TIR vs. FreeTrack

[Thick8]

Hi Guys,

I've been using Freetrack for a few years now. I re-purposed a Logitech 30 FPS camera and built a 3 point IR emitter unit. I like it and it does a good job of following my head around. I have sometimes wondered if TIR would do a great job of following my head around. Anyone having experience with both willing to give a comparison review?

John

[falcon_120]

I use freetrack with the ps3 eyecam and a trackclippro,if you're willing to get better result at a lower price I would totally recomend the upgrade. It may cost you like 50$, but if you have the money I'm sure that the TIR5 is even better.

[Devrim]

FT is good actually. But, I'm getting bored about it. Becasue it crashes a lot (especially recently).

 

Sometimes I'm thinking about TIR too...

[Oznerol256]

Im using FreeTrack with a selfbuild 3-point-cap with white leds and a unmodified Logitech C510. I have to delete some file of the driver to prevent FreeTrack from crashing on clicking the start button. Once set up correctly, the tracking is actually quite good. i have a rather big area of movement and the precision is good.

 

For input lag: I recently noticed that it makes a huge difference if you run freetrack on a slow pc or a fast one. My dad's laptop (i5 2450M and nvidia gt 640m) manages to to run dcs on lowest settings with a whole second input lag in freetrack.

My primary pc (i5 3570k and nvidia gtx 670) runs dcs world on highest settings, 1080p and 45fps in mp. The input lag is barely noticeable, i guess something between 100ms and 20 ms.

I used the same camera and freetrack settings on both pcs. The camera framerate is 30fps on both pcs.

[Devrim]

Oznerol; Could you please share which file(s) did you delete? Thank you.

[Oznerol256]

Oznerol; Could you please share which file(s) did you delete? Thank you.

 

Having the same problem? Its described here:

http://forum.free-track.net/index.php?showtopic=2947

[Devrim]

Ah OK. I recognized this problem. And you can see me in that thread. :)

Thanks.

[Oznerol256]

Yea youre right. I didnt notice that.

[julian265]

Hi Guys,

I've been using Freetrack for a few years now. I re-purposed a Logitech 30 FPS camera and built a 3 point IR emitter unit. I like it and it does a good job of following my head around. I have sometimes wondered if TIR would do a great job of following my head around. Anyone having experience with both willing to give a comparison review?

John

 

I can't compare to TIR, but FaceTrackNoIR 1.7 - which tracks 3 LEDs with the freetrack module - is working better than FT ever worked for me... Which was pretty well. FTNIR is a smoother, and has more flexible output options.

[Oznerol256]

I can't compare to TIR, but FaceTrackNoIR 1.7 - which tracks 3 LEDs with the freetrack module - is working better than FT ever worked for me... Which was pretty well. FTNIR is a smoother, and has more flexible output options.

 

Really? Hm i think i have to try it too!

[Aries]

Yup! FaceTrackNoIR 1.7 plus hotfix works incredibly well!!! :thumbup:

 

The moment I set it up with my PS3Eye and TrackCLipPro I never once clicked on the Freetrack icon again... It has this 3 point tracker plugin and a new Acella filter that works miracles in the means of steady & precise head movement interpretation... I never thought I will steadily look at ground targets without jittering (even in zoomed in view) until I throw some cash at a TIR5 or something, but with this combo it simply became possible... :thumbup:

 

We should all thank the FacetrackNoIR team:

 

DONATE HERE :smartass:

Edited April 15, 2013 by Aries

[Aviators]

i'm use track ir5.. great product!

[jay43]

I took the plunge into Trackir 5 pro bundle.

After many frustrating hours of messing around with FTNOIR and it constantly crashing i threw the towel in well worth it.

[Thick8]

Using Facetrack with the Freetrack plug in is very smooth and accurate. I'm thinking of removing the visible light filter I installed in my tracking camera to see how the facetracking works. Is anyone using Facetrack without IR that can tell me how well it works? i'm using a 6 core CPU with a core dedicated to tracking so CPU cycles shouldn't be an issue.

John

Edited May 19, 2013 by Thick8