1. A video image processing system for replacing a facial portion of an actual image captured by a videophone, said system comprising: an image sensor used for capturing said actual image, said actual image comprising a facial portion and a background portion; a lens for directing said actual image to said image sensor; a memory; a graphics processor used for performing video object segmentation of said actual image; said graphics processor capable of cropping one or more facial objects from said actual image and inserting said facial objects into a stored facial image, said stored facial image selected to generate a preferred image, said preferred image transmitted from said videophone to a receiving videophone for display on said receiving videophone.