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FreshTheCat
Scratcher
100+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

Basically what the title says, there's no ‘off’ block for face sensing.
This is workaroundable by using
turn video [off v]
from the video sensing extension, but this might not be immediately obvious to some people, particularly if they've never used the video sensing extension before


please tell me I put this in the right place
edit1: ok, clearly not


EDIT2: WHY DID THIS GET MOVED INTO SUGGESTIONS I'M NOT SUGGESTING A TURN OFF BLOCK FOR FACE SENSING I'M COMPLAINING THAT IT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST
edit3: well, since it's in suggestions now, might as well change the title to fit the forum like others have suggested (pun intended) (formerly the ‘There isn’t a turn off block for face sensing' suggestion)

Last edited by FreshTheCat (Nov. 22, 2025 13:27:24)

tagrim123
Scratcher
500+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

Support! IDK why this isnt alr here.
creeperyeettt
Scratcher
500+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

It doesnt even fully work, as face sensing will randomly turn the camera back on sometimes
DourdenDy
New Scratcher
3 posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

HOW TO TURN IT FULLY OFF??????????????
DourdenDy
New Scratcher
3 posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

I JUST LEARNED RELOAD THE PAGE AND DONT SAVE IT WITH FACE SENSING ON
DourdenDy
New Scratcher
3 posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

U STILL KEEP UR BLOCKS
FROM UR OTHER SECTIONS
FreshTheCat
Scratcher
100+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

DourdenDy wrote:

HOW TO TURN IT FULLY OFF??????????????
You can't, that's the whole point of this post
My workaround DOES work, but apparently only temporarily
I mean, you could use a forever loop but…..
*lag has joined the chat*
In other words, try
forever
turn video [off v]
end
And see if it crashes your PC
qq735
Scratcher
100+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

It's so dumb that this doesn't exist!
Imagine you accidentally turn it on. Your project is effectively ruined, unless you reload and lose some progress

Edit: This is actually simply not true

Last edited by qq735 (Oct. 18, 2025 17:26:48)

thedolphin_
Scratcher
500+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

Please add this.
creeperyeettt
Scratcher
500+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

Reminder that if you remove all face-sensing blocks and save and reload your project, it will remove the extension

Of course even with this we badly need a camera off block.
medians
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

creeperyeettt wrote:

Reminder that if you remove all face-sensing blocks and save and reload your project, it will remove the extension

Of course even with this we badly need a camera off block.
Problem is, there's that stage monitor bug
SMG4fan7236
Scratcher
100+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

FreshTheCat wrote:

WHY DID THIS GET MOVED INTO SUGGESTIONS I'M NOT SUGGESTING A TURN OFF BLOCK FOR FACE SENSING I'M COMPLAINING THAT IT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST
Because you are technically showing a block that should exist in Scratch, which is still suggesting. Also, I support because for some reason I can't figure out how to turn it off after adding the extension.
FreshTheCat
Scratcher
100+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

SMG4fan7236 wrote:

FreshTheCat wrote:

WHY DID THIS GET MOVED INTO SUGGESTIONS I'M NOT SUGGESTING A TURN OFF BLOCK FOR FACE SENSING I'M COMPLAINING THAT IT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST
Because you are technically showing a block that should exist in Scratch, which is still suggesting. Also, I support because for some reason I can't figure out how to turn it off after adding the extension.
Didn't I clearly mention that
This is workaroundable by using
turn video [off v]
from the video sensing extension
SMG4fan7236
Scratcher
100+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

FreshTheCat wrote:

SMG4fan7236 wrote:

FreshTheCat wrote:

WHY DID THIS GET MOVED INTO SUGGESTIONS I'M NOT SUGGESTING A TURN OFF BLOCK FOR FACE SENSING I'M COMPLAINING THAT IT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST
Because you are technically showing a block that should exist in Scratch, which is still suggesting. Also, I support because for some reason I can't figure out how to turn it off after adding the extension.
Didn't I clearly mention that
This is workaroundable by using
turn video [off v]
from the video sensing extension

It is still suggesting, it doesn't matter if you are mentioning a workaround.
FreshTheCat
Scratcher
100+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

SMG4fan7236 wrote:

FreshTheCat wrote:

SMG4fan7236 wrote:

FreshTheCat wrote:

WHY DID THIS GET MOVED INTO SUGGESTIONS I'M NOT SUGGESTING A TURN OFF BLOCK FOR FACE SENSING I'M COMPLAINING THAT IT DOESN'T ALREADY EXIST
Because you are technically showing a block that should exist in Scratch, which is still suggesting. Also, I support because for some reason I can't figure out how to turn it off after adding the extension.
Didn't I clearly mention that
This is workaroundable by using
turn video [off v]
from the video sensing extension

It is still suggesting, it doesn't matter if you are mentioning a workaround.
You said you couldn't figure out how to turn it off so I answered
TheOSBoy
Scratcher
33 posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

guys stop arguing
qq735
Scratcher
100+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

This really is incredibly important to add so I'm gonna bump this
blarrrf
Scratcher
2 posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

Also, you can't use cloud variables because you can't get rid of it and it turns off when you change sprite
set [☁ score v] to []
if it's a cloud variable then you can't use it.
Even if you take all the blocks away, it still remains!
turn video [off  v]
IT WON'T WORK!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when [ anger v] > (TOO MUCH)
GO CRAZY!!!
move (10) steps
pen down
color over wall
pen up
stop [everything v]

Last edited by blarrrf (Oct. 19, 2025 21:04:47)

nembence
Scratcher
500+ posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

blarrrf wrote:

Also, you can't use cloud variables because you can't get rid of it and it turns off when you change sprite
set [☁ score v] to []
if it's a cloud variable then you can't use it.
Even if you take all the blocks away, it still remains!
turn video [off  v]
IT WON'T WORK!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is probably caused by the hidden monitors bug. As a workaround you can open the project in TurboWarp and save it, then upload that to Scratch

creeperyeettt wrote:

It doesnt even fully work, as face sensing will randomly turn the camera back on sometimes
For me it happens when I
  • reload the project with all Video Sensing blocks removed
  • click See Inside
  • switch to a different sprite in the editor
  • if I save the project after turning the camera off and keep the video sensing blocks in it (it works even if I disconnect them from the event blocks), the camera turns on temporarily but it turns itself off after a few seconds (even if I don't click the green flag)
TheOSBoy
Scratcher
33 posts

Add a 'turn off' block for the face sensing extension

blarrrf wrote:

Also, you can't use cloud variables because you can't get rid of it and it turns off when you change sprite
set [☁ score v] to []
if it's a cloud variable then you can't use it.
Even if you take all the blocks away, it still remains!
turn video [off  v]
IT WON'T WORK!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when [ anger v] > (TOO MUCH)
GO CRAZY!!!
move (10) steps
pen down
color over wall
pen up
stop [everything v]
I get that it's frustrating, but you don't have to look like Mr. anger

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