Questions people ask
What do the three finishes do?+
Realistic keeps natural skin tone and texture, beautify smooths and brightens the skin, and lossless holds on to the most facial detail.
Can I swap more than one person?+
Yes. With several faces in the clip, you can choose which face from your photo goes onto which person.
Does the voice change too?+
No, only the picture. To give someone new words, run the result through Lip Sync with a new audio track.
How much does Video Face Swap cost?+
Video Face Swap starts at 39 credits per started 10 seconds of video. The generator shows the exact price before you run it, and a run that fails is refunded automatically. New accounts get 30 free credits to start.
What kind of video gives the best swap?+
A steady clip with good lighting, one clearly visible person and a face that stays mostly turned toward the camera. Fast cuts, heavy motion blur and very dark scenes make it harder to hold the new face.
Why does the swapped face flicker in some frames?+
Flicker usually shows up when the face is small, turned away or briefly covered. Try a shorter, tighter clip, a sharper source photo, or HD quality, and avoid clips where hands or objects cross the face.
Should I use a selfie or a full-body photo?+
For Whole person, a head-to-toe photo gives the model your hair and outfit to work from. For Face only, a clear, well-lit close-up of the face is enough.
Can I swap a face into an animated or cartoon video?+
The tool is built for real people in real footage, so results on cartoons or heavily stylized clips are unreliable. Photos and live-action clips with natural faces give the best results.
Can I use a photo of someone else?+
Only if that person has agreed to it. Use your own face or people who said yes, and never swap in someone without their permission.
Go deeper
Before and after: what changes
In the Bartender example, the person behind the bar gets a new identity from your photo while the scene keeps playing as filmed. Use the Pause button and the Before/After toggle to compare the same moment in both versions.
- What changes
- With Whole person selected, the face, hair and outfit come from your photo. With Face only, just the face is replaced and the rest of the person stays as filmed.
- What stays the same
- The body movement, timing, camera position, background and original audio are carried over from the clip. Head turns and expressions still follow the original performance.
- What to look at when you compare
- Pause on a frame where the head is turned or the hands cross the face. Check the hairline, jaw edge and neck for flicker, and see whether the skin tone matches the lighting in the scene.
Photos and clips that work, and ones that don't
Works well
- A sharp, evenly lit photo of one person, ideally head to toe, gives Whole person mode enough to work with.
- A clip of 2 to 30 seconds with one main person who stays in frame gives the steadiest result.
- A photo taken from an angle close to the person in the video helps the new face sit naturally on the head.
Avoid
- A blurry, dark or heavily filtered photo gives the model little real detail, so the swapped face looks smeared.
- A photo with sunglasses, a mask or hair covering the face hides features the swap needs to copy.
- A clip where the person is tiny, often leaves the frame or is covered by other people tends to flicker or lose the swap.
Step by step
- Choose your photoDrop a photo into the Your photo box. Pick one person with a clear face, and use a head-to-toe shot if you plan to use Whole person mode.
- Add the videoDrop your clip into the Video box. Keep it between 2 and 30 seconds with one main person, and trim longer footage first.
- Pick the swap typeChoose Whole person to bring over face, hair and outfit, or Face only to keep the original hair and clothes. If you only want a new face on the same look, Face only is the safer choice.
- Set quality and generateChoose Standard or HD under Quality, check the price shown, then press Generate. It is usually ready in 2 to 4 minutes, so you can leave the tab open.
- Check the resultPlay the clip once at full speed, then pause on a few frames with head turns. If the face drifts or flickers, try a sharper photo, a closer angle match, or HD quality.
Which setting to pick
- Whole person
- Use this to turn yourself into the person in the video, including hair and outfit. It works best with a full-body photo.
- Face only
- Use this when the clothes and hairstyle in the video should stay. Good for keeping a costume or uniform.
- Standard
- A good first try to see whether the photo and clip combination works.
- HD
- Pick this for a version you plan to share, once Standard looks right.
Where to go next
Your face
