🎬 ToonSync - AI Webtoon Video Maker

Storytelling First - Character Consistency - Perfect Lip Sync

Create amazing webtoon/manga videos with AI-powered character consistency and multi-language lip sync technology.

🌐 Live Demo: toonsync.space | 📚 API Docs: api.toonsync.space/api/docs

🌟 Key Features

🎭 Storytelling First

• Generate complete story arcs with beginning, development, climax, and ending
• Character development and emotional progression
• Coherent narrative flow across multiple scenes

👥 Character Consistency

• Maintain consistent character appearance across different scenes
• Support multi-character interaction scenes
• Natural character emotions and expressions

🗣️ Perfect Lip Sync

• Multi-language lip sync support (English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German)
• Natural mouth animation
• Voice emotion matching with lip movements

🌍 Global Language Support

• English: ElevenLabs TTS (Premium quality)
• Chinese: Azure TTS (Optimized for Chinese)
• Japanese: Azure TTS (Anime-style voices)
• Korean: Azure TTS (K-pop style voices)
• Spanish/French/German: ElevenLabs TTS

🚀 What Makes Us Different

Unlike other AI video tools that focus only on generation:

• Runway: Great video quality, but no story coherence or character consistency
• Civitai: Only static images, no video generation
• D-ID: Lip sync only for real humans, no anime/manga style
• HeyGen: Business-focused, no creative storytelling
• Synthesia: Template-based, no character customization

We are the only tool that combines: Story Coherence + Character Consistency + Multi-language Lip Sync

🎯 Target Users

Primary Users

• Independent Creators: Webtoon/Manga enthusiasts, YouTube creators, TikTok video makers
• Small Studios: Animation studios, advertising agencies, educational content creators
• Enterprise: Brand marketing teams, training content, product demos

Secondary Users

• Chinese Creators: Leveraging our Chinese lip sync expertise
• Asian Market: Japanese and Korean content creators

💰 Pricing

Free Tier: 
- 3 projects
- 5-minute video length
- Basic character library
- English TTS

Pro Tier ($29/month):
- Unlimited projects
- 30-minute video length
- Advanced character library
- Multi-language TTS
- Character consistency AI

Enterprise ($99/month):
- Team collaboration
- API access
- Custom character training
- Priority support

🛠️ Technology Stack

Backend

• FastAPI: High-performance Python web framework
• PostgreSQL: Robust database with Supabase
• Redis: Caching and session management
• Celery: Asynchronous task processing

AI/ML

• Replicate: AI model hosting and inference
• Wav2Lip: Universal lip sync technology
• ElevenLabs: Premium English TTS
• Azure TTS: Multi-language voice synthesis
• Stable Diffusion: Character image generation

Frontend

• React 18: Modern UI framework
• TypeScript: Type-safe development
• Tailwind CSS: Utility-first styling
• Vite: Fast build tool

Deployment

• Railway: Backend hosting
• Supabase: Database and storage
• Cloudflare Pages: Frontend hosting
• GitHub Actions: CI/CD pipeline

🚀 Quick Start

🚀 快速部署上线

5 分钟部署你的 ToonSync！

👉 快速部署指南 - 一步步教你部署上线

📖 详细部署文档 - 完整的部署配置说明

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Node.js 18+
• Git

Local Development

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ai-webtoon-maker.git
cd ai-webtoon-maker

2. Backend Setup

# Install Python dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API keys

# Run database migrations
alembic upgrade head

# Start the backend server
python -m uvicorn app.main:app --reload

3. Frontend Setup

cd frontend

# Install Node.js dependencies
npm install

# Set up environment variables
cp .env.development.example .env.development
# Edit .env.development with your API URL

# Start the frontend server
npm run dev

4. Access the application

• Frontend: http://localhost:3000
• Backend API: http://localhost:8000
• API Documentation: http://localhost:8000/docs

🌐 Deployment

Cloud Deployment (Recommended)

We provide a complete cloud deployment solution using:

• GitHub: Code repository
• Supabase: PostgreSQL database and file storage
• Railway: Backend API hosting
• Cloudflare Pages: Frontend hosting

Total Cost: Free tier available, scales with usage

See DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md for detailed instructions.

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

Backend (.env)

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@host:port/db

# AI APIs
REPLICATE_API_TOKEN=your_replicate_token
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your_elevenlabs_key
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key

# Storage
SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
SUPABASE_KEY=your_supabase_key

# Security
SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key

Frontend (.env.development)

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8000

📚 Documentation

• API Documentation
• User Manual
• Deployment Guide
• Operations Manual

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🌟 Roadmap

Phase 1: Core Features (Current)

• ✅ Character consistency
• ✅ Multi-language lip sync
• ✅ Story generation
• ✅ Web interface

Phase 2: Enhancement (Q2 2026)

• 🔄 Mobile app
• 🔄 Advanced character customization
• 🔄 Team collaboration features
• 🔄 API for developers

Phase 3: Scale (Q3 2026)

• 🔄 Enterprise features
• 🔄 White-label solutions
• 🔄 Advanced analytics
• 🔄 Global CDN

📞 Support

• Documentation: docs/
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Email: support@aiwebtoonmaker.com

🏆 Why Choose AI Webtoon Video Maker?

1. Unique Value Proposition: Only tool combining story + character + lip sync
2. Global Ready: Multi-language support from day one
3. Creator Focused: Built for storytellers, not just video generators
4. Scalable: From individual creators to enterprise teams
5. Open Source: Transparent, customizable, community-driven

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