Multiple Actors - Revision history

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‎Introduction

Vmaslov at 09:43, 7 October 2019

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Vmaslov at 09:23, 7 October 2019

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Andrew at 07:44, 13 August 2018

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Pavel at 10:03, 29 September 2016

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Pavel at 13:47, 20 February 2015

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Pavel at 21:39, 3 November 2014

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Pavel at 15:35, 3 November 2014

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Pavel at 15:33, 3 November 2014

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Pavel at 15:33, 3 November 2014

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 * To track multiple actors, at least '''3''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] per actor are required
 ** It's recommended to use '''4''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] per actor. Having more cameras minimizes actor's mutual occlusion and improves tracking reliability.
-** For two actors you can use '''3''' [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|Kinect sensors]]
+** For two actors you can use '''3''' [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|depth sensors]]
 ** For simple dual actor actions when actors are rarely close to each other you can use '''4''' &mdash; '''5''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |RGB cameras]] or even two [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|depth sensors]].

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 ==== Introduction ====
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 ** For two actors you can use '''3''' [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|Kinect sensors]]
 ** For simple dual actor actions when actors are rarely close to each other you can use '''4''' &mdash; '''5''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |RGB cameras]] or even two [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|depth sensors]].
 ==== Actors Clothing ====

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 ==== Introduction ====
-[http://ipisoft.com/store/pro-editioni/ Pro Edition], supports multi-person tracking with the following limitations:
+The software supports multi-person tracking with the following limitations:
 * Currently two or three actors tracking is available in the public release.
 * To track multiple actors, at least '''3''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] per actor are required

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 ** It's recommended to use '''4''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] per actor. Having more cameras minimizes actor's mutual occlusion and improves tracking reliability.
 ** For two actors you can use '''3''' [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|Kinect sensors]]
-** For simple dual actor actions when actors are rarely close to each other you can use '''4''' &mdash; '''5''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] or even two [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|Kinect sensors]].
+** For simple dual actor actions when actors are rarely close to each other you can use '''4''' &mdash; '''5''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |RGB cameras]] or even two [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|depth sensors]].
 * Multi-person tracking is available only in [http://ipisoft.com/software/pro-edition Pro Edition]. In other editions you can try this functionality but in this case all results will be saved in [[.iPiLocked_File_Extension|restricted trial format]] which prohibits export of result animation.

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-==== Demo ====
+==== Sample Video and Project ====
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+Here you can find sample videos and projects for three actors captured with ten '''Sony PS3 Eye''' cameras.

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 [http://ipisoft.com/store/pro-editioni/ Pro Edition], supports multi-person tracking with the following limitations:
-* Currently only two actors tracking is available in the public release.
+* Currently two or three actors tracking is available in the public release.
-** Tracking of more than two actors will become possible when we implement 12 cameras support. More cameras is needed minimize actor's mutual occlusion.
+* To track multiple actors, at least '''3''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] per actor are required
-* At least '''5''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] or '''3''' [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|Kinect sensors]] are required to track multiple actors.
+** It's recommended to use '''4''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] per actor. Having more cameras minimizes actor's mutual occlusion and improves tracking reliability.
-* It's recommended to use '''6''' &mdash; '''8''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] to track multiple actors.
+** For two actors you can use '''3''' [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|Kinect sensors]]
-* For simple actions when actors are rarely close to each other you can use '''4''' &mdash; '''5''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] or even two [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|Kinect sensors]].
+** For simple dual actor actions when actors are rarely close to each other you can use '''4''' &mdash; '''5''' [[Cameras_and_Accessories#Cameras |Sony PS Eye cameras]] or even two [[Depth_Sensors_Comparison|Kinect sensors]].
-* For single depth sensor and for '''3''' web cameras multi-person tracking is not enabled.
 * Multi-person tracking is available only in [http://ipisoft.com/software/pro-edition Pro Edition]. In other editions you can try this functionality but in this case all results will be saved in [[.iPiLocked_File_Extension|restricted trial format]] which prohibits export of result animation.
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 ==== Cameras Configuration ====
-The main requirement is to minimize self- and mutual occlusions of actors. In general, '''5''' &mdash; '''8''' cameras should be placed in full-circle with at least two cameras at 2.5+ meters height. If you're going to use less cameras then all actions should be planned in such a way which minimize mutual actors occlusion. For example, screenshot below demonstrates how to capture two actors handshake with just two depth sensors:
+The main requirement is to minimize self- and mutual occlusions of actors. In general, cameras should be placed in full-circle with at least two cameras at 2.5+ meters height. If you're going to use minimum recommended number of cameras (or less) then all actions should be planned in such a way which minimize mutual actors occlusion. For example, screenshot below demonstrates how to capture two actors handshake with just two depth sensors:
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 [[Image:Dual_depth_scene_example.jpg|thumb|498px|Scene Configuration Example]]
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 ==== T-pose ====
-It's convenient but not strongly required when both actors stay in T-pose at one and the same time as far from each other as possible (but both actors should be fully visible in all cameras).
+It's convenient but not strongly required all actors to stay in T-pose at one and the same time as far from each other as possible (actors should be fully visible in maximum number of cameras).
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 [[Image:Two_actors_t_pose.jpg|thumb|500px|T-poses of Actors]]
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 ==== Motion Controllers ====
-You can use up to '''6''' [[Motion Controllers|motion controllers]] for:
+You can use up to '''3''' [[Motion Controllers|motion controllers]] per actor for:
-* left hand of the first actor
+* left hand
-* right hand of the first actor
+* right hand
-* head of the first actor
+* head
-* left hand of the second actor
-* right hand of the second actor
-* head of the second actor
-Or any subset of these items.
 For projects with two actors you will be able to choose both body part and actor index in the '''Attach to''' drop-down list on '''Motion Controllers''' tab:

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-* After processing you can use [[Clean-up|regular procedures for clean-up and post-processing]].
+* After processing you can use regular procedures  for [[Manual Clean-up]] and [[Automatic Refinement and Filtering]].
 ==== Motion Controllers ====

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 For depth sensors:
-* [[User_Guide_for_Multiple_Depth_Sensor_Configuration#Actor_Clothing|Only regular recommendations]]. No additional recommendations, because current version of [[iPi Mocap Studio]] doesn't use color data from depth sensors during tracking (color data is used only for visualization).
+* [[User_Guide_for_Multiple_Depth_Sensors_Configuration#Actor_Clothing|Only regular recommendations]]. No additional recommendations, because current version of [[iPi Mocap Studio]] doesn't use color data from depth sensors during tracking (color data is used only for visualization).
 ==== Cameras Configuration ====

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 For color cameras:
-* [[User_Guide_for_Multiple_PlayStation_Eye_Cameras_Configuration#Actor_Clothing|All regular recommendations]].
+* [[User_Guide_for_Multiple_PS_Eye_Cameras_Configuration#Actor_Clothing|All regular recommendations]].
 * Plus it's highly recommended to use different colors for clothing of different actors. It will minimize tracking errors.
 For depth sensors:
-* [[User_Guide_for_Dual_Depth_Sensor_Configuration#Actor_Clothing|Only regular recommendations]]. No additional recommendations, because current version of [[iPi Mocap Studio]] doesn't use color data from depth sensors during tracking (color data is used only for visualization).
+* [[User_Guide_for_Multiple_Depth_Sensor_Configuration#Actor_Clothing|Only regular recommendations]]. No additional recommendations, because current version of [[iPi Mocap Studio]] doesn't use color data from depth sensors during tracking (color data is used only for visualization).
 ==== Cameras Configuration ====