Face Detection App

This Python application uses OpenCV to detect faces in images or video streams.

Features

• Real-time face detection using webcam
• Supports multiple face detection

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Python 3.6+
• pip (Python package manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/a7medmo7amady/face-detection.git
cd face-detection

2. Set up a virtual environment (optional but recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install OpenCV and other dependencies

On all operating systems:

pip install opencv-python numpy

Additional steps for macOS:

If you encounter issues, you may need to install OpenCV using Homebrew:

brew install opencv

Additional steps for Linux:

You might need to install additional dependencies:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-opencv

Usage

1. To detect faces in an image:

python detect_faces_image.py --image path/to/your/image.jpg

2. To detect faces using your webcam:

python detect_faces_webcam.py

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome. Please fork the repository and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• OpenCV community for their excellent computer vision library
• Haar Cascade classifier for face detection