I bought FaceTrackNoIr recently and I have some issues with it (I use faceAPI Tracker): The initialisation of FaceAPI can take several minutes before start tracking (up to 8min), what can induce this kind of delay? A friend of mine using also FaceTrackNoIr with FaceAPI only need few seconds to have the tracking running. At each start the calibration seems to change and I have to fine tune my curves (especially with the pitch), besides that FaceAPI always see me with nearly 10° pitch down.
Thanks for your answer.
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The faceAPI tracker normally starts within seconds, when the light is good. So in your case the first thing you must check is: is the light good? Any light-source from the back of side(s) of you can impair the tracker.
What kind of webcam do you have?
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I currently use a Microsoft lifecam hd 3000.
I try different setting of light but the initialisation time is still variant.
I add a screenshot to let you judge the light setting.
I still have issue to calibrate the pitch where FaceAPI seems to struggle catching pitch input
Thanks for the screenshots. The light does not seem too bad. Maybe the distance to the webcam is a bit large and I know from experience that glasses can also interfere with the tracker.
If you want pitch to react faster, you can drag the curve-point to the left a bit, so the output increases faster?
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I'll try to reduce the distance with the webcam.
the setting you see is the default one. I'll put in attachement the setting I use.
But I need to change my dead zone each time I launch the swoftware due to knew behavior of the curves.
Hello,
I bought FaceTrackNoIr recently and I have some issues with it (I use faceAPI Tracker):
The initialisation of FaceAPI can take several minutes before start tracking (up to 8min), what can induce this kind of delay? A friend of mine using also FaceTrackNoIr with FaceAPI only need few seconds to have the tracking running.
At each start the calibration seems to change and I have to fine tune my curves (especially with the pitch), besides that FaceAPI always see me with nearly 10° pitch down.
Thanks for your answer.
Hello Mat,
The faceAPI tracker normally starts within seconds, when the light is good. So in your case the first thing you must check is: is the light good? Any light-source from the back of side(s) of you can impair the tracker.
What kind of webcam do you have?
I currently use a Microsoft lifecam hd 3000.
I try different setting of light but the initialisation time is still variant.
I add a screenshot to let you judge the light setting.
I still have issue to calibrate the pitch where FaceAPI seems to struggle catching pitch input
Thanks for your help
Last edit: Mat 2020-05-07
Hello Mat,
Thanks for the screenshots. The light does not seem too bad. Maybe the distance to the webcam is a bit large and I know from experience that glasses can also interfere with the tracker.
If you want pitch to react faster, you can drag the curve-point to the left a bit, so the output increases faster?
Thanks,
I'll try to reduce the distance with the webcam.
the setting you see is the default one. I'll put in attachement the setting I use.
But I need to change my dead zone each time I launch the swoftware due to knew behavior of the curves.
Last edit: Mat 2020-05-07