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When you read from a teleprompter, your eyes naturally drift toward the text (slightly up, to the side, or off-angle). Even a few degrees of gaze drift makes you look like you’re not addressing the viewer directly. AI Eye Contact corrects this automatically, shifting your gaze to look straight into the lens.

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Why it matters

Eye contact is one of the most powerful nonverbal signals in video. Direct eye contact creates a sense of personal connection: the viewer feels like you’re speaking to them specifically. Gaze drift breaks that connection, even subtly. For creators who read scripts, this is a significant issue. Eye Contact solves it invisibly.

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How to apply Eye Contact

1

Import or record your video

Import a video or record one using the Captions Camera & Teleprompter. Eye Contact works on any footage with a person speaking on camera.
2

Tap Eye Contact

In the editor, tap Eye Contact. It processes the video automatically and applies the correction.
3

Review the output

Watch through the video and check that the eye contact correction looks natural. In most cases it’s seamless, but occasionally you’ll want to check moments where:
  • The subject moves quickly
  • There are extreme head angles
  • Lighting changes mid-shot
4

Disable if needed

Tap Eye Contact again to toggle it off if you prefer the original.

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Tips for best results

The quality of Eye Contact correction depends heavily on how you recorded. Follow these guidelines for the most natural result: Camera position:
  • Position the camera at eye level, not above or below
  • The subject should be looking as close to the camera lens as possible while reading
Teleprompter placement:
  • Keep teleprompter text near the top of the screen, as close to the camera lens as possible
  • The smaller the angle between where you’re looking and where the camera is, the less correction is needed, and the more natural the result
Distance:
  • Be close enough to the camera that your eyes are clearly visible. You want the whites of the eyes to be fully visible in frame
  • Too far away reduces the model’s ability to correct accurately
Lighting:
  • Even, front-facing lighting makes the eyes clearly visible
  • Strong backlighting or harsh shadows across the face can reduce accuracy

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Combining Eye Contact with the Teleprompter

The most effective workflow:
  1. Use the Script Generator to draft your script
  2. Load it into the Teleprompter
  3. Record, keeping the teleprompter text positioned near the camera
  4. Apply Eye Contact in post
  5. Apply Denoise if the environment had background noise
The result: a video that looks like you spoke confidently from memory, even if you were reading every word.

Record with Camera & Teleprompter

Set up your recording for best Eye Contact results.

Clean Up Audio with Denoise

Polish the audio to match your polished visuals.

AI Eye Contact reference

Full feature documentation.
Last modified on April 20, 2026