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1. 2010 Organic Motion Inc 2 Page User Manual gt organic motion 6 3 3 Background and Masks Stage creates a background of the current scene in order to aid in motion capture The background is sensitive to lighting conditions so in general each time something changes camera position lighting masks the background needs to be updated It only takes about one second to update the background and it should be done often to guarantee high quality motion data In order to aid the system in differentiating between reflective material Update Background and non reflective material background masks are created In order to ackground generate background masks first decrease the gain shutter so that the Get Snapshots Clear images are not too bright and you can see all areas clearly then click on EGE ea SetMasks GetMasks Get Snapshots and then choose a destination directory and file name Threshold 130 This can take 10 seconds or more Open up the files in Paint NET a free paint program for Windows at http www getpaint net All areas in the Figure 23 Background and Masks image that are NOT the reflective material should be painted black 0 0 0 This includes visible cameras as well as the halos from their LED lights The only areas that are part of the mask are areas that are painted black See Figure 24 Example Background Mask When fin2. 3 3 3 Camera Pointing Pointing or aiming the cameras is a more involved exercise as tracking guality heavily depends on what the cameras can see The Organic Motion Installation Team will go through the process for each camera When pointing it is usually better to focus on the outside bounds of the image rather than the center Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc S Page User Manual WJ organic motion point In general one or two sides of each camera image are aligned with some edge of the truss or of the reflective material The following are guidelines for specific cameras Camera 1 4 Make right left edge parallel to the front side of the opposite wall Ensure that the top of the wall is visible There is no need to see any of the floor closer than 4 feet away Camera 2 3 Make left right edge look directly down toward the back wall Move about 10 to 20 pixels extra towards the wall closest to the camera Once cameras are properly pointed it is a good idea to save a screen shot of Stage Administration s Cameras view for future reference To do so with Stage Administration activated press Alt Print Screen on your keyboard This will place a screen shot of the application in your computer s internal clipboard Open up Paint Net and use the paste command Ctri V to bring the image into view Save this screen shot in your favorite image format 3 4 Cables The Organic Motion StageView
3. organic motion Go through each image that is too dark bright When you click on the image a yellow box will appear around the selected camera You may double click an image to enlarge it Double click it again to restore it to its original size When an image is selected you can manually modify the gain shutter for individual cameras Below is the order to keep in mind when doing the manual lighting calibration 1 Too bright a Lower ambient light b Lower camera light intensities c Lower shutter then gain 2 Too dark a Raise camera light intensities b Raise gain then shutter c Raise ambient light Once the lighting setup has been finished be sure to update the background Click the Update Background button on the Top Right of the Stage Administration Application NOTE You may notice that the lighting for higher speed modes may be slightly darker than lower speed modes This is normal The lighting should be adjusted per mode as these settings are independent from each other at 60fps 90fps and 120fps Each mode saves its own lighting settings so you should not need to re adjust when switching between modes When you are satisfied with the exposure settings click Set As Default Doing so captures a profile of the exposure of each image Now even if the exposure settings are adjusted improperly you can always return to your default state To do so click the Restore button under the Camera Exposure controls This
4. Ifitisthe same please contact support organicmotion com with the Update Version HW version OMT version and Stage Administration Version found in Figure 5 LCD Menu 10 2 6 Cannotconnectto the Vision Processor via Stage AdministrationTM 1 Ping the Vision Processor a Click Start gt Run b Type cmd lt enter gt c A command prompt will open d Type ping lt Vision Processor ipAddress gt lt enter gt e If Destination host unreachable Please check the IP address Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 40 Page User Manual SI organic motion f If you obtain a reply please check to make sure the Stage Administration version printed on top of the Stage Administration or Help gt About is the same version as the OMT version listed in the Vision Processor System Menu System Info gt OMT version 2 Restart the Vision Processor via the menu 3 E mail support organicmotion com 10 2 7 The menu is not responding 1 Turn off the Vision Processor using the power button Hold it for 10 seconds If that doesn t work then unplug the Vision Processor Please report this error 2 Please extract logs and e mail support organicmotion com 10 2 8 The Tracking Application will not start in any mode e Did you just update Organic Motion tracking o If so revert to the previous version of Organic Motion Tracking o Contact support organicmotion com for a new version e Did you jus
5. 6 3 5 on page 28 The Core view has the same controls as the 3D view e Alt Left click drag to rotate e Alt Right click drag up down or right left to zoom in out e Alt Middle click drag to pan gt Organic Motion Stage Administration 0 0 0 1665 E led File Help URL 192 168 5 189 Update Background Cameras 3D View Core View Tracking Limits EK AMD u Set Limits V Enable o vnced Ordanic Motio ry gn 1UU UYU b Synce Ground Offset s s Data Inspector Box _ Display voxels w cm i so bo w x c c 1200 0 cm oway 021 s3117 Bupe dn a abes sowed 21 m m 200 0 cm m 14 29 11 Connected to Organic Motion Stage localhost 14 29 11 System version 0 0 0 0 14 29 11 Client SDK version 1 1 1 1 14 29 11 Server SDK version 0 0 28874 1 Figure 14 Core View Tracking Limits Enabled Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 20 Pa ge User Manual gt organic motion 6 3 Setup 6 3 1 Connection In order to connect to the server simply go to the server and obtain the IP Address Type it into the URL section Press connect If the system cannot connect an error dialog will appear If the system can connect and Organic Motion Tracking is running the videos will begin to stream and all functions will be available If Organic Motion Tracking is not on then only the LCD Remote will be connec
6. Fire120 cameras are connected to the Vision Processor via Firewire cables and active Firewire extenders The Firewire cables are a 6p to 6p male to male cables The Firewire active extender cables are 6p to 6p male to female cables The Firewire cable connects to the camera and then to the Firewire active extension cable then into the Vision Processor There can be up to three extension cables and a Firewire cable for a total of 60 feet of cables All cables are labeled 1 14 corresponding to the camera number specified in Figure 4 Camera Placement and Numbering on page 8 and are labeled on both ends of the cable 3 5 Networking The Vision Processor has a Gigabit Ethernet connection and should be connected to a Gigabit switch If it is not connected to a Gigabit network motion streaming should work although streaming of other data will be hampered severely Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc J Pass User Manual gt organic motion 4 Vision Processor The Vision Processor contains an LCD menu a power cable 14 video cables and an ethernet cable connected to it It can be controlled through the LCD menu in the front panel or using software that connects over the ethernet 4 1 LCD Menu The LCD menu provides status about Stage as well as the ability to control the Vision Processor There are six buttons Up A Down Y Left lt Right gt Cancel x and Accept v The menu is organized into
7. L s Eight 97 pieces are arranged in a square to enclose a total area of 194 x 192 J J J e ISD 3 1 1 Parts List 1010 T slotted Profile 97 1020 T slotted Profile 97 7 Screw 90 Corner Joining Plate x18 x10 x26 L Ea 6 Hole Inside Corner Bracket 8 Hole Joining Plate Single T Nut Assembly x18 x2 x50 TT TTT a Double T Nut Assembly Triple T Nut Assembly Economy T Nut x50 x65 x20 3 1 2 Assembly Assembly of the Truss will require two sets of hands two 8 ladders and two 5 32 hex keys When working with T Nut assemblies be sure that the protruded section of the T nut is facing away from the screw head Step 1 Begin by attaching the appropriate T Nut Assemblies to each Joining Plate and Corner Brackets Assembly 1 Assembly 2 Assembly 3 Assembly 4 Assembly 5 Assembly 6 Assembly 7 L 7 a N 3 gt Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 3 Page User Manual gt organic motion Step 2 Items Required Assembly 2 4 1010 T Slotted Profile 8 Once the Joining Plates and Corner Brackets have been assembled begin to assemble the base of the truss corner by corner Use Assembly 2 to connect two sections of 1010 T slotted Profile at a right angle Repeat this process for each corner of the system Be sure to orient each junction such that the system encloses 192 from side to side and 192 from front to rear Orient side sect
