HD Face Swap for Realistic, Sharp Results

HD face swap is a face swap followed by a 2× upscale. On QuickFaceSwap it doubles the width and height of your result, so skin, eyes and hair stay sharp when you zoom in or print.

  • 2× resolution
  • About 50 seconds
  • No watermark

1. Upload a photo

No photo? Try a sample:

2. Upload your face

  • Good face photo
  • Face the camera
  • Good, even light
  • No sunglasses or masks
  • Only one face

Or use a sample face:

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How HD face swap works

Same steps as a normal swap, with the HD switch on.

  1. 1

    Upload a sharp photo

    HD helps most on large, clear pictures you plan to view big.

  2. 2

    Add a clear face

    The sharper the face photo, the more real detail there is to keep.

  3. 3

    Swap with HD on

    The face is swapped first, then the whole image is upscaled 2×. Expect about 20 extra seconds.

HD vs. standard face swap

HD returns an image twice as wide and twice as tall as a standard swap, for 1 extra credit and about 20 extra seconds.

StandardHD
Output sizeSame as your photo (up to 2,048 px)2× width and height (up to 4,096 px)
Example from our tests1,448 × 1,0862,896 × 2,172
TimeAbout 30 secondsAbout 50 seconds
Cost1 credit2 credits

If you only plan to send the picture in a chat, standard is enough. Pick HD when you'll crop in, print, or show it on a large screen.

What HD adds to a face swap

Twice the width and height

Four times the pixels, so you can crop in or print larger.

Crisper when you zoom in

Fine texture in skin, lashes and hair looks sharper at full size.

Made for print and big screens

Posters, profile banners and anything you'll look at up close.

No watermark

The full HD file downloads clean.

Standard vs. HD, zoomed in

The same swap, cropped and zoomed 2×. Left: standard. Right: HD.

Standard (1,448 px wide) vs. HD (2,896 px wide), same crop (after)Standard (1,448 px wide) vs. HD (2,896 px wide), same crop (before)
BeforeAfter
Standard (1,448 px wide) vs. HD (2,896 px wide), same crop

When is HD worth it? A print size guide

HD is worth it when the photo will be printed or shown large; for a chat message, standard is plenty. Prints look sharp at about 300 pixels per inch:

Print sizePixels needed (300 ppi)Standard (up to 2,048 px)HD (up to 4,096 px)
4 × 6 in1,200 × 1,800EnoughEnough
5 × 7 in1,500 × 2,100BorderlineEnough
8 × 10 in2,400 × 3,000Too smallUsually enough
Phone wallpaper1,170 × 2,532BorderlineEnough

HD figures assume a full-size photo (2,048 px on the long side) in portrait orientation. HD won't rescue a blurry face photo. Upscaling makes what's there sharper, but it can't recover features the camera never captured.

Getting a realistic result in HD

HD shows small flaws as clearly as small details, so the face photo matters even more here. Use the sharpest one you have, taken in daylight.

A realistic AI face swap comes down to matching light and angle first; HD then makes sure the detail holds up when someone looks closely.

Pick a face whose expression fits the scene. A big grin on a serious portrait looks off, and at 4,000 pixels everyone will notice.

HD face swap FAQ

A face swap followed by a 2× upscale: the result comes back at twice the width and height of your photo, with sharper skin, eyes and hair.

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