| ## ✅ No Manual Download Needed | |
| The model file (`cvit2_deepfake_detection_ep_50.pth`) is hosted on the Hugging Face Hub and is **automatically downloaded** when you run the code. | |
| If you're running the project locally, make sure your environment has internet access. The model will be downloaded from: | |
| 👉 [cvit2_deepfake_detection_ep_50.pth on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/mhamza-007/cvit_deepfake_detection/tree/main) | |
| Once downloaded, it will be **cached locally** for future use. | |
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| ### Programmatic Model Download | |
| To avoid manual downloads, the code uses the Hugging Face Hub API to download the model automatically: | |
| ```python | |
| from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download | |
| model_path = hf_hub_download( | |
| repo_id="mhamza-007/cvit_deepfake_detection", | |
| filename="cvit2_deepfake_detection_ep_50.pth" | |
| ) | |
| ``` | |