8. Processor much like a home DVR system For backup 46 348 MB Free purposes and because the storage space is limited hisoname Date Se _ 11 08 2010 3107 own 3 11 08 2010 videos can be transferred to a removable storage device E eae USB attached directly to the Vision Processor The video manager is accessible via the Stage Administration File menu Use this dialog to delete videos and or to move them between the Vision Processor and the removable storage Removable storage devices identify themselves to the Vision Processor by their labels To specify your own enter its drive label in the dedicated text box and press the refresh button Any existing videos on the drive will be shown in the list below You can move videos between the Vision Processor and the user supplied storage by selecting them and pressing the button indicating the direction to copy Note that transferring a large amount of data may take several minutes 6 6 Stylus Organic Motion Stage now allows tracking of a stylus In this mode Stage ea tracks a stylus as a single segment 6 DOF rigid body This feature is typically 499 Clear used by third party software applications to co locate Stage s coordinate system with that of their own In doing so Stage s motion data can be iy o spatially aligned with data from other measurement devices such as force ue plates For more information on obtaining and using a stylus pleas
9. The camera lens should not be touched and great care should be taken to ensure that it does not get damaged or dirty If it is dirty and artifacts can be seen in the video you can try cleaning it with a standard micro lens brush If it is still dirty then a lens brush with cleaning fluid can be used Again please try to avoid touching the lens directly 3 3 1 Lens Markings Figure 2 3 5mm Two dot lenses Figure 3 3 9mm One dot lenses The cameras in the Organic Motion Stage contain two different types of lenses The 3 5mm lenses are a wider angle lens then the 3 9mm lens There are two variations of each lens marking but the lenses are equivalent Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 7 Pa ge User Manual WJ organic motion 3 3 2 Camera Placement Figure 4 Camera Placement and Numbering The cameras are placed onto three layers e Bottom cameras 1 4 e Top cameras 5 11 e Ceiling cameras 12 14 In general all cameras should be placed such that they are in the upright position the top of the image is up This is for ease of viewing and pointing of cameras The bottom cameras should be placed as close to the floor as possible This can be obtained by using the mount on the top of the camera Cameras 5 and 11 should be placed on their side All other cameras should be mounted horizontally from the bottom Camera 5 8 11 12 13 14 are 3 5mm and the rest are 3 9 mm lens
10. background but the subject also gets brighter so usually something around 50 100 is optimal First turn the LEDs on and set to about 75 You can turn the lights on in the Lighting section displayed in Figure 25 Lighting and Camera Exposure Controls The first time around you must manually adjust the exposure for each camera Adjusting the exposure involves changing the gain and shutter settings to achieve a combination of good ambient lighting and good contrast between the foreground i e the user and the background If the user looks washed out then the image is too bright and conversely if the user appears completely black then the image is too dark The figure below shows a well lit Stage Organic Motion Stage Administration 0 0 0 0 Max File Help URL 192 168 5 186 Update Background Control Cameras 3D View Core View Background Get Snapshots Set Masks Get Masks Threshold J 130 asn Lighting LED on Intensity Camera Exposure Camera Calibration Stylus Control Stylus Wizard ajow y 007 s4117 Burpeal dnyas aBey 15 19 35 Connected to Organic Motion Stage localhost 15 19 35 System version 0 0 0 0 15 19 35 Client SDK version 0 0 0 0 15 19 36 Server SDK version 0 0 0 0 Shutter J 44 Dhami Sutines Figure 25 Lighting and Camera Exposure Controls Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc Z Paye User Manual WJ
11. gt organic motion 6 3 7 Data Inspector and Tracking Limits Cut Box The Tracking Limits is the volume in the capture space which defines the Tracking Limits sr valid capture space This is necessary so the system can simply exclude Set Limits Enable areas where there may be a large amount of noise This can be enabled anq disabled quickly using the enable checkbox in the Tracking Limits section ye sa l Data Inspector Box The tracking limits are shown in the Core view The tracking limits volume a E Display Voxels is the black wireframe cube If there are white spheres on the corners that em oo IEE means that the tracking limits are enabled Y 0 0 cm H 100 0 om Z 0 0 cm L 100 0 cm by using the translate keyboard shortcut w and scale keyboard Figure 26 Tracking Limits shortcut e buttons in the Data Inspector Box area At any time you may ajoway 021 s r Bunpes dnj s abeys The data inspector box is the yellow box You can manipulate data inspector press the Revert to Limits which will set the data inspector to the current tracking limits or Reset which will reset the data inspector to a unit cube The power of the Data Inspector Box comes from the Display Voxels checkbox With this you may view the 3D data inside of the Data inspector volume This mode is very computationally intensive mode so expect the performance speed to slow down As such
12. it used to be Ensure that you are not viewing the voxels or outlines The least intrusive window in the Stage Administration is the 3D view Also ensure that there are not unnecessary clients connected to the Vision Processor Otherwise please report the frame rate to support organicmotion com 10 4 Stage Administration 10 4 1 Stage Administration crashes or locks on connect Please verify that the version of the Stage Administration and the version of Organic Motion Tracking OMT version are the same You can find the Stage Administration version in the title bar of the application or go to Help gt About You can find the OMT version by going to the Help gt Update Firmware type in the IP address of the Vision Processor and click Fetch Server Versions or you can find it in the LCD menu on the Vision Processor 10 4 2 The Outlines are all white Does tracking work If so please try the Stage Administration on another client machine If not please contact the Organic Motion Support team at support organicmotion com 10 4 3 I don t see the masks in the outlines Make sure that you edited the masks in Paint Net and not mspaint Also the masks must be saved as bmp files Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 42 Page User Manual WJ organic motlon 10 4 4 Icannotrotate view pan the 3D view or Core view in the Stage AdministrationTM Make sure you are holding the Alt button as
13. o Standing up straight and arms by your side slowly swivel from side to side o Leg at 90 degrees slowly move the leg up and down e You may stop the user calibration at any time and the parts that were calibrated will be applied In order for the system to calibrate specifically for a user dir Figure 32 Calibrating User 6 4 2 2 Saving Loading a user calibration After calibrating a user you can click Save As to save to your local hard drive Then before or during tracking you can click Load browse to a previously saved calibration and apply that user calibration Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 34 Page User Manual 6 4 3 Head tracking WJ organic motion Head tracking allows Organic Motion to track the direction of the subject s face In order to enable head tracking do the following Make sure that the texture cameras have been set up e Make sure that the video has enough contrast on the face o Click Capture Face Check Enable If the head is tracking please refer to section 10 3 4 on page 42 6 4 4 Spine tracking Enabling spine tracking allows Stage to more accurately model the curvature of the bones in the user s torso If a straighter spine model works better for your application you can disable spine tracking by unchecking the corresponding checkbox on the User tab 6 5 Video Recording optional The person in the c
14. of noise inside of the Data Inspector If there is then you should shrink it so there is not a large amount of noise or possibly consider changing the lighting conditions or moving cameras e When the Data Inspector is in the correct position click Set Limits in Tracking Limits to set the Tracking Limits to the Data Inspector 6 3 9 Setting the Head Tracking Cameras In order for head tracking to work correctly you must specify the head tracking cameras The head tracking cameras should be cameras 5 11 as described in Figure 4 Camera Placement and Numbering Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 3M Page User Manual gt organic motlon Stage 192 158 5 188 20 17 41 System version 0 0 0 1599 Figure 29 Setting Head Cameras In order to set the texture cameras e Clickonthe 3D View e Click on Stage Setup e Click on Pick Now you are in pick mode e Click on cameras 5 11 They will turn green as they are chosen You can click them again to de select them You may need to zoom in out pan or rotate the 3D view e Click on Set Head Cameras 6 4 Tracking The system must be setup before tracking Setting up Stage encompasses hardware setup camera calibration and lighting setup Either the MotionBuilder Plugin or the Stage Administration tool may be used to track a subject 6 4 1 Acquisition The user that is to be tracked should move into the cap
