Congratulations on your purchase of FOREVER® Facial Recognition! This exciting feature will help you automatically identify and organize the people in your photos, making it easier than ever to relive your favorite memories.
If you're new to the People tab in your FOREVER account, we recommend starting with this article to learn about People profiles and how they work: What is a People profile and how do I edit it?
If you’ve already created People profiles manually, read on for the best practices to seamlessly integrate those profiles with your new Facial Recognition.
How Facial Recognition Interacts with Manual People Profiles
You may notice that faces are now highlighted with bounding boxes but will also have their name appear in the Info panel when viewed from the lightbox, almost like two People profiles are associated with the image. This means the photo has been processed by Facial Recognition but it was also manually added to a People profile.
While the system is identifying faces and linking them to profiles, it’s important to preserve both:
- The facial mapping (bounding boxes) created by the system; and
- The personal details (name, bio, birth date, etc.) you may have manually added to profiles.
Follow these steps to combine the best of both worlds!
How to Merge Manual and Facial Recognition People Profiles
Step 1: Identify Duplicates
In the People tab, look for duplicate profiles that are currently Unnamed (created by Facial Recognition). Your goal is to reduce these to one Unnamed profile per person. You can follow option 1 or 2 from here for this process: What can I do with Unnamed People?
💡 Tip: Go through the People tab and start naming the recognized profiles you see — you can simply label them by their first name or relation to you (such as "John" or "father-in-law") to make it easier to find them when Bulk Merging the recognized profiles. Don't worry about what you name it as this will be updated in the next step!
Step 2: Transfer Details
Click into your manually created profile and copy the information to the profile created by Facial Recognition. This includes:
- Name
- Alternative names
- Bio
- Gender & pronouns
- Birth date (and death date, if applicable)
💡 Tip: Use unique photos in each profile to help differentiate them, or delete the original info from the manual profile as it's copied over.
Step 3: Bulk Merge
Now we will be merging the manually created People into the facially recognized (with bounding boxes).
⚠️ Important: Always merge INTO the facially recognized profile. Merging in the other direction will disconnect the facial mapping and possibly prevent future auto-tagging.
- Go to the People tab in your account
- Locate the profile that was created by Facial Recognition
- Right-click on the recognized profile and choose Bulk Merge
- From here select the manual profile you originally created, then confirm the selection
By following these steps, you'll ensure a smooth transition into using Facial Recognition while preserving the personal details you’ve already worked hard to add.