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**Short answer**

Use two separate, sharp, front-facing portraits: one Rapper, one Singer. The whole head must be in frame, ideally head-and-shoulders or waist-up, with even light and no sunglasses, hats pulled low, group shots or heavy filters. The short side of each image should be at least 512 pixels; 1024 pixels or more is better.

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## **What changed**

- **2026-11-09** — Launched the two-photo, 30-second 4:3 Gangsta’s Paradise AI generator.

# Gangsta’s Paradise AI photo requirements

The render is only as good as the two faces you give it. These are the checks that matter before you spend credits.

Published 2026-11-09

The model is not pasting a cut-out face onto a fixed frame. It has to hold an identity across seven shots, a head turn, a brow wipe, a walk toward camera and a final chorus. That is a harder job than a single-frame face swap, so the photo has to carry more information than a social avatar usually does.

## The Rapper photo

This is the photo that appears in the opening close-up, the 5.8-second close-up, the 15-second close-up and the 23-second close-up. It is the highest-risk seat. Use a photo where the face is large in the frame, the eyes are visible and the light is even. A front-facing photo is better than a three-quarter angle; the model has to invent less of the far side of the face.

- Face at least a third of the image height.
- Eyes open, looking at the camera, no sunglasses.
- Whole head visible, including hairline and chin; a little space above the hair.
- Even light from the front. A window or ring light beats a hard side light.
- No heavy beauty filter, no snapchat-style smoothing, no text overlay.
- One person only; no friend, no pet, no mirror selfie with a second face.

## The Singer photo

The Singer is in the background for most of the clip, but the final chorus is a clear, front-facing shot at about 27 seconds. Use a separate portrait of the second person, not a crop of the first photo. If the two photos have wildly different white balance or lighting direction, the cut between them will feel like two different scenes.

## What fails, and why

| **Photo problem** | **What happens** |
| --- | --- |
| **Blurry or under 512px** | The close-ups turn soft and the identity drifts |
| **Sunglasses or deep shadow** | The model guesses the eyes and the face stops matching |
| **Three-quarter or profile angle** | The far cheek and jaw are invented; the face looks related, not identical |
| **Group photo** | The model may pick the wrong face or blend two people |
| **Hat pulled low** | The hairline and forehead disappear; the identity weakens |
| **Heavy filter** | Skin texture and jawline are already smoothed; the render inherits the plastic look |
| **Same photo in both seats** | Two copies of one face; the Singer has no separate identity |

## Technical checklist

- JPG, PNG or WebP; under 10 MB per file.
- Short side at least 512 px; 1024 px or more preferred.
- One face per photo, face reasonably centred.
- No borders, collages, screenshots of other videos or watermarks.
- Portrait orientation is fine; the render crops to 4:3 internally.

## Consent and privacy

Only upload photos of yourself or people who have explicitly agreed to appear. Do not upload a celebrity, a public figure, a minor, or someone else’s photo from the internet. The site asks you to confirm you are 18+ and hold the rights to both images. Uploaded photos are used to render the video and are covered by the **privacy policy**.

If you are unsure whether a photo will work, start at 480p: it is the cheapest way to check the casting before paying for 720p or 1080p. The full workflow is in [**how to make the video**](https://gangstasparadiseai.com/how-to-make-gangstas-paradise-ai-video).

## Frequently asked questions

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## Ready to hear your band?

Credits first, then the photos. Pick one seat or all five — the price is the same.

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