Overview

Facial recognition is a built-in, opt-in feature in Acquia DAM, which automatically detects and groups faces in images. This feature enables asset administrators to efficiently manage people tagging, improve content findability, and maintain compliance with data privacy protection laws.

Prerequisites

• Obtain access to the Admin app.
• Obtain the Administrate Face Tags permission.
  This permission is automatically granted to Global admin roles.
• For non-Global admin roles, users must also have the "Edit Assets' Metadata, Type, and Preview" permission.
• Enable the facial recognition feature in the Admin app.
  This feature is included out-of-the-box and does not incur any additional cost.

Enabling facial recognition

• Access the Admin app.
• Navigate to feature settings.

• Enable the facial recognition feature.
• Verify the permissions for relevant users.

Asset processing after feature activation

• New uploads: Facial recognition automatically runs post-upload for all newly-uploaded images.
• Processing time: The system might take a few minutes to display the results.
• Existing assets: For assets uploaded before you activate the feature, go to Asset Digest and select Run Facial Recognition. You must run facial recognition individually for each asset, because bulk processing is not available for existing assets.
• Processing status: Monitor recognition status through indicators on the asset.

How facial recognition works

Face detection

• Uses Amazon Rekognition technology
• Detects up to 100 faces per image
• Requires minimum face size of 50x50 pixels
• Creates bounding boxes around detected faces

Face comparison

• Compares detected faces against existing processed faces
• Groups similar faces together
• Enables display name assignment
• Maintains consistency across multiple assets

Processing states

• New uploads are automatically processed.
• Processing might take a few minutes.
• Status indicators are displayed when facial recognition is running.
• Results are displayed in the Facial recognition section of Asset Digest.

Managing people tags

Name new faces

• Locate unnamed faces in Asset Digest.
• Click Name this person.
• Do one of the following:
  • Select an existing name from the dropdown.
  • Create a new name.

4. Verify using primary images.

5. Confirm the selection.

Correcting AI mistakes

Fixing unmatched faces

• Click the person button in Asset Digest.
• Select from known people.
• Use primary images for verification.
• Create new names if needed.

Fixing incorrect grouping

• Click the person button in Asset Digest.
• Select This is not [Name] option.
• Confirm untag for single image.
• Click Name this person.
• Assign the correct name.

Understanding primary images

What is a primary image?

• Each known person has an automatic primary image.
• Primary images are set automatically.
• Primary images are used for consistent identification across the platform.
• Primary images help to verify the correct person during tagging.

How primary images work

• Primary images are displayed on person buttons
• Different from asset face (current image face detection)
• Used for verification during tagging
• Consistent across all instances of the person

Using primary images for verification

• Check primary image when selecting known people
• Verify identity matches before tagging
• Create new names for different people with same name
• System enforces name uniqueness

Search capabilities

Available search methods

• Asset Digest: "View all images" button
• Text Search: Direct name search

• Facial Recognition Filter: Combined named/unnamed filter

• Advanced Search: Syntax support
  • For named people: FacialRecognition:{Name} or af:{Name}

• For unnamed people: FacialRecognitionUnnamedPerson:true or afup:true

5. Advanced Search Page:

• Dedicated fields for named people and unnamed people

• Accessible through the advanced search UI
• Provides visual interface for facial recognition search criteria

Editing a display name

Users with appropriate permissions can edit person names across the system. The edit name feature allows you to:

• Update display names across all tagged images

• Immediate updates in Asset Digest
• Brief delay for search index updates