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Optical/video tracking?
I'm trying to build some live performance software that I think would be best served by doing some very simple video tracking. I've searched around, but I'm either not using the right terms or this is less common than I would have thought.
The performer is a cellist and I want to track the movement of his bow. An accelerometer would be ideal, but there aren't any modules on the market that are small or lightweight enough to attach safely. I can attach an IR LED with a tiny battery though, and track that motion with a 60fps webcam. For this project accuracy is a lot less important than speed/responsiveness.
Is there a go-to solution out there? Or is this more of a processing/max/3rd party thing?
Thanks for any help! --David
Hello $$anonymous$$,
There is no go to solution for this using unity, However:
$$anonymous$$otion tracking can be done in unity if you are prepared to add a few c++ scripts that give unity that functionality.
The first thing you would need is a script that tells unity there is an IR LED with a tiny battery attached.
Then unity would have to know what the IR LED is seeing.
Once you have that you can motion track.
Cheers!
$$anonymous$$ithos