15. this mode Figure 27 Scale Widget should be used for debugging or display purposes only At any time when you have sized the Data Inspector Box to an acceptable tracking limits you can click the Set Limits button to set the tracking limits to the current data inspector Note The tracking limits must be enabled in order to do this Figure 28 Translate Widget Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 30 Page User Manual WJ organic motion 6 3 8 Setting the Tracking Limits In order to set the tracking limits e Click on the Core View then click on the Tracking Limits tab e Check enable under Tracking Limits and click Display Voxels in the Data Inspector Now you are ready to place the Data Inspector Box to where you want the tracking limits e When the translate button is enabled three arrows will appear along their axis as well as three planes Each axis will translate in its individual axis while the plane will translate along the two axis that define the plane o Make sure to be perpendicular to the axis that you are trying to modify It will make it a lot easier to set the limit e When the scale button is enabled three boxes will appear along their axis and one in the center Each box will scale along its respective axis when click dragged and the center box will scale all three e Walk around the area and verify that there is not a large amount
16. Figure 20 Camera Calibration 3 Calibration Result will appear where you can review your results Statistics e N Statistics If there are any missing cameras the drop down will have the camera Result Success numbers of the missing cameras These numbers start at 0 and go Num Points 3D 426 i aci Num PPP 69 to the number of required cameras If there are any missing cameras miki Num Outliers please consult Troubleshooting section 10 2 9 If you would like to Missing Cams C UI w continue without calibrating the missing cameras go back to the Quality 99 298596 previous screen put in a number for Max ignore and click solve again The quality of the calibration should be in the high 90 s in order to be considered a working calibration Generally a calibration Figure 20 Camera Calibration 3 is considered good if it has a quality above 98 Calibration Result Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 2x Page User Manual WJ organic motion Calibration Wi Instructions To mark origin of the tracking coordinate system please add the calibration triangle to the stage The orientation should match the picture shown Controls lt Bak J next gt canei Figure 21 Camera Calibration 4 Step 3 Orientation and Scale Once the cameras have been calibrated the system must have the floor and size calibration Place the Calibration Triangle o
17. Stage organic motion User Manual Version 1 10 November 2010 without Limits Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc eg MM Sas s Product OVervieW uuu uu te iu anl na dakik e a ge ee ee SL i e RR e Pe eee 3 1 1 PaT E NEME RENE PR Keke e aye a L AS A E eee er 3 2 ReflectiveFabric eee so Gg gr A MY ee eee 3 3 1 Lens ge EK 3 3 2 Camera PlaCelme ntu u LLL 1 uya a 3 3 3 Camera Pointing s Go EAA RE e a ee 39 310 178 6 e eee eee ene VISION e e ge e e L LCD Une ere A PA A A A eer 42 Vision Processor SOU mv melis slim belini 4 2 1 IP Address SCtup cccssressssreressrencsstercestenccssscavscncasrencusrs 43 Start the Tracking Application Client S IDWarTe uu uuu luu aeaa Stage Administration 6 1 Requirements 6 2 AreasoftheStageAdministration N 6 2 1 NSS eg EN RAN EA RM PM 6 2 2 IO NN ON 5 MO PRE DOME e 6 2 3 p y ET RM YMY User Manual WJ organic motion il Pape WJ organic motion Oo PUD s ig S k ni usus 21 6 3 1 gg E apanaypaaqa 21 DJA Camer Calla OM wes u
18. U T u uu E EY AN u 5 S DK 48 Jo NOTES u aa u ua u sua O 49 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyrieht 2010 Organic Motion Inc iv Page User Manual WJ organic motion 1 Welcome Thank you for licensing Stage the most advanced real time markerless motion capture system Stage will allow you to easily capture real time motion data for a human character and integrate it into Autodesk MotionBuilder for animation or into your own software using our flexible software development kit SDK This document will guide you through the installation process and describe how to maintain your Stage to preserve high quality motion capture data 2 Product Overview Within seconds Stage views calibrates captures and streams production ready motion data directly into your favorite animation software Stage is so advanced that it s transparent to the creation process Animators can be artists not data cleaning technicians Stage ignites a whole new realm of content creation now you can generate instantly clean data for the most complex motions create real time story boards even photo realistic avatars and many other unprecedented animation creations Unlike all other mo cap systems Stage tracks the entire human body naturally instantly generating the most comprehensive motion data all without markers Stage is an advanced optical tracking system that sees humans the way humans see each other With its high leve
19. a tree structure To move between sections press or Y Cancel can be used to return to the beginning of the menu To select a command or move into a section Figure 5 LCD Menu press gt or V To move back to a parent section press lt or x Table 4 1 Organic Motion Stage The Organic Motion Stage can start the Tracking Application in one of three modes 60 90 and 120 fps There are specific Vision Processor LCD Menu reasons why you would want one mode over another and you Organic Motion Stage a 60 FPS Start b 90 FPS Start c 120 FPS Start Stage Status a Camera Count b Clients Connected IP Settings IP Address Gateway Subnet DNS System Info a OMT Version b Updater Version c HW Version Reboot Shutdown Advanced a Update Camera Drivers can speak to your OM representative about your particular situation In order to start the Organic Motion Tracking application press the gt or V while one of the modes is selected If the application is already running you may stop the application or just start a different mode The Stage Status provides information about the current Organic Motion Stage This includes the current number of cameras that are detected out of the required number of cameras by the Vision Processor and also the current number of clients that are connected to the Tracking Application OMT The IP Settings are used to set the networking setup of the Organic Motion Vision Processo
20. amages arising out of the use or inability to use the software or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages In particular Organic Motion Inc shall have no liability for any programs or data stored or used with Organic Motion Inc software including the costs of recovering such programs or data Autodesk and MotionBuilder are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk Inc in the USA and or other countries Organic Motion Stage M v1 10 Copyrieht 2010 Organic Motion Inc 47 Page User Manual gt organic motion 15 Contact Organic Motion 336 W 37 St 7t Floor New York NY 10018 212 776 6100 support organicmotion com Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 48 Page User Manual WJ organic motion 16 Notes Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 49 Page User Manual gt organic motion Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 50 Page User Manual gt organic motion Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 51 Page User Manual gt organic motion Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 52 Page User Manual
21. amera e If you have all required cameras and there is still a checkerboard please follow directions in 10 2 3 Camera consistently drops out checkerboard f If you do not have all required cameras please restart the Vision Processor g If this works or not please collect logs and e mail to support organicmotion com 10 2 3 Camera consistently drops out checkerboard 1 The camera needs to be restarted Identify which camera is not working correctly and identify the wire number Unplug wait 5 seconds and plug back in the camera The camera should Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc gt P awe User Manual organic motion flash when plugged in The camera should re initialize If it does not then start stop the app If the camera is on after startup then you are done Check all connections along the wire Unplug replug all extenders en route to the camera as well as the Firewire cable into the camera The camera should re initialize If it does not then start stop the app If the camera is on after startup then you are done Check the extenders for a faulty wire Please take a spare Firewire extender that was left on site Replace all extenders one at a time If the camera re initializes and runs then that extender is faulty If not then check the Firewire cable connected to the camera If the camera runs then you are done Swap the Firewire port on the Vision Processor of the non working ca
22. apture space should look forward Ensure the head is not tilted Head Tracking Capture Face Spine Tracking Enable Reset Tracking Figure 33 Spine Tracking Vision Processors with the optional recording feature are capable of recording the video of all cameras at 60 fps to an internal mass storage The stored videos can be used to re process a tracking session with future versions of Stage 6 5 1 Video Controls The video controls dialog is accessible via the File menu In order to record the current video specify the video name in the Video name text box and click on the record button Previously recorded videos are shown in a list along with their extended information To play back a video select the desired video and press the playback button By default videos are played back in a continuous loop This behavior can be disabled by toggling the loop option Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc User Manual Video Controls Playfrecord videos Recording setup Video name session DO Overwrite existing Playback selection video name Date head up down 2 11 08 2010 head up down 3 11 08 2010 head up down 4 11 08 2010 heads up 00 11 09 2010 Size MB 3107 6698 3347 4934 Version 3 3 3 3 gt Pade organic motion 6 5 2 Video Manager Videos recorded by Stage are stored on the Vision Video Manager
