Blog post → talking-head avatar video

Take any blog/article URL and produce a vertical (or square) talking-head video with a chosen avatar reading a summarized version of the post.

When to use this skill

• Source is a blog post / opinion piece / explainer with substantial body text.
• Output should feel like a person delivering the take, not an edited promo with stock b-roll.
• An avatar (image URL or characterId) is available, or the user accepts the default avatar.
• For an edited short with stock visuals, use revid-article-to-short instead.

Inputs

Step-by-step

1. Validate the URL.
2. If the user gave an avatar image URL, set avatar.url. If they gave a saved character ID, set characterIds: [id] (and leave avatar omitted).
3. POST the payload below.
4. Poll /status (canonical loop in the Polling section below).
5. Return videoUrl.

API call template

POST /api/public/v3/render
Host: www.revid.ai
Content-Type: application/json
key: $REVID_API_KEY

{
  "workflow": "article-to-video",
  "source": {
    "url": "{BLOG_URL}",
    "scrapingPrompt": "Extract the article body. Skip header, navigation, related posts, and footer."
  },
  "aspectRatio": "9:16",
  "avatar": {
    "enabled": true,
    "url": "{AVATAR_IMAGE_URL}",
    "removeBackground": true,
    "imageModel": "good"
  },
  "voice": {
    "enabled": true,
    "voiceId": "aria-en-us",
    "stability": 0.65,
    "speed": 1.0,
    "language": "en-US",
    "enhanceAudio": true
  },
  "captions": { "enabled": true, "position": "bottom", "autoCrop": true },
  "music":    { "enabled": false },
  "media": {
    "type": "moving-image",
    "density": "low",
    "animation": "soft",
    "placeAvatarInContext": true
  },
  "options": {
    "targetDuration": 60,
    "summarizationPreference": "summarize",
    "hasToGenerateCover": true
  },
  "render": { "resolution": "1080p", "frameRate": 30 }
}

Notes:

• placeAvatarInContext: true composites the avatar over a relevant background (vs a plain green-screen feel).
• media.density: "low" keeps cuts minimal so the talking head can carry the video.
• music.enabled: false is the default — voice-driven content reads better without competing audio.

Consistent characters

If the user wants the same face across many posts, create a character once and reuse the ID: