# Hedra’s Character-1 ## [**Hedra is a new AI video tool that lets you create animated speaking characters.**](https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/ai-image-video/i-tried-hedra-a-new-ai-video-tool-that-lets-you-create-animated-speaking-characters-and-i-was-blown-away) {% embed url="" %} Hedra’s Character-1 model allows users to create lip-synced videos from a still image, adding expressive movements and greater levels of animation. It’s currently free during the research preview, allowing users to experiment and help test the model and moderation tools. Despite a 30-second video cap and low resolution, Hedra is one of those rare things that makes me go ‘wow.’ Future plans include creating a multimodal studio for fully controllable and realistic characters capable of expressive dialogue, movement, etc. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://metaverse-imagen.gitbook.io/ai-tools-research/ai-tools-main-categories/audio-speech-and-music/lip-sync-and-animated-avatars/hedras-character-1.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.