From 1d8f57aedde627a3aeb6719572c1f974f52cbce2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 3 May 2025 20:43:35 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] person must be detected before face --- docs/docs/configuration/face_recognition.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/face_recognition.md b/docs/docs/configuration/face_recognition.md index a55f356b3..41e6fe1a7 100644 --- a/docs/docs/configuration/face_recognition.md +++ b/docs/docs/configuration/face_recognition.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ id: face_recognition title: Face Recognition --- -Face recognition identifies known individuals by matching detected faces with previously learned facial data. When a known person is recognized, their name will be added as a `sub_label`. This information is included in the UI, filters, as well as in notifications. +Face recognition identifies known individuals by matching detected faces with previously learned facial data. When a known `person` is recognized, their name will be added as a `sub_label`. This information is included in the UI, filters, as well as in notifications. ## Model Requirements @@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ When running a Frigate+ model (or any custom model that natively detects faces) When running a default COCO model or another model that does not include `face` as a detectable label, face detection will run via CV2 using a lightweight DNN model that runs on the CPU. In this case, you should _not_ define `face` in your list of objects to track. +:::note + +Frigate needs to first detect a `person` before it can detect and recognize a face. + +::: + ### Face Recognition Frigate has support for two face recognition model types: