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Face Swap Video troubleshooting

Tips for face swapping

Written by Runbo (CEO of Magic Hour)

If your face swap video looks blurry, choppy, low quality, or does not preserve identity well, the source media is usually the biggest factor.

Face Swap Video works best when the source face is clear, front-facing, and visible throughout the clip.

Best practices before you render

For the best result:

  • use a clear source face image

  • use a well-lit video

  • keep the face large enough in frame

  • avoid extreme head turns

  • avoid motion blur

  • avoid heavy shadows, hair obstruction, or sunglasses

  • test on a shorter clip first

Common problems and fixes

The swapped face does not look like the person I uploaded Try:

  • using a sharper, better-lit source image

  • using a source face with a similar angle

  • avoiding side-profile source photos

  • choosing a frame where the target face is clearly visible

  • only choosing high quality faces to swap in Multi Face Swap (in the original video)

The output looks choppy or blurry Try:

  • shortening the source clip

  • using cleaner source footage

  • avoiding fast camera movement

  • checking whether your current plan limits output resolution in My Plan

The result looks distorted Try:

  • using a source face with a neutral expression

  • avoiding clips with rapid pose changes

  • testing with a shorter clip before committing to a longer render

The face swap fails Try:

  • confirming that a face is clearly visible

  • confirming that the uploaded file is supported

  • trying a shorter, simpler clip

  • re-uploading the source face image

  • retrying with a different input video

If the result completed but the quality is still poor

If the project completed successfully but the output is low quality, that is different from a technical failure. In that case, the most effective fix is usually improving:

  • source image quality

  • target clip clarity

  • lighting

  • face visibility

  • clip length

Contact support if

  • the project failed multiple times

  • credits did not return after an error

  • the result is clearly broken

  • the quality is dramatically worse than expected despite clear inputs

Include:

  • your project ID

  • the approximate clip length

  • whether the issue is failure or low quality

  • the tool page URL

  • what you expected versus what happened

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