diff --git a/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/facedet.cpp b/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/facedet.cpp
index 72aeffd..ca29b31 100755
--- a/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/facedet.cpp
+++ b/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/facedet.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "facedet.h"
 #include "stasm_lib.h"
 
+#include <QDebug>
+
 namespace stasm
 {
 typedef vector<DetPar> vec_DetPar;
@@ -182,25 +184,16 @@ void FaceDet::DetectFaces_( // call once per image to find all the faces
     void*        user,      // in: unused (match virt func signature)
     cv::CascadeClassifier cascade)
 {
-    CV_Assert(user == NULL);
-
     DetectFaces(detpars_, img, minwidth, cascade);
-    char tracepath[SLEN];
-    sprintf(tracepath, "%s_00_unsortedfacedet.bmp", Base(imgpath));
-    TraceFaces(detpars_, img, tracepath);
-    DiscardMissizedFaces(detpars_);
+
     if (multiface) // order faces on increasing distance from left margin
     {
         sort(detpars_.begin(), detpars_.end(), IncreasingLeftMargin);
-        sprintf(tracepath, "%s_05_facedet.bmp", Base(imgpath));
-        TraceFaces(detpars_, img, tracepath);
     }
     else
     {
         // order faces on decreasing width, keep only the first (the largest face)
         sort(detpars_.begin(), detpars_.end(), DecreasingWidth);
-        sprintf(tracepath, "%s_05_sortedfaces.bmp", Base(imgpath));
-        TraceFaces(detpars_, img, tracepath);
         if (NSIZE(detpars_))
             detpars_.resize(1);
     }
diff --git a/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/misc.cpp b/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/misc.cpp
index 200409e..3dfe63e 100755
--- a/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/misc.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void splitpath(
     char*       base,  // out: can be NULL
     char*       ext)   // out: can be NULL, includes dot
 {
-    CV_Assert(path && STRNLEN(path, _MAX_PATH) < _MAX_PATH);
+    //CV_Assert(path && STRNLEN(path, _MAX_PATH) < _MAX_PATH);
 
     if (drive)
     {
diff --git a/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/stasm_lib.cpp b/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/stasm_lib.cpp
index d8e55f2..b627297 100755
--- a/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/stasm_lib.cpp
+++ b/3rdparty/stasm/stasm/stasm/src/stasm_lib.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "facedet.h"
 #include "startshape.h"
 
+#include <QDebug>
+
 using namespace stasm;
 
 static vec_Mod mods_g;    // the ASM model(s)
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ int stasm_init_ext(        // extended version of stasm_init
     (void) detparams;
 
     int returnval = 1;     // assume success
-    CatchOpenCvErrs();
+    //CatchOpenCvErrs();
     try
     {
         print_g = (trace != 0);
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ int stasm_init_ext(        // extended version of stasm_init
     {
         returnval = 0; // a call was made to Err or a CV_Assert failed
     }
-    UncatchOpenCvErrs();
+    //UncatchOpenCvErrs();
     return returnval;
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ int stasm_open_image_ext(  // extended version of stasm_open_image
     (void) user;
 
     int returnval = 1;     // assume success
-    CatchOpenCvErrs();
+    //CatchOpenCvErrs();
     try
     {
         //CV_Assert(imgpath && STRNLEN(imgpath, SLEN) < SLEN);
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ int stasm_open_image_ext(  // extended version of stasm_open_image
     {
         returnval = 0; // a call was made to Err or a CV_Assert failed
     }
-    UncatchOpenCvErrs();
+    //UncatchOpenCvErrs();
     return returnval;
 }
 
@@ -170,11 +172,9 @@ int stasm_search_auto_ext( // extended version of stasm_search_auto
 {
     int returnval = 1;     // assume success
     *foundface = 0;        // but assume no face found
-    CatchOpenCvErrs();
+    //CatchOpenCvErrs();
     try
     {
-        CheckStasmInit();
-
         Shape shape;       // the shape with landmarks
         Image face_roi;    // cropped to area around startshape and possibly rotated
         DetPar detpar_roi; // detpar translated to ROI frame
@@ -195,9 +195,6 @@ int stasm_search_auto_ext( // extended version of stasm_search_auto
         {
             // now working with maybe flipped ROI and start shape in ROI frame
             *foundface = 1;
-            if (trace_g)   // show start shape?
-                LogShape(RoiShapeToImgFrame(shape, face_roi, detpar_roi, detpar),
-                         "auto_start");
 
             // select an ASM model based on the face's yaw
             const int imod = ABS(EyawAsModIndex(detpar.eyaw, mods_g));