A facial mesh using opencv and mediapipe,It can detect a face even with a face mask

Sep 13, 2021 1 min read

Face Mesh using MediaPipe

Face Mesh:

MediaPipe Face Mesh is a face geometry solution that estimates 468 3D face landmarks in real-time even on mobile devices. It employs machine learning (ML) to infer the 3D surface geometry, requiring only a single camera input without the need for a dedicated depth sensor.

Requirements:

Inorder for this project to run, you need to install the following libraries:

OpenCV (pip install opencv-python)
Mediapipe (pip install mediapipe)

Options:

You can detect a face mesh on both of the following options:

Static Images imported to the project
Real-time video straight from the web-cam

Uses:

FaceMesh is mostly used in AR Technology. For instance, different face editing apps use the same feature.

Note:

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Contact Info:

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