General Introduction
SadTalker is an open source tool that combines a single still portrait photo with an audio file to create realistic talking head videos for a wide range of scenarios such as personalized messages, educational content, and more. The revolutionary use of 3D modeling technologies such as ExpNet and PoseVAE excels in capturing subtle facial expressions and head movements. Users can utilize SadTalker technology in both personal and commercial projects such as messaging, teaching or marketing.
Function List
Synchronize facial movements and expressions using audio
- Convert Still Portrait Photos to Motion Video
- Synchronized lip-sync animation of audio files
Supports full body mode and expression enhancer function
Provides a configurable WebUI interface
The technology can be used through Discord integration
Provide detailed development and usage documentation
Support for Windows, Linux/Unix and macOS
Using Help
Install the required Anaconda, Python and git
Follow the documentation to install the environment and download the model
Animation generation using native WebUI or command line interface
Attention:
- Choose a clear, front-facing portrait photo for best results
- Use clear audio files to ensure accurate lip syncing
Depending on the resources available on the web, here are the basic steps for using SadTalker:
- environmental preparation:
- If you don't have a Python environment, install Anaconda.
- Install NVIDIA cuda-toolkit to use GPU acceleration on computers with NVIDIA graphics cards. Processing will be slower if only the CPU is used.
- Model and library installation:
- Download and install the required model and library files. These files usually need to be placed in a specific directory, for example
. /checkpoints/
maybe. /gfpgan/weights/
The
- Download and install the required model and library files. These files usually need to be placed in a specific directory, for example
- FFMPEG Video Library Installation:
- Install FFMPEG, which is necessary to generate videos.
- TTS Voice Conversion Library Installation:
- Install the edge-tts library to convert text to speech.
- Using the Web UI:
- By clicking on the
webui.bat
Launch SadTalker's Web UI. - In the Web UI, upload the image to the specified area and set the parameters when converting the digital person.
- After generating the digitizer video, you can view the results in the interface.
- By clicking on the
- Command Line Usage:
- If more optionality is sought, SadTalker can be used by way of command line scripting.
- When using the command line, you can run
task.sh
file to easily generate tasks.
- caveat:
- When using it, make sure the image is of good quality for best results.
- If an error is encountered, such as
libiomp5md.dll
Conflicts, try to find out what is happening in theapp.py
Setting environment variables inKMP_DUPLICATE_LIB_OK=TRUE
to resolve.
The above steps are summarized based on tutorials and user experience on the web, and the exact operation may vary. It is recommended that you refer to the official SadTalker documentation and community tutorials for the most up-to-date and detailed instructions.