Elai

What is Elai?

Elai is an AI video generator focused on learning and development content. It helps teams create professional training and presentation videos without relying on outsourced video production workflows.

Owned/operated as part of Panopto, Elai is designed to produce video content from text and existing materials (for example, scripts, articles, PPTX files, and screen recordings) and to support localization with multilingual voice and translation capabilities.

Key Features

AI avatar video creation: Create videos using AI presenters/avatars and generate narration from the script you provide.
Multilingual voice cloning: Clone a voice into 28 languages, then use that voice to narrate your script.
Automated video translations: Translate videos into 75+ languages with one-click translation.
AI storyboard for L&D: Turn learning-development inputs into an engaging video workflow by creating a course outline and generating a video from it.
Article-to-video conversion: Convert a blog/article link into a narrated video.
PPTX-to-video: Upload a PPTX file to produce video slides with editable components, enabling interactive-style presentations.
Avatar dialogs for scenario learning: Add two avatars to create dialogue-based, scenario-oriented learning videos.
Screen recorder support: Include screen capture/recordings in your videos.
Custom avatar and voice: Create a digital avatar of a company representative and clone their voice.

How to Use Elai

Start a trial: Begin by starting a free trial from the Elai site.
Create your first video: Choose a template or use the generator flow to add your content (for example, script text).
Configure the video: Select a video style/layout and choose an AI avatar presenter. If needed, customize or create an avatar and select voice/language options.
Generate and refine: Use tools like the storyboard flow, article-to-video, PPTX-to-video, or screen recording depending on your source material.
Localize for audiences: Use automated translation and multilingual voice options to localize the output for different languages.

Use Cases

Training teams producing recurring onboarding modules: Draft a script or learning outline, generate videos with an AI avatar, and reuse the workflow to build a library of training content.
Teams localizing training content at scale: Translate existing videos into multiple languages and apply multilingual voice options to keep narration consistent across regions.
L&D professionals building scenario-based lessons: Use avatar dialogs (two avatars) to create dialogue-driven learning experiences.
Marketing teams repurposing long-form content: Convert a blog/article link into a narrated video to create video assets derived from existing content.
Instructional designers turning slide decks into interactive presentations: Upload a PPTX file to generate video slides with editable components.

FAQ

Is Elai connected to Panopto?

Elai is described as part of Panopto on the site.

What languages are supported for voice cloning and translation?

Elai supports voice cloning into 28 languages. It also supports translating videos into 75+ languages.

What input formats can I use to create videos?

The site lists script-based creation with AI avatars, article-to-video via blog link, PPTX-to-video via PPTX upload, and screen recorder support for including recorded screen content.

Can I create scenario-based training videos with avatars?

Yes. Elai includes avatar dialogs, which lets you add two avatars for scenario-based learning.

Does Elai support personalization?

The site states that Elai supports personalization at scale for personalized video campaigns.

Alternatives

AI presentation-to-video tools: Alternatives in this category help convert slide decks or outlines into narrated video presentations, typically focusing on design-to-video or deck-to-video workflows.
Text-to-video or avatar video generators: Tools that generate videos from text and use virtual presenters/avatars may overlap with Elai’s avatar-first approach, though they may differ in localization support or L&D-focused tooling.
Video localization platforms: Solutions centered on dubbing/subtitling and translation can be used when localization is the primary need; they may not cover the same breadth of content-from-PPTX/PPTX-to-video or avatar-dialog authoring.
Screen recording + video editing software with AI narration: For teams that prioritize screen capture and post-editing, these tools may replace parts of the workflow, but may require more manual effort to reach a structured training-video output.