ahhchooey/face_iden

#face identification application

##about this is a simple facial identification tool. it is currently a skeleton where you can put images to train the model.

##how to use

####to install locally

1. clone the directory
2. in directory root, run python3 -m venv venv in terminal to create a virtual environment called venv
3. run source venv/bin/activate to activate the virtual environment
4. in directory root, run pip install -r requirements.txt
5. run pip freeze to make sure that the correct dependencies are installed
6. run python test/camera_test.py to make sure that the camera and opencv are functional, q to cancel

####to run facial recognition

1. run python src/face.py

####to train model

1. make images directory in src
2. make a directory with a name (ie. Alex) in the images directory
3. fill that directory with images of a person
4. from directory root, run python src/learn.py
5. run python src/face.py, you should see a name above the box if the model learned the face

##dependencies

• python3
• pip
• pillow => python imaging library
• opencv