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===== Camera Settings ===== | ===== Camera Settings ===== | ||
- | **Place a marker** inside the tracking space as a reference. **Select all cameras** in the '' | + | **Place a marker** inside the tracking space as a reference. |
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+ | **Select all cameras** in the '' | ||
== Gain == | == Gain == | ||
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Set Gain to the highest valueif you use the whole motion capture space. | Set Gain to the highest valueif you use the whole motion capture space. | ||
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== Exposure == | == Exposure == | ||
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'' | '' | ||
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- | {{: | + | ===== Calibration with Passive Wand ===== |
- | check the Tracking | + | Make sure that the **Tracking |
- | {{:tracking_parameters.png?400|}} | + | {{::motive-3.png?200| Passive Tracking Mode}} |
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- | Tested settings are: | ||
- | * Camera Frame Rate: 100 Hz | + | === Masking === |
- | * Exposure: 120 | + | |
- | * Threshold: 210 | + | |
- | * Gain: 8: High (Long Range) | + | |
+ | Once all the reflections are removed, Clear the previously set masks by pressing '' | ||
- | adjust this values until the reflections from the floor are acceptable. | ||
- | == LED == | + | === Wanding |
- | Set LED | + | Select '' |
- | == Exposure == | + | {{ :: |
- | Longer | + | Take the '' |
- | == Threshold == | + | The cameras will indicate with a blue LED light, when they detecting the markers of the wand (also indicating the direction by the position of the blue light in the circle). The LED light will turn into green when the wanding was successful. Do not wand to close to the cameras, **keep at least 3m distance from the cameras**. |
- | Keep the threshold as high as possible to remove false reflection but keeping markers still visible. | + | Keep on **wanding util each cameras LED circle is fully green** and you have reached **at least 5000 samples** on each camera. |
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- | ===== Calibration with Passive Wand ===== | ||
+ | After wanding, press '' | ||
- | Once all the reflections are removed, clear the previously set masks by pressing '' | + | {{:: |
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+ | === Ground Plane === | ||
+ | If you plan to use the tracking system with projections, | ||
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+ | Place the L shaped ground plane in the **middle of the room**, facing the long side to the large door. | ||
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+ | Press '' | ||
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+ | If you get an error message, that no Ground Plane can be found, try to find the 3 Markers in the 3D view, select them and press '' | ||
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+ | If setting Ground Plane is successful, you will be promted to **save the calibration**. Choose [[motive_sessions|your session folder]] and create a subfolder **Calibration**. | ||
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+ | The calibration is now finished. | ||
===== Calibration with Active Wand ===== | ===== Calibration with Active Wand ===== | ||
- | then set the masks again (press "Mask visible" | + | Make sure that the **Tracking Mode is set to Active**. Otherwise, |
- | {{:clearmask.png?400|}} | + | {{::motive-4.png?200| Active Tracking Mode}} |
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- | once the masks are set, the space is ready for wanding. make sure you are using the correct wand (500mm) | ||
- | {{: | + | === Masking === |
- | keep on wanding until each camera has at least 1500 Samples: | + | Once all the reflections are removed, Clear the previously set masks by pressing '' |
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- | press calcualate: | ||
- | {{: | + | === Wanding == |
- | once the result looks like this: | + | Select '' |
- | {{:solution.png?400|}} | + | {{ ::img_0709.jpg?200|Active wand}} |
- | confirm | + | Take the '' |
- | {{: | + | The cameras will indicate with a blue LED light, when they detecting the markers of the wand (also indicating the direction by the position of the blue light in the circle). The LED light will turn into green when the wanding was successful. Do not wand to close to the cameras, **keep at least 3m distance from the cameras**. |
- | and as the last step set the ground plane. The ground plane L has a defect waterbalance, | + | Keep on **wanding util each cameras LED circle |
- | {{:setgroundplane.png?400|}} | + | {{::img_0711.jpeg?200| Camera indicating wanding with blue LED}} |
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- | Vertical Offset is the distance from the ground to the center of the reflectors. | + | {{:: |
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- | the ground plane Z-Axis should point towards the computers. there are three markers on the trackingspace that indicate the position. If you plan to use the tracking system with projections, | ||
- | {{: | + | After wanding, turn of the wand and press '' |
- | save the callibration file inside | + | {{:: |
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+ | === Ground Plane === | ||
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+ | Make sure that the **Tracking Mode is set to back to Passive**. Otherwise, press '' | ||
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+ | If you plan to use the tracking system with projections, | ||
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+ | Place the L shaped ground plane in the **middle of the room**, facing the long side to the large door. | ||
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+ | Press '' | ||
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+ | If you get an error message, that no Ground Plane can be found, try to find the 3 Markers in the 3D view, select them and press '' | ||
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+ | If setting Ground Plane is successful, you will be promted to **save the calibration**. Choose | ||
{{: | {{: | ||
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+ | The calibration is now finished. | ||
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motive_calibrating.txt · Last modified: 2019/08/21 21:24 by nkottman