Processing a video from a depth sensor - Revision history

Andrew at 16:10, 19 February 2014

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Andrew at 08:09, 18 February 2014

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Andrew at 08:01, 18 February 2014

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Andrew at 18:19, 18 September 2012

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Andrew at 08:46, 11 September 2012

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Andrew at 10:11, 6 September 2012

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Pavel at 12:58, 14 August 2012

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Pavel at 12:37, 14 August 2012

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Pavel at 12:10, 14 December 2011

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Mini at 10:18, 10 July 2011

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 * Run [[iPi Mocap Studio]]
-* Press <tt>Ctrl+N</tt> or push “New” button on toolbar to create new project
+* Press <tt>Ctrl+N</tt> or push '''New''' button on toolbar to create new project
 * Choose recorded [[.iPiVideo file extension|'''*.iPiVideo''']] file
 * After video opened, background will be calculated automatically and position of camera will be detected based on floor plane.
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 ::'''Note''' that you always can get back to the camera point of view by pressing <tt>'''1'''</tt> key  on keyboard or pushing “Camera 1” button on toolbar
-* Save created project by pressing <tt>Ctrl+S</tt> or pushing button “Save” on toolbar
+* Save created project by pressing <tt>Ctrl+S</tt> or pushing button '''Save''' on toolbar
 * Position timeline slider to the frame where actor is in T-pose
-* Adjust actor height using appropriate slider on tab “Actor”
+* Adjust actor height using appropriate slider on tab '''Actor'''
-* Select “Move” tool on toolbar.
+* Select '''Move''' tool on toolbar.
 * Move actor model to left or right to match roughly actor silhouette on video. Note that actor model can look smaller due to its position along axis of view. Don’t pay attention to it on this step.
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step3.png|center|600px]]
-* Switch to “Tracking” tab and push “Refit pose” button.
+* Switch to '''Tracking''' tab and push '''Refit pose''' button.
-* As a result model should be matched with actor image from video. If it does not happen then delete result using item “Edit” -> “Delete pose” from main menu and repeat above actions.
+* As a result model should be matched with actor image from video. If it does not happen then delete result using item '''Edit > Delete pose''' from main menu and repeat above actions.
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step4.png|center|600px]]
-* Using the slider right to the button “Show Skin” in toolbar, make sure that morph of model corresponds to the actor image. If no, than adjust chest/bust/waist/hips/belly morph using appropriate sliders from “Actor” tab.
+* Using the slider right to the button '''Show Skin''' in toolbar, make sure that morph of model corresponds to the actor image. If no, than adjust chest/bust/waist/hips/belly morph using appropriate sliders from '''Actor''' tab.
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step4a.png|center]]
-* Set the beginning of Region-of-Interest (ROI) to the current frame with T-pose by pressing <tt>'''I'''</tt> key on keyboard or by double-clicking on the left edge of ROI bar under timeline.
+* Set the beginning of '''Region-of-Interest''' (ROI) to the current frame with T-pose by pressing <tt>'''I'''</tt> key on keyboard or by double-clicking on the left edge of ROI bar under timeline.
-* Switch to “Tracking” tab, change tracking options (Head tracking, Shoulders and Spine) if required.
+* Switch to '''Tracking''' tab, change tracking options ('''Head tracking''', '''Shoulders''' and '''Spine''') if required.
-* To start tracking just push “Track Forward” button.
+* To start tracking just push '''Track Forward''' button.
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step5.png|center|600px|Click to enlarge]]
 * Wait and watch...

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 * Set the beginning of Region-of-Interest (ROI) to the current frame with T-pose by pressing <tt>'''I'''</tt> key on keyboard or by double-clicking on the left edge of ROI bar under timeline.
-* Switch to “Tracking” tab, check “Enable foot tracking” and “Enable shoulders tracking” checkboxes
+* Switch to “Tracking” tab, change tracking options (Head tracking, Shoulders and Spine) if required.
-* To start tracking just push “Track Forward” button
+* To start tracking just push “Track Forward” button.
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step5.png|center|600px|Click to enlarge]]
 * Wait and watch...

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 * Move actor model to left or right to match roughly actor silhouette on video. Note that actor model can look smaller due to its position along axis of view. Don’t pay attention to it on this step.
-[[Image:KSensor-process-step3.png|center|484px|Click to enlarge]]
+[[Image:KSensor-process-step3.png|center|600px]]
 * Switch to “Tracking” tab and push “Refit pose” button.
 * As a result model should be matched with actor image from video. If it does not happen then delete result using item “Edit” -> “Delete pose” from main menu and repeat above actions.
-[[Image:KSensor-process-step4.png|center|483px|Click to enlarge]]
+[[Image:KSensor-process-step4.png|center|600px]]
-* Using the slider right to the button “Show Skin” in toolbar, make sure that morph of model corresponds to the actor image. If no, than adjust arms/torso/legs morph using appropriate sliders from “Actor” tab.
+* Using the slider right to the button “Show Skin” in toolbar, make sure that morph of model corresponds to the actor image. If no, than adjust chest/bust/waist/hips/belly morph using appropriate sliders from “Actor” tab.
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step4a.png|center]]
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 * To start tracking just push “Track Forward” button
-[[Image:KSensor-process-step5.png|center|483px|Click to enlarge]]
+[[Image:KSensor-process-step5.png|center|600px|Click to enlarge]]
 * Wait and watch...

