FakeFace

Research project for testing the techniques of processing the human face images via the real-time video streaming.

It uses DirectShow filters for grabing video frames from real camera device, processing them and passing to the virtual camera.

During processing of frames it uses dlib or parts of OpenFace to putting any human face from image to corresponded face on the frame.

Minimum Requirements

web: http://dlib.net/
github: https://github.com/davisking/dlib
notes:
1. dlib should not be just compiled but installed. Hence in my case, when I point dlib to install in local folder, I have next path for cmake entry dlib_DIR D:/DLIB/dlib-18.18/build/msvc2010.x32/install/lib/cmake/dlib
2. I've used dlib 18.18

Use only release target

Run FAR or CMD with Administrator permissions
Point to folder where file VirtualCamDevice.dll has been built
During building there are several files has been copied to the same folder
Run file install.bat
If no errors occured during registration system will inform about it twice (actually 2 files will be registered)

If you do not want to continue using the virtual camera, run file uninstall.bat from the folder where file VirtualCamDevice.dll has been built
Ensure that no applications (GraphStudio, Skype, Hangout or else) do not use virtual camera. Otherwise it will not uninstall it

Ensure that no application uses your real web-camera device. Otherwise it could not be stated as imput source for FakeFace
Run file VirtualCameraManager.exe
After several seconds FakeFace manager window will apear
From this moment you can use FakeFace

For testing purposes I use Graphstudio (http://blog.monogram.sk/janos/2009/06/14/monogram-graphstudio-0320/)
Notice that if you build FakeFace for x64 platform, use GraphStudio64 instead of GraphStudio
Download and run it. Open project "./data/MONOGRAM GraphStudio/FakeFace Virtual Cam.grf"
This project connect virtual camera (registered before) and renderer
Start the graph
If you did not start VirtualCamManager, renderer will show noisy pixels
If VirtualCamManager has been started before, you will see your web-camera stream where your face will be switched to face of Vasyl Lomachenko - default fake face
Pick to the FakeFace Manager window and press "S"-button on the keyboard
OpenFile dialog will appear. Choose some file with human face photo
After moment your face on the GraphStudio renderer will changed to that which imaged on the selected file

Make sure that the destination platform of the installed version of Skype corresponds to the build destination platform of FakeFace
If you wish to use FakeFace with Skype, you need to register virtual camera when Skype is turned off. Remember that virtual camera should be registered when no one application use your real camera device
After virtual camera has been registered, VirtualCamManager has been started and Skype has been stared pick Skype menu: Tools >> Options >> Video settings
Your default camera will not be available
On the panel "Video settings" select webcam: "FakeFace Virtual Cam"
Enjoy

Avoid back lighting. Set light direction frontal to face
Use clothes that cover your neck. Color of your face shold not interfere with color of neck as background color