This should be approximately 10-11.5 ft from the camera on your left and on your right.Ģ. It's the yellow circle in the aforementioned documentation diagram. Don't worry about being too exact because we're going to move things around in a bit.Ģ. Approximate the positions of the cameras as seen in the documentation diagram. TIP 2: PUT THE DEPTH SENSORS OF THE KINECTS (THE RED SENSORS) IN THE RIGHT POSITION AND AT THE RIGHT ANGLEġ. Leave this program up and running while you do Tip 2. Put your mouse in the left viewing window and set the elevation angle to 0.Ĥ. Make sure your depth sensors are selected and click 'Record Video.'Ģ. TIP 1: SET THE SAME VIEWING ANGLE FOR EACH SENSORġ. TIPS FOR SETTING UP AND CALIBRATING DUAL-KINECTS FOR IPI SOFT STUDIO: Use the links below to share it widely with your friends who may be looking to create or already have a dual-depth sensor setup. Once setup, the video will show you the proper motion for your calibration board to achieve success in a short amount of time. So your free-download-with-every post is finally here! Below, you will find detailed tips to incorporate into your calibration setup and procedure for iPi Soft Studio.

Since this took so many trial-and-error sessions to figure out, I thought I would create a handy reference for the motion capture community to save everyone some time. This leaves more time for capturing the actual moves. The best part about this method is that it only requires a short calibration video. In the software, this is either a 'Good' or 'Perfect' rating. If the cameras' actual depth sensors (the little red cameras on the Kinects) are the proper distance from you, the proper distance from each other, inline with each other, and pointed at the correct angle then you get a successful calibration each time.

Luckily I found the secret to success: sensor positioning. No calibration means no motion capture, and no motion capture means no kung-fu moves for the game! In fact, I failed miserably because I couldn't get my Kinects to calibrate in the software, iPi Soft Mocap Studio. While this particular take was a success, the initial setup of the dual motion sensors was not. That's me in the middle standing behind and holding a big'ol white calibration board. Do you like the digital version of me in the picture above? It is a screen shot from my new dual Kinect setup in DBG Studios for the sci-fi fighting game, Future Fighter (TM).

Ipi mocap studio setup