Organizations the world over are realizing the value of using characters to add speech, gestures, emotion, dialog, and other human qualities to their media.

Whether in training, customer service, or marketing, digital personalities add value to your existing media assets and bring powerful new dimensions to your communications.

The Character Builder™ software installs on your desktop and lets you build royalty-free Flash and video materials using animated talking characters. The Builder works with your existing text, images, and Powerpoint slides to let you rapidly create effective and engaging materials. Best of all, you don't need to be an animator or a programmer to use it. All you need is a message.

The Builder is part of a complete platform that also includes the Character Server™, for server-side Text-to-Speech and dynamic Flash generation. With the optional Server, you can create characters that use "dynamic text" to deliver a stock quote, or call the user by name, for example.


Choose the perfect character.

Pick a character from a wide range of styles, from cartoons to realistic people. Most characters are available in head, bust, and body formats and are capable of speech, emotions, and hand gestures. Many can be customized using swappable clothing, including professional clothing for medical, police, or military applications. Some can even be made in your own likeness using the new PhotoFit feature.

You can use your own voice, or that of a voice talent. Or you can save time and money and use our pre-licensed, high-quality Text-to-Speech packs, available in most major languages.

Think of your character as an actor that reads your screenplay and uses your images, movies, and buttons as props. Our unique approach lets you insert icons representing animations into your text. Animations are then blended together to provide a smooth, natural delivery. Characters exhibit a continuous "live" presence, even when idle. Place your character next to your material, or place your material in a scene with a background and props.

See samples of characters in presentations for eLearning, interactive exercises, soft skills simulations, end-user content creation, AI chat, mobile phones, translation, RSS news feeds, and much more.

The Character Builder sets the standard for functionality, flexibility, and value. Use it alone, or in conjunction with Adobe Captivate™, Microsoft Powerpoint™, Articulate Presenter™, and other leading tools. Why not view a short flash demo. Better yet, download it today and try it free for 15 days.

Or try the hosted service.

Looking for a quick way to get started? Sign up for our Character Hosting™ service and create your own character applications online, then add them to your site in minutes. The hosted service provides many of the features of the desktop and server products, but makes them available in a convenient subscription package.