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Alibabacloud Avatar Video

  • 124 installs
  • 208 repo stars
  • Updated August 4, 2026
  • aliyun/alibabacloud-aiops-skills

Alibaba Cloud avatar-video is a Claude Code skill that generates AI video, images, and speech via the DashScope API and LingMou.

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Alibaba Cloud avatar-video is a skill that generates AI video and speech through the DashScope API and LingMou. A developer uses it to make talking-head videos, full-body animation, text-to-image, image-to-video, and text-to-speech from images, audio, or plain text. It exposes seven capabilities across dedicated scripts and requires DashScope and OSS credentials plus ffmpeg.

  • Seven capabilities: LivePortrait, EMO, AnimateAnyone, T2I, I2V, Qwen TTS, LingMou
  • Text-to-video end-to-end via a T2I to I2V pipeline
  • Scene-based auto voice and model selection for Qwen TTS

Alibabacloud Avatar Video by the numbers

  • 124 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #765 of 1,335 Generative Media skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
At a glance

alibabacloud-avatar-video capabilities & compatibility

Requires a DashScope API key and Alibaba Cloud OSS credentials; DashScope and OSS usage billed by Alibaba Cloud.

Capabilities
video generation · image generation
Use cases
video generation · image generation
Pricing
Bring your own API key
From the docs

What alibabacloud-avatar-video says it does

Use Alibaba Cloud DashScope API and LingMou to generate AI video and speech.
SKILL.md
Trigger when the user needs talking-head, portrait, full-body animation, text-to-image, text-to-video, or speech synthesis.
SKILL.md
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Last updatedAugust 4, 2026
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What it does

Generate AI talking-head video, full-body animation, text-to-image, image-to-video, and speech via Alibaba Cloud DashScope.

Who is it for?

Producing talking-head or full-body avatar videos, generated images, and synthesized speech for content and media.

Skip if: Non-Alibaba-Cloud video pipelines; it depends on DashScope, OSS, and LingMou.

When should I use this skill?

The user needs talking-head, portrait, full-body animation, text-to-image, text-to-video, or speech synthesis.

What you get

Talking-head or full-body videos, generated images, and synthesized speech from image, audio, or text inputs.

  • talking-head video
  • full-body animation video
  • generated image

By the numbers

  • 7 generation capabilities
  • 8 Qwen TTS voices
  • audio input 1s-3min, < 15MB for LivePortrait

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Human Avatar — Alibaba Cloud AI Video & Speech

Capabilities overview

CapabilityScriptModel / APIRegionSummary
LivePortraitlive_portrait.pyliveportraitcn-beijingPortrait + audio/video → talking video, two steps
EMOportrait_animate.pyemo-v1cn-beijingPortrait + audio → talking head, detect + generate
AA (AnimateAnyone)animate_anyone.pyanimate-anyone-gen2cn-beijingFull-body animation: detect → motion template → video
T2Itext_to_image.pywan2.x-t2iMulti-regionText → image, default wan2.2-t2i-flash
I2Vimage_to_video.pywan2.x-i2vMulti-regionImage → video; T2I→I2V pipeline supported; default wan2.7-i2v-flash
Qwen TTSqwen_tts.pyqwen3-tts-*cn-beijing / SingaporeText → speech; auto model/voice by scene
LingMouavatar_video.pyLingMou SDKcn-beijingTemplate-based digital-human broadcast video

---

Quick selection guide

Talking head (have audio/video already)     → LivePortrait
Talking head (no audio; synthesize first)   → Qwen TTS → LivePortrait
Full-body dance / motion                    → AA (AnimateAnyone)
Text → image                                → T2I (text_to_image)
Image → video                               → I2V (image_to_video)
Text → video end-to-end                     → T2I → I2V (image_to_video --t2i-prompt)
Enterprise digital human / template news    → LingMou (avatar_video)

---

Environment setup

pip install requests==2.33.1 dashscope==1.25.15 oss2==2.19.1 numpy==1.26.4
# LingMou additionally:
pip install alibabacloud-lingmou20250527==1.7.0 alibabacloud-tea-openapi==0.4.4
export DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=sk-xxxx               # Beijing-region API key
export ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID=xxx         # OSS upload
export ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=xxx
export OSS_BUCKET=your-bucket
export OSS_ENDPOINT=oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com
⚠️ API keys for cn-beijing and Singapore are not interchangeable; use the key for the correct region.
OSS_ENDPOINT may include or omit the https:// prefix; scripts normalize it.

---

1. LivePortrait — talking-head video

When to use: You have a portrait photo + speech and want a talking-head video quickly.

