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Русский(RU) Kling аватар не говорит по-русски: что делать бренду, который уже присмотрел говорящего двойника

AI avatars struggle with Russian lip-sync, forcing workarounds

Several AI avatar services, including Kling Avatar, HeyGen, Reely, and Pika, struggle with accurate Russian lip-syncing due to phonetic complexities. While Kling Avatar officially supports only Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean, users in Russia are employing workarounds like generating video without speech and adding Russian voiceovers separately. Services like HeyGen claim high synchronization accuracy but independent testing reveals issues with Russian phonemes. Niche providers also offer varying quality, making it difficult for brands to choose a reliable solution without direct testing. Experts also caution that even perfect lip-syncing may not capture the emotional nuance crucial for brand messaging. AI

IMPACT Brands must test AI avatar services directly for Russian language support, as current offerings have limitations in lip-sync accuracy.

RANK_REASON The article discusses limitations and workarounds for existing AI avatar tools, rather than a new release or significant industry shift.

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AI avatars struggle with Russian lip-sync, forcing workarounds

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