OpenCV FR Developer Portal FAQ

FAQ for OpenCV FR Developer Portal

What is liveness detection?
Liveness detection ensures that the face is a real face and not a spoof (like a photograph, 3D mask or other electronic faces. Seventh Sense's facia...
Tue, 1 Nov, 2022 at 7:17 PM
What are the face image requirements for liveness?
Image format¶ Liveness API supports BMP, JPEG, JPEG2000, PNG, WebP and TIFF formats. Lossless formats are preferred, as lossy compression can have a n...
Wed, 24 May, 2023 at 10:31 AM
What is face search?
Face search is the process of searching a face in the registered facial database of the customer.
Tue, 1 Nov, 2022 at 6:24 PM
What is a Collection? What can it do?
A collection is a group of Persons. grouping Persons into collections allows you to perform Face Search within the collection. 
Thu, 1 Dec, 2022 at 6:32 PM
What is the Developer functionality in the portal?
This premium feature allows Administrative users to add multiple developers, each with their own login credentials, developer keys, and rate limit.  It ...
Thu, 1 Dec, 2022 at 6:32 PM
Does facial recognition & verification work in different lighting conditions?
Seventh Sense algorithms work under various lighting conditions, including sunlight and low light.
Tue, 1 Nov, 2022 at 6:25 PM
Does the facial recognition algorithm work with all different types of occlusions?
For facial recognition algorithm: As long as greater than 60% of the face is visible. The type of occlusion doesn't matter. For facial recognition with...
Tue, 1 Nov, 2022 at 7:18 PM
What is the minimum pixel size of the face required?
The minimum pixel size is 60 x 60
Tue, 1 Nov, 2022 at 6:24 PM
Does the camera play an essential part in facial recognition?
Yes, the camera plays an important role in Facial Recognition: Position of the camera: Acceptable face images should be within pitch 45 deg, yaw 45 deg a...
Tue, 1 Nov, 2022 at 7:18 PM
What kind of camera can I use for Face Recognition?
Any camera can be used for Face Recognition, but for Liveness, the camera needs to meet the resolution and distance between person and camera (it's not ...
Thu, 1 Dec, 2022 at 6:33 PM