AI Lip Sync Looks Bad? 5 Fixes (Including the Teeth Trick)

Creating realistic AI talking videos can feel a bit like gambling. Sometimes you hit the jackpot on the first try. Other times, after generating 10–15 images and videos, the AI suddenly decides to ignore everything you asked for and your credits disappear faster than your patience.

That unpredictability can be fun at first, but it quickly turns frustrating when you're trying to produce reliable, high-quality content for ads, e-commerce, or social media.

I've generated hundreds of images and talking videos on The Influencer AI and yes, I've seen some truly bizarre results along the way. The good news? After enough trial and error, clear patterns emerged.

If your AI talking video looks weird — blurry mouth, uncanny lip sync, or plastic skin — this workflow fixes it.

At the end, I'll also show you the final video created using this exact workflow.

Before generating anything, ask yourself:

• Does the influencer need to talk?
• Are they walking or standing still?
• Are they holding a product?
• Is this a close-up, medium shot, or full-body shot?

Your answers will directly affect how the base image should look.

Skipping this step is one of the fastest ways to waste credits.

This is critical.

If the AI influencer will be talking, generate the base image with:

• A natural smile
• Teeth clearly visible

Why? The video model needs to understand what the teeth look like before animating speech. If the teeth aren't visible in the image, you may end up with:

• Yellowish teeth
• Blurry mouth movement
• Unnatural lip sync

Unless you're going for the before and after effect for a whitening ad, show the teeth early.

Don't

1. Photo has a subtle smile without visible teeth

Base photo

2. The teeth generated directly in the video are too yellow

Resulting video

Do

1. The photo shows the woman with a big smile and visible teeth

Base photo

2. The video generated shows naturally looking teeth

Resulting video

When generating the base video (before lip sync), include this phrase in your prompt:

Even though lip sync comes later, this makes a huge difference.

Why?

On The Influencer AI, video generation and lip sync are two separate steps. This gives you better control, but it also means you should prepare the video correctly.

By telling the model the person is talking:

• Mouth movement becomes more natural
• Lip sync aligns better with speech
• The final AI talking video feels far more realistic

If your video involves walking, don't start with a stiff, standing pose.

Instead:

• Generate the base image with the influencer mid-step
• Body slightly leaning forward
• Natural walking posture

This way, the video starts with motion immediately — instead of awkwardly transitioning from standing still to walking.

Small detail. Big difference.

Don't

1. The base photo shows woman standing

Base photo

2. In the video the woman starts off standing and then begins to walk

Video Prompt

"The camera is zooming out slightly. The woman walks towards the camera and talks smiling"

Do

1. The base photo shows woman mid-step

Photo Edit of base photo

"Change her pose as if she's walking. Put her hand with the golden bracelet in her pocket. Keep everything else the same"

2. In the video the woman walks immediately

Video Prompt

"The woman is walking towards the camera and talking. At the end she smiles gently. The camera zooms out"

If your image feels overly polished or artificial, use Edit Photo with this prompt:

Important settings:

• ✅ Keep Maximum Fidelity enabled
• After editing, use Upscale to sharpen details

This combo is perfect if you're aiming for:

• More natural skin texture
• Realistic lighting
• Less "AI gloss"

Photo Prompt

"A GoPro selfie of a woman running through a forest. She's wearing a white Tanktop and green military shorts. She's smiling"

Photo Edit

"Make it real, fix the lighting, fix the textures"

It's also possible to improve a specific area of the photo. For example, if you insert your product into the image by using Combine Image with AI feature, and you are not satisfied with the look of this product, you can easily improve it by using this prompt in the Edit Photo feature:

Combine Images with AI

"Make the woman hold this mug in her hand"

[provided mug image]

Photo Edit

"Make the mug real, fix the lighting, fix the textures"

Need multiple video shots with:

• The same clothes
• The same background
• The same influencer look?

Here's the best approach:

1. Create one strong base image
2. Use Edit Photo to change:
   • Camera angle
   • Shot type (close-up, medium, full body)
3. Turn each edited image into a video

Base photo

Photo Edit

"Change the photo into a full-body picture. Keep the character the same, change her pose as if she was walking towards the camera. She's wearing white sneakers"

Photo Edit

"Change the photo into a medium shot. The woman is leaning against the wall. Keep everything else the same"

Photo Edit

"Change the image into a close-up. Keep the character the same"

The video below was created from five different shots, all using the same workflow:

1. Generated one base image
2. Created four alternative shots using Edit Photo
3. Applied the "Make it real…" prompt on selected images and upscaled where needed
4. Generated videos for each image
5. Added lip sync to each clip

The result: a clean, consistent, professional talking video — without actors, cameras, or reshoots.