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Hardware requirements for the Face detector VA and its sub-detectors

Hardware requirements for neural analytics operation

Video stream and scene requirements for the Face detector VA and its sub-detectors

Image requirements for the Face detector VA and its sub-detectors

Optimizing the operation of the Face detector VA on GPU in Windows OS

Checking in lists of faces

Examples of macros used when working with lists of faces

Note
titleAttention!

To start and correctly operate the Face Detection detector VA on GPU, you must create cache beforehand (see Optimizing the operation of the Face detection and Face Detection detector VA on GPU in Windows OS).

To configure the Face Detection detector VA, do the following:

  1. Go to the

  2. Detection Tools tab
  3. Detectors tab.

  4. Below the required camera, click Create…Category: FaceFace
  5. Detection
  6. detector VA.

By default, the detection tool detector is enabled and set to detect faces.

If necessary, you can change the detection tool detector parameters. The list of parameters is given in the table:

ParameterValueDescription
Object features
Check in listsYesThe Check in lists parameter is
enabled
disabled by default. If you
don’t
want to use this
detection tool for real-time face recognition (
detector to check in lists of faces
)
, select
the No value (see Configuring face recognition based on the created lists
the Yes value (see Checking in lists of faces)
No
Record objects trackingYes

The metadata of the video stream is recorded to the database by default. To disable the parameter, select the No value

No
Video streamMain stream

If the camera supports multistreaming, select the stream for which detection is needed. For the correct operation of the Face

Detection

detector VA, we recommend using a high-quality video stream

Second stream
Other
EnableYesThe
detection tool
detector is enabled by default. To disable the
detection tool
detector, select
the 
the No value
No
NameFace
Detection
detector VAEnter the
detection tool
detector name or leave the default name

Decode key frames

YesThe Decode key frames parameter is disabled by default. Using this option reduces the load on the Server, but at the same time the quality of detection is reduced. To decode only the key frames, select the Yes value. We recommend enabling this parameter for "blind" (without video image display) Servers on which you want to perform detection. For MJPEG codec decoding isn’t relevant, as each frame is considered a key frameNo

Decoder mode

Auto

Select a

processing resource

processor for decoding video

streams

. When you select

a GPU, a stand-alone graphics card

:

  • Auto: GPU takes priority (
when
  • decoding with
NVIDIA
  • Nvidia NVDEC chips). If there is no appropriate GPU, the decoding will use the Intel Quick Sync Video technology. Otherwise, CPU resources will be used for decoding;
  • CPU: CPU is used for decoding;
  • GPU: GPU is used for decoding (decoding with Nvidia NVDEC chips);
  • HuaweiNPU: HuaweiNPU is used for decoding
CPU
GPU
HuaweiNPU
Liveness detectionYes
The

The Liveness detection

parameter

 parameter is disabled by default. Liveness detection is used when there is a photo of a face instead of an alive person. If you want to save to the database the information about

the "liveness" of a face for

whether each captured face is a photo (Yes/No), select the Yes

value

 value

No
Liveness threshold30

Specify the threshold value in percent at which a face is defined

as "not alive"

as liveless. The higher the value, the fewer captured faces are detected as a photo. At the same time, the quality of recognizing whether the captured face is a photo (Yes/No) is higher. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

TypeFace
Detection
detector VA

Name of the

detection tool

detector type (non-editable field)

Use camera transformYesThe Use camera transform parameter is disabled by default. If you use a XingYun bispherical lens (
see
see Configuring fisheye cameras), by default the
detection tool
detector receives the image of two spheres of 180° each to analyze. In this case, the recognition quality can deteriorate. To send the dewarped image to the
detection tool
detector, select the Yes value. This parameter is also valid for other transformations
No

Advanced settings

Note
titleAttention!

Advanced configuration of the

detection tool

detector must be performed only with the assistance of AxxonSoft technical experts.

Analyze face rotation angleYes

The Analyze face rotation angle parameter is disabled by default. If you want to detect the face rotation angle, select the Yes value. This parameter allows you to filter out results that have a rotation and tilt angle greater than the specified values in a search for a specific face (

see  

see Search for similar face)

Info
titleNote

The Analyze face rotation angle parameter affects the filtering of face detection events in the Event Board (see Configuring an Event Board, Working with Event Boards).

