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    Motion Tracking

    Has anyone implemented motion tracking as a layer input into Catalyst?

    I'm looking at a project that would be a large (approx 85'x100') using infrared cameras to track movement and interact with the surface...

    something along the lines of this www.respondr.com


    Thanks
    -s

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedLightning View Post
    Has anyone implemented motion tracking as a layer input into Catalyst?

    I'm looking at a project that would be a large (approx 85'x100') using infrared cameras to track movement and interact with the surface...

    something along the lines of this www.respondr.com


    Thanks
    -s
    you have a protocol that the tracking thing outputs?

    then you write something to translate that information into pixel coordinate... that you can send to catalyst.

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    I've done this, it's quiet complex and not completely reliable. Contact me off list if you have more questions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SourceChild View Post
    I've done this, it's quiet complex and not completely reliable. Contact me off list if you have more questions.
    It's not reliable because motion tracking things is exceptionally tricky

    And infra red tracking in theatrical type spaces even trickier
    It's exceptionally difficult to track things in space
    But harder than people ever imagine

    But people still try

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    Im not looking for highly sensitive interaction...very very broad.
    I spoke to the respondr company and their solution is quite economical as a purchase...
    I'm trying to get a demo up to try it...

    my concerns would fall into dumping it into catalyst...I could scan convert the DVI output and input it as a live layer which would be my plan A...plan B I would use a Folsom downstream of catalyst and use the respondr server for that particular schtick...

    Thanks for the replies...


    -s

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    There are ways of controlling a catalyst layer using web commands send from another device or you can make artnet packets

    Usually a simple script in python or other will do

    Quote Originally Posted by RedLightning View Post
    Im not looking for highly sensitive interaction...very very broad.
    I spoke to the respondr company and their solution is quite economical as a purchase...
    I'm trying to get a demo up to try it...

    my concerns would fall into dumping it into catalyst...I could scan convert the DVI output and input it as a live layer which would be my plan A...plan B I would use a Folsom downstream of catalyst and use the respondr server for that particular schtick...

    Thanks for the replies...


    -s

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    I'm now testing a kinect with synapse (open source) sends out OSC (or dmx if you convert it). I only need to track one person which goes pretty well so far.

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