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# Make your first talking video with Percify
> Sign up, add a photo and your voice in Clone Yourself, and press Generate video. A 10-second clip in Fast mode costs 20 credits.
To make your first talking video with Percify, create an account at [app.percify.io](https://app.percify.io/signup), open **Clone Yourself**, add a photo of a face, record or upload the audio it should speak, and press **Generate video**. The price is 2 credits per second of audio in Fast mode, so a 10-second clip costs 20 credits.
These steps describe Percify in a desktop browser. On a phone, the app has its own layout.
## What you need
* A clear, front-facing photo of a face (JPG, PNG or WEBP), or a camera to take one
* The audio you want the face to speak: a recording of 5 to 60 seconds, or an audio file under 10 MB
* Enough credits for the clip length (see the table below)
## Make the video
Go to [app.percify.io/signup](https://app.percify.io/signup) and choose **Sign up with Google**, or enter your name, email and a password of at least 8 characters. During setup Percify may ask what you want to make and show its plans. Creating the account costs nothing. Generating uses credits, which come with a plan or a credit pack; see [Plans and payments](/percify/payments).
In the sidebar, under the tools, click **Clone Yourself**.
In the **Upload Photo** panel, choose **Upload Image**, or choose **Use Camera** to take a photo. Check the preview and press **Continue**. Face forward and use good lighting.
On the **Create Talking Avatar** page, the left panel has two tabs. On **Record**, tap to record yourself, or press **Upload Audio** to use a file. On **My Voices**, pick audio you saved before.
Under **Mode**, pick **Fast** (quicker, lower cost, 480p) or **High** (sharper, slower). With **High** you can also pick **720p** under **Quality**. **Estimated cost** shows the credits for your audio's length.
Press **Generate video**. You can leave the page while it renders. When the video is ready, press **Download**.
## How much does a talking video cost?
Percify charges by the length of the audio, measured when the video is made.
| Mode and quality | Credits per second | 5-second clip | 10-second clip | 30-second clip |
| ---------------- | ------------------ | ------------- | -------------- | -------------- |
| Fast, 480p | 2 | 10 | 20 | 60 |
| High, 480p | 4 | 20 | 40 | 120 |
| High, 720p | 6 | 30 | 60 | 180 |
If your balance is too low, the button reads **Not Enough Credits** and Percify shows how many credits the video needs. See [How Percify credits work](/percify/credits) and [Not enough credits](/troubleshooting/not-enough-credits).
## Tips for a better first video
* Use clear audio without background noise, spoken at a natural pace.
* Clips of 5 to 60 seconds work best.
* Use a front-facing portrait photo.
* Start in **Fast** mode to check the result, then use **High** for the version you publish.
## Other ways to start
You do not need your own photo. On **Home**, choose **Avatar**, describe a person and press **Generate**. Answer the chat's quick questions (such as gender, framing and age) and confirm. When the image is ready, choose **Make it talk**, type the line, pick one of your voices or a Percify voice, and press **Go**. The card shows the credits before you press it.
To try other video, image and audio models, open the [Playground](/create/playground).
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