23. ay click New User to tell the Profile system that there is a new subject in the system Doing so reverts the bone sizes to the default proportions and scales them based on the height of the Calibration each time it acquires a person This is useful if you have many different a users constantly entering the system and if tracking accuracy is not of utmost importance K f A Leaving Auto unchecked is useful in circumstances where you do not want user You may optionally check the Auto checkbox to perform this function un r a L 7 un T Tr D a A oO uw A oO o Tr 7 Head Tracking the bone sizes to change very often if at all This is usually true in cases where accuracy is of utmost importance or where a client application is Figure 31 User Calibration making certain assumptions about the bone sizes In general accurate bone sizes allow for better tracking To have the system more finely measure the user s bone sizes and proportions you must perform a user calibration 6 4 2 1 Calibrating a user Calibration Caso e You must be tracking the user o The user should step into the capture space M F e Clickon Start TT TT e The user should stand in the three poses specified by the three pictures The order does not matter As the system sees the pose it will turn green o The X hold in that pose until green
24. beam forward until it is in contact with the diagonal stabilizers and tighten into place 3 2 Reflective Fabric This fabric is specially manufactured for your Stage The standard Stage comes with 4 floor panels 17 ft long by 4 ft wide and 13 wall panels 8 ft long by 4 ft wide The wall panels have a 2 wide strip of loop fastener sewn at each end We provide one extra wall panel to you in the event that one becomes damaged and is unusable Caring for your Fabric Before handling the fabric be sure to wash your hands Do not eat or drink or place any flammable or adhesive products near the fabric Doing so may damage or stain the fabric Shoes should be covered Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 6 Page User Manual gt organic motion with dark protective booties or removed before entering your capture space to help keep the fabric on the floor clean free from debris and prevent snags or tears If your fabric becomes dirty you may spot clean it with a mild detergent warm water and a sponge Mix the detergent and warm water dip and then wring out the sponge then spot clean You may also use the dry Swiffer Sweeper for the floor panels Following these guidelines will help prolong the life of your fabric 3 3 Camera Figure 1 Organic Motion StageView Fire120 Camera Each Organic Motion StageView Fire120 Camera is focused and calibrated There are four mounting points on each case
25. click drag up down or right left to zoom in out e Alt Middle click drag to pan Organic Motion Stage Administration 0 0 0 1665 Ele Hep URL 192 168 5 189 oisconnect Update Background a KO A Data Inspector Box eJ Display voxels x po Jem wipo Jem ve 5 0 m n 2000 Jem z po Jen 1 feo Jen nasya Sl nemle 01 sawn Buppeu ames abeas esn 14 29 11 Connected to Organic Motion Stage localhost 14 29 11 System version 0 0 0 0 14 29 11 Client SDK version 1 1 1 1 14 29 11 Server SDK version 0 0 28874 1 Figure 12 3D view Tracking Limits Enabled Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 18 Pa ge User Manual organic motion If Show Transport Controls has been enabled in the Advanced Menu then the transport controls toolbar will also be present Using these controls you can record and playback motion from within Stage Administration e 4 lt s n gt J P e me zz Figure 13 Transport Controls NOTE This feature records and plays files of type om2 This file type is currently NOT compatible with Autodesk MotionBuilder or any other Autodesk software and therefore cannot be imported and used for animation in these programs om2 files can however be read by the OM Sample Data Server which can then stream this data to applications that have integrated the Organic Motion SDK To record click the Arm Record b
26. e Face 10 17 47 Connected to Organic Motion Stage 127 0 0 1 Set all Shutter 8 0 Set all Pause Show Outlines Figure 6 Stage Administration Main Window The Stage Administration is arranged in six main areas described in Table 6 1 Table 6 1 Stage Administration Areas Version Displays the current version of the Organic Motion f Stage Administration software Version Menu File Help Menu Contains access to the Advanced dialog provides the Connection URL ability to update the server software and also to obtain the Display version of the Stage Administration Software Control Connection Contains the URL textbox and Connect button In the URL textbox is where the IP address of the Organic Motion Stage Vision Processor should go ex 192 168 5 40 You may also put in the name of the Vision Log Processor which is posted on the back of the machine ex SVP030 Connection may take up to five seconds Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc ee User Manual WJ organic motion Display The display area contains three tabs Camera 3D View and Core View Control The Control area has many of the controls for setup configuration and running of Stage This is described in depth in section 6 3 Setup Log The Log section contains status messages about the current versions of all applications Client SDK Vision Processor as well as status messages fo
27. e contact Z LED on an Organic Motion service representative Intensity J Camera Exposure To enable stylus tracking you must be in 60fps mode Click the Stylus Wizard button The camera LEDs should turn off Adjust the gain and ayoWay gD7 sywiq urpe dnyas abbeys Camera Calibration shutter settings on the first page of the wizard With the stylus turned off click next Stylus Control A 3D view should now appear Turn on the stylus and wave it around in the Stylus Wizard space You should see the 3D avatar move correspondingly Figure 34 Stylus Wizard NOTE Stage cannot perform stylus tracking and human tracking simultaneously Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 36 Page User Manual WJ organic motion 6 7 LCD Remote The LCD Remote displayed in Figure 35 LCD Remote gives Organic Motion full control over the Vision Processor The controls on the 60 FPS RUN remote are identical to the controls on the physical Vision Processor Please refer to the Section 4 1 LCD Menu on page 10 for a description of features w m rr cC U pa N A a o ER ui Figure 35 LCD Remote 7 MotionBuilder Plugin Organic Motion s Plugin for MotionBuilder exposes all Stage functionalities to create stunning motion capture animations in real time MotionBuilder s advanced re targeting technology allows the tracking data to be applied di
28. e you see the 3D representation of the person Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 41 Page User Manual WJ organic motion 10 3 4 Head Tracking does not work e Trycapturing the face again e Verifythatthe camera lighting is bright enough to see the subject s face in all texture cameras and also that it is consistent e Verifythatthe head tracking cameras are set e Restartthe Tracking Application and try again 10 3 5 Low Quality Tracking Signs of poor data or a poor calibration are noisy data or holes in the voxel rendering of the Core View If any of the cameras have shifted position then they will no longer line up with the original calibration and so they will cut out data which will thin the limbs or completely cut out parts as they come into the camera s view If you believe a camera to be bad turn the shutter and or gain to their lowest setting to make the camera image black in order to disable a camera The voxel view will show how much signal and noise are being used in the tracking based on the current settings If a camera has moved a room calibration is necessary Next view the outlines In the Cameras view click on Outlines in the bottom right corner Here you can see a background subtraction Ifthere are holes then you either need to adjust the lighting update the background change the background threshold or paint the masks 10 3 6 Stage is not as fast as
29. editing the IP address Press A or Y to modify the selected digit and gt or lt to cycle through the digits At any time press x to cancel or V to accept If there is an error setting the IP address refer to section 10 2 1 Setting the IP address 4 3 Start the Tracking Application The Tracking Application has three different tracking modes 60 90 and 120 fps The 60 frames per second FPS mode acquires the pose of a person at 60Hz Best suitable for slower movements such as walking this mode provides the best tracking accuracy The 90 FPS mode improves tracking of fast motions while keeping a good balance between accuracy and speed The 120 FPS high speed mode is capable of tracking very fast movements sacrificing some tracking accuracy You may switch between modes at any time however currently connected applications MotionBuilder Plugin custom applications etc must re connect Note Once the tracking service is stopped the cameras become inactive Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc ll Papa User Manual WJ organic motion 5 Client Software Organic Motion provides a variety of flexible software solutions to control and use Stage The OM Stage Administration Section 6 page 12 application provides a complete set of functionality for initial setup and optimization The OM Stage Plugin for MotionBuilder Section 7 page 37 is intended to be used by animators who can use Stage as a power
