- Open an Anaconda Prompt (in Windows, or any terminal on Mac/Linux) and enter the following comands
conda create -n freemocap-env python=3.7
conda activate freemocap-env
pip install freemocap -v
ipython
import freemocap as fmc
fmc.RunMe() #this is where the magic happens.2021-06-12_FreeMoCap_Clips_16MB.mp4
Required
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A Python 3.7 environment: We recommend installing Anaconda from here (https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual#Downloads) to create your Python environment.
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Two or more USB webcams attached to viable USB ports
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Each recording must (for now) start with an unobstructed view of a Charuco board generated with python commands (or equivalent):
import cv2 aruco_dict = cv2.aruco.Dictionary_get(cv2.aruco.DICT_4X4_250) #note `cv2.aruco` can be installed via `pip install opencv-contrib-python` board = cv2.aruco.CharucoBoard_create(7, 5, 1, .8, aruco_dict) charuco_board_image = board.draw((2000,2000)) #`2000` is the resolution of the resulting image. Increase this number if printing a large board (bigger is better! Esp for large spaces! cv2.imwrite('charuco_board_image.png',charuco_board_image)
Optional If you would like to use OpenPose for body tracking, install Cude and the Windows Portable Demo of OpenPose.
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Install CUDA: https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads
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Install OpenPose (Windows Portable Demo): https://github.com/CMU-Perceptual-Computing-Lab/openpose/releases/tag/v1.6.0
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