Is That Video Real or AI-Generated?
Check if a video is AI-generated or deepfaked.
How do I check whether a video is AI-generated?
Upload an MP4, WebM or MOV up to five minutes and the detector analyses it across several independent forensic signals — temporal consistency, frame-level frequency, lip-sync alignment, optical-flow physics and generator fingerprinting — then fuses them into one calibrated score. You get an AI probability from 0 to 100, a confidence score, the suspected source generator and a per-method breakdown. Deepfake and face-swap checks are measured at 96.1%; full-video detection carries no published accuracy figure, so the confidence score is the number to weigh. Every result is a likelihood, not a verdict: a high score means the clip looks generated, and a low one is not proof it is authentic.
- Full video scan
- 20 credits
- Deepfake check
- 15 credits
- Accepts
- MP4, WebM, MOV up to 5 minutes
Updated September 4, 2026
Cite this page: https://imagera.ai/detect/ai-video-detector
What a scan tells you
Both kinds of fake, one upload
Yes. The detector covers both cases: fully synthetic video from text-to-video and image-to-video generators, and partially manipulated real footage — face swaps, face re-enactment, and lip-sync dubbing from tools such as FaceSwap, DeepFaceLab, SimSwap, FaceFusion, Wav2Lip, and HeyGen. Deepfake-specific scans cost 15 credits; full video scans cost 20 credits.
Know more →A report, not a yes or no
Every scan returns a binary verdict (AI-generated or authentic), an AI probability percentage, a calibrated confidence score, a human-readable label such as "Likely AI-Generated," the suspected source model (for example a specific video generator or face-swap tool), and a forensic breakdown showing which detection methods triggered and why.
Know more →Survives a social re-upload
Yes, with a caveat. Temporal signals — blinking cadence, motion-field anomalies, lip-sync drift — survive re-encoding because they live in the content itself, not the file. Heavy compression does degrade frame-level frequency forensics, which is why the verdict fuses multiple independent signals and reports a confidence score rather than a bare yes/no.
Know more →How the check works
Several signals, fused into one score
Upload the video to the Imagera AI Video Detector — MP4, WebM, or MOV up to 5 minutes. The detector runs six independent forensic methods (temporal consistency, frame-level frequency analysis, lip-sync cross-check, optical-flow physics validation, diffusion fingerprinting, and multi-signal fusion) and returns a verdict in seconds: AI probability from 0–100%, a confidence score, the suspected source generator, and a per-method forensic breakdown.
Scan a video →What the accuracy figures do and do not say
Deepfake and face-swap detection is measured at 96.1%. Full-video detection carries no published accuracy figure, because we do not have a measured one to publish — the report gives you a calibrated confidence score instead, and that is the number to weigh. Accuracy on heavily compressed, cropped or re-encoded footage is lower in every case. Treat any result as a likelihood, never a verdict.
Scan a video →What it is trained to recognise
Detection models are trained on outputs from 20+ video and face tools: Sora 2, Google Veo 3, Runway Gen-4 Turbo, Kling 3.0, Pika 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Luma Ray 2, MiniMax Hailuo, and Vidu Q3 for generated video, plus FaceSwap, DeepFaceLab, SimSwap, FaceFusion, Wav2Lip, LivePortrait, Reface, HeyGen, and SadTalker for deepfakes. New generators are added within days of public release.
Scan a video →Checking a clip
Upload the clip
MP4, WebM, and MOV files up to 5 minutes long. For longer material, scan the most critical segment — talking-head sections are the most information-dense for deepfake analysis. Typical scans complete in 10–30 seconds depending on length and resolution.
Read the probability and the confidence
The report gives an AI probability from 0 to 100 and a calibrated confidence score. Weigh them together: a high probability with low confidence is a reason to look further, not a conclusion.
Treat it as evidence, not a ruling
Detection reports include confidence scores, methodology breakdowns, and suspected source-model identification that can support proceedings — but no AI detector should be the sole basis for an accusation. Best practice is to combine an Imagera scan with at least one independent verification method and human review, and to treat the report as documented forensic evidence supporting a human decision.
Who needs this
Newsrooms and fact-checkers
Inbound footage arrives without provenance. A per-method breakdown gives an editor something to reason about and to document, rather than an unexplained score.
Scan a video →Trust and safety teams
Face-swap and lip-sync manipulation of real people is the case that matters most, and it is checked by the same upload as fully synthetic video.
Scan a video →Compliance and disclosure workflows
From 2 August 2026, Article 50 of the EU AI Act requires deepfakes and AI-generated media to be clearly disclosed, with penalties for transparency violations of up to EUR 15 million or 3% of global annual turnover. Detection is how platforms, publishers, and compliance teams operationalize that duty: scanning inbound video to flag undisclosed synthetic content before it is published or relied upon. Imagera reports provide the documented, per-method evidence trail those workflows need.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I check if a video is AI-generated?
