This allows face detection with computer webcam (desktop or laptop). Developed using Python 3.6 and OpenCV 4.0. This program detects faces in real-time video.
This project uses the Viola-Jones Object Detection Framework with Haar Cascade Classifiers. The algorithm only detects faces, and does not perform recognition of any sort.
The project consists of 3 files:
- facedetect_web.py - File containing the Python source code.
- haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml - The Haar Cascade Classifier file.
- sample_facedetect.jpg - A sample screenshot of how face detection works.
For more information read the following article on 0xCODE:
https://medium.com/0xcode/the-viola-jones-face-detection-algorithm-3eb09055cfc2