OpenCV: realtime face detection in python

#!/usr/bin/python
 
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# Face Detection Test (OpenCV)
#
# thanks to:
# http://japskua.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/detecting-eyes-with-python-opencv
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import cv
import time
import Image
 
def DetectFace(image, faceCascade):
 
    min_size = (20,20)
    image_scale = 2
    haar_scale = 1.1
    min_neighbors = 3
    haar_flags = 0
 
    # Allocate the temporary images
    grayscale = cv.CreateImage((image.width, image.height), 8, 1)
    smallImage = cv.CreateImage(
            (
                cv.Round(image.width / image_scale),
                cv.Round(image.height / image_scale)
            ), 8 ,1)
 
    # Convert color input image to grayscale
    cv.CvtColor(image, grayscale, cv.CV_BGR2GRAY)
 
    # Scale input image for faster processing
    cv.Resize(grayscale, smallImage, cv.CV_INTER_LINEAR)
 
    # Equalize the histogram
    cv.EqualizeHist(smallImage, smallImage)
 
    # Detect the faces
    faces = cv.HaarDetectObjects(
            smallImage, faceCascade, cv.CreateMemStorage(0),
            haar_scale, min_neighbors, haar_flags, min_size
        )
 
    # If faces are found
    if faces:
        for ((x, y, w, h), n) in faces:
            # the input to cv.HaarDetectObjects was resized, so scale the
            # bounding box of each face and convert it to two CvPoints
            pt1 = (int(x * image_scale), int(y * image_scale))
            pt2 = (int((x + w) * image_scale), int((y + h) * image_scale))
            cv.Rectangle(image, pt1, pt2, cv.RGB(255, 0, 0), 5, 8, 0)
 
    return image
 
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# M A I N
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capture = cv.CaptureFromCAM(0)
#capture = cv.CaptureFromFile("test.avi")
 
#faceCascade = cv.Load("haarcascades/haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml")
#faceCascade = cv.Load("haarcascades/haarcascade_frontalface_alt2.xml")
faceCascade = cv.Load("haarcascades/haarcascade_frontalface_alt.xml")
#faceCascade = cv.Load("haarcascades/haarcascade_frontalface_alt_tree.xml")
 
while (cv.WaitKey(15)==-1):
    img = cv.QueryFrame(capture)
    image = DetectFace(img, faceCascade)
    cv.ShowImage("face detection test", image)
 
cv.ReleaseCapture(capture)