Merge pull request #2399 from pipecat-ai/filipi/heygen_latency

Improving the latency of the `HeyGenVideoService`.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Other
 
+- Improving the latency of the `HeyGenVideoService`.
+
 - Updated `15-switch-voices.py` and `15a-switch-languages.py` examples to show
   how to enclose complex logic (e.g. `ParallelPipeline`) into a single processor
   so the main pipeline becomes simpler.

src/pipecat/services/heygen/client.py

@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class HeyGenClient:
         """Simulate audio playback timing with appropriate delays."""
         # Only sleep after we've sent the first second of audio
         # This appears to reduce the latency to receive the answer from HeyGen
-        if self._audio_seconds_sent < 1.0:
+        if self._audio_seconds_sent < 3.0:
             self._audio_seconds_sent += self._send_interval
             self._next_send_time = time.monotonic() + self._send_interval
             return