Webcam and Opentrack stability issues?

[The_Chugster]

So I am trying to get used to head tracking, I have things set up mostly ok with my webcam and Opentrack, I can look left and right fine but am having a few issues looking up and down:

1) When I look all the way up the camera suddenly spins around, can I avoid this?

2) I am just practising the start up in the F-4E but when I try to look down and left/right at the rear of the panels (i.e. the gyro switch) the camera wont hold still (even though my head is still) and it is almost impossible to zoom in and see the switches right at the back without the camera jiggling.

I am hoping these are just settings or something else I have missed

[Hiob]

1) the camera is loosing track of the tracking points (eyes? IR device?) Try to put the line of sight of the camera straight on your tracking points when you have a neutral head position. Is there an option in opentrack to monitor what the webcam sees? I‘m using trackIR, there you can see at which angle the camera looses track.

2) Either enable a deadzone, before any head movement is registert, or set up a button to pause the tracking (opentrack should allow that)

[MAXsenna]

So I am trying to get used to head tracking, I have things set up mostly ok with my webcam and Opentrack, I can look left and right fine but am having a few issues looking up and down:
1) When I look all the way up the camera suddenly spins around, can I avoid this?
2) I am just practising the start up in the F-4E but when I try to look down and left/right at the rear of the panels (i.e. the gyro switch) the camera wont hold still (even though my head is still) and it is almost impossible to zoom in and see the switches right at the back without the camera jiggling.
I am hoping these are just settings or something else I have missed

1. Look at the squid in the OpenTrack app. I'm betting you have the lights on top of each other or a conflicting light source.
2. Tune the curves, and add a little deadzone, and increase it to your liking. You also need to keep your head pretty still.
Cheers!

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[The_Chugster]

Am i adding the deadzone at the end?

If so how do i do this?

 

Edited May 27, 2024 by The_Chugster

[Hiob]

You need to flatten the curve in the area are you have problems in. But maybe binding a pause button is a better solution to your specific problem.
Zoom isn’t going to help you I believe, but try to adjust the camera in a way that your head (whatever the tracking spots are in your case) is square in the center and ideally in line with the camera when you are in the neutral head position.

And as Max suggested, make sure there is nothing behind you (reflective, sun spots etc….) that may throw off the tracking.

[The_Chugster]

Ok so i fixed the up down camera issue by setting the output to 180 and input to 90

[Hiob]

3 minutes ago, The_Chugster said:

Ok so i fixed the up down camera issue by setting the output to 180 and input to 90

That’s another solution!