Detecting Faces in Manage Mode

ACDSee automatically adds file information and thumbnails to the database as you browse. This process is called cataloging. Once the folder you are browsing has been cataloged, ACDSee begins the process of detecting faces in your images. As you open other folders, ACDSee will continue scanning for faces in the first folder, and will queue subsequent folders as you open them. You can view the scanning progress in the bottom right corner of Manage mode. ACDSee will continue scanning until Face Detection is complete on the folders you browsed.

Scanning for Faces:

In the bottom right corner you will find the Idle Activities menu, which allows you to Enable/Disable Face Detection, see how many images are remaining in the current queue, and clear the queue entirely.

If your queue has become too large and you wish to reset it, perform one of the following:

  • Click on the Idle Activities button, click on the gear button, and choose Clear AI Face Detection Queue,
  • Click AI | AI Face Detection | Clear Queue.
  • Right-click on an image in Manage mode and select AI Features | AI Face Detection | Clear Queue.

You can then browse to the specific photos you wish to scan.

After Face Detection has run on the folders you have browsed, you can open the images in View mode, where the faces will be outlined. You can assign names to the detected faces in View mode.

You can manage the names assigned to faces through Face Detection using People Mode.

Once you have assigned names to detected faces in View mode, you can use the People group of the Organize pane to find photos based on the individuals in them. You can also search by name in the Quick Search bar.

You can also detect faces on an image by image basis in View mode. Face Detection will scan each image for faces as you open it.

To Enable or Disable Face Detection:

Perform one of the following:

  • Choose ACDSee Photo Studio 26 | Settings | Face Detection and check or uncheck the Automatically detect faces in images checkbox.
  • Hover over the Idle Activities icon in the bottom left corner of the application, and toggle Face Detection on or off.

To Remove Face Detection and Recognition on Selected Images:

You can remove face detection and recognition data on images selected in Manage mode.

  1. In Manage mode, select one or more images.
  2. Choose AI | AI Face Detection | Remove Faces.

These images will remain marked as having been scanned for faces, and Face Detection will not re-scan them, unless triggered by the Redetect Faces command or enabling Rerun Face Detection and developing the images and browsing them.

To Rerun Face Detection on Selected Images:

You can force Face Detection to re-scan selected images in Manage mode.

  1. In Manage mode, select one or more images.
  2. Choose AI | AI Face Detection | Redetect Faces.

To Rerun Facial Recognition on Selected Images:

In order to correct names mistakenly assigned to faces by ACDSee, you can rerun facial recognition on faces you have not manually named within the selected image or images. This clears all names assigned by ACDSee's facial recognition, but leaves manually entered names. ACDSee will then attempt to recognize unnamed faces based on names you have entered manually.

  1. In Manage mode, select one or more images.
  2. Choose AI | AI Face Detection | Rerun Recognition.

Faces can only be auto named if the Enable Auto Naming option is enabled.

Embedding, Retrieving, and Importing Face Data

Any interaction you make with the Face Detection feature will create "face data", which is added to the database, and will, therefore, trigger the Embed Pending icon. Face data is embedded in your image's XMP file, just like any ACDSee Metadata. By embedding this face data into your files as well, you can share it, restore it, or make it available in a new database.

To Embed Face Data:

You can embed your face data using the Embed ACDSee Metadata dialog. See Embedding ACDSee Metadata in Files.

To Retrieve Face Data Embedded in Files:

Do one of the following:

  • Choose AI | AI Face Detection | Import ACDSee Face Data.
  • Choose Tools | Catalog Folders. Press Catalog.

To Import Embedded Face Data From Lightroom or Picasa :

  1. In Manage Mode, select the images for which you have embedded face data in another application.
  2. Select AI | AI Face Detection | Import Lightroom or Picasa Face Data.
  3. A warning dialog will pop up asking if you want to overwrite any existing face data and add face data from another program to the files. Select OK if so.
  4. Your face data will import and the face data will be added to your database.

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