Making Eye Contact Has Never Been Easier | Descript's New 'Eye Contact' Feature

In this video, join Ramdy as he explores the AI-powered Eye Contact feature of Descript, transforming the way you can engage with your audience by making it appear as if you're making direct eye contact with the camera. Which is super useful if you need to look at a script, notes, or slides while recording!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - How to enable Eye Contact
1:08 - Important things to know
2:07 - How to turn off Eye Contact
2:25 - Outro
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[@Tingman]

A real missed opportunity to call it A-Eye. Ok I'll see myself out.

[@screammachineman]

needs more likes.

[@christinagracewhite]

omg yes!!!

[@gagamediapng]

Agree 🤝🤣

[@coach.b]

AI see what you did there!

[@onewayai]

Whahahahhha

[@paolabueso]

What an amazingly useful feature!! Thank you so much for making it available in Descript.

[@theclovisdiary]

bro, i watch all your tutorials of descript best tool so far. since last year. thanks for this

[@christinagracewhite]

This just saved me weeks n weeks of memorising my course content scripts. Game changer!!

[@debasish._.1865]

hey I assume that you have implemented that effect,so how much time did it take to download your video

[@robertpastorella]

I just made a teleprompter and saw this video afterwards. This is going to be awesome, looking forward to checking it out.

[@AaronLacey]

You're hilarious dude! And love this new feature. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@ItsToorrii]

much appreciated, some clients want me to try this out and this was helpful, thank you

[@mervinegowry]

I don't have it yet either but I'm so excited about this feature!!! Having to pause during recording to read notes and memorize lines will soon be something from the past. AI makes things move so fast, I'm so grateful to be a witness. Descript will literally take care of all the video distribution for my personal brand (shooting, editing, caption, studio sound, extract short clips from long form video, etc.), look out!

[@bossbrandingonabudget]

I will be trying this for sure! Thanks!

[@MichaelLoobyIM]

Ramdy, you are the MAN - and a very funny one at that! Thank you for all your helpful videos, showcasing all Descript's fantastic features, and for presenting them in such an entertaining way! 🙂

[@MetteBrun_Succes-i-Balance]

Thanks for a great video. Love your energy.

[@SamanthaSalmon]

Yay! Love you guys for adding this. I tried to get it earlier from another company and still have not heard back form support as to why it would not download for me. Thank you!

[@muznasfoodsecrets]

i love your explaining 😍

[@TheWaTchoTcho]

That’s great but I don’t have it either in my effect menu. How do I enable it ? Thank you

[@PrimalContentPLR]

Magnificent. Thanks!

[@fromafullcup]

For those saying its not in their menu, you have to restart descript and install the newest version and you'll see it

[@coinsforcollege52]

Great video!

[@user-mw7wo2ee9j]

Are you using the eye-tracker right now on this video? I can't get mine to look as good as yours. It always looks like I am looking slightly up and above the camera, not sure why.

[@JohnMcIlroyTax]

Nice job!!

[@Multimedia_PC]

Here's the thing. Great feature. Needs to: 1) Give user control of the level of effect (now everyone looks too eyes wide open), 50,75,100% might be a good start, or dial it up. 2) Blink control would be nice. 3) needs to look more organic (maybe a look away for an instant once in a while) Just reaching here All and all, I am thrilled with the possibilities.

[@theperrydasilva]

Holy crap, game changer for sure! I could be making bombastic side eyes and nobody will ever know.

[@ivanshardy]

I really wish they develop the PLUGIN for Davinci or Premiere!! Amazing!!! Thank you for this!

[@abdelwahababdel7173]

hey Ramdy, Do you create your videos using descript only?

[@VoiceOfMindfulnessASMR]

Beautiful feature! However I was wondering, because when we read we are not static, meaning our eyes are moving up and down the page, in these cases how will it work? Thanks !

[@ZubriQue]

No Eye contact option. Don't waste time installing.

[@homahealthcarecenter]

using descript excellent

[@lifeasnikhil]

is this also available for live video calls- when video conferencing ?

