Eye detection and tracking
Eye detection works similarly to face detection. Instead of using a face cascade file, we will use an eye cascade file. Create a new Python file and import the following packages:
import cv2
import numpy as np
Load the Haar cascade files corresponding to face and eye detection:
# Load the Haar cascade files for face and eye
face_cascade = cv2.CascadeClassifier('haar_cascade_files/haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml')
eye_cascade = cv2.CascadeClassifier('haar_cascade_files/haarcascade_eye.xml')
# Check if the face cascade file has been loaded correctly
if face_cascade.empty():
raise IOError('Unable to load the face cascade classifier xml file')
# Check if the eye cascade file has been loaded correctly
if eye_cascade.empty():
raise IOError('Unable to load the eye cascade classifier xml file')
Initialize the video capture object and define the scaling factor:
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