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🎙️ How to Add a Lip Sync in Katalist

Bring your characters to life by syncing their speech with realistic mouth movements in Katalist.

Written by Titi Taiwo

Lip Sync in Katalist allows you add natural-looking mouth movements that match your character’s dialogue or voiceover. Whether you’re creating a film, animation, or explainer video, you can make your scenes feel more dynamic using lip-sync.
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​Step 1: Open Your Project

  • Log in to your Katalist account.

  • From your dashboard, open the project where you want to add a lip sync.

  • If you haven’t created one yet, click New Project and upload or create your script.

Step 2: Go to the Storyboard
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  • Once your storyboard is generated, you’ll see your scenes (frames).

  • Click on the scene that contains the character you want to lip-sync.

Step 3: Open the Lip Sync Tool
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  • On the left side of the screen, click Edit (the pencil icon).

  • Toggle to Video at the top of the screen and In the editor, look for the Dialogue option (You’ll see it listed in the prompt editor box)

Step 4: Add or Record Voice
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Upload Dialogue:

  • Enter the dialogue you want your character to say in the Lip Sync text field.

  • Once your dialogue is added, click Generate Video.

  • The system will process the lip sync and animate your character’s mouth movement to match the or dialogue.

Step 6: Review and Refine

  • Watch the video. If the sync doesn’t align perfectly:

    • Adjust the dialogue or Regenerate the video dialogue

Additional Notes

  • Plan Access: Lip Sync is available only on paid plans and not on the free trial.

  • Best Practice: Keep the dialogue between 300 characters and avoid multiple speakers in one scene for better accuracy.

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