Flow:

Step 1: liveportrait-detect (sync)  → pass=true
  ↓
Step 2: liveportrait        (async)  → video_url

Image: Single person, front-facing portrait, clear face, no occlusion Audio: wav/mp3, < 15MB, 1s–3min Video input: Audio extracted automatically (ffmpeg)

# Image + audio file
python scripts/live_portrait.py \
  --image ./portrait.jpg \
  --audio ./speech.mp3 \
  --template normal --download

# Image + video (extract audio)
python scripts/live_portrait.py \
  --image ./portrait.jpg \
  --video ./speech_video.mp4 \
  --template active --download

# Public URLs
python scripts/live_portrait.py \
  --image-url "https://..." \
  --audio-url "https://..." \
  --mouth-strength 1.2 --download

Motion templates:

  • normal (default, moderate motion)
  • calm (calm; news / storytelling)
  • active (lively; singing / hosting)

---

2. Qwen TTS — text to speech

When to use: Generate speech files from text (for LivePortrait, EMO, etc.).

Default model: qwen3-tts-vd-realtime-2026-01-15

Auto model selection by scene

Scene --sceneSuggested modelSuggested voice
default / brandqwen3-tts-vd-realtime-2026-01-15Cherry
news / documentary / advertisingqwen3-tts-instruct-flash-realtimeSerena / Ethan
audiobook / dramaqwen3-tts-instruct-flash-realtimeCherry / Dylan
customer_service / chatbot / educationqwen3-tts-flash-realtimeAnna / Ethan
ecommerce / short_videoqwen3-tts-flash-realtimeCherry / Chelsie

Available voices

VoiceCharacter
CherryBright, sweet female; ads / audiobooks / dubbing
SerenaMature, intellectual female; news / explainers / corporate
EthanSteady, warm male; education / documentary / training
DylanExpressive male; radio drama / game VO
AnnaGentle, friendly female; support / assistant / daily
ChelsieYoung, fresh female; short video / e-commerce
ThomasDeep, magnetic male; brand / ads
LunaWarm, soft female; meditation / storytelling
# Default (qwen3-tts-vd-realtime + Cherry)
python scripts/qwen_tts.py --text "Hello, welcome to Qwen TTS." --download

# Match by scene
python scripts/qwen_tts.py --text "Today's market..." --scene news --download
python scripts/qwen_tts.py --text "Once upon a time..." --scene audiobook --download

# Style via instructions
python scripts/qwen_tts.py \
  --text "Dear students..." \
  --model qwen3-tts-instruct-flash-realtime \
  --instructions "Warm tone, steady pace, suitable for teaching" \
  --download

# List options
python scripts/qwen_tts.py --list-voices
python scripts/qwen_tts.py --list-models

---

3. T2I — Wan 2.x text-to-image

When to use: Generate images from text (optionally feed into I2V).

# Default model (wan2.2-t2i-flash, fast)
python scripts/text_to_image.py \
  --prompt "A woman in Hanfu in a peach blossom forest, cinematic, 4K, soft light" \
  --size 960*1696 --download

# Higher quality
python scripts/text_to_image.py \
  --prompt "..." --model wan2.2-t2i-plus --size 1280*1280 --download

# Latest (Wan 2.6)
python scripts/text_to_image.py \
  --prompt "..." --model wan2.6-t2i --size 1280*1280 --n 1 --download

Models:

  • wan2.2-t2i-flash (default, fast, good for tests)
  • wan2.2-t2i-plus (higher quality)
  • wan2.6-t2i (latest; more aspect ratios; sync call)

Common sizes: 1280*1280 (1:1) / 960*1696 (9:16) / 1696*960 (16:9)

---

4. I2V — Wan 2.x image-to-video

When to use: Turn an image into motion video; supports text-to-video via T2I first.

# Local image → video
python scripts/image_to_video.py \
  --image ./portrait.jpg \
  --prompt "She turns slowly and smiles; dress and petals drift gently" \
  --model wan2.7-i2v \
  --resolution 720P --duration 5 --download

# Pipeline: text → image → video
python scripts/image_to_video.py \
  --t2i-prompt "A woman in Hanfu in a peach blossom forest" \
  --prompt "She turns slowly; petals fall; poetic mood" \
  --download --output result.mp4

# With background music
python scripts/image_to_video.py \
  --image ./portrait.jpg \
  --audio-url "https://..." \
  --prompt "..." --download

Models:

  • wan2.7-i2v (default; includes sound; 5s/10s)
  • wan2.5-i2v-preview (high-quality preview)
  • wan2.2-i2v-plus (no built-in audio; faster)

---

5. AA AnimateAnyone — full-body animation

When to use: Full-body photo + reference motion video → dance / motion video.