30. er Manual Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 1D Pace WJ organic motion 6 2 3 Display Cameras 3D View Lore Vien 6 2 3 1 Cameras When connected the Cameras view displays video for all of the cameras in the Organic Motion Stage If any cameras are not working they will have a checkerboard pattern as in This view allows the user to manipulate the Figure 9 Stage Administration Camera Error gain and shutter of all video streams In order to select a stream simply click on it Then you can manipulate the gain and shutter with the corresponding sliders under the viewport If you double click on the video stream it will expand and if double clicked again it will return You can also view the image outlines in this view Note that the order of the images in the Cameras view does not necessarily correspond to the order illustrated in Figure 4 Camera Placement and Numbering Organic Motion Shaye Adrerentrateon 0 01 0 1652 fe Hep Figure 10 Video and Image Outline Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 16 Pace User Manual WJ organic motion 6 2 3 2 Image Outlines In order to view the image outlines check the Show Outlines box at the bottom of the Cameras view The image outlines allow you to see how the lighting affects the system If in any of the streams you do not see the person as white then the lighting masks or background thr
31. er wear darker clothes to improve the contrast between foreground anq background 6 3 6 Camera Specific Lighting The following guidelines are for adjusting the lighting parameters for specific camera groups Floor Cameras You may notice that for the cameras close to the floor 1 2 3 and 4 in Figure 4 Camera Placement and Numbering the walls are easily illuminated but the floor usually remains gray This is because the angle between the floor and the camera is too shallow for the retro reflective material to reflect the light back to the camera This is fine however when adjusting the camera settings for these views focus more on properly illuminating the walls and make sure that the floor is a decently light shade of gray You should not mask out the floors in these cameras Top Edge Cameras Some of the cameras on the top border of the truss e g 6 7 9 and 10 on Figure 4 Camera Placement and Numbering point towards the corners of the space where as above the angle between the floor and the camera becomes too shallow for the retro reflective material to reflect The gray in these cases will affect tracking more than above i e than with the floor cameras and so care should be taken to minimize this with proper lighting settings You can also use the background threshold control to further remove the effects of these grays on tracking Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 29 Page User Manual
32. eshold need to be modified Also the Background Threshold in the Stage Setup tab can be seen in this view Viewing the image outlines does take extra processing power on the server so this view should not be used while tracking for performance m 4 Organic Motion Stage Administration 0 0 0 1652 coe fee File Help URL 127 0 0 1 Disconnect Update Background Control Cameras 3D View Core View Profile 5 wi Load Save As a w m U Calibration A f 2 Start 3 v Automatic zi ER S f x qI SIP gl B Head Tracking Capture Face sMo s3 o 13 53 02 Connected to Organic Motion Stage 127 0 0 1 13 53 02 System version 0 0 0 0 13 53 02 Client SDK version 1 1 1 1 13 53 02 Server SDK version 28506 4097 25736 1 Gain lJ 0 Setall Shutter 5 0 Set all Pause V Show Outlines Figure 11 Image Outlines Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 17 Page User Manual NSI organic motlon 6 2 3 3 3D view The 3D view provides a lightweight view of the 3D scene and the skeleton This is where you can view the tracking limits view the motion of the actor and choose the texture tracking cameras The tracking limits are enabled when the box is green and red when they are disabled The 3D view has the following controls e Alt Left click drag to rotate e Alt Right
33. ful tool to create stunning motions instantaneously On the lowest level the Organic Motion Software Development Kit or OMSDK Section 8 page 37 provides programmers a robust and easy to use C interface to create next generation applications for entertainment research and many other fields 6 Stage Administration The Stage Administration application is the gateway to the Organic Motion Stage All functionality for maintaining and running the Stage is available in this application 6 1 Requirements The Stage Administration software has been tested successfully on Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 Windows 7 and Windows 7 x64 The provided installer copies all necessary files onto the client computer The client computer should have at least 1GB of RAM 200MB free and a modern 3D graphics card with DirectX 9 0 capabilities Supported platforms are MS Windows XP 32 64 MS Windows Vista 32 64 andWindows 7 32 64 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc Paes User Manual organic motion 6 2 Areas of the Stage AdministrationTM C2 Organic Motion Stage Administration 00 01652 amp Version o a Menu URL 192 168 1 101 Disconnect lt Connection Cameras 3D View Core View Profile Ps Load Save As j Calibration Start Use V Automatic KIA Head Tracking ajoway gd7 syiwiy Bupe11 dnjas 9215 Captur
34. ia elimi inim 41 10 3 1 CameraCalibrationshowsamissingcamera eee 41 10 3 2 Camera Calibration doesn t work at all 41 10 3 3 TroubleAcguiringasubject erener 41 10 3 4 Head Tracking does mot WORK sarar ermesine rn ilana oyun lapa asa 42 10 3 5 Low Quality Tracking ecscccscrssvcisnvasieancsascctsiecsasasseonastebsetenteaavieneeesereneesnetoneebanvensessebousaisevensent 42 10 36 Stage isnot as tfastas it used to DE siena uuu E 42 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc i Page User Manual WJ organic motion 10 4 StageAdministration eee 42 10 4 1 Stage Administration crashesorlocksonconnect 42 1042 The Outlines are all white a 42 10 43 I don t see the Masks in the outlines a 42 10 4 4 I cannot rotate view pan the 3D view or Core view in the Stage Administration 43 11 D tiniti6nSuu uuu uu Mala alicam bi lee ae m Alain dak oo ime 44 12 S pporti e DOC E N sa eya lk li San aaa ei ay a a nies yee ilmi adar dei 46 13 Feedback and Comments 47 14 ep YY u Sa SA us MERMER 47 J O i
35. ions to the outside of the front and rear sections Front of System Step 3 Items Required Assembly 2 2 Assembly 3 4 Assembly 4 2 Assembly 5 2 1010 T Slotted Profile 4 After installing the corner brackets for the base attach one section of 1010 T slotted Profile to each the each corner using the appropriate mounting assemblies Once the uprights have been installed remove Assembly 2 from the rear two corners as it will interfere with Reflective Cloth Rear Corner Inside View Front Corner Inside View Step 4 Items Required Single T Nut Install one Single T Nut in the top slot of each of the eight floor sections Step 5 Items Required 1010 T Slotted Profile 4 Assembly 2 8 Once each corner has been assembled and T nuts have been placed begin connecting the four sections using two units of Assembly 2 and one section of 1010 T slotted Profile as a Midpoint Upright Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 4 Page User Manual gt organic motion Step 6 Required Items Economy T Nut 18 Double T Nut 4 Before assembling the upper level of the frame it is important to install the appropriate T Nuts into the 1020 T slotted Profile sections For the rear install three single T nuts along the top slot For the front install 7 single T nuts along the top slot For each side install two Single T nuts followed by two Double T nuts followed by two additio
36. ished painting and saving all your masks the original BMP file format should remain unchanged click Set Masks and choose your first mask file This will load all the masks of the same series i e mask0001 bmp mask0002 bmp etc Please note that this process can take 10 seconds or more Figure 24 Example Background Mask The last control in the Background group is the Threshold or Background Threshold control Adjusting this value changes which color values in the image are considered as background and which are considered as foreground Bringing this value towards its upper bound will cause only the lightest parts of the image to be considered background and as such will introduce noise into the system Conversely bringing this value too low will remove information from the foreground possibly placing holes in the tracking subject The best value is somewhere midrange and depends on the lighting conditions of your scene Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 26 Page User Manual WJ organic motion 6 3 4 Camera Exposure and Lighting adjustments The lighting for the cameras is very important There are three steps in order to achieve correct lighting 1 LED Intensity 2 Manual Camera Exposure Calculation 3 Automatic Camera Exposure Calibration The light intensity is the brightness of the LEDs on the cameras Generally the brighter the light the brighter the
