wormeaten Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Did anyone using OR with FTnoIR or Opentrack? As I understand with using this freeware OR headtrack working same way as TrackIR so there is no 1:1 head movement like it is by default using OR only. Please send your experience with this. Is this true and you now moving like you did before without OR so no need to turn behind if you want to look 180? Is this effecting on zoom and with this software you can set your zoom as you want? Thanks.
wormeaten Posted August 12, 2015 Author Posted August 12, 2015 I can't believe, everybody address that as a problem with Rift but no one try to fix if with simple and free solution. :(
will- Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 Better question, why can't trackir be more like dk2 head tracking?? Intel i9-9900K 32GB DDR4, RTX 2080tiftw3, Windows 10, 1tb 970 M2, TM Warthog, 4k 144hz HDR g-sync.
wormeaten Posted August 12, 2015 Author Posted August 12, 2015 Better question, why can't trackir be more like dk2 head tracking?? Point is TrackIR is good piece of hardware but it is overprice for old technology. FacetrackNoIR and opentrack is freeware and have support for using Oculus Rift headtracking with it. No need for additional hardware and functionality should be same way as TrackIR without need to spend one single $. Some of people who using OR mention they using TrackIR instead OR headtracking. I guess why but don't have OR to try. As I understand this should fix some problems, same reasons why this people still using TrackIR with OR DK2. I just need confirmation that this is going in that direction so we could have OR with proper zoom and no need to turn head only 1:1.
vicx Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Yes with Opentrack you can use DK2 as a TrackIR. I tried it. Yes you can setup curves in Opentrack so that the 1:1 movement is translated to whatever motion you want. If you don't mind setup this works. There are cheaper ways to get head tracking though ... this is a good solution if you already have a DK2 and you must have head tracking. My opinion is that DK2 goes the way of TrackIR very soon. Both old technology. If you want only headtrack ... wait for TrackIR price cuts or for new and better version of TrackIR.
wormeaten Posted August 13, 2015 Author Posted August 13, 2015 Yes with Opentrack you can use DK2 as a TrackIR. I tried it. Yes you can setup curves in Opentrack so that the 1:1 movement is translated to whatever motion you want. If you don't mind setup this works. There are cheaper ways to get head tracking though ... this is a good solution if you already have a DK2 and you must have head tracking. My opinion is that DK2 goes the way of TrackIR very soon. Both old technology. If you want only headtrack ... wait for TrackIR price cuts or for new and better version of TrackIR. Nice so my guessing are correct. Thank you vicx for your first hand information. Point is there is no need for TrackIR and separate hardware even if you just using clip with freeware headtracking. This is the major issue so no need for complaining about missing zoom or similar when we have free solution for it. About TrackIR, they didn't lower the price for several years so why they will now? TrackIR is half of the price of DK2 and if you compare what they give to users DK2 is much better choice. Only thing what could prevent you to buy DK2 is actually CV1.
wormeaten Posted August 13, 2015 Author Posted August 13, 2015 If you want only headtrack ... wait for TrackIR price cuts or for new and better version of TrackIR. I'm using Opentrack+home made IR clip+PS3Eye. All this didn't cost me more than 30$ and work perfectly good. Even my friend say about improvement in facetracking so he say it is refreshing to have good headtracking without anything on your head at all. There is post here on forum where you can buy IR clip and PS3Eye with removed IR filter so pure plug and play headtracking for around 50$. And now compare it with similar package TrackIR 5 with Clip pro and cost 160$.
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