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| === Overview === | === Overview === | ||
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| The user interface presents hardware and signal controls on the left and camera view displays on the right. | The user interface presents hardware and signal controls on the left and camera view displays on the right. | ||
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| ==== Connecting ==== | ==== Connecting ==== | ||
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| Once the camera system is set up and connected via USB cable to the computer you can connect Acquire 3D to the camera system. To connect to an OptiTrack camera system, click the Connection button at the top left of the main window. A list of available plugins will appear. From the list select NaturalPoint OptiTrack item. | Once the camera system is set up and connected via USB cable to the computer you can connect Acquire 3D to the camera system. To connect to an OptiTrack camera system, click the Connection button at the top left of the main window. A list of available plugins will appear. From the list select NaturalPoint OptiTrack item. | ||
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| When a plugin is disconnected, | When a plugin is disconnected, | ||
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| When a plugin is connected, an filled green circle appears next to the plugin' | When a plugin is connected, an filled green circle appears next to the plugin' | ||
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| ==== Settings ==== | ==== Settings ==== | ||
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| === Stream === | === Stream === | ||
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| The code that acquires frames operates in a separate thread of execution (much like a separate program). Each thread (or program) on a computer has a priority. In fact, if you start the Windows task manager (right click the Task bar at the bottom of the screen) you'll see, under the processes tab, that you can view and set the " | The code that acquires frames operates in a separate thread of execution (much like a separate program). Each thread (or program) on a computer has a priority. In fact, if you start the Windows task manager (right click the Task bar at the bottom of the screen) you'll see, under the processes tab, that you can view and set the " | ||
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| == Thread Sleep Time Preference == | == Thread Sleep Time Preference == | ||
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| If you set the thread priority to very high and the sleep time very low you will get the best capture performance, | If you set the thread priority to very high and the sleep time very low you will get the best capture performance, | ||
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| === Display === | === Display === | ||
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| The display portion of the settings dialogue allows you to control the program outputs by personalizing the graphics. | The display portion of the settings dialogue allows you to control the program outputs by personalizing the graphics. | ||
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| == Text Size == | == Text Size == | ||
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| The record portion of the settings dialogue controls record function which allows for signal when recordings begin and end as well as saving preferences. | The record portion of the settings dialogue controls record function which allows for signal when recordings begin and end as well as saving preferences. | ||
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| == Countdown == | == Countdown == | ||
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| The camera display views, on the right, show what each camera sees in the capture volume. | The camera display views, on the right, show what each camera sees in the capture volume. | ||
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| === The Camera Settings Tab === | === The Camera Settings Tab === | ||
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| The Signal tab shows a list of visible centroids by cameras serial number along with the location, size and frame number of each centroid. Below the table of data is a 2-D graph. This graph updates depending on which row is selected in the camera and centroid list. The horizontal axis shows the centroid' | The Signal tab shows a list of visible centroids by cameras serial number along with the location, size and frame number of each centroid. Below the table of data is a 2-D graph. This graph updates depending on which row is selected in the camera and centroid list. The horizontal axis shows the centroid' | ||
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| Below the Hardware and Signals tabs are the following controls: | Below the Hardware and Signals tabs are the following controls: | ||
visual3d/documentation/third-party/natural_point/optitrack_plugin_for_acquire3d.1720793272.txt.gz · Last modified: 2024/07/12 14:07 by sgranger