Multimedia File Sharing Method and Terminal Device

A multimedia file sharing method, performed by a terminal device, comprising:

• obtaining at least one template source file of a first contact in a communications application, the at least one template source file comprising a first picture or a video file;
• determining a face template of the first contact based on the at least one template source file;
• obtaining contact information of the first contact;
• establishing a correspondence between the face template and the contact information of the first contact;
• displaying a second picture;
• performing recognition on the second picture to obtain a face picture in the second picture;
• determining that the face picture successfully matches the face template of the first contact;
• and
• sending a multimedia file to the first contact according to the contact information of the first contact, the multimedia file comprising the second picture, a picture set or a video file comprising the second picture, or a picture or a video file generated based on the second picture.

A terminal device, comprising:

• a communications device;
• a display panel coupled to the communications device;
• a memory coupled to the communications device and the display panel and configured to store instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the communications device, the display panel and the memory, the instructions causing the processor to be configured to:
• obtain at least one template source file of a first contact in a communications application, the at least one template source file comprising a first picture or a video file;
• determine a face template of the first contact based on the at least one template source file;
• obtain contact information of the first contact;
• establish a correspondence between the face template and the contact information of the first contact;
• display a second picture using the display panel;
• perform recognition on the second picture to obtain a face picture in the second picture;
• determine that the face picture successfully matches the face template of the first contact;
• and
• send, using the communications device, a multimedia file to the first contact according to the contact information of the first contact, the multimedia file comprising the second picture, a picture set or a video file comprising the second picture, or a picture or a video file generated based on the second picture.