vidBoard

I create videos for several clients as part of their marketing and SEO strategy. Over the past year, I've been working with short scripts, adding background video to bring them to life. Some days, it takes me a dozen takes—and way too much time—to get it just right.

Talking head videos work well when you're building your personal brand, but doing them for multiple clients can dilute your own image. So instead, I created a few "characters" using ChatGPT and overlaid them in the foreground, with video running in the background. It was decent, but nothing groundbreaking.

To streamline the process, I turned to Grok (X's free AI) and shared my challenge and budget.

Grok recommended vidBoard, which turned out to be a perfect fit. Within an hour, I purchased the Tier 3 plan and created my first video. For years, I’ve relied on Camtasia Studio and Canva to make videos, and I still use Camtasia for things like YouTube subscribe animations and similar effects. But having a clean, AI-generated avatar deliver the script has made my workflow so much more efficient.

At the moment, you're limited to a set number of characters per slide, but that’s expected to expand. The real game-changer is how reliably the avatar delivers the script in a single take—no more retakes. Even if you download the video and enhance it later with animations or effects, having the "talking head" segment nailed from the start saves a ton of time.

Eventually, I plan to upgrade to the top tier so my VA can jump in and help create videos, too. If you're producing client videos—or building your own brand—I (and Grok) highly recommend starting with at least Tier 3 if you can swing it!