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You can now use the Colossyan API if you're on the Business Plan.
Templates API
Colossyan API: Scale video creation and personalization
We're excited to announce that creators on Business plans now get 360 minutes of the
Colossyan API
, which can be used to automate video creation.
With the Colossyan API, you can:
📽️ Automatically generate hundreds of videos from one video template
✍️ Use personalization tokens such as {Name}, {Feedback} and more
🖼️ Include any content from your Colossyan draft, from custom avatars to media
How to get started with the API:
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To get your API key, go to
Settings -> Workspace details -> Workspace API keys.
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Create your video template, and click on
Generate
. You will see the
Export to API
button.
Save your job as a template
, and copy to clipboard.
To see the full API guide, please use our documentation: https://docs.colossyan.com/
We hope that this update will help you integrate Colossyan into your existing workflows, and scale video creation with ease. If you have any questions, please contact support@colossyan.com — we're always there to help you out.
Thanks,
The Colossyan Team
You can now easily
move your drafts
between different workspaces.
Move drafts
Easily move drafts between workspaces
Do you prefer to create videos in your own workspace, and then move them to your team's? Or perhaps, you work in multiple workspaces, and need to move drafts around? Either way, this is now possible
with draft moving!
How does it work?
🎬 To move your draft,
click on the "..." button
and select
"Move to workspace"
👤 You can only
move the drafts you've created
— not other people's drafts
👥 If you want to
duplicate the draft
, or need someone else's draft — simply duplicate it in the workspace you're in, and
then move the duplicated version
Draft moving currently works for everything in the draft,
except for Instant Avatars and custom fonts.
Best practices for draft moving
  • This feature is useful if you prefer to
    work on your draft first, and then share it
    with the rest of your team. Use your personal workspace to create the draft,
    and move it when you're ready.
  • If you prefer to keep the original version in your workspace,
    duplicate the draft, and then move it.
  • You can also create
    a "Templates" workspace
    for all of your teams to use, and keep your existing video layouts there.
    Your teammates will be able to duplicate the needed templates
    & move them to their workspaces.
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Important notes:
  • You can only move the draft
    if you're the one who created it.
    If you need to move someone else's draft, simply duplicate it first.
  • The draft can be moved to
    workspaces where you have an owner, an admin, or an editor role
    — not a viewer role.
  • This feature doesn't currently support moving Instant Avatars and uploaded fonts:
    The avatar will be replaced to a default one when the draft is opened after moving, and the same goes for custom fonts.
P.S. This feature is available on all plans!
Any thoughts or questions? Hit us up at support@colossyan.com.
Thanks for choosing Colossyan, and happy creating!
Best,
The Colossyan Team
Enterprise
creators can now convert documents into
branded videos with customizable templates.
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Branded Document-to-Video
Colossyan’s Document-to-Video tool allows you t
o turn PDFs, PPTs, DOCs, and TXT files into professional videos
in seconds. With this update, Enterprise customers can now
apply their company’s branding to video templates
, ensuring a consistent and polished look across all content.
If you're on the Enterprise plan, you can now:
🎨 Apply your company’s branding to Document-to-Video templates
🖼️ Easily customize our ready-made templates to fit your style
🏅 Maintain a strong, professional brand presence in every video
Interactive Document-to-Video: Avatars
Back in December, we introduced
AI-generated quizzes for videos made from documents.
Now, we’re making them even more engaging —
quiz scenes will now include avatars
, adding a more dynamic touch to your interactive videos.
We hope you enjoy this update and look forward to bringing you even more enhancements to Document-to-Video soon.
Thanks for choosing Colossyan, and happy creating!
Best,
The Colossyan Team
Background music now works for the
full duration of interactive videos.
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Background music for interactive videos
Before, background music would stop during scenes with quizzes and branching, and only play in non-interactive scenes. We changed this, so now all interactive scenes support music, and you can have your
background audio playing throughout the whole video, with no interruptions — even if it has branching and quizzes.
With this update, you can:
🔊 Include
background music
in branching scenarios and quizzes
🗣️ Make your interactive videos
more immersive with audio
🎶 Add relevant
sound effects
to your interactive scenes
We hope that this update will help you create even more engaging interactive videos!
Best,
The Colossyan Team
Bug Hunt Q1 2025
🪲 First bug hunt of the year
Welcome back to Colossyan! As everyone settles in after the winter holidays, our team has already kicked off the year with our first bug hunt. This week, we’ve focused on fixing issues and making small improvements to ensure a smoother experience for you as we kick off the year together. Here’s what we’ve addressed:
During this week's bug hunt, our team:
  • Lowered the default volume on background audios
    for a more balanced sound experience.
