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 prioritize scanning faces in the most recently viewed folder, placing them at the front of the queue, before continuing to process the remaining images. You can view the scanning progress in the Idle Activities section of the Activity Manager. You can find the Activity Manager pane on the right side of the application by default, press Ctrl + Shift + 6, or go to PanesActivity Manager. ACDSee will continue scanning until Face Detection is complete, or has been manually paused or turned off.

Scanning for Faces:

In the Idle Activities section of the Activity Manager, you will see a display of the number of images queued for scanning.

If your queue has become too large and you wish to reset it, you can clear it using the options gear in the top-right corner of the Idle Activities section. You can also flip the toggle on the right side of the Face Detection section to turn it off at any time.

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.

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.

To Enable or Disable Face Detection:

Choose Tools | Options | Face Detection and check or uncheck the Enable Face Detection checkbox.

Once you have assigned names to detected faces in View mode, you can use the People group of the Catalog pane to find photos based on the individuals in them. You can also search by name in the Quick Search bar and the Advanced Search pane. You can manage the names assigned to faces through Face Detection using the People mode.

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 | Face Detection | Remove Faces, or right-click an image select AI Features | 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 the option to rerun Face Detection.

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 | Face Detection | Redetect Faces, or right-click an image and select AI Features | 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 | Face Detection | Rerun Recognition, or right-click an image select AI Features | 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 | Face Detection | Import ACDSee Face Data.
  • Choose Tools | Database | Catalog Files. In the Catalog Files dialog, in the Import from Cataloged Files section, check the ACDSee Face Data checkbox. Press Start.

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 | 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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