[@lmaxie1988]

Hi, I am very interested in the "eye contact" feature. However, it is not coming up when I click "effect." Can you tell me how to access this feature? It is why I signed up for Descript. Thank you

[@SnowSugarVideo]

Wow! How did I miss this Big News! I shared with all my online course creators this AI Eye-Contact effect. We're all excited! When do you add the AI Beauty 💄Retouch Effect? 😍

[@ma.mermanepomuceno6036]

Can I use it during an interview on any platform?

[@voiceoverbyluis]

Not in my effects menu either...and they are not very good about responding to questions.

[@nash12394]

Is there any other software where it can be real-time rather than in the record? say, in the teams meeting, zoom, or Google meeting?

[@Wyc-hi3nx]

Can it mix w ‘regenerate’?

[@DiabeticGameGuy]

I've tried this on two videos. They are just normal talking head videos like yours and both times, it gave me a "Error processing File". Are there system requirements for this? I am on an old PC Rhyzen 3 1200 with only 8gb of Ram. It runs descript, but that's about it. Any tips as I'd love to try the features.

[@richardparker123]

Also got an error. Running on M1 Macbook Air.

[@mickyhouse8753]

Does it work on google meets and zoom?

[@celinexu6598]

can this be real-time rather than in the record? say, in the teams meeting, zoom or google meeting?

[@LeonPetrou]

I was excited to try it but unfortunately, I wasn't happy with the results, so switched back to the original. These were my problems: 1) Left eye would sometimes be blueish and right eye stays brown (both my eyes are brown btw). 2) The eye contact filter makes me look creepy and emotionless (uncanny valley is real!) 3) It would jump between my actual pupils and the AI-generated pupils which made it obvious that I was using a filter. I understand this feature is still in beta, I just wanted to share my experience so that the Descript AI team can try to fix these issues. P.S. It's still the best eye contact filter I've tried.

[@paolabueso]

Thank you for sharing these details about your experience. It’s really useful to know this.

[@kristianfabriziomusic8295]

Dont work on the trial version. BUMMER!!

[@user-uc2vr7ie5v]

Does it work for zoom meetings?

[@gregfuller999]

Is everyone supposed to have it now? It's not on my effects menu.

[@gvingwapo]

is it ok in live?

[@RockyinReelTime]

Does this reduce the quality of the video?

[@RalstonRSmith]

I just bought and downloaded the month to month subscription to test out the eye contact feature but I don't see the 'eye contact' or 'green screen' feature' in my effects menu...any tips?

[@Pakidesivlog]

you have to click on yhe video to enable it. its on the right side panel. unfortunately it takes forever to render.

[@mikeaufderhar8981]

Does this only work with Video recordings? Or can it work Live while talking with a large Zoom group?

[@Descript]

Hi there - this feature only works on recordings for the time being. Apologies!

[@kaorganic5831]

I tried to use but is not working. And I follow your instructions

[@ishficici999]

Cost? How to obtain this app?

[@luciddreamsmedia8]

I will upgrade to Pro when my channel has more followers than I could make eye contact with at a party. Thanks for the teaser.

[@lisashieldlovecoach]

I have tried several times to get this effect to work. I have followed ALL of the instructions. When I toggle the effect on and off after the video has been processed, I can see that my eyes have shifted slightly in the video. Still, I don't appear to be looking directly into the camera. Maybe I am expecting too much from seeing the examples you've given, but my results were not comparable.

[@lisashieldlovecoach]

I would love a reply to my help desk ticket. Of ALL the tech companies I work with, you have some of the worst customer service I have encountered in my business. I have been waiting days for a response to my help desk ticket. It shouldn't take more than 24 hours to get a response.

[@socialhackettes]

Why don't I have this feature?

[@usa_online]

What's the name of this tool?

[@homahealthcarecenter]

audio is geting messed up during eye contact

[@AlhanRahimi]

It keeps on giving me an "error" message!

[@crimez9191]

i dont have the feature. Why is that?

[@jsepulveda7550]

Is it still available? I can't find the effect at all.

