README.md

Face-recognition

Prerequisite

• Install dlib, CUDNN and CUDA
• Already have an account on Bing Image Search API

How to use

• Download dataset

  mkdir dataset/<name> python search_bing_api.py --query "<name>" --output dataset/<name>

• Encoding dataset

  python encode_faces.py --dataset dataset --encodings encodings.pickle

• Recognize face in images:

  python recognize_faces_image.py --encodings encodings.pickle --image <image-location>

• Recognize face in video file:

  python recognize_faces_video_file.py --encodings encodings.pickle --input <input-video> --output <output-location> --display 0

• Recognize face in video stream: python recognize_faces_video.py --encodings encodings.pickle --output <output-location> --display 1