[REQ] TrackIR og TripleHead2Go Racing sear motion simulator

Post by **Freke1** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:47 am

This looks nice, I think:

Track-IR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-durwePXyZQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YLEkVg5 ... ed&search=
(maybe it's possible to use a webcam to track: http://freelook.org/)

TripleHead2Go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrmhrLAc ... ed&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJNojsg ... ed&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXVsy9TM ... ed&search=

I don't know if TripleHead2Go works in 3D.

racing seat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7P72EF8 ... ed&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df7xagWr ... ed&search=

Post by **sharky** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:26 am

WOW! thans cool! i move it to the DIY section and make a request out of it.. maybe somebody knows ho to build those seats....

gj Freke

Post by **nathansteinke** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:14 pm

I have trackir and think it's great, I like it for driving games combined with the 3d, it's an excellent combination. Adding in the triple head would be even better!
-Nate

Post by **sharky** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:25 am

i have a question about this rig. if i have a 17'' monitor and that thing:

what happens if i turn the head? ok it turns the head in the monitor too, but i cant see the monitorn anymore...

Post by **sharky** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:55 am

i tried freelook with my webcam right now but wasn't able to get it to work. somebody else tried?

Post by **Freke1** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:43 pm

Yes I've tried it too but couldn't get it to work either.
With TrackIR You only turn Your head a little to turn the screen image a lot (adjustable).

Post by **Freke1** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:47 am

I got the Freelook program (a0012.zip) to start but when I activate the tracking the mouse flyes all over the screen. In BF2 the view moves uncontrollable. I will keep testing.

Post by **sharky** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:49 am

hi freke. how did you get to that point? maybe i can try too get it to work.

Post by **Freke1** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:08 am

First I used my webcam to record a movie.
Then I installed a0009 and it worked. So I installed a0012 and it worked too.
The program started but I need to adjust it which is not easy.
So try to use Your webcam and then install/unpack a0012.zip and run freelook.exe. I think my webcam was not working when I first tried.

Post by **sharky** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:17 am

well my webcam works.. i can see my image on the prog.. but it doesnt react.. nothing happens... whatever i do...

Post by **Freke1** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:26 pm

Try to choose lomac.fl and wear a black cap with a white piece of paper (read Manual.txt). Then configure keyboard (select 2 keys) in the program. When You hit the 2. key once Your headmovement will be tracked if the adjustments are ok. Does not work very well but can track a little.

Post by **sharky** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:18 pm

got it! it works for me.. just needed to adjust the sensitivity. but there still is a problem.. if the prog is not the active window it doesnt work.. so it won't work with games...

Post by **nathansteinke** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:53 pm

Try this out:
http://jack.sankey.googlepages.com/cam2pan

My friend got this to work for racing games with just a web cam and
this software.
Nate

Post by **sharky** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:35 pm

WOW! this one works much better! but the only problem is that it is only a trial. and another one is that i get the error message that i have a too low refresh rate.

but its much better than the first one

Post by **nathansteinke** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:30 pm

Yes, I've forgotten how much it is for the full version, maybe $10
or $20. I don't know what to tell you regarding the refresh rate message.
-Nate

Post by **sharky** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:12 am

my webcam is old.. around 6 years... maybe a new one has a higher refresh rate...

Post by **LukePC1** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:55 am

I tried this with my old webcam, too. By installing and running the files my mouse didn't move.
Freelook showed black and white things my webcam captured, so the cam seems to 'work'.

Nate your program didn't do anything (obvious). I can't even find something to configure things...
Should it do something in Windows? Or just in game?

I wanted to use it with DTM Race Driver 3 - because its such an easy (semi)professional racing game and works in 3D with great FPS

Post by **Freke1** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:45 pm

Cam2Pan definitively works, but I still need to tweak the settings. Here's a video of what it looks like:
http://www.3d.wep.dk/MIS/Cam2Pan_video/Cam2Pan_BF2.wmv
(no mouse used)

Post by **LukePC1** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:17 am

The video looks nice. How did you make it so fluent? Is it taken in low resolution? Do you have a superb CPU or a lot RAM?
My Flatout2 movie taken with Fraps was very low frame rate.
I discussed this with Sharky here:
http://mtbs3d.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=470
Maybe you'd like to give some tips on this topic

Is this program supposed to work 'plug and play' or something like that?
Do I yust need to install it, run it with plugged cam and it should do something (in windows or just in Games)?
In that case my cam is not detected/supported etc...

Post by **Freke1** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:03 am

Thx, the video was just to show Cam2Pan in action so no 3D which helps. I use Fraps with half-size and 25fps. CPU is an old single core AMD 2400MHz + 1Gb RAM.

Normally the fps drops from 40-60fps to 25fps when I use Fraps (in 2D that is). But maybe it drops more in 3D?

Cam2Pan works when You start the program (and have a webcam) in Windows and games. The mouse reacts to head movement so it can be diffecault to click on menus. Connect webcam and start program and the mouse arrow moves when You move Your head.

Here's a pic:
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/3336/cam2panjq9.jpg
(in Cam2Pan: Settings - Video Format - Resolution 320*240)

I still need to experiment.

Post by **sharky** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:48 pm

wanted to try this with nolimits rollercoaster but my computer decided taht i cant install any webcam anymore.. i think that i have to format again.. but fortunately i made a backup so i can format in less then 20 mins...

Post by **sharky** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:01 am

could somebody try it with No limits coaster for me please? my webcam doesn't work anymore.. maybe posting a video.. would be great.. thank you..

Post by **Freke1** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:56 am

It works in NoLimits:
http://www.3d.wep.dk/MIS/Cam2Pan_video/ ... Limits.wmv
but it is a little diffecault to control.

Post by **sharky** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:44 pm

hi freke!

thank you for taking time to test this!
it doesn't seem to work too badly.

does somebody know other programs like this one? what happens if you take a software for a commercial solution and use it with a normal webcam? is that possible? soomebody has original software and a webcam for testing?

bye sharky

Post by **Jahun** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:04 am

Anyone that can review the coolness of this thing for me.. don't have a webcam yet...

Does it work with many games? Half life? And is it nice, but quickly boring?

Post by **sharky** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:56 am

it is cool, and it virtually works in every game in wich the mouse is neede.. but i would only reccomend it for car-games or similar because aiming is nearly impossible with that...

Post by **Jahun** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:29 pm

Ah so you can't use both? Mouse and this method at the same time?

now I get how it works.. yeah just for car games then.. but still
Might work cool with a G25 racing wheel