37. l camera images including the ambient room lighting the brightness of the lights and the gain and offset of each camera Method of system to automatically determine proper gain and shutter values Organic Motion Tracking Same as Tracking Application Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 44 Page Shutter Stage Stage Administration Tracking Application Tracking Limits Vision Processor Voxel Organic Motion Stage v1 10 User Manual WJ organic motion Amount of time the camera is open to integrate lighting The longer the brighter the image The entire system including Vision Processor Truss Fabric Cables and Cameras Software used to connect to and control Stage The tracking application which can be started via the Stage Administration or Menu in 60 90 or 120fps modes The area in which it is valid to track a subject This was previously known as the cutbox The physical black box It is connected to all cameras has an LCD remote and is connected to the network 3D equivalent of a pixel Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 45 Page WJ organic motion 12 Supporting Documents ChangeLog pdf Describes changes between different versions of Stage Stage Plugin for Motionbuilder Describes installation of plugin connecting to Stage README pdf characterization of skeleton driving a model using Stage and saving motion data OMSDK Documentation pdf Describes how to connect to S
38. l of cognition and artificial intelligence Stage understands the movement it sees rather than simply connecting the dots like all other conventional mo cap systems Stage lets your team focus on content creation and delivery not technology Animators have the ultimate sketch pad and actors are not tethered Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc L Pass User Manual In The Box Organic Motion Stage includes hardware and software components Hardware 1 Vision Processor amp power cable 2 14 Organic Motion Stageview Fire 120 high speed cameras with mounts 3 All camera cables 4 13 white retro reflective wall panels 5 4retro reflective floor panels 6 Aluminum Truss Cube 7 Calibration Wand and Calibration Triangle Software 1 Stage Administration 2 Autodesk MotionBuilder 7 5 plugin 3 Autodesk MotionBuilder 7 5 ext 2 plugin 4 Autodesk MotionBuilder 2009 plugin 5 Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010 plugin 6 Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011 plugin 7 Organic Motion Stage Software Development Kit SDK Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc User Manual WJ organic motion Z Page gt organic motion 3 Hardware 3 1 Truss The truss is the support structure for the reflective material the cameras and all wires The truss is made of an extruded aluminum alloy in 97 pieces that is assembled together using connector triangles and 6 screw
39. mera with a working camera If the non working camera works and the one that you swapped with does not then there is a hardware problem with Stage If the camera still does not work it is likely a faulty camera Please e mail support organicmotion com with the results of these tests and a hardware fix is needed 10 2 4 Camera does not work 1 Take note of the number of cameras the system recognizes by navigating to Stage Status gt Camera Count on the LCD menu Isolate the non working camera This can easily be done by turning on the lights of all cameras and identifying the one that does not light up Once you have identified the camera follow the corresponding cable to the plug they are numbered and make sure that the cable connection is working properly The best way to do this is to unplug the camera s cable from the back of the system and then plug it back in Restart the computer Ifthe camera still does not work it could be a faulty Firewire cable or that the camera itself has malfunctioned Please contact support organicmotion com 10 2 5 Cannot update the Stage Software 1 Check the LCD Menu or LCD Remote to ensure that the Updater SW version is the same as the Stage Administration software version a If not please run the identical Stage Administration as the Update SW version You may update the updater to match the Stage Administration version using the UpdaterUpdate omf that came with your distribution b
40. meras in the correct positions Once tracking go to the User tab in the Control area Click New User Step into the capture space If tracking quality is acceptable you are finished Otherwise under Calibration click Start Proceed through the user calibration steps You may save the user calibration if desired o You should click Default before tracking the next subject Head Tracking o Make sure that the texture cameras have been set up o Make sure that the video has enough contrast on the face o The person in the space should look forward with their face perpendicular to their shoulders Click Capture Face o Now check Enable MotionBuilder Setup Start MotionBuilder Drag an instance of OM Device into your scene Connect the device to the Stage system Create a model binding Place this model binding in z T stance characterize it and then undo z T stance Import your own characterized model into the scene Set your character s Input Type to character and Input Source to the character associated with the Stage V Plugin s model binding You should now be tracking and driving your character with Stage s tracking data If there isa problem at any time please refer to Section 10 on page 39 If your problem is not described there please e mail support organicmotion com for technical support Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion I
41. n the floor LEDs up with the short edge facing the back of the capture space Make sure it is on with all 3 LEDs brightly lit Place the corner of the Calibration Triangle in the center of the tracking space This will be the 0 0 position Make sure that the Calibration Triangle is as square to the space as possible as you want the cut box tracking limits to fit nicely within the tracking space Now click Acquire Origin The system should say Success If it failed please move the Calibration Triangle slightly and try again Press Next once you receive Success Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 24 Page User Manual gt organic motion Calibration Wizard x Instructions Please evaluate the calibration The layout of the cameras should reflect the physical setup Statistics Num PPP Avg 69 Num Points 3D 426 Missing Cams z Quality 99 298596 lt Back Cancel Figure 22 Camera Calibration 5 Step 4 Review Now you have successfully calibrated Stage You may view the calibration in this window to verify that it is reasonable In this window you can use the same mouse controls as you would use in the normal 3D view or Core view If you are not satisfied with the calibration you may click back and calibrate again Otherwise click Finish and you will be returned to the regular Stage Administration Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright
42. nal Single T nuts Be sure to follow the same assembly layout described in Step 2 for the upper section For proper orientation see image below Step 7 Required Items 1020 T Slotted Profile 8 Assembly 3 4 Assembly 4 2 Assembly 5 2 Assembly 6 2 Assembly 7 2 Assembly 9 2 Once the T nuts are in place begin to assemble the upper level of the frame section by section While attaching the 1020 T Slotted Profile sections it willbecome evident where each mounting assembly should be placed Step 8 Required Items 1020 T Slotted Profile 2 Assembly 1 2 Assembly 12 1 Assembly 13 1 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc gt ae User Manual WJ organic motion Assemble the Crossbar with two 1020 T slotted Profile sections and two 8 Hole Joining Plates Mount Assembly 12 and 13 to the underside of the crossbar using the Triple T nut side of the assembly Insert three T nuts in the top slot of the Crossbar Mount the Crossbar to the top of the Truss utilizing the Double T nuts installed in step 7 Do not completely tighten the crossbar Step 9 Required Items 1010 T Slotted Profile 2 Assembly 10 2 Assembly 11 2 Finally install diagonal stabilizers in each of the two front corners Attach Assemblies 10 and 11 to opposite sides of two 1010 T slotted Profile sections Mount these to each of the front corners utilizing the Single T nuts installed in Step 7 Slide the cross
43. nc 50 Pages User Manual WJ organic motion 10 Troubleshooting Please report problems to support organicmotion com as we are very interested in the quality of the system you are working with 10 1 Hardware 10 1 1 The wall panels are not on tightly Please pull the wall panels off of the truss slowly and put back on keeping them tight This is easier if done with two people 10 1 2 The wall panels are falling Velcro coming off Please obtain 8 inch cable ties or zip ties Secure the Velcro that is stuck onto the truss where it is coming off Please report this problem to support organicmotion com 10 1 3 The floor is stained or severely soiled Please contact Organic Motion at support organicmotion com 10 2 Vision Processor 10 2 1 Setting the IP address 1 Make sure that the Vision Processor is plugged into the network 10 2 2 Camera is not on during startup checkerboard 1 Restart Organic Motion App Stop Start the App and NOT the Vision Processor or Stage Administration If the camera is on after startup this is normal operation 2 Check in the LCD Menu or LCD Remote how many cameras are connected System Info gt Camera Count Make a note of this a Check to make sure the cameras are plugged in b Identify the bad camera and unplug replug it or c Unplug replug all cameras into the system d During each unplug replug verify that the camera flashes If it doesn t then check all wires en route to the c
