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General Discussion / Re: Movies Thread

« Last post by [RS]2-2Lt.Klingenberg.J on Today at 03:46:47 AM »

Mean mom plays joke on unsuspecting son.	DQ

This kid is my new idol. The video description says it all. Its a bit lame so just skip til 2:00 roughly. Just look at the way the kid doesnt even BLINK when the screamer pops up. Hes super cool. Should be a fireteamleader.

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General Discussion / Re: Sunday battle pacific time?

« Last post by Jones on July 29, 2010, 09:57:25 PM »

10 am

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General Discussion / Re: Sunday battle pacific time?

« Last post by [RS]3-Pvt.Langford on July 29, 2010, 07:55:29 PM »

Ah got ya, so probably 10 or 11am pacific...cool deal! that works for me! Thanks for that.

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General Discussion / Re: Sunday battle pacific time?

« Last post by [SI]1B-2Lt.Conroy on July 29, 2010, 07:29:14 PM »

info is in this thread

1300EST, but you can also check the countdown to see when the battle starts

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**** Join Your Army Here (PvP Virtual War Tournament) **** / Re: Random Assignment CF4 (OPEN)

« Last post by Gromit on July 29, 2010, 06:44:19 PM »

Random please.

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General Discussion / Sunday battle pacific time?

« Last post by [RS]3-Pvt.Langford on July 29, 2010, 06:21:58 PM »

Sorry to bring up such a lame thread, but GMT time totally confuses me. I know my military time, but GMT is another, lol. Anybody that lives in Cali or the west coast...what time is battle on sunday? Thanks alot!

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General Discussion / Re: Head-Tracking without the IR Bit!

« Last post by [RS]3-Pvt.Sweeper on July 29, 2010, 04:47:11 PM »

Hm. Seems like I have to pick up a new web cam. This one had heavy flickering and sampled at 11-15Hz.

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General Discussion / Re: Head-Tracking without the IR Bit!

« Last post by [RS]3-G/Sgt.Daryl1586 on July 29, 2010, 04:11:05 PM »

The PS3 cam cost me £25, but you can get them cheaper than that if you try. As long as your current cam can do 30~fps you should be fine, as I'm currently running very nicely at 640x480res and 30fps. The most important thing seems to be about having plenty of light and for it to be fairly even across your face.

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General Discussion / Re: Head-Tracking without the IR Bit!

« Last post by [RS]2-2Lt.Klingenberg.J on July 29, 2010, 04:08:03 PM »

Thanks for sharing mate! Ive been thinking about that TrackIr occasionally aswell..

How much was the PS3 piece? Ive got a feeling my current webcam wont pull this off!

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General Discussion / Head-Tracking without the IR Bit!

« Last post by [RS]3-G/Sgt.Daryl1586 on July 29, 2010, 02:53:46 PM »

First off, kudos to Hooves for mentioning this last Sunday!

I've been toying with the idea of purchasing some TrackIR hardware for a while, to increase my situational awareness on the field. But, I didn't want to pay £100+ for the privilege! Hooves mentioned that there is some free software available called FaceTrackNOIR which makes use of your webcam and another piece of free software called Face API in order to track the various movements of your head...without the need for Infra Red lights or reflectors to be attached to your head.

So, I did a bit of reading around and found some helpful links here at the BIS Forums and here on the NoGripRacing Forums. I didn't have a webcam available to give this a test run, so I bought a PS3 Eye cam as recommended in these links and downloaded the drivers for it.

I installed the PS3 camera drivers, plugged in the cam, installed Face API and then FaceTrackNOIR along with an update which was simply dragged and dropped into the FaceTrackNOIR installation folder. I started the FaceTrackNOIR program and selected Face API as the tracker source, FreeTrack as the game protocol and clicked the Start button which fired up the cam and showed a picture of my ugly mug with yellow lines defining the general face shape. I then fired up Arma 2 and jumped straight into the editor to test it out.

Now I don't have a TrackIR to test this against, but I am very impressed with my results during my first two days of using this setup. It really does track incredibly accurately and smoothly with not too much initial setup and a minimum of fuss and bother. Don't get me wrong it ain't perfect; I've found that when I turn my head ingame, I also lean a little in that direction too. Another thing to bear in mind is that for best results your face needs a reasonable amount of light. For example, I have a 60 Watt bulb on my ceiling, positioned about 30cm infront of my head and I've had no game-breaking issues so far.

Conclusion:
If you already have a webcam, I seriously suggest you try this out as it's free and doesn't require much user input to get it going nicely. I'm very happy with it and believe its a worthy option to spending many £££'s on a TrackIR. If you don't have a webcam, I'd still suggest you spend a few quid on a PS3 Eye 

N.B:
I'm on holiday for a week, but if anyone bites the bullet and wants some advice, give me a shout and I'll try to answer ASAP 

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