When you use the following filters:

  • Triggered detection—all detected faces are displayed regardless of the face angle settings, even if the Analyze face rotation angle parameter is enabled.
  • Triggered specified detection—only faces that are within allowable rotation angles specified in the settings of the detector are displayed.
No
Face detection algorithm
ALG1
ALG1 (high speed, low accuracy)

Select the face detection algorithm

ALG2

:

  • ALG1 (high speed, low accuracy) is the fastest, reduced accuracy. Recognition speed depends on the number of faces in the frame. Optimal for many scenes.
  • ALG2 (medium speed, medium accuracy)—recognition speed depends on the background and the number of faces in the frame.
  • ALG3 (low speed, high accuracy) is the most accurate, reduced speed. Recognition speed depends on the image resolution
ALG2 
 
(medium speed, medium accuracy)
ALG3 (low speed, high accuracy)
Face detection period (msec)250

Specify the time in milliseconds between face search operations in a frame. The larger the value, the less load on the Server, but some faces may not be recognized. The value must be in the range [1, 10 000]

Face rotation pitch ( ° )

45

Specify the allowable angle of face pitch

angle

in degrees. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [0, 90]

Face rotation roll ( ° )45

Specify the allowable angle of face roll

angle

in degrees. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [0, 90]

Face rotation yaw from ( ° )

-45

Specify the minimum allowable angle of face rotation to the right or left. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [-90, 90]

Face rotation yaw to ( ° )

45

Specify the maximum allowable angle of face rotation to the right or left. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [-90, 90]

False mask detections filtering

Yes

The False mask detections filtering parameter is enabled by default. Additional algorithm considers that the track is a face of a person with a mask. If algorithm considers that the track is a face with a mask with a lower probability, this track is disregarded (see the Minimum filtering threshold for face mask detection parameter). If you don’t need to use the parameter, select

the

the No value

No
Filter false alarmsYes

In some cases, the

detection tool may

detector can mistake other objects for a face. The Filter false alarms parameter is enabled by default. If the parameter is enabled,

 

false results of the face recognition

will

appear in the detection feed (see Face recognition and search), but they

will be

are ignored when searching for faces in the archive. This parameter filters out objects that are not faces at the stage of face vector construction and its recording to the metadata database. If you don’t need to use this parameter, select the No value

No
Frame size change1920

The analyzed frames are scaled down to a specified resolution (1920 pixels on the longer side) by default. The value must be in the range [640, 10 000]. The following algorithm is used:

  • If the longer side of the source image exceeds the value specified in the Frame size change field, it is divided by two.
  • If the resulting resolution falls below the specified value, the algorithm stops and this resolution will be used further.
  • If the resulting resolution still exceeds the specified value, it is divided by two until it is less than the specified resolution.
Info
titleNote

For example, the source image resolution is 2048*1536, and the specified value is set to1000. In this case, the source resolution will be halved two times (512*384), as after the first division, the number of pixels on the longer side exceeds the specified value (1024 > 1000). If detection is performed on a higher resolution stream and detection errors occur, we recommend reducing the compression.

Ignore repeated recognitionsYes

The Ignore repeated recognitions parameter is disabled by default. If you want to ignore repeated recognitions of the same face, select the Yes value

No
Minimum face masking threshold70Specify the minimum threshold for recognizing
the
a mask on the face. You must select the
relevant
required value empirically. We recommend specifying the value of not less than 70. The value must be in the range [1, 100]
Minimum face quality for face mask detection30

Specify the minimum quality of the face image when recognizing masks (

see Configuring Masks Detection

see Mask detector VA). You must select the

relevant

required value empirically. We recommend specifying the value of not less than 30. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Minimum face recognition quality50

Specify the minimum quality of the face image when recognizing faces without masks. You must select the

relevant

required value empirically. We recommend specifying the value of not less than 50. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Minimum filtering threshold50

If you enable the Filter false alarms parameter, specify the minimum percentage at which the additional algorithm considers the track to be a person's face. If the algorithm considers the track to be a face with a lower probability, this track

will be

is disregarded. You must select the

relevant

required value empirically. We recommend specifying the value of not less than 50. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Minimum filtering threshold for face mask detection30
Specify

If you enable the False mask detections filtering parameter, specify the minimum percentage at which the additional algorithm considers the track to be a person's face with a mask. If the algorithm considers the track to be a face with a mask with a lower probability, this track

will be

is disregarded. You must select the

relevant

required value empirically. We recommend specifying the value of not less than 30. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Period of ignoring repeated recognitions

2
Specify

To adjust this parameter, you must enable the Ignore repeated recognitions parameter. Specify the period in minutes during which new recognized faces

will be

are compared with the previous ones to detect similarities. The value must be in the range [2, 30]

Process color framesYes

A black and white frame is processed by default. If you want the

detection tool

detector to use a color frame for processing, select the Yes value

No

Repeated recognitions similarity threshold

85
Specify

To adjust this parameter, you must enable the Ignore repeated recognitions parameter. Specify the similarity threshold of the face to the previously recognized faces in percent. If the similarity threshold is lower than the specified value, the face

will be

is recognized as a new one. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Send face imagesYes

The Send face images parameter is disabled by default. If you want to send face images to Axxon PSIM, select the Yes value

No
Track loss time500

Specify the time in milliseconds after which the track of the captured face is considered to be lost. This parameter applies when a captured face moves in the frame and gets hidden behind an obstacle for some time. If this time is less than the specified value, the face

will be

is recognized as the same. The value must be in the range [1, 10 000]

Basic settings
Age and genderYes

The Age and gender parameter is disabled by default. If you need to save age and gender information for each captured face in the database, select the Yes value

Info
titleNote

The average error in age recognition is 5 years.

