The Character Builder gives non-animators the power to create high-quality Flash character animation. Use it to add a character to your web site or to create character-led training and promotional materials. The Builder produces royalty-free Flash SWF files that can be uploaded to any web server, and played on any Flash 6 or higher player. The Character Builder runs on Windows XP or higher, including Vista.

Character Server

The optional Character Server is used to create applications in which characters speak dynamic text, such as text from a database or a dynamic web page. The Server is normally used in conjunction with Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or 2003 running IIS or Apache web server software, and server-side text-to-speech. The Character Server is available under either a Standard or an Advanced license. The Standard license includes a CGI API that is used by the Builder's External Message feature to support dynamic text and AI. The Advanced license adds a COM API that can be used to replicate most aspects of the Character Builder for use in standalone avatar solutions. Please see the samples page for examples of both API in action.

Additional Characters and Addons

The Character Builder comes with a few characters in each style - additional character products are available at a low cost. Each license lets a Character Builder user create unlimited content using that product. The Character Packs unlock an entire category of products, including future additions within that category. Please see the characters page for information on available characters and character addons, and the services page for more information on custom characters.

Cartoon Style  Al ($20): Qty:  Lisa ($20): Qty:  Becky ($20): Qty:  Wolly ($20): Qty:  William ($20): Qty:  Charlie ($20): Qty:       or Cartoon Pack ($100): Qty:
Illustrated Style  Rick ($15): Qty:  Debby ($15): Qty:  Julie ($15): Qty:  Jimmy ($15): Qty:  Kara ($15): Qty:  Danny ($15): Qty:  Tina ($15): Qty:  Grace ($15): Qty:  Nadia ($15): Qty:       or Illustrated Pack ($100): Qty:	Illustrated Addons Men's Clothes ($10): Qty: Women's Clothes ($10): Qty: Men's Hair ($10): Qty: Women's Hair ($10): Qty: Men's Prop ($10): Qty: Women's Prop ($10): Qty:       or Illustrated Addon Pack ($50): Qty:
Realistic Style  Robert ($15): Qty:  Anna ($15): Qty:  Ben ($15): Qty:  Angela ($15): Qty:  Gene ($15): Qty:  Kate ($15): Qty:  Lee ($15): Qty:  Lily ($15): Qty:  Jason ($10): Qty:  Jenny ($10): Qty:  Mia ($10): Qty:  Trish ($10): Qty:  Stan ($10): Qty:  Peter ($10): Qty:  Derek ($10): Qty:  Nikki ($10): Qty:       or Realistic Pack ($100): Qty:	Realistic Addons Men's Hair 1 ($10): Qty: Men's Hair 2 ($10): Qty: Men's Hair 3 ($10): Qty: Women's Hair 1 ($10): Qty: Women's Hair 2 ($10): Qty: Women's Hair 3 ($10): Qty: Men's Clothes 1 ($10): Qty: Men's Clothes 2 ($10): Qty: Women's Clothes 1 ($10): Qty: Women's Clothes 2 ($10): Qty: Men's Prop ($10): Qty: Women's Prop ($10): Qty: Police Pack ($10): Qty: Soldier Pack ($10): Qty: Medical Pack ($10): Qty:       or Realistic Addon Pack ($100): Qty:
3rd Party  Voyager ($10): Qty:  Annmarie ($20): Qty:  Charles ($20): Qty:  Charlotte ($20): Qty:  Raj ($20): Qty:  Reeta ($20): Qty:  Darryl ($20): Qty:  Dana ($20): Qty:

Speech Packs

The Character Builder comes with the ability to record your own voice, as well as to import audio from a recording studio. A real human voice always sounds best, but many clients enjoy the convenience of high-quality text-to-speech engines, especially for material that is updated frequently. You can use any voice with any character. Note that all Speech Pack sales are final, so please take the time to try your own sample text in the vendor-provided interactive demos.

The Version 7 Loquendo Speech Packs with Expressive Cues™ represent some of the most realistic voices on the market, and are available in many languages. These packages are available for use with the Character Builder and Character Server only, and will not work with other software. They specifically permit the redistribution of the resulting audio when embedded in the output of Media Semantics products. Listen to the samples below, or use the vendor-provided interactive tester. Please contact sales for pricing and ordering information, or use the ask live! icon in the page header when available.

USA English Dave Susan Allison Steven   UK English Simon Kate Elizabeth   Australian English Alan Grace   American Spanish Carlos Soledad Esperanza Diego Francisca   Canadian French Olivier Charlotte   Brazil Portuguese Felipe Fernanda Gabriela

European Spanish Jorge Carmen   European French Bernard Juliette   German Stefan Katrin   Italian Luca Paola   Dutch Willem Saskia   Swedish Annika   Greek Afroditi

Our NeoSpeech Speech Packs provide outstanding voice quality and pronunciation. These packages are available for use with the Character Builder and Character Server only, and will not work with other software. They specifically permit the redistribution of the resulting audio when embedded in the output of Media Semantics products. Listen to the samples below, or use the vendor-provided interactive tester. Please contact sales for pricing and ordering information, or use the ask live! icon in the page header when available.

USA English Paul Kate Julie   Spanish Violeta

Japanese Show Misaki   Chinese Wang Hui   Korean Junwoo Yumi

Cepstral Speech Packs provide good quality and value. Our price includes a license to distribute the resulting audio within your Character Builder and Character Server output, and is equivalent to the personal-use license plus the audio distribution license. Listen to the samples, or use the vendor-provided interactive tester. Please contact sales for pricing and ordering information, or use the ask live! icon in the page header when available.

USA English Allison David Callie   UK English Lawrence Millie

American Spanish Miguel Marta   Canadian French Jean-Pierre Isabelle

Extensibility Kit

The Extensibility Kit is an addon to the Character Builder that includes Flash, Adobe Illustrator, and eFrontier Poser source files. The kit is primarily aimed at artists wishing to create their own plug-and-play characters, whether for internal use or for sale.

There is no charge for the Extensibility Kit at this time, however we are only able to provide technical support for the kit via our Extended Support program. To request the kit, please contact sales@mediasemantics.com, or include a note in the Special Instructions field when placing your order.

Extended Support

Standard email support for the Character Builder and Character Server is free, but normally prevents us from working with your content directly. With Extended Support we can work with your team directly to provide prototyping, training, and consultation. An Extended Support package lets you pre-pay for hours that may be used at your convenience during the course of a project.

Ready to Checkout

All prices are in US dollars. Electronic delivery is used for all products. You can purchase by credit card using our online system, or you can order by phone, at 425-831-6384, or by fax, at 425-671-0816. Please contact us for volume pricing on purchases of five or more units. Sales tax will be collected on all Washington State sales.

If your order includes a Character Server or a Speech Pack then please allow up to 48 hours to complete the licensing process.