44. ould not need to be modified Threshold to filter bad samples is 0 2 1 0 The higher number allows for more difficult calibrations Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 22 Page User Manual WJ organic motion e HMax ignore the number of cameras that the system should allow not to calibrate e Axis Length cm the distance between the lights on the long arm of the Calibration Triangle displayed in Figure 15 Calibration Triangle This should not be changed e Start Acquisition start acquiring points e Solve Calculate the quality and generate new calibrations for all cameras e Automatic automatically solve as points are being acquired e Test test the existing calibration It will give you a quality value of your current calibration The default settings do not need to be modified 1 Click on Start Acquisition 2 Walk into the space and turn on the wand 3 Wave the wand in big circles It is not necessary to move quickly You should make sure that you move into the view of each camera and are at least a foot or more away from all cameras most of the time 4 When the system is finished the lights will flash a If itis taking too long you can at any time press solve to manually solve b You should have between 500 and 800 points If there are much more then there may be an issue You should consult section 10 3 Tracking amp Calibration or read on 5
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46. r The Vision Processor does not support DHCP and the IP address must be manually set You may need to contact your local network administrator for a Static IP address for the Stage Vision Processor The System Information provides the hardware HW version Organic Motion Tracking OMT version and Organic Motion Updater versions installed on the Vision Processor The Reboot and Shutdown options allow for the reboot and shutdown of the Vision Processor This is NOT the same as a restart of the tracking application which can be done using menu 1 Organic Motion Stage as seen as in Table 4 1 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 User Manual Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 10 Page WJ organic motion Lastly the Advanced section contains Update Camera Drivers and is used to manually re acquire the cameras This is only necessary when directed by the Organic Motion Support team and should not be used during regular use IMPORTANT Atleast one camera must be plugged into the Vision Processor in order for Update Camera Drivers to succeed 4 2 Vision Processor Setup The only setup necessary for the Vision Processor through the LCD menu is the IP address After this all subsequent setup is using the Stage Administration software 4 2 1 IP Address Setup Speak to your network admin to see what IP address is allocated for the Organic Motion Stage You will also need the gateway subnet mask and DNS server Press YV gt V to start
47. r commands sent If there are errors or problems with connecting the Stage Administration or any client application the version number can help determine what could be wrong 6 2 1 Version The version number is displayed on the top of the Stage Administration This is needed by Organic Motion if there is any trouble with the Stage Administration in any way 6 2 2 Menu Advanced 6 2 2 1 Advanced Dialog Server Log Files The advanced dialog provides access to advanced server e Te functionality and experimental features Server Log Files The Vision Processor contains maintains Server Settings log files that can provide information to help Organic i i Stream Rate FPS 10 Motion Support diagnose server problems These controls a L are used to retrieve them s a tau Client Settings Stream Rate Throttles the transmission speed of camera mM 5 video from the server Adjusting this slider may be useful License Lens Calibration Reset and Update Utilizing these controls is only necessary upon direction by an Organic Motion peure y Advanced Dialog Support Professional for particular client HW types but is usually not necessary Show Transport Controls Enables controls in the 3D view that allow recording and playback of Organic Motion motion data files License Use these controls to update and retrieve the license on the Vision Processor Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Mo
48. rectly to any other bipedal model For more information about the MotionBuilder Plugin please refer to Stage Plugin for Motionbuilder User s Guide pdf 7 1 Installation The provided installer copies all necessary files to the Autodesk Motion Builder installation directly Example scenes in the samples OrganicMotion folder contain pre configured models to start the tracking process right away Currently supported MotionBuilder versions are 7 5 7 5 Ext2 32 bit 2009 32 bit 2010 32 bit and 2011 32 bit for the MS Windows platform To find out whether your computer meets the minimal requirements please refer to the Autodesk MotionBuilder instructions 8 SDK The SDK opens Stage to custom applications More information about how to use the SDK can be found in OMSDK Documentation pdf Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 37 Page User Manual WJ organic motion 9 Stage Quick Start The previous section describes the Stage Administration software and how to perform many tasks In this section we describe the most common tasks associated with the system 9 1 Tracking Setup 9 2 Turn on the Vision Processor Connect to the system with the Stage Administration tool If you do not see video go to the LCD remote and turn on either 60 90 or 120fps Go to the camera tab and verify that the video is running and is of good lighting Update the Background Go to the 3D view and make sure that you see ca
49. sevaceecevaceesscseevaceecevaceesaceecevaceucasseeess 38 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc WE ae User Manual WJ organic motion 10 Troubleshooting Lu u waya au lausasaaququaqpuwasaasawsuwayakusqauykupapawquqsaaysnasyaqququaduvqsyayanqawyquaspas 39 JT Te A I u ewe u u uu ns 39 10 1 1 Thewallpanelsarenotontightly r rr rrsssr 39 10 12 The wall panels are falling Velcro comingof 39 10 1 3 Thefloorisstainedorseverelysoiled rr 39 ege ge e e eee 39 102 1 Setting arc 0 SS ekme ema kar iler emi i anamda a E 39 10 2 2 Camera is not on during startup checkerboard enn 39 10 2 3 Camera consistently dropsout checkerboard enn 39 1024 Cemel does GUW0 kuu u unu u le led RE ln alada 3 a ald 40 10 2 5 CannotupdatethesStageSoftware erene 40 10 2 6 Cannot connect to the Vision Processor via Stage Administration 40 10 2 7 Themenuisnotrespond ing eee 41 10 2 8 The Tracking Application will not start in any mode 41 10 2 9 Whenlturn the lights up to 100 some cameras flicker 41 10 gt Ti Kime GC DR NG eee u le abi ana alli indones
50. t Update Camera Driver o Make sure that at least one camera is plugged in and update the drivers again o If it still doesn t work plug in all cameras and update 10 2 9 When I turn the lights up to 100 some cameras flicker Turn the lighting down a bit The maximum intensity of the light is too high and is maxing out the power Please report to Organic Motion what mode 60 90 120 and how many cameras 10 3 Tracking amp Calibration 10 3 1 Camera Calibration shows a missing camera e Make sure all cameras see the wand when you calibrate e Verify that all of the cameras are on and working correctly e If itis always the same camera that is out then it may be the internal calibration Please e mail the camera serial number located on the back of the camera to support organicmotion com and the Organic Motion Support team will walk you through the update 10 3 2 Camera Calibration doesn t work at all Make sure that there aren t any changing lights that the camera sees You can simply turn the shutter down and watch the video If the video sees lights especially if those lights flash on off then this could be causing a problem Please turn off all external flashing lights Try to calibrate again 10 3 3 Trouble Acquiring a subject If you have trouble acquiring a subject e Try loading one of the user calibrations provided by the Organic Motion support team e Recalibrate the system check the voxel view to make sur
51. tage using the SDK written in C MB to 3dsMax Maya Import Instructions for converting motion captured in Instructions pdf Motionbuilder to 3d Studio Max and Maya Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 46 Page User Manual WJ organic motion 13 Feedback and Comments We appreciate the opportunity to receive feedback and are excited to make Stage the best tracking system on the market Please feel free to e mail us with your comments questions or suggestions at support organicmotion com 14 Legal Notice The Stage User Manual and the software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws neither the documentation nor the software may be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form in whole without the prior written consent of Organic Motion Inc Organic Motion Inc has tested the software and reviewed the documentation Organic Motion Inc makes no warranty or representation either expressed or implied with respect to this software or documentation their quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Asa result this software and documentation are licensed as is and you the licensee are assuming the entire risk as to the quality and performance In no event will Organic Motion Inc be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential d
