How to start on Face Detection/Recognition?
Hi! I'm a undergraduate student from the Philippines and I'm desperately asking for all of your help.
I'm currently undergoing my self-study on pattern recognition specififically the face detection/recognition and to be honest I really had a hard time grasping the idea becuase of so many ways/algorithm the internet has offered. The problem with me is that I have been shifting from one algorithm to another resulting to nothing.
I'm begging you everyone please send me your advise on how should I start effeciently and effectively because I have been reading a lot (literally a lot) but almost equivalent to none. Please give me hints on what should I specifically read base on your expertise.......Thank You
Thanks...
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nhoryela] at [2007-10-3 8:17:16]
face detection is easy:
implement a connected components algorithm which detects skin tones. Use YcBcR colormap so that lighting does not change the tone too much.
after you find the region(s) which has the skin tone, you can select the largest one (if the subject is close to the camera, ie looking straight at in infront of a computer).
after you select the largest region, you can assume this is the face. delete the rest of the image or change it to some color you can check for.
you have detected the face.
recognition is another story.
> where can i get the source code of the face
> detection?
> > i need it..only for educational purpose..
> > please help me..
Sometimes I fear that every single thread in this forum is going to be degraded to a puyo like discussion of "gimme da codez plz"
http://www.facedetection.com/
http://www.face-rec.org/
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/facial-recognition.htm
http://www.frvt.org/
There is no simple solution to your entire problem. Basic detection and isolation is fairly simple, as mkoryak mentioned. But that also only works if that object is a face. You're only detecting a large object in the camera.
