@smoon

Are you using the Kinect V2 with the OpenNI Tracker plugin? (TROIKATRONIX : ISADORA - OpenNI Tracker)
If you are wanting to use it for body tracking, it should work with this plugin if you follow the instructions (require running in Rosetta mode on non-Intel macs)

@axelartes

it is always going to start out low res and low quality, but you can smooth out the image slightly if you are OK with losing some definition. I use Scaler to increase the resolution of the image, that gives me more pixels to work with, even if the source image is still low res. A combination of Gaussian Blur and Threshold will produce smoother outlines that match your scaled image.

@dusx

Thanks for doing that bit of digging. Seems the basic kit isn't available here in the UK. The just announced pro kit has been getting a lot of coverage, so maybe that'll be more available. Since it does claim to interface directly with PC, and claim to be for professionals, hopefully it'll work with Isadora one way or another. Looks promising.

@woland

You are, as ever, amazing.

Thanks so much for the comprehensive answer: looks like I’ll be able to do what I want to do. Which is great. Thanks for the offer of further assistance. Much appreciated and I’ll take you up on that if and when the time comes.

many thanks 

Mark (not…)

Thanks, all.

I did wind up going the OSC route. I haven't touched this material in a while, so it took a bit for my brain to adjust in the darkness.

But, yes:

In Isadora: OSC Transmitter to ETC Eos on the same Mac. Gadget is now outputting correct DMX as tested via a DMX tester. Fabulous!

Final hurdle was switching the OSC transmitter to "on" in Isadora.

Thanks for the support!

@fred said:

@citizenjoe yep, but these are not great for optical transparency for cameras.

 True, but for what I use it for (tracking) it doesn't matter. They are a cheap and cheerful alternative!

Cheers,

Hugh

@lwebster

sharing the steps I provided in the support thread. These steps corrected the issue both on my machine and lwebster's

I have just gone through the process of getting my Astra Pro to work on my Windows 11 machine, and ran into some problem.

Here is what I found and how I fixed the issue.
The driver for the device failed after first being plugged in. I saw the red IR laser activate, but later it was off.

Looking in Device Manager, I found that the device is listed under 'other devices' (note it is also listed under Cameras.. but that's not what we need) and had an alert icon that indicated no valid driver was available. Trying to update automatically failed.

To fix this.

ensure Isadora is closed.right click the device in device manager (under Other Devices) and uninstall it.get the Orbbec Camera Driver for Windows from: OpenNI SDK - ORBBEC - 3D Vision for a 3D World  (Note: you do not need the OpenNI SDK)unplug your Orbbec if plugged in.unzip the driver and install it.reboot your systemOpen Isadora and add the OpenNi Tracker actor, and allow it to connect to the device. 
mine was using 'sensor index = 1'

@fred said:

Although these have a test pattern generator, I would make some complex test pattterns for them to line things up accurately, One (annoying to make) would be an imager at the native resoltuion of the projector with alternating lines of R, G and B pixels, you can cut the image into 8 sections and alternate vertical stripes and horizontal. This will make it easy to see if the pixels are spot on as the colours will change if they are not.

 Especially Panasonic projectors (they where my main job machines), have an internal grid pattern which can be set to one of the rgb colors. If you set one projector to a specific color (eg. red) and a second to another (e.g. green), they mix to a third color (e.g. yellow) if they perfectly match. This makes it very easy to identify miss matches and even the direction to shift/warp.

Some projectors offer the option to set the whole system to one of the RGB basic streams. This way every every test pattern becomes monochromatic.

@citizenjoe

numbers 2 and 4 seem to be contradictory. 

@reload2024 8K is going to be expensive, the controllers dont seem to have drifted down to the cheap gear yet.

Maybe 2x 4K to 1 to 4 video wall controllers will do: https://www.aliexpress.com/ite...

These are so cheap you can buy spares - there sure wont be a warranty service.

The good news is that you can now get a good video card - the NVS 810 does have a lot of outputs but only 4gb memory and it is very old tech.

If you use tungsten pars with a red green and blue filter in front even at low intensity it will emit a lot of IR light. This shouldn't Change, but you can change all the other lights IF you filter them out of your IR camera.

@jtoenjes

We've had mixed reports of the Rokoko SmartSuit Pro v2 both working and not working without gloves.

There are two variations of the Rokoko SmartSuit Pro v2, one of which has no gloves but has wrist and hand sensors as part of the sleeves, and a slightly different version with gloves where the sleeves end earlier. 

Isadora has been tested and reported as working with the Rokoko SmartSuit Pro v2 version that comes with gloves, but as far as I am aware is untested with the Rokoko SmartSuit Pro v2 version that does not have gloves.

The Rokoko SmartSuit Pro (the first version of the suit) works fine without gloves.