Requirements:

  • Image: Single person, full body front, head to toe, aspect ratio 0.5–2.0
  • Video: Full body in frame from first frame; mp4/avi/mov; fps ≥ 24; 2–60s

Three steps:

Step 1: animate-anyone-detect-gen2   (sync)  → check_pass=true
  ↓
Step 2: animate-anyone-template-gen2 (async)  → template_id (~3–5 min)
  ↓
Step 3: animate-anyone-gen2          (async)  → video_url (~3–5 min)
# Local files (auto convert + OSS upload)
python scripts/animate_anyone.py \
  --image ./portrait_fullbody.jpg \
  --video ./dance.mp4 \
  --download --output result.mp4

# Use image as background
python scripts/animate_anyone.py \
  --image ./portrait.jpg --video ./dance.mp4 \
  --use-ref-img-bg --video-ratio 9:16 --download

# Skip Step 2 (existing template_id)
python scripts/animate_anyone.py \
  --image ./portrait.jpg \
  --template-id "AACT.xxx.xxx" --download
Auto conversion: video webm/mkv/flv → mp4; image webp/heic → jpg; if fps is under 24, normalize to 24 fps

---

6. EMO — talking head (legacy)

Note: Prefer LivePortrait; EMO suits cases that need stricter lip-sync.

python scripts/portrait_animate.py \
  --image ./portrait.jpg \
  --audio ./speech.mp3 \
  --download

---

7. LingMou — enterprise template video

When to use: Corporate digital-human news, template-based broadcasts, scripted reads with optional character images.

New workflow (prefer no template_id)

  • If the user provides `template_id`: use that template to generate.
  • If no `template_id`:

1. List existing broadcast templates for the account. 2. If any exist, pick one at random for creation. 3. If none, fetch public templates and copy up to 3 into the account. 4. Pick one at random from the copy results and continue.

  • Caveat: After a public template is copied, the copy may not yet be a fully “ready-to-render” template; some copies are still drafts and may lack clips, assets, or variable bindings—complete them in LingMou.
  • If the user only gives an image and “make a talking video” without a script: confirm the spoken copy before generating.

What scripts/avatar_video.py supports

  • --list-templates: list account templates
  • --list-public-templates: list public templates (SDK 1.7.0+)
  • --copy-public-templates: copy up to 3 public templates (SDK 1.7.0+)
  • Omit --template-id: random existing template
  • When local templates are empty: auto try public-template copy as fallback
  • --show-template-detail: template detail and replaceable variables
  • Fills input text into template text variables (prefers text_content / test_text)
  • If generation fails right after copying a public template, surfaces a clear error that the template may still need completion (no silent failure)
# List templates
python scripts/avatar_video.py --list-templates

# Public templates (SDK 1.7.0+)
python scripts/avatar_video.py --list-public-templates

# Copy up to 3 public templates (SDK 1.7.0+)
python scripts/avatar_video.py --copy-public-templates

# No template_id — random existing template
python scripts/avatar_video.py \
  --text "Hello, welcome to today's tech news." \
  --download

# Specific template_id
python scripts/avatar_video.py \
  --template-id "BS1b2WNnRMu4ouRzT4clY9Jhg" \
  --text "Hello, welcome to today's tech news." \
  --download

# Detail for randomly chosen template
python scripts/avatar_video.py \
  --show-template-detail \
  --text "This is a test script for broadcast."

Conversational usage

When the user says things like:

  • “Make a talking video from this image”
  • “Digital-human broadcast for me”
  • “Upload image and make a news read”

Do this: 1. Check whether they already gave copy/script ready to read. 2. If not, ask: “What is the exact script to read? You can give bullet points and I can turn them into broadcast-ready copy.” 3. With script in hand, run LingMou: prefer random existing template; if none locally, try public copy. 4. If they uploaded a portrait but the template API does not use it, explain: this path is template-driven; for image-driven talking head, use LivePortrait or EMO.

---

API reference links

  • LivePortrait: https://help.aliyun.com/zh/model-studio/liveportrait-api
  • EMO (emo-detect + emo-v1): references/emo-api.md
  • AA (Animate Anyone): references/aa-api.md
  • T2I (text-to-image v2): https://help.aliyun.com/zh/model-studio/text-to-image-v2-api-reference
  • I2V (image-to-video): https://help.aliyun.com/zh/model-studio/image-to-video-api-reference/
  • Qwen TTS: https://help.aliyun.com/zh/model-studio/qwen-tts-realtime
  • LingMou: references/lingmou-api.md
  • OSS upload: references/oss-upload.md

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FAQ

What can avatar-video generate?

Talking-head video (LivePortrait, EMO), full-body animation (AnimateAnyone), text-to-image, image-to-video, Qwen TTS speech, and LingMou digital-human template video.

What credentials does it need?

A DashScope API key plus Alibaba Cloud AccessKey and OSS bucket and endpoint, and ffmpeg installed.

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