos can be based on presentations, and users can animate their own photographs and insert them in the clip.

Visper enables content creators and information product developers to experiment with formats and create quality material more quickly and at a lower cost. The platform can be used to make creative video clips without expensive, protracted filming, animate text content with the use of video, efficiently generate visual material for dynamic content (news, announcements), and personalize communication.

Users can create up to two minutes of video free each month. Both pay-per-minute and subscription rates are available. Businesses also have access to personalized rates depending on the nature of their operations.

David Rafalovsky, executive vice president, Sberbank; CTO, Sber; head of Technology:

“The platform was only launched six months ago, and it is already available to users worldwide. Seventeen thousand people currently use the service daily, creating videos starring our characters, each of whom is unique and suits different audiences and purposes. An English-language interface was the next logical step in the project's development. This will enable us to attract an international audience and introduce our designs to the world.”