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Hello there! I need some help making a 3 point cap clip, I'm currently using FaceTrackNoIR with Facetrack but I want to make myself a proper IR cap. For a cam I've got my PS3 EYE (Seems to have no IR filter or a very weak one as it picks up my TV remote very well with no exposure and no camera negative.)

There is no hobby shop here that I can buy resistors or IR LED's at, and I live in central Canada or more specifically Manitoba. So if there's anyone that knows somewhere I can order my parts from, as well as someone that can give me some basic tips and tutorials on how to set this all up. I've taken automotive courses and understand basic electronics, so I know how to solder and how parallel and series works, just not with small electronics like resistors the LED's.

EDIT: I'd also like some help getting the right resistors and ordering them as well. I should have a soldering iron as well, but I might need some smaller solder, since the kind we have here is almost a quarter inch thick and meant for stained glass. Thanks guys!

Meow

So if there's anyone that knows somewhere I can order my parts from

Maybe use google to find a webshop?  
Thats the only advise I can give unfortunately.

as well as someone that can give me some basic tips and tutorials on how to set this all up.

just look here   Spoilerhttp://forum.free-track.net/index.php?showtopic=1856

Well, I got it built using the standard SFH485P LED's and my PS3 EYE, and honestly it works a lot better than I thought it would. Now the problem comes to how I'm going to get this thing working smoothly with my current set up. I'm not using the default dimensions because it's freaking hard to do so with a cap easily, and one issue i've noticed already is, I've got the top LED taped down right now (It's not finished, what I'm trying to do is find out where the LED's are best placed, so that way I can get them attached where they'll be the most accurate. But in honesty, I'm having a lot of trouble. Can post pictures if necessary.

I just got my X52 Pro in the post, so I'm really pumped to start flying, but so far I just need to get all of my set-up down pat before I can start using it more comfortably.

(I really love FaceTrackNOIR's curve editor, but good lord I dunno if I'm doing something wrong in it or not, it just wont work how I want it to.)

It seems when I look up FaceTrackNOIR with the pointtracker thinks I'm crouching down a bit, and when I lean left it leans me down as well. But not when I lean right or when I look down. Gaaaaah.

maybe you can try my settings.Did you also use the calibrate  function( moving your head whithout moving your shoulders)?
If you want to try my settings, I probably use different keys then you.




[Curves-Accela-Scaling-Rotation]
point-count=5
point-0-x=0.1
point-0-y=0
point-1-x=0.994764397905759
point-1-y=0.506666666666667
point-2-x=1.99476439790576
point-2-y=2
point-3-x=2.40314136125654
point-3-y=3.98666666666667
Smooth=1
invertYaw=false
invertPitch=false
invertRoll=false
invertX=false
invertY=false
invertZ=false
point-4-x=2.78010471204188
point-4-y=5.93333333333333

[GameProtocol]
DLL=FTNoIR_Protocol_FT.dll
Selection=2

[KB_Shortcuts]
Keycode_Center=199
Shift_Center=true
Ctrl_Center=true
Alt_Center=false
Keycode_StartStop=87
Shift_StartStop=true
Ctrl_StartStop=true
Alt_StartStop=false
MouseKey_Center=0
Disable_Beep=false
MouseKey_GameZero=0
Keycode_GameZero=199
Shift_GameZero=true
Ctrl_GameZero=false
Alt_GameZero=true
MouseKey_StartStop=0
SetZero=false
SetEngineStop=true
MouseKey_Inhibit=0
Keycode_Inhibit=87
Shift_Inhibit=false
Ctrl_Inhibit=true
Alt_Inhibit=true
Inhibit_Pitch=false
Inhibit_Yaw=false
Inhibit_Roll=true
Inhibit_X=true
Inhibit_Y=true
Inhibit_Z=false
Enable_ReverseAxis=true
RA_Yaw=20
RA_ZPos=-20
RA_ToZPos=50

[PPJoy]
Selection=1

[FSUIPC]
LocationOfDLL=C:/Program Files/Microsoft Games/Flight Simulator 9/Modules/FSUIPC.dll

[TrackerSource]
Selection=1
DLL=FTNoIR_Tracker_PT.dll
2ndDLL=None

[Curves-Yaw]
point-count=4
point-0-x=7.75
point-0-y=6
point-1-x=21.75
point-1-y=157
point-2-x=29.75
point-2-y=180
point-3-x=41.75
point-3-y=180
point-4-x=44.75
point-4-y=174

[Curves-PitchUp]
point-count=4
point-0-x=5.75
point-0-y=8
point-1-x=19.25
point-1-y=96
point-2-x=22.25
point-2-y=173
point-3-x=31
point-3-y=178

