This is super cool. The UI on the app could do with a bit of work - it’s easy to use but the text in the buttons next to the QR code wrap and cut off. The actual video works well. kudos!
I agree the UX needs more work.
Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
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Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#22Well done on creating a useful codec. One specifically optimised for face data seems apropos the emerging demand for more intimate remote interaction. Many teachers, therapists, doctors and social workers who conduct remote sessions rely on clear non-verbal signalling and need to read affect. But the story has a deeper meaning for me (because of the book I am writing). You switched from street face surveillance (an a…
The ethical considerations played a large part of the pivot. I would rather help people communicate than surveil them.
That said, we build embeddable/edge face rec because we could, and I believe our partners who used it in the real pre-pandemic world found some very innocuous uses for it. In one case we replaced a system running all the faces through Rekognition with one running purely on devices and not storing any long-term data, which I think was an ethics win overall.
Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#23Very cool. Out of curiosity, why is the H.265 size slightly more than the H.264 size? How does the compute complexity for encoding and decoding compare with those two codecs?
Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#24This looks very similar to nVidia's method. Vertigo's website says this is patented, does nVidia have prior art here? https://developer.nvidia.com/ai-video-compression
NVIDIA's solution seems very expensive, using GANs. They synthesize more of the face, where ours is closer to learning a better general image codec by training on faces. I don't think they can run it on current generation edge/mobile devices. Also, our patent to the best of my knowledge does not overlap with theirs.
Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#25Impressive work, well done!
Thank you! :)
Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#26Wow! Congrats, amazing work!
Thanks!
Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#27This is amazing !
Glad to hear it :)
Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#28What’s funny is I’ve had this very idea but no AI skills or extra time to pull it off. Bravo!!
That is where I started ~5 years ago :-) Thanks!
Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#29impressive-very-nice.gif This is just a phenomenal idea - I hope your patent is approved too!
Thanks! :)
Re: Show HN: I turned my face rec system into a video codec
#30WOW. This is amazing. I really believe your project can be game changing for the video-call industry.
Have you considered entering into the YC Program? I think it could be an awesome match. There are many startups I know they may want to take use of your service, and even fly.io is part of YC family!
Also, have you thought about open-sourcing it? (perhaps using a dual license could work great for an enterprise offering)