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Tonka
May-07-2012, 18:45
Anyone here using freetrack? How does it work for you in CoD, and what sort of setup are you using?

I just had a quick play with a few old led's taped to my headset, but my Logitech webcam will only output 15fps, so the results are mixed. Is it worth me making something more permanent with a low spec webcam, or is the program and using it with IL2 a bit hit and miss at the best of times?

Cheers

ATAG_Colander
May-07-2012, 19:17
I use Freetrak.

I bought a used PlayStation Eye and removed the infrared filter. I get around 70fps with it (3 times the fps I get in CLoD :Grin: ).

I bought 3 IR leds from radioshack and connected them (with resistors) to an old 5V cellphone charger.

It works like a charm.

The only downside I have is that it hangs when the game switches graphics modes (i.e. from the menu to the game and back) but I work around it by starting tracking once I'm in the plane.

Marmus
May-07-2012, 20:26
I have used freetrack for about 4-5 years. I have 3 LEDs on my had with re-chargable batteries that I rotate. Works great when batteries are fresh...looses a bit of accuracy as the batteries die.

I use the Wii remote with BlueTooth. The resources with the Wii remote are supposed to be minimal. I have never really had any issues with it. Works fine in CloD, though I did make a separate profile just for CloD....needed to add a bit of "friction" so my head movement was slower that in IL-2:1946 UP3.0.

Just my 2 cents, since you asked.

Gьnther "Marmus" Von Marmusmann
Rank: Oberfahnrich
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Fried
May-07-2012, 21:50
I have been using freetrack for 3 months, at first it was a bit strange and can take some setting up but I cant fly without it now. I use a playstation3 eye camera and a track ir pro clip attached to my head phones.

I got the PS3 eye from amazon for Ј10 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Playstation-Eye-Camera-EyeCreate/dp/B000W3YQ1Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336439835&sr=8-1 in the UK

The track ir pro clip cost me Ј20 second hand but can be found at http://www.flightstore.co.uk/simulation-c8/head-tracking-c179/track-clip-pro-p2504 for Ј35, again in the UK

I removed the ir filter from the PS3 eye and added a piece of an old floppy disc as a light filter, instructions can be found on the web, I found and followed this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jJfuP7YgPA

There is loads of information on the freetrack forums but also on the main flight sim forums including SimHQ, DCS and the main clod forums, I did a fair bit of research on these before deciding what to get.

Overall I am more than happy with the results, can take a little bit of playing around to get it all how you want it but as I already said I hate flying without it now.

ATAG_EvangelusE
May-08-2012, 10:48
I use FT with a PS3 eyecam, though any decent webcam with easily removable IR filter will do the job. I had a Track IR Ultra 4 with Pro Clip but sold it as I found no advantage in keeping it. FT worked equally as good and had some advantages/features not available with Track IR.

Freetrack is something you have to assemble and Track IR is a product you use out of the box.

To get the best out of FT it is advisable to get wide angle IR LED's - e.g, the OSRAM SH485P ( the product code is on the FT website if I have made a mistake) but any wide angle IR LED will perform well.

The Track IR system drives the LED clip of the USB port and this better than using batteries. You can of course do the same with FT and it is relatively easy to do but, for some people, this is a problem as they are unsure of wether their home made clip could cause damage their PC.

There is a wealth of info regards assembling an excellent FT set up and plenty of users on this and other forums who will give you all the help you need. In a nutshell - a good quality webcam + IR filter blocking over the lens and the correct IR leds will give you Headtracking that works as well as anything else in Clod, IL1946, etc. Add a USB lead, don't solder the LED's but use LED sockets for easy push in pullout replacement and you have a hassle free, easy maintenance set up to boot!

Tonka
May-08-2012, 13:25
Cool, thanks all for the replies.

I just bought some IR LED's, so i'll have a try with these, and then maybe get a PS eye cam in the future.

Is there any preference between making a clip and and gluing LED's to my headset? Does the clip have any advantages with it being vertically arranged?

Cheers.

ATAG_Colander
May-08-2012, 13:38
I have them in a clip as my camera is not centered on the monitor. So I would say, if your camera is centered, go with the CAP. If the camera is at the right, go with a clip on the right.

