Comments on: Camera Tracking Using the Game Engine http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:35:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Gustavo http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-341134 Gustavo Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:09:05 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-341134 where do i put the plug-in? where do i put the plug-in?

]]> By: Gustavo http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-341132 Gustavo Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:07:58 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-341132 where do i put the sources? where do i put the sources?

]]> By: Ash http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-311917 Ash Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:55:22 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-311917 Hi, all, thanks for compliments to this video, and for the critics, too. I apologise for problems you had with the demo, but I didn't meant it as complete "one-click" solution. It's purpose was to show possibilies of GameBlender Texture plug-in that I created and published. This plug-in currently works on Windows only (there are users trying to make it work on linux). The best way to get working demo is install Texture plug-in first and test, that's it is working (there is demo for it on my site). Then you'll have to install remaining modules: numpy and PyARTK. When you'll get into troubles, you can check discussion on http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65107 - there is a lot of information on plug-in, or you can write a comment on my site with info of your specific error. Hi, all,

thanks for compliments to this video, and for the critics, too. I apologise for problems you had with the demo, but I didn't meant it as complete "one-click" solution. It's purpose was to show possibilies of GameBlender Texture plug-in that I created and published. This plug-in currently works on Windows only (there are users trying to make it work on linux).

The best way to get working demo is install Texture plug-in first and test, that's it is working (there is demo for it on my site). Then you'll have to install remaining modules: numpy and PyARTK.

When you'll get into troubles, you can check discussion on http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65107 - there is a lot of information on plug-in, or you can write a comment on my site with info of your specific error.

]]> By: solhex http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-311091 solhex Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:33:47 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-311091 Yeah I agree about the quality of the camera tracking, although that said it's not that bad, there was a fractional lag through the faster moving images but it soon caught up. When Icarus or pftrack start to go off track that's where they stay without human intervention. The first example movie I saw ran for over a minute and looked like it didn't need to stop anytime soon. I got Icarus to successfully track 12 seconds of DV footage once. Also I think this was developed for more real time interactive kinda stuff. I'm amazed by it frankly, and free to boot! It might be a while before programs like Icarus and pf track can do pixel perfect "live" tracking but can you imagine how cool it would be to have near instantaneous cg and live action animatics for our future productions...well, that's what it looks like we have here. Awesome! For now though, like a few others I'll have to wait until someone smarter than myself makes an idiot proof installer...Anyone? Yeah I agree about the quality of the camera tracking, although that said it's not that bad, there was a fractional lag through the faster moving images but it soon caught up. When Icarus or pftrack start to go off track that's where they stay without human intervention.

The first example movie I saw ran for over a minute and looked like it didn't need to stop anytime soon. I got Icarus to successfully track 12 seconds of DV footage once. Also I think this was developed for more real time interactive kinda stuff. I'm amazed by it frankly, and free to boot! It might be a while before programs like Icarus and pf track can do pixel perfect "live" tracking but can you imagine how cool it would be to have near instantaneous cg and live action animatics for our future productions…well, that's what it looks like we have here. Awesome! For now though, like a few others I'll have to wait until someone smarter than myself makes an idiot proof installer…Anyone?

]]> By: NathanKP http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-311052 NathanKP Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:01:52 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-311052 I don't know about you, but I didn't find the camera tracking in the sample video to be particular impressive. NathanKP - <a href="http://inkweaver-review.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Inkweaver Review</a> I don't know about you, but I didn't find the camera tracking in the sample video to be particular impressive.

NathanKP - Inkweaver Review

]]> By: Roger http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-310768 Roger Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:55:48 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-310768 it sucks that i can't get it to work, if someone can make the suggested complete package, that would be wild until then, this is what i've made just now using the ARToolKit's 'engine' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmWRokiwux4 hope to be able to do the same thing, but then with materials (maybe even textures) and using the blender game engine cheers it sucks that i can't get it to work, if someone can make the suggested complete package, that would be wild

until then, this is what i've made just now using the ARToolKit's 'engine'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmWRokiwux4

hope to be able to do the same thing, but then with materials (maybe even textures) and using the blender game engine

cheers

]]> By: SNovak http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-310390 SNovak Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:30:32 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-310390 Awesome!! Awesome!!

]]> By: Glenn http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-310376 Glenn Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:14:20 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-310376 Has anyone got this working yet? I find the install help a little cryptic. I have made a PYTHONPATH variable pointing to the PyARTK files, installed the latest BlendVideoTex scripts into blender but cannot make sense of the demo. Is there a painfully slow step by step for numb-skulls like me to help me get going? Glenn Has anyone got this working yet? I find the install help a little cryptic. I have made a PYTHONPATH variable pointing to the PyARTK files, installed the latest BlendVideoTex scripts into blender but cannot make sense of the demo. Is there a painfully slow step by step for numb-skulls like me to help me get going?

Glenn

]]> By: boat http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-310355 boat Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:44:09 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-310355 i guess no one can get it to work.??????????? any one? do i have to install Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003? i guess no one can get it to work.???????????
any one? do i have to install Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003?

]]> By: LOGAN http://www.blendernation.com/2008/04/23/camera-tracking-using-the-game-engine/#comment-310205 LOGAN Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:04:30 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=3937#comment-310205 Nice to try. Some one willing to make a complete package to download with needed installs? Nice to try. Some one willing to make a complete package to download with needed installs?

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