What is InsightFace?#
InsightFace is a facial analysis toolkit based on the latest AI technology, which allows you to easily achieve various facial-related functions. It can not only recognize, detect, and align faces, but also generate and swap faces, with very realistic effects!
How does InsightFace achieve these magical things? In fact, it is like a super brain that has learned facial knowledge. It can extract various information about faces from images or videos, such as key points, poses, expressions, age, gender, race, etc. Then, according to your needs, it can modify or synthesize faces to generate new images or videos. All of this is done automatically, and you don't need to do any complex operations.
How to use InsightFace's face swapping feature?#
The face swapping feature of InsightFace is very convenient to use. You can try the Discord bot provided by InsightFace. Discord is a popular online chat platform where you can chat with the InsightFace bot and ask it to help you swap faces. To use the face swapping feature with the Discord bot, simply follow these simple steps:
Step 1: Create a Discord account
(1) You need to have a Discord account, which you can register for by visiting the Discord website:
https://discord.com/
You can choose to access the web version in your browser or download and install the Discord app, both ways work.
(2) After registering your account, you need to join a Discord server or create your own server. Discord servers are similar to group chats in WeChat, where only you and your friends can chat. Let's create a dedicated server for face swapping and then invite your good friend, the InsightFace bot.
Click the green "+" sign on the left side of the screen to add a new server.
Choose "Create Your Own".
Choose "For me and my friends only".
Enter a server name, I entered "Face Swap Test Server" here.
Now your dedicated server is added.
Step 2: Invite the InsightFace bot
You need to invite the InsightFace bot to your server in order to let the bot help you with face swapping.
You need to click on the following link to invite the InsightFace bot. If you are using the web version of Discord, you can click directly; if you are using the desktop version, you can send this link as a message and then click on it in the message window:
Now we can use commands to ask the InsightFace bot to complete the face swapping operation.
Step 3: Interact with the InsightFace bot to complete face swapping
(1) Upload your photo
You can enter the command "/saveid" in the text input box and give an ID to the face image you want to replace.
Be sure to choose a clear facial photo without obstructions, such as heavy bangs, hats, glasses, etc. Try to use a front-facing image.
(2) Upload the original photo for face swapping
Enter the command "/swapid" and upload the face image you want to swap with, specifying the ID you previously assigned.
The bot will automatically replace the face and return a new image showing the effect of the face swap.
Summary
The InsightFace bot is a magical tool that allows you to easily transform into anyone. It allows you to enjoy unlimited possibilities and discover more excitement. You can achieve the face swapping feature in just three steps, without any complex operations. You can swap faces with anyone you like, whether it's a celebrity, a historical figure, an anime character, etc. You can also put your own or someone else's face into any scene you want, whether it's a movie, TV show, game, music video, etc.