ATAG_EvangelusE
May-08-2012, 15:41
A vertical clip is abit more of a challenge to fix to your headset as you need a degree of adjustment (like the Track IR pro clip has).

The important thing is to space the LED's as close as possible to the dimensions suggested in the FT guide for the 3 point Horizontal or vertical types.

I use the horizontal 3 point clip dimensions that are normally for a cap but fitted on top of my headphones - this leaves me free of wearing both a cap and headphones and any positional conflicts with the headset Mic.

Tonka
May-09-2012, 16:00
First impressions, with a low spec webcam and some IR LED's with the tops ground off, is that its an awesome system, and i cant believe i have made a head tracker for next to nothing! I went with sticking the LED's to my headset for now, to save the added complexity of making a clip.

I've noticed a lot of jumping and juddering, which i assume is down to the low fps on my webcam, so i've borrowed a PS3 Eye cam to try.

Setting the sensitivity in freetrack seems to be trial and error for me at the moment, but i think i'm getting there.

Thanks for all the advice!

Marmus
May-09-2012, 16:12
It took me a LONG time to get the setup curves correct....spread out over years.

Here is a photo of my hat....used 12 Ga. wire from some Romex to create the LED light supports.

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7648/4capfront.jpg

The guys in my squad always make fun of me...but add some tinfoil and I can contact the "mother ship" while flying.

ATAG_Colander
May-09-2012, 16:32
This is what I thought of when I saw that pic !!!!!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Anvil-isometric-filled-labeled.svg/300px-Anvil-isometric-filled-labeled.svg.png

:bgsmile:

Tonka
May-09-2012, 16:43
Carbon Kite Tubes ;-)

ATAG_EvangelusE
May-09-2012, 18:11
Don't know if these will be of any use. Mine fixes on top of the headset and is powered by the USB port (5V). The parts are very basic and are actually pens, sheet plastic that can be heated to a curve very easily and LED Clips. The pencil top slip over the body and act as a removable shroud if you need to replace an LED or when fitting them. Bonding is done using a hot melt glue gun - if you want more details happy to provide them.

Whatever design you use I would advise that you connect the LED's in series usinga single limiting resistor (12 to 22 ohms for a 4.5/5v supply) as shown below.

This will reduce the current drawn from the USB or your battery pack to around 0.07a compared to 0.2a if the LED's are wired in parallel. Your batteries will last much longer and you are well within the limits of a USB port too.

Osram SH485P's have a faint glow (similar to the Track IR LED's) making it very easy to see that they are actually working. If using these, the Shorter leg is the positive and not the negative as with conventional LED's. Normal IR LED's do not emit visible light.

The head set below was exchanged for a better quality one with bigger ear muffs and greater comfort.



http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt341/Angeloevs/th_ftheadsets.jpg (http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt341/Angeloevs/?action=view&current=ftheadsets.jpg)


http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt341/Angeloevs/th_parts1.jpg (http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt341/Angeloevs/?action=view&current=parts1.jpg)


http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt341/Angeloevs/th_ftwiring.jpg (http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt341/Angeloevs/?action=view&current=ftwiring.jpg)

Tonka
May-09-2012, 18:16
Thanks Evangelus. I'll get some wide angle IR Emitters and my own PS3 Cam in the near future i think, and make this properly. My cheap effort has proven this to be a very effective method of head tracking, can't believe i didn't try it sooner!

ATAG_EvangelusE
May-09-2012, 18:20
If using the PS3 eyecam you will need the driver and another file for FT....I will see if I still have the link where you can get all the files in one go.

Tonka
May-09-2012, 18:23
No worries Evangelus, already got it all up and running Sir.

Thanks though! :thumbsup:

ATAG_Freya
Mar-09-2013, 00:55
Hey all, anyone got a decent profile for a 3 led clip for freetrack? I've searched forums and found nothing but I know I've seen one somewhere.... I just built one and am struggling with the curves and sensitivities settings and all that jazz. I'm using ps3 eye and FT 2.2.0.279 with pseye patch. Also it seems to crash the game when online (screen goes black) has anyone else had that issue? Is there some sorta important step or tweak that I'm missing? I'd be happy to talk to any freetrack user on TS for help or just some info here is good. Any other info about my setup needed? ANY help or input is greatly appreciated. THX.

