To assign a name to a face in one or more photos, first select the "Faces" display in the right-hand panel.
You can assign a name in the gallery view for one or multiple selected photos or in the single photo preview.
Excire Foto will display all the detected faces from the selected photo(s) in a list.
If the "Zoom Faces in Gallery" option is active, you can enter a name in the associated text field ("Who is this?") or choose an existing name from the list.
The right-hand panel offers several options for how faces are displayed.
Gallery View Display Options
- Zoom Faces: Enlarges the face in the photo to make identification easier. If there are multiple faces in a photo, zooming is disabled.
- Zoom with Mouse Pointer: Enlarges the face only when the mouse pointer hovers over the photo.
Preview Mode Display Options (Single Image View):
- Highlight Faces: Adds a rectangular marker around each face. Moving the mouse over the marker reveals additional information about the face.
- Adjust Faces: Enlarges a face to fill the display when clicked in the right-hand panel. By holding the Option key and using the left or right arrow keys, you can switch between multiple faces in a single photo—perfect for evaluating group shots.
Symbol Meanings Under the Face Display:
- 1:1: Indicates the face was cropped from the original 1:1 preview.
- Arrow Down (or Up): The image has been resized smaller or larger to fit the display frame.
- Focus Indicator Colors:
- Green: The face is sharp and in focus.
- Yellow: The face might be slightly blurry.
- Red: The face is blurry and out of focus.
The focus indicator colors are also reflected in the borders around the faces when the "Highlight Faces" option is active.
If a face is not recognized automatically
In some cases, the AI may not automatically recognize a face and mark it with a frame. For example, if a face is only visible from the side, partially obscured, or very small in the photo.
In these cases, it is possible to manually draw a frame around the face with the mouse and assign a name.
To do this, click on the "face with the plus"-symbol and then drag a frame over the photo with the mouse.