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Gaze Correction in OneTake: What It Is and How It Works

Gaze Correction is a feature in OneTake that adjusts the direction of your eyes in a video so it appears as though you are looking directly into the camera. This helps create more natural eye contact with viewers, even if your eyes were slightly off-center while recording.

The feature is designed for talking-head style videos where the speaker may be reading notes, looking at a screen, or glancing slightly away from the camera during recording.

What Gaze Correction Does

When Gaze Correction is enabled, OneTake uses AI to subtly modify eye direction in the video. The adjustment is visual only and focuses specifically on eye contact.

Gaze Correction:

Adjusts eye direction to appear more camera-focused
Preserves natural facial movement and expression
Works on existing video content during editing
Does not require re-recording

The goal is to improve how engaged and attentive the speaker appears without making the video look artificial.

How Gaze Correction Works

Gaze Correction is applied as part of OneTake’s video processing during editing. Once enabled, the AI analyzes the video frames and applies eye-direction adjustments where appropriate.

This process happens automatically. There is no manual adjustment or fine-tuning required from the user.

What Gaze Correction Changes in the Video

Gaze Correction affects:

The perceived direction of the eyes
How direct the speaker’s eye contact appears

It does not alter:

Head position
Body movement
Facial expressions
Lighting or background
Audio or timing

All other elements of the video remain unchanged.

When Gaze Correction Is Useful

Gaze Correction is commonly used for:

Educational videos
Sales and marketing videos
Product explanations
Internal updates
Any video where consistent eye contact improves clarity and trust

It is especially helpful when recording while referencing notes or slides on the screen.

What to Expect After Applying Gaze Correction

After enabling Gaze Correction, the video enters a processing state while the adjustment is applied. Processing time depends on the length and resolution of the video. Once complete, the corrected video is available in the project with the updated eye contact applied. Gaze Correction is designed to be subtle. The intent is to improve natural eye contact without drawing attention to the correction itself.

Updated on: 09/02/2026

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