UNITH's Video Synthesis Pipelines
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unith operates two in house video synthesis pipelines thai and deva 1 both power the same digital human product and are fully compatible with all conversation operating modes, but they differ in capability and availability this page explains what each pipeline is and when to use one over the other thai thai is unith 's primary video synthesis pipeline, powering the majority of head visuals available on the platform today it has been in production for several years and is stable, broadly supported, and well suited to a wide range of deployment scenarios when to choose thai you need broad availability of head visuals and voices your use case does not require highly expressive or naturalistic facial movement you want a well supported, production hardened pipeline deva 1 deva 1 is the result of unith 's ongoing r\&d investment in next generation video synthesis it produces more natural, expressive output than thai including subtle head movement, micro expressions, and facial dynamics that follow the rhythm and tone of speech deva 1 is under active development and head visual availability will grow over time when to consider deva 1 you are working on a longer horizon project and want to build on unith's forward looking pipeline visual naturalness and expressivity are a priority for your use case you are building an experience where the rigidity of loop based video would be noticeable deva 1 is currently available to a limited set of clients as part of an early access program it is not enabled by default see access and availability below comparison thai deva 1 expressivity idle and response loops micro expressions, natural head motion, prosody driven movement head visual availability broad, majority of unith visuals limited, expanding over time maturity production stable active development / early access conversation modes oc, doc qa, plugin, ttt oc, doc qa, plugin expected latency low comparable to thai availability all clients selected clients (early access program) conversation mode compatibility both pipelines work with all standard unith conversation operating modes open dialogue ( oc ), document / knowledge base ( doc qa ), and plugin ( plugin ) thai additionally supports text to video ( ttt ) generation the pipeline choice does not affect how you configure conversation behavior, prompts, or integrations, it is a property of the head visual, not the operating mode access and availability thai is available to all unith clients and requires no special enrollment deva 1 is currently enabled only for selected clients participating in unith's early access program if you are interested in enrolling or if deva 1 better fits your use case, reach out to us directly interested in deva 1 access? get in touch with the unith team and we will assess whether your use case is a good fit for the current program