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Synthesia pros and cons

Vendor: Synthesia
4.4 out of 5
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PROS

Synthesia enables the quick creation of high-quality learning content, significantly reducing production time compared to traditional methods.
Its AI capabilities, including voice features, offer realistic audio quality with accurate regional accents, making it comparable to human recordings.
No post-production is necessary as Synthesia provides ready-to-share content immediately upon creation.
Users find that Synthesia assists with creating HD quality videos, complete with text and animations superior to other platforms.
Synthesia facilitates video animations and voiceovers, making it highly suitable for internal training and communication purposes.

CONS

Synthesia is expensive and its pricing could be more affordable.
Video quality and the editing component require improvement, including integration elements with other platforms.
Enhancement in the number of avatars and their customization is needed, such as lip-syncing and animation features.
The audio component and translation capabilities have significant room for improvement to avoid sounding robotic.
Technical support response time should be faster and glitches need to be resolved.
 

Synthesia Pros review quotes

JP
Cultural and Quality Manager at Openreach
Oct 9, 2023
There is no need for post-production as the content is ready to be shared as soon as it's created.
Mark Kim - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Content Developer at Snowflake Computing
Oct 17, 2023
One improvement in our organization was that we could produce videos quickly. It increased our footprint as a small team, making us look like a bigger team because of that automated pipeline.
Forrest McFeeters - PeerSpot reviewer
Instructional Designer IV at SOLERSrg
Oct 4, 2023
The product's initial setup was easy, and it wasn't hard at all.
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Caroline Roberts - PeerSpot reviewer
Learning Experience Designer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Oct 24, 2023
In terms of the product's initial setup, I can say that it is extremely user-friendly.
Vivian Adegoju - PeerSpot reviewer
AI video Editor at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 4, 2023
The feature I find most valuable is animation.
Benjamin Reubendran - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. E- learning developer at CARESYNTAX, INC.
Oct 3, 2023
The AI is the most valuable feature.
Zaynah Danquah - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Instructional Designer at 24/7 TEACH
Oct 19, 2023
It is very easy to make changes in the script and works well with other programs as well.
Julian Jernigan - PeerSpot reviewer
Instructional Design Consultant at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
Oct 18, 2023
The solution helps us save time.
Paul Akinleye - PeerSpot reviewer
Thinkium Ambassador at Thinkium Foundation
Oct 16, 2023
Synthesia videos have HD quality, and the text and animations are better than other platforms.
Fraser Gordon - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Content Developer at Kinaxis
Oct 10, 2023
Before Synthesia, recording a 20-minute script could take about one to two days. I had to review the recording to find background noise and edit it. If any change was identified, I had to redo the project. However, with Synthesia, I can have a recording within 20 minutes. It would only need minor tweaks. You could tell the difference between AI recording and human recording, but it improved the course of time in which we made the recording. Our Japanese customers didn't believe that it was AI voice. The tool's most valuable feature is quickly converting text into a usable audio format. It converts quality text to audio with an accent appropriate for regional dialects.
 

Synthesia Cons review quotes

JP
Cultural and Quality Manager at Openreach
Oct 9, 2023
Providing the capability to feature two avatars on-screen simultaneously for interactive communication would be a valuable enhancement.
Mark Kim - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Content Developer at Snowflake Computing
Oct 17, 2023
In the beginning, it was kind of a learning curve trying to get that pipeline set up correctly.
Forrest McFeeters - PeerSpot reviewer
Instructional Designer IV at SOLERSrg
Oct 4, 2023
I think Synthesia's audio component could be drastically improved...There's not a whole lot of direction available anywhere on how to do things well on the platform.
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Caroline Roberts - PeerSpot reviewer
Learning Experience Designer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Oct 24, 2023
With Synthesia, I hope that some of its features related to the translation portion will come into place soon...everything in the solution still sounds and looks slightly robotic.
Vivian Adegoju - PeerSpot reviewer
AI video Editor at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 4, 2023
One aspect I'd like to see improvements in is the customization of avatars.
Benjamin Reubendran - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. E- learning developer at CARESYNTAX, INC.
Oct 3, 2023
The video part needs improvement.
Zaynah Danquah - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Instructional Designer at 24/7 TEACH
Oct 19, 2023
There could be animation features for Avatars. It would help us create cartoon animations.
Julian Jernigan - PeerSpot reviewer
Instructional Design Consultant at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
Oct 18, 2023
I have encountered glitches while working with Synthesia for an extended period. I would also like to see multiple avatars on the same screen for non-singular representation.
Paul Akinleye - PeerSpot reviewer
Thinkium Ambassador at Thinkium Foundation
Oct 16, 2023
The process of creating Synthesia enterprise accounts should be made more straightforward.
Fraser Gordon - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Content Developer at Kinaxis
Oct 10, 2023
The AI avatars are good, but sometimes they have unnatural movements. The lip-syncing needs to be improved.