[@dinoalbizzati]

You have to click on the video and then all the effects appear.

[@MaximilianKaden]

Does not work. "Error when applying eye contact"

[@kalreece2811]

HEEEELPP!!! I'm less than 2 ft in front of my cam and have done 5-6 takes with my WORD doc script just underneath but it keeps giving me an error mssg that it can't apply the Eye Contact feature. This is the reason I subscribed and it's not working. WHHHHYYYY me?? WTF am I doing wrong????

[@KathiBurns]

Mine does not have the ai option, either on desktop or mobile. Buer...

[@Misterious_xxas3]

what program is he using ?

[@Descript]

He is using Descript - we are Descript. :) www.descript.com

[@othermotte]

I’m looking forward to when this actually works. I tried it several times today and it just throws up an error message after quite some time on a very short experiment. Nonetheless I’m not discouraged. I assume it will get there at some point, as I know there is other software out there that already does it.

[@mdemko]

I love to know what other software does this well. Thank you

[@paolabueso]

Me too! I got the Captions app solely for this feature but it literally takes forever to render a video that is just over 1 minute long and sometimes it just shows an error message. Hope they improve this feature in both the Captions app and Descript because it is super useful.

[@othermotte]

@@paolabueso @mdemko This is now working well for me and doesn't take long (

[@mattchambersconnects]

These videos are beautiful but I've had nothing but issues with the features they tout on youtube. green screen won't apply, overdub is horrible, amongts other things. I really think they're still in Beta. I'm wishing them the best because it seems it will eventually be really great software but not yet from what I see.

[@alk3345]

I can't seem to get it to work. It's in my menu, but the first time I tried to apply it, it just kept buffering without adding the effect (over an hour, the circle kept going round next to eye contact). The second time, the buffering icon stopped/finished, but nothing happened to my clip. Simple talking head video.

[@JamesBlakeAV]

same here.. mp4 file type. what about you? using mp4 as well?

[@alk3345]

@@JamesBlakeAV Yeah I think it was mp4 file. Honestly, haven't used Descript in a while now. Reminded me to cancel.

[@AttelliSanjay-cu4xi]

Is this free to use

[@anerxu4702]

RIGHT NOW!! I need the name of this magic Videi Editor with Eye Contact Effects !!!!

[@Descript]

We are Descript and can be found at descript.com/download :)

[@user-vl3ed6rg4d]

Why my video layout changed after clicking the eye contact

[@Descript]

Hi there. It sounds like you could use the help of one of our customer support agents. Please visit this page: help.descript.com/hc/en-us/requests/new, where you can submit a ticket and someone will follow up with you directly. Thanks for your patience!

[@BravoSix_6]

Link?

[@LuaNaZakaz]

up

[@BxNerd-rp9tv]

Is this possible with the paid account?

[@richardparker123]

Yes. I did CMD + A to select all on my script. Then went to Effects in the right panel > Click the "+" button and then the Eye Contact Button was there.

[@willpenaa]

takes forever to load any effect into the video itself. app is extrememly slow

[@user-tx9bf8tp4n]

Is this for free?

[@_STNML]

sometimes it just takes way too long.

[@rishimondal3010]

Is it paid?

[@SquadCastfm]

Wutttt

[@joshuafcenters]

Eye tracking for me was horrible it looked real creepy

[@INFLOWCREATIVE]

wtf no feature

[@KristinaAinsworthRealtorAustin]

UR funny

[@biotechhome]

Hi, my descipt is not working with logi brio webcam. I get the following message "cannot create camera.hostlibrary.camera" could you help me. Thanks

[@yavuzakyuzol198]

It is not working efficiently, it makes me look like allien, waste of time.

[@SunshineDigital]

WHY ANDREW GARFIELD IS THE BEST SPIDERMAN 💀

[@gustavojavier2353]

cringy

[@Pakidesivlog]

it does not work.on a 6 min video it kept spinning for hours and nothing.

[@biotechhome]

Hi, my descipt is not working with logi brio webcam. I get the following message "cannot create camera.hostlibrary.camera" could you help me. Thanks