Falco
Mar-09-2013, 02:43
what CLeye (code laboratories) drivers are you using?

vranac
Mar-09-2013, 08:44
I think your crashes are connected with your camera drivers so someone with PS3eye could help you.

You can start with this settings.I didn't post profile because of my Global settings may be different then yours.

http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo41/ka1ros/ft2.jpg
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo41/ka1ros/ft1.jpg
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo41/ka1ros/ftkrive.jpg

Note that I disabled translation but it is working,I'm using it in another profile for 109.

It wan't be bad to post picture of your clip model,it is very important to make it right.

ATAG_Colander
Mar-09-2013, 08:48
I use both and have no problems.

I have the feeling the game crashing has nothing to do with freetrack. Have you tried flying online without FT enabled?

Colander.

Marmus
Mar-09-2013, 09:08
Hey all, anyone got a decent profile for a 3 led clip for freetrack? I've searched forums and found nothing but I know I've seen one somewhere.... I just built one and am struggling with the curves and sensitivities settings and all that jazz. I'm using ps3 eye and FT 2.2.0.279 with pseye patch. Also it seems to crash the game when online (screen goes black) has anyone else had that issue? Is there some sorta important step or tweak that I'm missing? I'd be happy to talk to any freetrack user on TS for help or just some info here is good. Any other info about my setup needed? ANY help or input is greatly appreciated. THX.

Some more curves:

Here comes the frustrating part.....tweaking the settings can take a long time....it all depends on the lights you use in your 3-point setup, the wattage, the type of bulb, intensity of bulb, if all three are setup straight to camera, if you measured correctly, etc. My 3-point hat has some things off, so my settings compensate for them. Also, it works best with new batteries running the lights, so I bought 2 sets of rechargeable batteries and switch them out often.

My advice, tweak each axis separately....I never found a good explanation of what the curves really mean, so it was a lot of playing around.

I use a Wii remote as my camera.

01 Camera-Camera Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img823/262/01cameracamera.jpg

02 Camera-Orientation Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img29/6823/02cameraorientation.jpg

03 Camera-Calibration Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img845/2347/03cameracalibration.jpg

04 Profile-Profile Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img694/7325/04profileprofile.jpg

05 Profile-Advanced Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img515/5493/05profileadvanced.jpg

06 Output-Main Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img801/8569/06outputmain.jpg

07 Output-Keyboard Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img189/5797/07outputkeyboard.jpg

08 Curves-Rotation Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img692/8436/08curvesrotationxe.jpg

09 Curves-Translation Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img203/2003/09curvestranslation.jpg

10 Controls Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img707/1354/10controls.jpg

11 Global Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img109/5646/11global.jpg

12 Model Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/3954/12model.jpg

13 Version Tab
http://imageshack.us/a/img202/1664/13version.jpg

An old video in CloD with my FreeTrack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GaMvRI4GH8

ATAG_Freya
Mar-09-2013, 09:45
@falco - CL-Eye-Driver-5.3.0.0341 seems to work OK.....

@Colander - I fly online lots without it and only have the prob if freetrack is installed on my machine. It doesn't even have to be running to cause probs....(BTW I forgot to say I'm using WIN 7 64)
I tried online test last night, had to completely uninstall freetrack then restart computer before it worked as it should. Also I have a TrackIR*32 file running in my services in task manager that I must "end process". Its frustrating, but there must be something causing a conflict. Would a logfile help? I'll get one later today and see what it says than post it here....

@Marmus and Vranac - Thankyou for advice and screens - I'll start from there if I get the other bug worked out...

@ ALL - THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU !!!! for quick responses... I'll be spending lots of time this weekend trying to get this going!

Cheers, Freya

vranac
Mar-09-2013, 10:06
Marmus your settings are bit contraversial.

First you increased sensitivity through curves big way and that killed it big way through smoothing on 200 (max) in profile and in Global settings.

If that works good for you then OK but that isn't the best way to do it.I'm sayin this only because it may mislead some of the new FT users.
You always want smoothing to be low as possible like on your joystick for the example.

Here you can see how my settings work, fast and precise:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUd0hR7eHN8

Marmus
Mar-09-2013, 10:07
@falco - CL-Eye-Driver-5.3.0.0341 seems to work OK.....