Upload the video to the Imagera AI Video Detector — MP4, WebM, or MOV up to 5 minutes. The detector runs six independent forensic methods (temporal consistency, frame-level frequency analysis, lip-sync cross-check, optical-flow physics validation, diffusion fingerprinting, and multi-signal fusion) and returns a verdict in seconds: AI probability from 0–100%, a confidence score, the suspected source generator, and a per-method forensic breakdown.
How accurate is the AI video detector?
Deepfake and face-swap detection is measured at 96.1%. Full-video detection carries no published accuracy figure, because we do not have a measured one to publish — the report gives you a calibrated confidence score instead, and that is the number to weigh. Accuracy on heavily compressed, cropped or re-encoded footage is lower in every case. Treat any result as a likelihood, never a verdict.
Can it detect deepfake face swaps, not just fully AI-generated video?
Yes. The detector covers both cases: fully synthetic video from text-to-video and image-to-video generators, and partially manipulated real footage — face swaps, face re-enactment, and lip-sync dubbing from tools such as FaceSwap, DeepFaceLab, SimSwap, FaceFusion, Wav2Lip, and HeyGen. Deepfake-specific scans cost 15 credits; full video scans cost 20 credits.
Which AI video generators can it detect?
Detection models are trained on outputs from 20+ video and face tools: Sora 2, Google Veo 3, Runway Gen-4 Turbo, Kling 3.0, Pika 2.5, Seedance 2.0, Luma Ray 2, MiniMax Hailuo, and Vidu Q3 for generated video, plus FaceSwap, DeepFaceLab, SimSwap, FaceFusion, Wav2Lip, LivePortrait, Reface, HeyGen, and SadTalker for deepfakes. New generators are added within days of public release.
What video formats and lengths are supported?
MP4, WebM, and MOV files up to 5 minutes long. For longer material, scan the most critical segment — talking-head sections are the most information-dense for deepfake analysis. Typical scans complete in 10–30 seconds depending on length and resolution.
Does it work on compressed videos re-uploaded to social media?
Yes, with a caveat. Temporal signals — blinking cadence, motion-field anomalies, lip-sync drift — survive re-encoding because they live in the content itself, not the file. Heavy compression does degrade frame-level frequency forensics, which is why the verdict fuses multiple independent signals and reports a confidence score rather than a bare yes/no.
What does the detection report include?
Every scan returns a binary verdict (AI-generated or authentic), an AI probability percentage, a calibrated confidence score, a human-readable label such as "Likely AI-Generated," the suspected source model (for example a specific video generator or face-swap tool), and a forensic breakdown showing which detection methods triggered and why.
How much does the AI video detector cost?
Pay per scan with no subscription. Full video scans cost 20 credits; deepfake and face-swap scans cost 15 credits. Credits are pay-as-you-go, and current pack sizes and prices are on the pricing page. No monthly fees or minimum commitments.
How does this relate to the EU AI Act deepfake rules?
From 2 August 2026, Article 50 of the EU AI Act requires deepfakes and AI-generated media to be clearly disclosed, with penalties for transparency violations of up to EUR 15 million or 3% of global annual turnover. Detection is how platforms, publishers, and compliance teams operationalize that duty: scanning inbound video to flag undisclosed synthetic content before it is published or relied upon. Imagera reports provide the documented, per-method evidence trail those workflows need.
Is my uploaded video stored or used for training?
Your video is uploaded and stored in your account while it is analysed and afterwards, which is also what lets the scan appear in your history. It is not used to train models and not shared with third parties, and all transfers are encrypted with TLS 1.3. If you would rather it not be retained, delete the scan from your history when you are done.
Can detection results be used in legal or HR proceedings?
Detection reports include confidence scores, methodology breakdowns, and suspected source-model identification that can support proceedings — but no AI detector should be the sole basis for an accusation. Best practice is to combine an Imagera scan with at least one independent verification method and human review, and to treat the report as documented forensic evidence supporting a human decision.
A forensic scan vs watching the clip closely
| What matters | Imagera | Watching it yourself |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A probability, a confidence score and which methods triggered | An impression |
| Face swaps | Checked by the same upload as fully synthetic video | The hardest case for the eye — a good swap survives a careful look |
| After a social re-upload | Temporal signals survive re-encoding; the score says how much to trust it | Compression hides the artefacts you were looking for |
| Cost | 20 credits a scan, 15 for a deepfake check | Your time, and no record afterwards |
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