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 * Run [[iPi Mocap Studio]]
 * Press <tt>Ctrl+N</tt> or push “New” button on toolbar to create new project
-* Choose recorded <tt>*.iPiVideo</tt> file
+* Choose recorded [[.iPiVideo file extension|'''*.iPiVideo''']] file
 * After video opened, background will be calculated automatically and position of camera will be detected based on floor plane.
 * Make sure, that floor is detected correctly:

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 *# Visually control that 3d points from floor are located on ground plane which is marked by squared grid
-[[Image:KSensor-process-step2.png|center]]
+[[Image:KSensor-process-step2.png|center|400px]]
 ::'''Note''' that you always can get back to the camera point of view by pressing <tt>'''1'''</tt> key  on keyboard or pushing “Camera 1” button on toolbar

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 * Press <tt>Ctrl+N</tt> or push “New” button on toolbar
 * Choose recorded <tt>*.iPiVideo</tt> file
-* In the “Select Video Layout” dialog select the following values:
+<!-- * In the “Select Video Layout” dialog select the following values:
 ** <tt>Depth video from MS Kinect Camera</tt>
 ** Numbers of cameras: <tt>1</tt>
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 [[Image:KSensor-process-step1.png|center]]
+ -->
 * After video opened, background will be calculated automatically and position of camera will be detected based on floor plane.
 * Make sure, that floor is detected correctly:

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 * In the “Select Video Layout” dialog select the following values:
 ** <tt>Depth video from MS Kinect Camera</tt>
-** Number of cameras: <tt>1</tt>
+** Numbers of cameras: <tt>1</tt>
 ** Resolution: <tt>640x480</tt>
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step1.png|center]]
-* After opwning the video iPiStudio will automatically calculate background and ground plane. Please do not interrupt this calculation.
+* After video opened, background will be calculated automatically and position of camera will be detected based on floor plane.
-* Make sure that ground plane is detected correctly:
+* Make sure, that floor is detected correctly:
-*# Push right mouse button and drag to rotate 3d scene
+*# Right mouse button down on 3d view port area
-*# Review 3D scene
+*# Move mouse, as a result 3d scene will be rotated
-*# Make sure that the virtual ground plane (marked by squared grid) matches the ground points as detected by depth sensor.
+*# Right mouse button up
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step2.png|center]]
-::'''Note''' that you can always get back to the camera point of view by pressing <tt>'''1'''</tt> key on your keyboard or pushing “Camera 1” toolbar button
+::'''Note''' that you always can get back to the camera point of view by pressing <tt>'''1'''</tt> key  on keyboard or pushing “Camera 1” button on toolbar
-* Save the project by pressing <tt>Ctrl+S</tt> or pushing the “Save” toolbar button.
+* Save created project by pressing <tt>Ctrl+S</tt> or pushing button “Save” on toolbar
-* Position timeline slider to the frame where actor is in T-pose.
+* Position timeline slider to the frame where actor is in T-pose
-* Adjust actor height using appropriate slider on “Actor” tab.
+* Adjust actor height using appropriate slider on tab “Actor”
-* Select the “Move” tool on toolbar.
+* Select “Move” tool on toolbar.
-* Move actor model to match actor silhouette on depth video. You do not need to be very accurate. Note that actor model can look smaller due to its position along axis of view.
+* Move actor model to left or right to match roughly actor silhouette on video. Note that actor model can look smaller due to its position along axis of view. Don’t pay attention to it on this step.
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step3.png|center|484px|Click to enlarge]]
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 [[Image:KSensor-process-step4.png|center|483px|Click to enlarge]]
-* Use sliders on “Actor” tab to morph arms/torso/legs of the model to better correspond to the actor body shape.
+* Using the slider right to the button “Show Skin” in toolbar, make sure that morph of model corresponds to the actor image. If no, than adjust arms/torso/legs morph using appropriate sliders from “Actor” tab.
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step4a.png|center]]
 * Set the beginning of Region-of-Interest (ROI) to the current frame with T-pose by pressing <tt>'''I'''</tt> key on keyboard or by double-clicking on the left edge of ROI bar under timeline.
-* Switch to “Tracking” tab, check “Enable foot tracking” and “Enable shoulders tracking” checkboxes.
+* Switch to “Tracking” tab, check “Enable foot tracking” and “Enable shoulders tracking” checkboxes
-* Push “Track Forward” button to start tracking.
+* To start tracking just push “Track Forward” button
 [[Image:KSensor-process-step5.png|center|483px|Click to enlarge]]
-* Wait for iPiStudio to process the video.
+* Wait and watch...
-−
-You may find the following video tutorial useful:
-[http://vimeo.com/24073249 iPiStudio/Kinect video tutorial] by [http://www.paulstapelberg.com/ Paul Stapelberg]
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