@Colander - I fly online lots without it and only have the prob if freetrack is installed on my machine. It doesn't even have to be running to cause probs....(BTW I forgot to say I'm using WIN 7 64)
I tried online test last night, had to completely uninstall freetrack then restart computer before it worked as it should. Also I have a TrackIR*32 file running in my services in task manager that I must "end process". Its frustrating, but there must be something causing a conflict. Would a logfile help? I'll get one later today and see what it says than post it here....

@Marmus and Vranac - Thankyou for advice and screens - I'll start from there if I get the other bug worked out...

@ ALL - THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU !!!! for quick responses... I'll be spending lots of time this weekend trying to get this going!

Cheers, Freya


RE: crashing

I recall having issues at first...this was 5 years ago in IL-2:1946 on an XP machine. I seem to recall some key command conflicts that would cause a blue screen of death. Wish I could recall, sorry.

ATAG_Freya
Mar-11-2013, 23:29
Okay I'm glad to report I got this going after a couple re-installs of both pseye driver and freetrack proggy, and some C-Cleaning. I think the crashes were related to key mapping conflicts (as Marmus pointed out...Thx M8) but I'm still not fully sure about that. ??? Anyway I'm still tweaking curves but all in all this is turning out ok, though I don't wanna speak to soon as its all still a work in progress.... I know its been said a thousand times, but for anyone out there who can't justify the cost of track IR, I think this is well worth a little time and effort to do this (and 20 bucks)....(okay 40 if you need a case of beer to keep your sanity - what's left of it..) P.S. thanks Vranac for the helpful starting pointers..:salute:

Cheers, Freya

ATAG_Lolsav
Mar-11-2013, 23:43
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUd0hR7eHN8

I have a strange sensation on "deja vu" on that turn fight :)











PS - you are right, almost stalled out

vranac
Mar-12-2013, 07:26
:)

Good fight Loslav.

~S!~

ATAG_Snapper
Mar-12-2013, 07:39
Hi everyone,

I've "stickied" this thread so it won't be in danger of getting lost amongst the other threads. A ton of good info here -- thanks to all for contributing. :thumbsup:

Snapper :salute:

Marmus
Mar-12-2013, 09:23
Marmus your settings are bit contraversial.

First you increased sensitivity through curves big way and that killed it big way through smoothing on 200 (max) in profile and in Global settings.

If that works good for you then OK but that isn't the best way to do it.I'm sayin this only because it may mislead some of the new FT users.
You always want smoothing to be low as possible like on your joystick for the example.

Here you can see how my settings work, fast and precise:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUd0hR7eHN8

vranac,

I just saw your post, I must have missed it or we posted at the same time....Thanks for the input...I have to admit that I have no clue, but spent lots of time messing with the settings to something that worked for me. I, personally, avoided the quick head movements shown in your video...they gave me headaches and made me nauseous. (I also had a hard time viewing the gauges) That type of movement worked well for me in IL-2:1946, but the quick movements in CloD really bother me, same goes for DCS A-10C.

trooph
Apr-15-2013, 15:27
To anyone who is still using freetrack. I strongly recommend u to switch to FacetracknoIr with new Point tracker plugin.
Works wonders and after serveral minutes of using it u wouldnt switch back to freetrack :)
If u need help with it PM me :)

Injerin
Apr-15-2013, 22:34
Marmus not trying to make fun of your hat, I just thought of this when I saw it :)


2629

Clammy
Oct-30-2013, 03:51
Been looking into low cost tracking solutions for a few days now after finding out the face recognition tracking (faceApi) on facetrack noir isnt really working smooth...

Found these ir tracking clips on ebay called Delanclip and they look just like the track ir clips, only home made. Looks really promising and i think ill give it a go.
The only thing i am really worndering is wether removing the infrared filter on the webcam is really neccessary? And if so. I heard PS3eyecam gives really good results..... But only the old one has an easy to remove filter? Why is it hard on a newer one?

Thanks in advance for your interest

trooph
Oct-30-2013, 05:57
Been looking into low cost tracking solutions for a few days now after finding out the face recognition tracking (faceApi) on facetrack noir isnt really working smooth...

Found these ir tracking clips on ebay called Delanclip and they look just like the track ir clips, only home made. Looks really promising and i think ill give it a go.
The only thing i am really worndering is wether removing the infrared filter on the webcam is really neccessary? And if so. I heard PS3eyecam gives really good results..... But only the old one has an easy to remove filter? Why is it hard on a newer one?

