Talking Portrait Japanese · publiczny skill Open Skill

Talking Portrait Japanese

Candy gloss, hot pink, then a quick change into a talking portrait. I like how playful this feels. Upload an adult photo, add a short Japanese line, and the portrait speaks it with natural lip sync. **floor notes:** tips from me: - use a frontal adult photo with the mouth visible and ideally closed - keep the script around 2.5 to 3 words per second - try the natural voice tone first, then switch to bright or calm - pick 6 or 10 seconds, with 9:16 as the default orientation post the Japanese message you make!

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# Talking Portrait Japanese

Upload a photo, add a short Japanese line, and your portrait speaks it — natural lip sync, expressive face, clear Japanese speech.

## When to use

- Make a photo speak a script, greeting or message
- Redo with another mood or a shorter or longer script

Not for: Singing to an existing song, or videos with several speakers.

## Inputs and gates

| Input | Required | Default | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo | Yes | — | Frontal adult face, mouth visible and ideally closed |
| Script | Yes | — | About 2.5–3 words per second of video |
| Description | Yes | — | What the user wants; merged into the prompt |
| Voice tone | No | `natural matching the person` | natural matching the person (default), brighter, calmer, or user-described |
| Duration | No | `6` s | 6 or 10 |
| Orientation | No | `9:16` portrait | Other ratios on request |
| Mood | No | `warm` | warm, bright, calm, energetic, serious |

- If the person may be under 18, stop and decline politely. Real-person photos must be of adults the user has the right to use.
- Video does not allow NSFW content: keep wardrobe fully covering and refuse sexual requests. Suggestive fashion looks stay as still images.

## Steps

1. Read `references/lipsync-direction.md`.
2. **Face and gate check**: `recognize_image(image_url=<photo>, prompt='Describe this adult for identity preservation: face shape, eye shape and color, brows, nose, lips, skin tone, apparent age range, hair color and length, distinctive marks, glasses. One compact line.')`. Decline minors; ask for a frontal photo if the mouth is hidden or the face is in profile.
3. **Length fit**: count the words. 6 s fits about 15 words and 10 s about 28. If the script is longer, offer a trimmed version or the 10 s length before generating.
4. **Voice**: `generate_tts(text=<script>, model='tts.design', voice_instruction=<VOICE>, name='Talking Portrait Japanese voice', entity_type='voiceovers')`.
5. **Talking video**: `generate_video(prompt=<PERFORMANCE>, input_urls=[photo], audio_url=<tts audio>, model='ai2v', orientation='portrait', aspect_ratio='9:16', duration=<d>, name='Talking Portrait Japanese', entity_type='final_videos')`. The audio drives the mouth; never put audio in `input_urls`.
6. Reply in one or two sentences, e.g. "All set. Your talking portrait japanese is on the canvas. Next I can do brighter." Results appear on the canvas; never paste URLs.

## Prompt templates

**VOICE**

```text
A natural <age range> <gender presentation> voice that suits the person, <mood delivery>, clear close-mic sound, no background music, native pronunciation in <script language>.
```

**PERFORMANCE** (describe the acting, never repeat the script)

```text
the same adult from the photo speaks the Japanese script with natural lip sync, subtle head motion and expressive eyes, framed as a clean talking-head portrait, soft even light, fully clothed. The person speaks directly to camera with natural lip sync, <mood expression>, natural blinks, small head nods on key words, relaxed shoulders. Same face, hair, outfit and background as the photo. Static medium close-up with a subtle handheld feel. No subtitles, no text.
```

| Mood | `<mood delivery>` | `<mood expression>` |
|---|---|---|
| warm | gentle smile in the tone, sincere, mid pace | soft smile, kind eyes |
| bright | upbeat, lively, slightly faster | wide smile, raised brows |
| calm | slow, even, reassuring | relaxed face, slow blinks |
| energetic | punchy, excited | animated brows, bigger nods |
| serious | steady, low, deliberate | focused gaze, minimal smile |

## Failure handling

- `success=false`: say what failed in one sentence; retry once only if transient; never invent links.
- Lips drift off the audio: regenerate once with a more frontal crop; offer a shorter script.
- TTS sounds wrong for the person: regenerate the voice once with an adjusted voice_instruction before the video.

## Examples

**Default**: the user says "this one" with a photo. Use voice