  • Updated the screen recording feature
    to default to a 16:9 aspect ratio
    , ensuring recordings seamlessly fill the scene when added.
  • Made animation markers more precise
    for improved timing and accuracy.
  • Fixed issues that prevented users from
    adjusting pitch and speed on voices.
  • Resolved workspace invitation issues:
    You can now remove team members before sending an invitation, and duplicate invitations to the same email address are no longer allowed.
...and many more small fixes and improvements that make Colossyan faster, better and more intuitive.
Have feedback or suggestions?
We’d love to hear from you! Reach out anytime at , and we’ll be happy to consider your ideas for future updates and bug hunts.
Thanks for choosing Colossyan, and happy creating!
The Colossyan Team
As the year comes to a close, we’re thrilled to share the final changelog of 2024, packed with features that make Colossyan even more powerful and user-friendly. From video analytics and AI-generated quizzes to an expanded library of multi-lingual voices, these updates are designed to help you create, measure, and enhance your videos like never before.
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Video Analytics
You can now track how many people viewed your videos, average watch times and scores.
Video analytics can help you gain insights into your video’s performance, giving you a clearer understanding of how your audience engages with your content. These insights allow you to measure engagement, track performance, and improve your videos based on real data.
With video analytics, you can track:
👀 Views:
See who watched your video.
⏱️ Engagement:
Average time spent engaging with the video.
💡 Comprehension:
Review scores for multiple-choice quizzes.
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Important:
Video analytics only apply to videos viewed via shared links or embeds — not exported MP4 files.
Viewer names
will only show up
if your viewer created a Colossyan account and added their name.
To learn more, check out our help article:
Turn documents into interactive videos with quizzes
You can now add
AI-generated quizzes
when creating videos from prompts and documents.
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With the latest Document-to-Video update, you can
select the number of scenes
your AI-generated draft will include —and even
add AI-generated quizzes
based on your document's content and prompts!
How does it work?
  1. Upload your document or PDF and select "
    Create draft with Document-to-Video
    ." If you don't have a document, you can also use "
    Prompt-to-Video
    ".
  2. Choose
    the number of scenes and multiple-choice questions
    you want to have.
  3. Receive a fully generated draft and quizzes
    , all based on your document's content.
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With interactive Document-to-Video, not only will you save time by creating videos from existing content, but also
enhance the learning experience with relevant quizzes
. We hope you enjoy this update, and would love to hear your feedback.
New Multi-lingual voices
We’ve added lots of new voices into the platform — and the best part is,
these voices are available in 30+ languages.
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Our library of 600+ voices just got bigger, with more voices available in a variety of languages.
Your avatars and voiceovers can now have the same voice in different languages
, with the new voices selected for their high quality and realism.
Note:
We’ve also
updated the default voices for some of the avatars
— their previous voices weren’t deleted, so in case you want to bring a voice you’ve used previously, simply re-select it in the voice library.
List of all new voices:
🌐 Adrian
🌐 Agnes
🌐 Alena
🌐 Angela
🌐 Anthoney
🌐 Arnold
🌐 Arthur
🌐 Bilal
🌐 Bill
🌐 Bria
🌐 Carmen
🌐 Clementine
🌐 Daisy
🌐 Donald
🌐 Dwane
🌐 Dwayne
🌐 Hamilton
🌐 Harini
🌐 Hazel
🌐 Helen
🌐 Henry
🌐 Jade
🌐 Jayson
🌐 Jennifer
🌐 Joel
🌐 Jordan
🌐 Julie
🌐 Karen
🌐 Kelly
🌐 Kenny
🌐 Leesa
🌐 Lewis
🌐 Linda
🌐 Louis
🌐 Lucas
🌐 Luke
🌐 Maya
🌐 Melissa
🌐 Mia
🌐 Naomi
🌐 Nate
🌐 Nina
🌐 Owyn
🌐 Phil
🌐 Phoebe
🌐 Rachel
🌐 Ryan
🌐 Scarlett
🌐 Shrutii
🌐 Tom
🌐 Will
🌐 Yukiko
🌐 Yusuf
As you can see, many of the voice names match existing Colossyan avatars — so feel free to try these voices out with those avatars. Let us know what you think of these new voices!
Thanks for choosing Colossyan, happy creating and see you next year! 🍾
Best,
The Colossyan Team
When creating an Instant Avatar, you can now
clone your voice directly in our platform.
