Real-time Tracking for Live Preview - Revision history

Vmaslov: Added a note about supported cameras

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Added a note about supported cameras

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 === Introduction ===
-'''Real-time Preview''' feature allows to perform tracking in real-time speed and instantly transfer motion to a 3D character for live preview right at the time of recording.
+{{Note|This feature is available only for depth sensor(s) and doesn't support RGB cameras.}}
-This feature allows [[iPi Recorder]] to communicate to [[iPi Mocap Studio]] software in a way similar to [[Distributed Recording]] to send data necessary for tracking. [[iPi Mocap Studio]] performs tracking and motion transfer at real-time speed. Feature benefits:
+'''Real-time Preview''' feature allows to perform tracking with the real-time speed and instantly transfer motion to a 3D character for live preview right at the time of recording.
 * User can see how the motion will look like on a 3D character at the time of performance.
 * Ability to improve motion accordingly at the time of acting and recording without the need to redo multiple iterations of recording and offline tracking.

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	=== Introduction ===		=== Introduction ===

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	=== Introduction ===		=== Introduction ===

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 === Introduction ===
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 * User can see how the motion will look like on a 3D character at the time of performance.
 * Ability to improve motion accordingly at the time of acting and recording without the need to redo multiple iterations of recording and offline tracking.
 === Overview ===

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 * Press '''OK''' button at '''Select Recording PCs''' dialog.
 *:[[File:realtime-connect-dialog-1.png|center]]
 * Live tracking and motion tranfer will start.
 * You can specify path and filename template to record results of live tracking. [[iPi Mocap Studio]] will record ''.iPiMotion'' file, [[iPi Recorder]] will record ''.iPiVideo'' file.
 * Press '''Start Recording''' / '''Stop Recording''' to start / stop recording ''.iPiVideo'' and ''.iPiMotion'' files.

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 *:[[File:realtime-studio-live-mode-1.png|center]]
 * Specify actor height at '''Actor''' tab.
 * (Optional) Select target character for motion tranfer at '''Export''' tab.
 * Press '''Connect''' button at '''Live''' tab.

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 *:{{Note|If you use [[Distributed Recording]] first connect to slaves and click '''Start Broadcast''' button on master computer.}}
 *:[[File:realtime-preview-start-broadcast.png|center]]
-* Copmuter(s) will switch to '''Broadcasting''' mode. You can change network adapter used for communication in necessary.
+* Computer(s) will switch to '''Broadcasting''' mode. You can change network adapter used for communication in necessary.
 *:[[File:realtime-preview-broadcasting.png|center]]
 * To stop broadcast, you need to click '''Stop Broadcast''' button.

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 === Recording ===
-* Prepare for recording as usual and click '''Live Broadcast''' button.
+* Prepare for recording as usual and click '''Start Broadcast''' button.
 *:[[File:realtime-preview-start-broadcast.png|center]]
-* '''Waiting for live connection''' dialog will appear. You can change network adapter used for communication in necessary.
+* Copmuter(s) will switch to '''Broadcasting''' mode. You can change network adapter used for communication in necessary.
-*:[[File:realtime-preview-select-network-adapter.png|center]]
+*:[[File:realtime-preview-broadcasting.png|center]]
-* To stop broadcast, you need to click '''Cancel Live Broadcast''' button in the dialog.
+* To stop broadcast, you need to click '''Stop Broadcast''' button.
 === Realtime Preview ===

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 *:[[File:realtime-connect-dialog.png|center]]
 * Live tracking and motion tranfer will start.
-* You can specify path and filename template to record results of live tracking.
+* You can specify path and filename template to record results of live tracking. [[iPi Mocap Studio]] will record ''.iPiMotion'' file, [[iPi Recorder]] will record ''.iPiVideo'' file.
 * Press '''Start Recording''' / '''Stop Recording''' to start / stop recording ''.iPiVideo'' and ''.iPiMotion'' files.
 {{Note|'''.iPiMotion''' and '''.iPiVideo''' files will have the same name, but path to '''.iPiVideo''' file is set in [[iPi Recorder]]]. }}
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 *:[[File:realtime-preview-studio-live.png|center|thumb|528px]]
-=== Open Recorded Project ===
+=== Create New Project from Live Session Results ===
-* Open recorded ''.iPiMotion'' file in [[iPi Mocap Studio]].
+It's as simple as this &mdash; open recorded ''.iPiMotion'' file in [[iPi Mocap Studio]].
-* If ''.iPiVideo'' file resides in different directory you will be asked to find it manually.
+{{Tip|If ''.iPiVideo'' file resides in different directory you will be asked to find it manually.}}