#Camera for Head Tracking

35 messages · Page 1 of 1 (latest)

clever dagger
#

Hello! Is there a way to use my built-in webcam for head tracking? I saw a method to use vdo.ninja and obs but that's only for getting the camera to show up and doesn't work with head tracking. I can't find my camera in the built-in USB forwarding so I don't know what to do. Any suggestions?

grave sleet
clever dagger
#

Dang... That's kinda annoying but ok. Thanks!

vestal glen
#

for head tracking it could be achieved easily with a recent iphone if you have one

#

another option with a webcam, is to use opentrack over network (opentrack + tailscale)

clever dagger
vestal glen
#

why do you need another solution ?

clever dagger
#

Because I can't use my built-in webcam. I was using the built-in one on my old gaming laptop but I switched to mac so I got shadow which can't use my built-in webcam

vestal glen
clever dagger
#

Thanks man!

vestal glen
#

requires tailscale in that case too

clever dagger
#

But it says you're able to just connect with the IP of the pc so shouldn't I be able to just directly connect to my shadow?

vestal glen
#

no

brisk hinge
#

@vestal glen Hello Alex. Thank you for the info above. Could you please advise on how to use tailscale to forward facetracking info from opentrack app (on my notebook) to Schedule PC when you have a chance? I am trying to get facetracking for IL-2 game on shadow, but have no idea now how to do that. Thanks a ton in advance!

vestal glen
#

not all webcam works for facetracking if that's what you want to do

vestal glen
brisk hinge
#

@vestal glen Alex, I installed opentrack on my SurfacePro7. It has embedded cameras, and I am thinking of using the front one for face tracking. I checked the software and it works with the cam indeed.

#

i also connected the notebook with my ShadowPC using tailscale. IL-2 game is installed on my ShadowPC. Looks like the connection works as I can stream the game to my Oculus Quest 3. It would be great to use my SurfacePro7's cam for facetracking in IL-2 (on my ShadowPC). You've mentioned "opentrack over network (opentrack + tailscale)" option above and looks like that what I need. But i do not know how to implement it unfortunately. Could you help me with that? Please let me know if you need additional details.

vestal glen
#

you just need to select UDP as input source on Shadow in opentrack and select freetrack (If I remember correctly)

brisk hinge
#

sounds like I have to install opentrack on shadow as well, right?

#

I am not an engineer, therefore have no good understanding of how computer networking works..

vestal glen
#

you should not need to be an engineer, no worry :)

brisk hinge
#

@vestal glen Alex, thanks a ton! Looks like it works now. The pictures look inverted though. Do you know by any chance how correct that?

#

Pictures below..

Screenshot_2025-01-13_193330.jpg
vestal glen
#

don't know and you are using an old version

brisk hinge
#

@vestal glen Alex, thank you for letting me know! I installed the old one as the new one looks to be buggy (based on info on the picture..)

#

@vestal glen I'll install the new one though as you've suggested

vestal glen
#

in settings you can try to invert Y axis assignement by ticking invert checkbox

brisk hinge
#

@vestal glen Alex, thank you! 👍 I'll try inverting Y after I install new versions on both machines and will let you know of the outcome 🙂

#

@vestal glen Alex, just to let you know, looks like disabling "Center at startup" option on "Shortcuts" tab and setting centering method to "Disabled" (on ShadowPC) helped to remove the mismatch. Now the squids are in sync 🙂

Screenshot_2025-01-13_195634.jpg
#

@vestal glen Thanks a ton for your help with this matter!!! blobuwu 👍