Eye contact & on-camera guides
Everything about looking at the camera — how AI eye contact correction works, how to hold the lens while reading a script, and how to fix gaze in footage you've already shot.
AI Eye Contact Correction: The Complete 2026 Guide
The pillar guide: what AI eye contact correction is, how it works under the hood, when it helps, and how to choose a tool in 2026.
Read guideHow to Fix Eye Contact in Any Video
Your eyes drifted off-camera. Here are the three real ways to fix it — and the fastest one that doesn't need a reshoot.
Read guideHow to Keep Eye Contact on Camera While Reading a Script
Reading a script and looking at the lens fight each other. Here's how to do both — and how to rescue takes where your gaze still slips.
Read guideThe Best AI Eye Contact Tools in 2026, Compared
Descript, VEED, Captions, CapCut, NVIDIA, GazeFix — compared by output quality, how focused they are, and whether you pay monthly or per use.
Read guideLooking for a Descript eye contact alternative?
Descript's gaze correction is genuinely good. The problem is everything else you have to buy with it. Here's what else is out there.
Read guideFree AI eye contact correction, honestly assessed
Some eye contact tools really are free. Here's which ones, what they cost you elsewhere, and when free is the right answer.
Read guideFix your eye contact without signing up for a subscription
Why gaze correction ended up behind monthly subscriptions, and what the alternatives actually cost.
Read guideHow to keep eye contact when using a teleprompter
A teleprompter doesn't automatically fix your gaze. Placement, distance, and how you format the script matter more than the hardware.
Read guideWhy you never make eye contact on video calls
On a video call, looking at the person and looking at the camera are mutually exclusive. Here's how to get closer to both.
Read guideEye contact is doing more work in your sales videos than your script
Video prospecting works. It works less well when the prospect can see you reading their name off a script.
Read guideEye contact in talking head videos (and what it costs you)
In a talking head video your face is the whole frame, which means your eyes are the whole performance.
Read guideWhat your eyes tell the viewer before you finish a sentence
Viewers judge your gaze faster than they process your words. Here's what's actually going on — and what the evidence does and doesn't show.
Read guideLooking for a VEED eye contact alternative?
VEED's one-click gaze fix is convenient if you already edit there. Here's what to reach for if you don't — and what VEED still does better.
Read guideLooking for a Captions eye contact alternative?
Captions is the best mobile-first gaze fix there is. The catch is the credit pool it shares with every other AI feature.
Read guideCapCut Eye Contact Correction: How to Use It, and Where It Falls Short
CapCut fixes your gaze for free. Here is how to switch it on, why the toggle is missing for some people, and when it is worth using something else.
Read guideEye Contact Correction for Course Creators: What It Costs at 40 Lessons
A course is not one video, it is forty. Here is what eye contact correction actually costs at that volume, when a subscription beats credits, and how to record so the AI has an easy job.
Read guideEye Contact in Recruiting Videos: The Detail Candidates Read as Honesty
Recruiting video is a trust medium, and gaze is the cheapest trust signal you have. What goes wrong when hiring managers read off a screen, and how to fix it across dozens of roles.
Read guideVideo Podcast Eye Contact: What to Fix When You Publish Every Week
You publish fifty episodes a year and your eyes are on the question doc for most of them. A realistic look at which parts of a video podcast are worth correcting — and which are not.
Read guideA Kapwing Alternative for Eye Contact Correction
Kapwing is a capable browser editor with eye contact built in. A fair look at where it wins, where its free tier stops being useful, and when you only wanted the one feature.
Read guideEye Contact in Testimonial Videos: When to Correct It, and When Not To
Interview framing puts your customer's eyes beside the lens by design. A guide to when direct address sells harder — and when correcting it makes a real testimonial look staged.
Read guideFix your eye contact the easy way
GazeFix redirects your gaze to the camera — no editor, no subscription. Start free with 1 credit — no card required.