Thanks in advance for your interest

Head recognision is smooth. U have to play around with filters and all. I tested it recently with my old 30fps Microsoft cam. Dont use faceApi. Use HT 1.0 arudino or other ones. And get a PS3 cam for best results.
Im working with FacetrackNoIr dev on another version its called OpenTrack. Im testing it a lot for this guy:) And i have to say its super smooth. Either with PointTracker 1.1 or Ht 1.0

Greywing
Nov-03-2013, 21:16
Clammy,

Removal of IR filter depends on the strength of the filter. The PS3EYE cam filter is too strong and will screen out the IR light from your LEDs.

The older PS3EYE cam has the IR filter right at the back of the lense housing behind all other optical elements. A quick bit of work with an exacto and it pops out easily. The newer one has the filter between other optical elements inside a sealed package making it practically impossible to remove without destroying the lense.

I can definitely recommend the older PS3 cam. I get rock solid 50FPS out of it and it made a huge improvment over old MS cam I was using (25FPS max).

Cheers

GW

Incog
Jan-13-2014, 03:46
I've been trying to get facetracknoir to work and I can't seem to do so. After some search, I think this is the problem: the camera won't initialize:

http://i.imgur.com/hhRn3qN.png



Any fix for this? It should say "TRACKING" if I'm not mistaken. The FPS and everything else seems to be in order.


or, where can you find that Ht 1.0 thing? can't find it with google

ATAG_Lolsav
Jan-13-2014, 06:15
@Incog

It helps to know what camera brand and serial do you have.

Incog
Jan-13-2014, 06:26
the camera is a microsoft vx-1000

not sure what the serial is.


here's a full screen shot of windows that might be relevant: http://i.imgur.com/9I9KWLy.png

ATAG_Lolsav
Jan-13-2014, 07:17
You did check in here: http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/manual/knownissues.htm

for a answer?

Edit: I did browse the forums of facetrack and found out your camera is reported to work with windows 7 64 bits.

Incog
Jan-13-2014, 08:32
Actually it's all good now! :o :o !

The webcam being blurry made it impossible for faceapi to find my face; that's where the problem was. I was discouraged at first then I remembered what a screwdriver was. I opened the sucker up to see if anything could be fixed. Turns out the focus was just stuck (physically you turn the lens to focus). So by fixing that, the camera could focus and faceAPI could find my face and I've managed to successfully use the webcam for primitive track IR. With a little patience and practice and fiddling of parameters, I could probably fly with this. gotta learn to not move too much

thanks for giving me the push to fix the problem lolsav. without it, i wouldn't have tried to fix the problem :p

ATAG_Lolsav
Jan-13-2014, 08:35
Hey, no problem. After all its part of my job to push newcomers to the forum. I try hard not to push them out tough.

Incog
Jan-13-2014, 08:49
it's actually a lot smoother than i thought it would be, especially when you fix the curves. amazing.

thanks again :salute: :salute:

Bokonon
Jan-21-2014, 08:32
Heres some pictures of my new Freetrack clip build, its a lot neater than the old one and runs on USB instead of battery.


7185

I used the belt clip part from an old beeper and three bic pens, but with a bit of modelling paint and superglue I think it looks quite professional, certainly more robust than a trackclip pro.

Mtea
Apr-20-2014, 12:31
There is something bothering me since I installed clod but now I've noticed that it really gives me headache after long playing:
this steppy response from my tracker. I use openfreetrack, which is a fork of facetrackNoIR with pointtracker.
Here is a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKR6cPGA3l4&feature=youtu.be
I mean this jerky movements especially when head rotation/movement is accelerating or slowing down. When the movement/rotation speed is constant, the movement is smooth, otherwise it has some micro-stutter in it. As if rotation speed and head position would be defined in some variable with really low resolution.
Both game and ps3 eye camera run smoothly at 60 fps.
Is there a way to get rid of this jerkyness or is it something one should get used to? I don't have it in other games I use the same software with (bos, rof)

anodeted
Aug-15-2014, 15:29
There is something bothering me since I installed clod but now I've noticed that it really gives me headache after long playing:
this steppy response from my tracker. I use openfreetrack, which is a fork of facetrackNoIR with pointtracker.
Here is a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKR6cPGA3l4&feature=youtu.be
I mean this jerky movements especially when head rotation/movement is accelerating or slowing down. When the movement/rotation speed is constant, the movement is smooth, otherwise it has some micro-stutter in it. As if rotation speed and head position would be defined in some variable with really low resolution.
Both game and ps3 eye camera run smoothly at 60 fps.
Is there a way to get rid of this jerkyness or is it something one should get used to? I don't have it in other games I use the same software with (bos, rof)


