Shape what’s next: How could Nova better support your work?

Katie-Jordan​ Happy to share where Nova has landed for me! 😊

What’s working: AI Avatars were a regular part of my builds until I ran out of credits. I’ve used them as coaches, guides, and even as the “employee” in a performance review course (hi Ava Tar 👋). Custom character prompts give me a consistent cast, bracket pause tags like [pause for 1 second] make delivery feel more natural, and being able to download a still alongside the video means I get character portraits for my Code Block interactions too. That one’s a sneaky favorite.

Friction point: Credits. I build a lot for weekly challenges, and I ran through mine faster than expected. When a video has an awkward ending or one mispronounced word, the only fix is regenerating the whole thing, which costs credits all over again. A low cost preview mode and showing the credit cost before I hit generate would go a long way.

What would make it more practical (straight from Ava Tar’s performance review 📋):

✂️ Edit after the video is done. Sometimes the avatar keeps talking at the end with no dialog. A simple trim tool would fix this without starting over.
👥 Two avatars in one video. Real conversations and scenarios instead of a single presenter.
🔁 Fix one line. Regenerate a single sentence instead of the whole video, saving time and credits.
🗣️ Voice control. Previews sound natural but final output can come out flat. Pace, pauses, emphasis, and tone controls, plus a pronunciation fix for acronyms, drug names, and company terms.
🙌 Gesture and motion settings. A simple slider from calm to expressive for hand motions and background movement.
👄 Lip sync fixes. Even a basic resync button would help.
🏢 Shared team avatar library. Approved avatars and voices everyone on a large team can pull from to keep branding consistent.
📜 Interactive transcript in the player. Better accessibility, and learners can skim or jump to a spot.

Big thanks for opening this up for feedback! 😍