Hello
Is there a way to get a Kinect like silhouette in GEM or pidip? I would like to get the silhouettes of two dancers and project video into their silhouettes with a Video Camera getting the shape of the people without the need for depth or control. Basically I guess a shape detector? I am hoping someone has a motion detect/outline solution or a suggestion of how this may occur
Ideally I would like to then key out the silhouette and then syphon the output into Isadora for a Dance piece
Thanks in advance!
Patrick Pagano, B.S, M.F.A Assistant in Digital Arts and Science Audio and Projection Designer Digital Worlds institute, University of Florida (352)294-2020
I guess the trickiest part is not necessarily the software, but what the dancers are doing/wearing, the stability of your lighting conditions, the size of the space you're in, background noise, tracking strategy, and so on.
On the software side I guess (if I am getting you correctly) that you are looking to make say the dancer's chape white and the background black and project video onto the white elements only?
best,
J
On Oct 12, 2012, at 2:47 PM, Pagano, Patrick wrote:
Hello
Is there a way to get a Kinect like silhouette in GEM or pidip? I would like to get the silhouettes of two dancers and project video into their silhouettes with a Video Camera getting the shape of the people without the need for depth or control. Basically I guess a shape detector? I am hoping someone has a motion detect/outline solution or a suggestion of how this may occur
Ideally I would like to then key out the silhouette and then syphon the output into Isadora for a Dance piece
Thanks in advance!
Patrick Pagano, B.S, M.F.A Assistant in Digital Arts and Science Audio and Projection Designer Digital Worlds institute, University of Florida (352)294-2020
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Is there a way to get a Kinect like silhouette in GEM or pidip?
Not just kinect like, but real kinect. Search for [pix_freeect] or [pix_openni]
I am hoping someone has a motion detect/outline solution or a suggestion of how this may occur
If you project on the dancer, the camera will track these projections too. And if you switch off the light, the camera won't see anything. So, you need to do it infrared.
Ideally I would like to then key out the silhouette and then syphon the output into Isadora for a Dance piece
Then, why not just do the tracking in Isadora too? As far as i know, it has Kinect support.
cheers, marian