No
Algorithm of liveness detection




Not selected

The Not selected value is selected by default. Liveless face is a photo of a face instead of a live person. If necessary, select the algorithm for detecting a liveless face:

  • Algorithm 1 (Photo I) is used for processors with small processing power in access control systems (ACS). A simplified, fast box model is used to speed up processing.
  • Algorithm 2 (Photo I, Textures I) is used for most other ACSs, including a combination of a fast box model and texture model.
  • Algorithm 3 (Photo II, Textures II) is used for remote authorization scenarios. It uses a more detailed and slower box model with a slower texture model, which improves verification accuracy.
  • Algorithm 4 (Comprehensive) is a mode for fine-tuning for specific conditions. We recommend using this mode if you can adjust the parameters to a specific domain and select threshold values. This approach improves accuracy, but the threshold can vary significantly depending on the conditions.

You must configure the parameter empirically.

Algorithm for determining a liveless face:

The algorithm assigns to each face a Liveness score—a value in the range [0, 100]. The decision on the liveness of a face is made based on the value specified in the Liveness threshold parameter according to the following logic:

  • liveless if a Liveness score is less than or equal to the threshold value of the parameter.
  • live if a Liveness score exceeds the threshold value of the parameter.

Example:

  1. The Liveness threshold parameter = 30.
  2. In the logs, the algorithm assigned a Liveness score = 78.
  3. Since 78 > 30, the face is determined as live
Algorithm 1 (Photo I)
Algorithm 2 (Photo I, Textures I)
Algorithm 3 (Photo II, Textures II)
Algorithm 4 (Comprehensive)
Biometric dataYes

The Biometric data parameter is

enabled

disabled by default. When

searching

you search for faces (

see Search for all recognized faces), the search results will contain only found faces without

see Face search) by an attached photo or

a track. If you search for a similar face (see Search for similar face)

track, as well as when you check in lists of faces, there will be no results

. To get results with an attached photo or a track when searching

If you want to keep biometric data, select the Yes value. In this case, when you search for faces (see Face search),

select the No value

the search results will contain faces that are similar to the attached photo or track based on a specified minimum similarity level (percentage). For the correct check in lists of faces, this parameter must also be enabled

No
Face attributes recognition βeta




Not selected

The Not selected value is selected by default. If necessary, select the algorithm of the face attributes recognition βeta:

  • Algorithm 1 (Fast recognition) is used for fast recognition and assessment.
  • Algorithm 2 (Accurate recognition) is used for a more accurate recognition and assessment
Algorithm 1 (Fast recognition)
Algorithm 2 (Accurate recognition)
No
Face mask detectionYes

The Face mask detection parameter is disabled by default. If you use mask

detection

detector, select

the

the Yes value (

see Configuring Masks Detection

see Mask detector VA)

No

Maximum face height

100

Specify the maximum height of the captured faces as a percentage of the frame size. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Maximum face width100

Specify the maximum width of the captured faces as a percentage of the frame size. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Minimum face height5Specify the minimum height of the captured faces as a percentage of the frame size. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Minimum face width

5

Specify the minimum width of the captured faces as a percentage of the frame size. You must select the required value empirically. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Minimum threshold of face authenticity90

Specify the minimum level of face recognition accuracy for the creation of a track. You must select the

relevant

required value empirically. We recommend specifying the value of not less than 90.

The

 The higher the value, the fewer faces are detected, while the recognition accuracy increases. The value must be in the range [1, 100]

Mode
Detection modeCPU

Select

the

a processor for the

detection tool

detector operation—CPU or

NVIDIA GPU (see General information on configuring detection

Nvidia GPU (see Selecting Nvidia GPU when configuring detectors).

Note
titleAttention!

It

may

can take several minutes to launch the algorithm on

NVIDIA GPU

Nvidia GPU after you apply the settings.


Nvidia GPU 0
Nvidia GPU 1
Nvidia GPU 2
Nvidia GPU 3
Huawei NPU

If necessary, in the preview window, set the rectangular area of the frame , in which you want to detect faces. You can specify the area by moving the anchor points points Image Modified.

Image Modified

Info
titleNote

For convenience of configuration, you can "freeze" the frame. Click the the Image Modified button button. To cancel the action, click this button again.

The detection area is displayed by default. To hide it, click the the Image Modified button button. To cancel the action, click this button again.

To save the parameters of the detection tooldetector, click the Apply Image Modified button. To  To cancel the changes, click the Cancel Image Modified button.

Configuration of the Face detector VA is complete. If necessary, you can create and configure sub-detectors on the basis of the Face detector VA based on metadata (see Metadata database):

  1. Line crossing—detector generates an event when a person moves across a line in the specified area of the frame and their face is detected.
  2. Entrance in area—detector generates an event when a person appears in the specified area of the frame and their face is detected.
  3. Loitering in area—detector generates an event when a person stays in the specified area of the frame for a long time and their face is detected.
  4. Mask detector VA—detector generates an event when it captures a face with or without a mask.