Elai is an AI video generator built for learning and development, marketing, and internal communications teams that need professional presenter videos without studio shoots. Type a script, upload slides, or paste a URL, then render videos with AI avatars, multilingual voiceovers, and interactive elements directly in the browser. Elai is now part of Panopto, extending its reach in enterprise video and knowledge management.
Core Video Creation Tools
Elai combines text-to-speech, avatar presentation, and slide conversion in one editor. Teams can turn PowerPoint decks into narrated videos, convert blog posts through the article-to-video flow, and build scenario-based lessons with dual-avatar dialogs. An AI storyboard feature helps instructional designers outline courses before rendering final scenes.
The platform includes screen recording, template libraries, personalization at scale for outbound campaigns, and interactive elements that let viewers choose paths through training content.
Avatars, Voices, and Localization
- 80+ stock AI presenters plus custom selfie and studio avatars
- Voice cloning in 28 languages with 75+ languages and 450+ accents overall
- One-click automated translation for global course libraries
- Full HD on Creator plans and 4K output on Team tiers
- Optional premium voices and brand fonts on higher plans
Use Cases
- L and D teams producing onboarding, compliance, and product training at scale
- Universities localizing lectures for international cohorts
- Sales and marketing teams turning landing pages into short explainer videos
- HR departments creating policy updates without scheduling presenters
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key Limits |
|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 minute render, 1 user, core creator features |
| Creator | $29/mo ($23/mo annual) | 15 minutes per month, Full HD, full avatar library |
| Team | $125/mo ($100/mo annual) | 50 minutes, 3 editors, 4K, 1 selfie avatar and voice clone |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited users, SSO, brand kit, premium support |
Add-on studio avatars cost $500 annually, selfie avatars $199 annually, and extra voice clones $200 annually. Additional rendered minutes can be topped up at $2 per minute on paid subscriptions.
Enterprise Fit
Elai highlights case studies across software, education, and regulated industries where video production costs dropped while learner engagement rose. Enterprise plans add workspaces, SAML SSO, SOC 2 compliance, and dedicated onboarding. For teams already on Panopto, Elai fits naturally into broader video knowledge workflows where searchable training libraries matter as much as fast creation.
Because Elai renders from the browser, distributed teams can iterate scripts and slides asynchronously, then publish localized variants without coordinating cameras, studios, or external editors.
Production Workflow
Instructional designers often draft scripts in Google Docs, import slides with speaker notes intact, and let Elai map notes to avatar narration automatically. When legal or compliance teams require updates, editors change text in the storyboard and re-render only affected scenes instead of booking new studio time.
Marketing teams pair article-to-video with UTM-tracked landing pages, while HR uses interactive checkpoints to confirm policy acknowledgment. Localization managers clone a base English module, run automated translation, then have regional reviewers adjust phrasing before publishing language-specific libraries.
Practical Notes
Teams evaluating this tool should run a two-week pilot on real production work rather than demo content alone. Measure time saved per deliverable, error rates on first drafts, and whether downstream human review shrinks enough to justify subscription cost.
Document preferred settings, templates, and export defaults so contractors and new teammates reproduce results without rediscovering workflows. Revisit vendor pricing annually because clip credits, character limits, and ad seats change frequently in this category.
Keep a rollback path to your previous toolchain until quality and throughput stay stable across multiple projects, especially when client approvals or compliance reviews still require human sign-off on every public deliverable.
Screenshot onboarding checklists and Loom walkthroughs for your own staff so adoption does not depend on one power user remembering every click path, integration toggle, and export setting across busy production weeks.
