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#ESP32CAM – Flash on / Flash off π¦π¦π¦
Hi ! Let’s start a series of posts using an ESP32 CAM board. I had this one from Amazon Canada. Wobekuy ESP32-CAM-MB WiFi Development Board OV2640 Camera Module -USB Interface CH340G USB to Serial Port I choosed this one, because it will avoid me the pain of wiring. So, 1st test, let’s turn the Flash β read more
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#AzureIoT – Processing Telemetry messages π¨ using Logic Apps
Hi ! Yesterday, I hosted a session with my good friend Ashraf and we talk about how we can use Power BI to create dashboards from telemetry data from Azure IoT (recording here). The basic steps for this scenario is this one We have 1 or more devices connected to Azure IoT Hub. The devices β read more
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#Windows11 – Live Captions, an amazing feature !
Hi ! The latest Windows 11 Insider release include several features. And this one is in my top 3: Live Captions. Live captions will help everyone, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing, better understand audio by viewing captions of spoken content. Captions are automatically generated on-device from any content with audio. Captions β read more
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#Drone π – Detect Squirrels πΏοΈ and Space Wolves πΊ from a drone camera using Python π
Hi ! In a couple of hours, I’ll host a session where I show how to control a drone using Python π; and also how to access the drone camera and apply AI on top of the camera feed. Python SWFL – Let’s code a drone to follow faces In example, this is the drone β read more
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#OpenCV – How to convert to grayscale and show a single color an image πΌοΈ using Python π
Hi ! Super quick post today with a cool scenario to support my TikTok videos in Spanish (I know π): How to convert to grayscale an image and show a single color using python and opencv Here is the output with an original photo from my office and a new image with this effect: Disclaimer: β read more
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#Event – March AI π§ Series at Toronto Reactor
Hi ! March is a month focused on Artificial Intelligence in the Microsoft Reactor. During the full month we will host sessions focused on AI and ML. Sessions Additional Resources β read more
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#OpenCV – How to add a Pencil Sketch effect to an image πΌοΈ using Python π
Hi ! Super quick post today with a cool scenario to support my TikTok videos in Spanish (I know π): How to add a pencil sketch effect to an image using python and opencv Here is the output with an original photo from my office and a new image with the pencil sketch effect: Sample β read more
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#OpenCV – How to add a watermark to an image πΌοΈ using Python π
Hi ! Super quick post today with a cool scenario to support my TikTok videos in Spanish (I know π): How to add a watermark text to an image using python and opencv Here is the output with an original photo from my office and a watermarked one: Sample code: β read more
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#Event – Introduction to GitHub in Visual Studio Code πat @msftreactor
Hi ! After a quick poll, the following event was the winner for a live session from Microsoft Reactor: Introduction to GitHub in Visual Studio Code π In this session we will learn how to work with Visual Studio Code and GitHub. We will learn different topics, including authentication, publishing repos, and viewing your repo β read more
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#OpenCV – Access a local camera π€³in F# π
Hi ! NET is in anniversary mode, and in Dev.to blog, someone asked about these samples in F#. It’s been a while since I wrote some F# code, and this is the perfect excuse to start. Today Post: Access a local camera and show the camera frames in an OpenCV window. In following posts we β read more
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#OpenCV – Detect and blur faces π using DNN in C#
Hi ! NET is in anniversary mode, so I think it will be a good idea to share some camera samples in C#. For these demos I’m using C# 6 and OpenCVSharp as OpenCV wrapper for .NET. Today post: detect a face using a DNN model and blur the face area. This demo also show β read more
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#OpenCV – Detect and blur faces π using haar cascades in C#
Hi ! NET is in anniversary mode, so I think it will be a good idea to share some camera samples in C#. For these demos I’m using C#, NET 6 and OpenCVSharp as OpenCV wrapper for .NET. Today post: detect a face using haar cascades and blur the face area. This demo also show β read more
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#OpenCV – Detect and blur faces π using DNN in Python π
Hi ! Quick post today: detect a face using a pretrained DNN model and blur the face area. Easy to implement, and also easy to read: Code below That’s it, sample using DNN. Next challenge will be to do this in F#. β read more
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#PowerPoint – Integrate your live camera π¦ feed in your slides
Hi ! Wow, I opened PowerPoint today to check my slides for a presentation later today and I find a new super cool feature that allow me to add a live camera feed into my slides. This is part of a set of new features for Office Insiders and it’s called: CAMEO. You can read β read more
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#OpenCV – Detect and blur faces π using haar cascades in Python π
Hi ! Quick post today: detect a face using haar cascades and blur the face area. Easy to implement, and also easy to read: Code below Important: Haar cascades are easy to implement and learn, however, not recommented as a good solution to detect faces. β read more
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#Windows11 – Microsoft Power Toys, π±οΈ Mouse Utilities rocks π€π€π€
Hi ! If you are working with Windows, the Microsoft Power Toys are kind of a #MustHave. And, the set of new mouse features, in the latest release improves a lot the experience while doing presentations, sharing screen, and more. We already know the press CTRL twice to locate your mouse, which is super useful β read more
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How #GitHubCoPilot π€ is helping in my daily work at Microsoft on March @MSFTReactor
Hi ! March is our Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning month. I decided to share a little about my experiences working with Visual Studio Code and CoPilot. That’s why on March I’ll share 5 different 30 minutes sessions, with my experiences working with Python C++ C# Markdown Using CoPilot to control a Roomba π€ ! β read more
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#AzureML – Sample π Python app using a WebCam to perform Image Analysis from an image classification AzureML HTTP REST Endpoint
Hi ! In my previous post I wrote How to create a custom dataset with images to be used on a Azure Machine Learning Designer project. How to use the custom data set and how to train an image classification model. How to publish the model to be used as a WebService / HTTP REST β read more
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#AzureML – Sample π Python app to consume a image classification AzureML HTTP REST Endpoint
Hi ! In my previous post I wrote How to create a custom dataset with images to be used on a Azure Machine Learning Designer project. How to use the custom data set and how to train an image classification model. How to publish the model to be used as a WebService / HTTP REST β read more
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#AzureML – Creating a HTTP Rest Endpoint to consume an AzureML Designer based on the DenseNet template π¨
Hi ! In my previous post I wrote about how to create a custom dataset with images to be used on a Azure Machine Learning Designer project. The second post was about how to use the custom data set and how to train the model. Today let’s publish the model to be used as a β read more