The really weird thing is that it does not happen on your other games. I suggest you use the facetracknoIR using the pointrack protocol. I have experimented a lot with the Freetrack and the Facetrack. There are advantages to both but I think facetrack is overall better. There's better controls with the curves. I've seen your problem, when I turn all the smoothing down and use no filtering. Using facetrack, with moderate smoothing and the accela filter give very good tracking with no jitter. The only thing with facetrack that freetrack does better is that when I turn around 180, lean right becomes left and lean left becomes right. Freetrack does not do that.

Whne you play the other games with no jerkiness, are you using the same profile?

trooph
Nov-17-2014, 15:33
There is something bothering me since I installed clod but now I've noticed that it really gives me headache after long playing:
this steppy response from my tracker. I use openfreetrack, which is a fork of facetrackNoIR with pointtracker.
Here is a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKR6cPGA3l4&feature=youtu.be
I mean this jerky movements especially when head rotation/movement is accelerating or slowing down. When the movement/rotation speed is constant, the movement is smooth, otherwise it has some micro-stutter in it. As if rotation speed and head position would be defined in some variable with really low resolution.
Both game and ps3 eye camera run smoothly at 60 fps.
Is there a way to get rid of this jerkyness or is it something one should get used to? I don't have it in other games I use the same software with (bos, rof)

Try these settings:
Accela filter
Rot: 40
Trans: 30
Order #2 90
Order #3 150
Rot deadband 0,6-0,8
Same for translation
Expontent 2,0

Try calibrating
Also check if ur cam fps is stable with atleast 60 on the clock.
Everything works butter smooth for me with opentrack a 2.2

KeefyBoy
Feb-16-2015, 08:14
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i121/obergren/lights4fun.jpeg (http://s71.photobucket.com/user/obergren/media/lights4fun.jpeg.html)

Hi guys
I am cluless with Electrics so I Bought these a while back and they work perfect with Free Track.
I bought the 10 LED Red Battery Set for £3.99 and thought that was a bargain but at the moment you can get them for only £1.99
which is a steal,You cant go wrong.
Just remove the LED bulbs that you dont need and away you go....Simples
Get them Here http://www.lights4fun.co.uk/c/q/indoor-lights/indoor-battery-lights

ATAG_EvangelusE
Jun-03-2015, 10:11
With Free track not working I set up FTnoir with the clip add on enabled. Quite useful to compare these two head tracking software options .

First, regards the PS3 eye camera driver. There is a version 5 available from Code Laboratories but you will have to pay a couple of dollars or £2 sterling. The advantage of this driver over the previousley free version 4 is you will not need the cle eye fix file, you should install the modified SSE ax filter mentioned earlier in the the thread. Also the new driver supports frame rates up to 180 and in tenths of a frame rate.

FTnoir v Free track.
In a nutshell, Free track is better and gives more stable head movement without jitters or shakes for the following reasons:-

1. Curve adjustment.

Free track allows for a far greater degree of adjustment regards head input movement and output. FTnoir has very compressed curves and slight movement when looking side wards/rearwards resulted in unstable views in game.

2. Free track offers a sensitivity slider for each axis something that FTnoir does not have but needs given the steep slope of the axis curves needed to look behind in game.

3. The Free track Skull gives a far better indication of in game head movement as a result of changes made to the axis graphs and sensitivity sliders. With FTnoir I had to keep going into clod to test any changes.

Free track issues.

Module errors when launching Free track are often caused by corrupt profile files. They become corrupted for no apparent reason. Keep a back up the original default file and any games profile files. Delete theexisting files or move them to a new folder. Paste your back up files into the profile folder.

dix
Jul-01-2016, 03:38
is free track working on win 10?

it crashes everytime to me when i press start... even with the demo video..
I have to use opentrack now but i really liked free track more..