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Voice cloning
Creating an avatar of yourself just became a lot easier. Not only is it possible to record yourself using your webcam, but now, you can also
record your voice and get a multilingual voice cloning directly in Colossyan!
How does it work?
1. Click on
“+ New draft”
in the platform, and select
“Instant Avatar”
.
Note:
Some Enterprise creators may not see this option — contact your success manager if you’d like to enable it.
2. After uploading or recording the footage for your avatar, click on
“Record voice”.
Make sure that there are no other sounds in the background, and for about a minute, speak clearly and confidently — you can read out any text.
3. After you’ve uploaded your audio,
your avatar and voice clone
will be ready in seconds.
Which languages are supported?
You can record yourself speaking any of these languages for a minute, and your voice clone will be able available in all of them.
🇺🇸 English (USA)
🇬🇧 English (UK)
🇦🇺 English (Australia)
🇨🇦 English (Canada)
🇯🇵 Japanese
🇨🇳 Chinese
🇩🇪 German
🇮🇳 Hindi
🇫🇷 French (France)
🇨🇦 French (Canada)
🇰🇷 Korean
🇧🇷 Portuguese (Brazil)
🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
🇮🇹 Italian
🇪🇸 Spanish (Spain)
🇲🇽 Spanish (Mexico)
🇮🇩 Indonesian
🇳🇱 Dutch
🇹🇷 Turkish
🇵🇭 Filipino
🇵🇱 Polish
🇸🇪 Swedish
🇧🇬 Bulgarian
🇷🇴 Romanian
🇸🇦 Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
🇦🇪 Arabic (UAE)
🇨🇿 Czech
🇬🇷 Greek
🇫🇮 Finnish
🇭🇷 Croatian
🇲🇾 Malay
🇸🇰 Slovak
🇩🇰 Danish
🇮🇳 Tamil
🇺🇦 Ukrainian
🇷🇺 Russian
🇭🇺 Hungarian
🇳🇴 Norwegian
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
We hope that this update will make it easier for you to personalize your videos.
Thanks for choosing Colossyan, and happy creating!
Best,
The Colossyan Team
"Apply to all scenes"
will now work on all narration boxes.
Apply new voice
Bug fix: "Apply to all scenes"
We've been getting a few reports that
"Apply to all scenes"
didn't work properly for voices, and some narration blocks were left with the old voices.
With this fix, any time creators choose to apply a new voice to
"All scenes"
, the voice will be replaced in all the scenes and narration blocks with that avatar or voice.
Note:
This may not apply if the language code or gender are different (in case of narration without an avatar).
Thank you for your patience, and don't hesitate to reach out to our team if you spot any other bugs — we'll be quick to resolve them! 🛠️
Best,
The Colossyan Team
You can now record your
custom Instant Avatar using your webcam.
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Record custom avatars with your webcam
Since we first released Instant Avatars, a few creators asked us to make it easier to record custom avatars directly from their computers. To answer their request, we've added a "
Record your avatar
" option to Instant Avatars —
so now, you can easily create your own avatar from a quick webcam recording.
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We hope that this update will make it even easier for you to personalize your videos.
Thanks for choosing Colossyan, and happy creating!
Best,
The Colossyan Team
You can now edit the contents of existing PPT presentations directly in Colossyan.
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[Beta] V2 PPT Import
We're excited to announce that we’ve just released the beta version of our
PPT Import!
You can now edit the content of your existing presentations directly in Colossyan.
Here’s how it works:
  1. Go to
    New Draft
    Upload
    Document
    and select
    Import Document.
  2. Upload your presentation file
    (this update only applies to PPTX files, not PDFs or DOCs) under 20MB.
This new import feature automatically converts your speaker notes into scripts, and you can edit both text and images in your slides, making it easier than ever to work with your existing presentations.
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Important notes:
This feature is still in beta, so there are a few limitations:
  • Charts and some media will appear as screenshots.
  • Some scenes, texts, and image placements might need fine-tuning after import.
But with a few adjustments, you’ll have an editable, flexible video draft. And for anything that doesn’t convert perfectly, you can always screenshot and upload specific slides directly into your scene as images.
For a step-by-step guide and more information, check out this help article:
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📢 Other updates:
Video ratings
We’ve added a pop-up to rate your videos, helping us understand your experience and make Colossyan better.
Improved error messages
Error messages for interactive videos are now clearer, making it easier to identify and resolve issues.
We hope that these updates will improve your Colossyan experience!
Best,
The Colossyan Team
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