[Curves-PitchDown]
point-count=4
point-0-x=3
point-0-y=5
point-1-x=7.5
point-1-y=67
point-2-x=11
point-2-y=90
point-3-x=19.5
point-3-y=88.5

[Curves-Roll]
point-count=5
point-0-x=0
point-0-y=0
point-1-x=11.5
point-1-y=8
point-2-x=15.75
point-2-y=26
point-3-x=20.5
point-3-y=60
point-4-x=26.25
point-4-y=79

[Curves-X]
point-count=4
point-0-x=3.5
point-0-y=9
point-1-x=6
point-1-y=70
point-2-x=9.25
point-2-y=166
point-3-x=18
point-3-y=180
point-4-x=23.25
point-4-y=117
point-5-x=50
point-5-y=180

[Curves-Y]
point-count=2
point-0-x=5
point-0-y=6
point-1-x=8.25
point-1-y=175
point-2-x=50
point-2-y=180
point-3-x=50
point-3-y=180

[Curves-Z]
point-count=6
point-0-x=7.75
point-0-y=18
point-1-x=8.25
point-1-y=44
point-2-x=8.25
point-2-y=64
point-3-x=11.5
point-3-y=173
point-4-x=40
point-4-y=180
point-5-x=50
point-5-y=180

[Filter]
DLL=FTNoIR_Filter_Accela.dll

[SMTracker]
FilterLevel=1
EnableRoll=true
EnablePitch=true
EnableYaw=true
EnableX=true
EnableY=true
EnableZ=true

[Accela]
Reduction=20

[PointTracker]
CameraId=0
CameraF=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87?\x80\0\0)
CameraResX=640
CameraResY=480
CameraFPS=65
CameraPitch=3
PointExtractThreshold=121
PointExtractMinSize=2
PointExtractMaxSize=50
PointModelM01x=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\xc2\xa4\0\0)
PointModelM01y=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\xc3\x16\0\0)
PointModelM01z=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\xc3\x16\0\0)
PointModelM02x=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\x42\xa4\0\0)
PointModelM02y=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\xc3\x16\0\0)
PointModelM02z=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\xc3\x16\0\0)
tMHx=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\xc1*\xb4\xe4)
tMHy=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\xc2\xf3\xa0\x99)
tMHz=@Variant(\0\0\0\x87\xc2\x96\x93\xd3)
DynamicPoseResolution=true
VideoWidget=true
SleepTime=10
ResetTime=500
EnableRoll=true
EnablePitch=true
EnableYaw=true
EnableX=true
EnableY=true
EnableZ=true

[PointTrackerDialog]
ActiveModelPanel=1
CustomM01x=0
CustomM01y=40
CustomM01z=-30
CustomM02x=0
CustomM02y=-70
CustomM02z=-80
ClipTopHeight=40
ClipTopLength=30
ClipBottomHeight=70
ClipBottomLength=80
CapHalfWidth=82
CapHeight=150
CapLength=150

[FT]
UsedInterface=0

[FTIR]
useTIRViews=false
useDummyExe=false

[Curves-Accela-Scaling-Translation]
point-count=10
point-0-x=0
point-0-y=0
point-1-x=0.282722513089005
point-1-y=0.08
point-2-x=0.492146596858639
point-2-y=0.306666666666667
point-3-x=0.764397905759162
point-3-y=0.84
point-4-x=1.00523560209424
point-4-y=1.62666666666667
point-5-x=1.17277486910995
point-5-y=2.78666666666667
point-6-x=1.25130890052356
point-6-y=3.6
point-7-x=1.31937172774869
point-7-y=4.29333333333333
point-8-x=1.38219895287958
point-8-y=4.90666666666667
point-9-x=1.43455497382199
point-9-y=5.65333333333333

[Tracking]
Smooth=2
invertYaw=true
invertPitch=true
invertRoll=false
invertX=false
invertY=false
invertZ=false

[FTN]
IP-1=192
IP-2=168
IP-3=2
IP-4=1
PortNumber=5550

Eh, sort of works, much smoother than mine. But when I lean left, or even roll my head either way, my guy decides to look backwards, so, I dunno if it's because my dimensions are messed or not.

This is a fun project, it's getting a bit frustrating, but I'm still not gonna give in and spend $100 just to get the TrackIR.

But when I lean left, or even roll my head either way, my guy decides to look backwards, so, I dunno if it's because my dimensions are messed or not

Iam almost certain that this is caused by wrong dimension input.
And read the part about calibrating:
http://ftnoirpt.sourceforge.net/

what are the dimensions of your model? Maybe you dots melt together while you move your head.I made a much bigger model when I switched from my vx3000 webcam to the ps3-eys to avoid that problem.In the picture you see them both.