52. ted Please refer to the Troubleshooting section if you cannot connect 6 3 2 Camera Calibration Camera Calibration room calibration or wand calibration is an integral part of allmodern motion capturing systems The items shown in Figure 15 Figure 15 Calibration Calibration Triangle and Figure 16 Wand are the tools that are used in order Triangle to perform the room calibration The purpose of the room calibration is to allow the Vision Processor to determine where each camera is located in 3D space wand and to show the system where the floor is what direction is Figure 16 Wand forward and also a global scale value triangle The first time the system is started all cameras will be located at the origin The room calibration process has four main steps and should take only afew f me minutes Background To get started first Threshold J 130 e Clickonthe Cameras tab in the display area m e Click on the Stage Setup tab in the control area Z LED on e Click on the Calibration Wizard Intensity Camera Exposure ajoway 027 Sald BuPpedL dryas abeys Auto Exposure Calibration Beta Set as Default Camera Calibration Calibration Wizard Set Head Cameras Figure 17 Control Window Calibration Wizard Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc Z Pape User Manual gt organic motion Calibration Wizard rx Ins
53. tion Inc 14 Page User Manual 6 2 2 2 Update Server Software The Stage Administration allows full control for updating Vision Processor software The two products on the Vision Processor are the tracking software Organic Motion Tracking and the updater software Organic Motion Updater You do not need to connect the Stage Administration to the Vision Processor in order to obtain version information or update the server First open the Update Server Software window by going to Update gt Update Server Software The window in should pop up Next type in the address of the Vision Processor This can be obtained from the LCD Screen on the Vision Processor as described in 4 1 LCD Menu Click Fetch Server Versions and the tree will populate gt organic motion Update Server Software Server URL 192 166 5 156 Browse Update File Server Versions Successfully Fetched Fetch Server versions Organic Motion Tracking 1 9 2 3727 Created 3 Aug 7010 11 44 47 1 3 4 3807 Created 6 Aug 2010 14 33 47 1 3 4 3807 Created 6 hug 2010 16 34 28 1 3 0 3471 Created 14 Apr 2010 11 24 47 Organic Motion Updater 1 3 0 3648 Created 3 Aug 2010 17 22 17 1 9 2 3724 Created 3 Aug 7010 17 76 46 Figure 8 Server Update with the installed products their respective versions and the installation date of each version The version currently running is marked in bold Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Us
54. tructions Please remove all objects from the Stage area before proceeding If necessary adjust the gain and shutter values to achieve a dark image Camera Settings Gain g 16 Eeesecosseosocoseessocesossseessseesosssesssssess Shutter J 30 Figure 18 Camera Calibration 1 Choose Lighting Step 1 Lighting Settings First you will choose a lighting setting which makes the cameras practically black but the wand will show up as a white dot Figure 18 Camera Calibration 1 Choose Lighting The default values should be fine When the Next button is pressed the system captures a background image It is important that when you click next the wand or any moving changing light is not visible by any camera If it is then calibration may not work correctly Calibration Wizard Instructions Start sample acquisition then wave the wand inside the tracking area Use automatic solve option or press solve manually Settings Threshold px 0 5 Max ignore 0 Axis Length cm 50 0 Controls Start Acquisition Solve Automatic L 0 Test lt Back _next gt cancel Figure 19 Camera Calibration 2 Acquire Wand Points Step 2 Acquire Wand Points you will see Figure 19 Camera Calibration 2 Acquire Wand Points This is where you will move the wand in the calibration space and the system can calibrate positions of the cameras e Threshold sh
55. ture space As they enter the acquisition process should begin This process consists of a special sequence of measurements to determine specific information about the subject You can open the Core View to see the acquisition process in action as in the before image of Figure 30 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 32 Pa ge User Manual gt organic motion NOTE During the acquisition process you will notice voxel data in the Core View This voxel data is a visualization of the acquisition process and should not be confused with the voxel data shown when you use the Display Voxels feature of the Data Inspector Box The latter feature visualizes everything within the data inspector box while the acquisition engine visualizes only a small subset for efficiency and therefore may appear to have missing data This is normal behavior Figure 30 Acquisition Process During and After Once the user is in the area he or she should stand shoulder width apart with arms out to the side about shoulder height This is the T pose Once the user is in T pose a tracking figure should snap into place and the acquisition voxels disappear as in the after image of Figure 30 Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 33 Pa ge User Manual gt organic motion 6 4 2 New User amp User Calibration Each time a new user steps in the space you m
56. utton and choose a file This arms the recording session but does not capture any data You must then click the highlighted Forward button to begin the data capture the frame numbers will start to increase While the data is recording you can click the Forward button again to pause the capture without ending the recording session Clicking Forward again continues the capture To play back click Forward and then choose the desired file from the file dialog Once playback has commenced you may pause play in reverse and jump to the beginning or end of the file with the corresponding buttons While paused the Forward and Backward buttons allow for single frame advancement By default loop mode is enabled disabling loop mode will prevent the frame counter from advancing when the end of the file or beginning of the file for reverse playback is reached You need not be connected to a Vision Processor to play back motion files Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc Orages User Manual gt organic motlon 6 2 3 4 Core view The core view provides a richer view of the running system although it demands more resources The core view is where you can view and manipulate the data inspector which can in turn modify the tracking limits If there are white balls at the corner of the box then the tracking limits are enabled The data inspector and tracking limits are described in section
57. will perform an automatic camera exposure calculation and will take a few seconds No one should be in the system during this time As of version 1 9 4 Stage can perform an automatic exposure evaluation and calibration with no input from the user During this process Stage will choose the best LED gain and shutter settings To calibrate lighting this way simply click the Auto Exposure Calibration button as seen in Figure 25 You must be in 60fps mode for this calibration to function properly 6 3 5 Evaluating Lighting Quality Open the Data Inspector Box group and check Display Voxels to turn on the voxel view Have the user walk through the system and get a feel for the area A good lighting setup will strike a balance between too much data which will introduce noise into tracking and too little data which will appear as holes or bites out of the subject The outline view is a powerful tool for evaluating the lighting setup Each outline image can be thought of as a single component contributing to the synthesized 3D voxel view image If there are sections on the user that are black in any of these outline views those sections will cause the holes or bites mentioned above In these cases the lighting masks and or background threshold should be adjusted Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 28 Page User Manual WJ organic motion You can also have the us
58. you are clicking and moving the mouse Organic Motion Stage v1 10 Copyright 2010 Organic Motion Inc 43 Page User Manual 11 Definitions Background Background Mask Background Threshold Background Update Calibration Triangle Calibration Wand Camera Calibration Cut Box Data Inspector DHCP Gain LCD Menu Menu LCD Remote Lighting Lighting Calibration OMT Organic Motion Stage v1 10 User Manual WJ organic motion Snapshot of all video streams without any objects in the tracking space Image of the background where all non reflective material or occluding material is painted black This is edited and saved in Paint Net Threshold used in the background to allow the system to see more data possibly more noise Process where the system takes a new Background See Figure 15 Calibration Triangle on page 21 See Figure 16 Wand on page 21 Calibrating Stage so that each camera knows where they are in relation to the system as a hole Same as Tracking Limits deprecated View where raw 3D data can be viewed Previously known as voxel view Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows computers to dynamically obtain an IP address Scale factor used in the camera to vary the range of the image The physical LCD menu on the front of the Vision Processor The virtual LCD menu in the Stage Administration Refers to all parameters involved in changing the illumination of the fina
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