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# 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) 

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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.&#x20;

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.