Face & Style

Using Face Swap

Swap your face into any thumbnail using trained face models — get consistent branding across all your videos with a single click.

Face Swap puts your face into any thumbnail — whether it's AI-generated, uploaded, or extracted from YouTube. Combined with a trained face model, it's the fastest way to maintain consistent branding.

How to Use Face Swap

Open any thumbnail in the Editor
Click the Face tab in the editor sidebar
Select one of your trained face models or upload a temporary face photo
Click Swap Face
The AI replaces the face in the thumbnail with yours

The swap preserves the original thumbnail's composition, lighting, and style while inserting your face naturally.

Using Trained Models vs. Uploading

Trained face models (recommended)

Higher quality and consistency
The AI understands your face from multiple angles
One-click selection from your model library
Works best for regular content creation

Temporary face upload

Upload a single photo for a one-time swap
Good for guest appearances or one-off thumbnails
No training required, but slightly lower quality
The photo should be well-lit with a clear view of the face

Tips for Great Face Swaps

Start with a good base thumbnail — the face swap works best when the original has a clear, visible face in a natural pose
Match the angle — if the base thumbnail shows a face from the side, your trained model works better than a straight-on upload
Check the lighting — the AI matches lighting automatically, but dramatic lighting differences can look unnatural
Combine with editing — after a face swap, use the AI editor to fine-tune skin tone, expression, or surrounding details
Use expressions — train your model with expressive photos so the AI can generate shocked, happy, or curious versions of you

Common Issues

Face looks slightly off — try a different base thumbnail or upload a face photo that matches the angle better
Wrong face swapped — if the thumbnail has multiple faces, the AI may pick the wrong one. Use inpainting to fix specific areas instead.
Skin tone mismatch — use the AI editor afterwards with a prompt like "match skin tones naturally"