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Dear ArmA and/or FaceTrackNoIR-users, I am happy to announce that v170 of FaceTrackNoIR was released yesterday. The new version contains a number of important improvements, which also benefit many ArmA-users (mind you, also Take on Helicopters and other Bohemia-games are included!). The most important new features: A new filter called Accela, providing great stability and yet maintain response; An IR-tracker called PointTracker. This was translated from the FreeTrack sources and is very useful for users, who already have an IR-headset; A new game-protocol called "FreeTrack 2.0", which supports all FreeTrack and TrackIR games, including all Bohemia-games. The problem of ArmA crashing on startup was solved. Users can now choose, which interface from FaceTrackNoIR to ArmA they want to use; All new features are listed on the website. You are welcome to try v170, please visit the FaceTrackNoIR website Wim Vriend FaceTrackNoIR Team Holland :bigglasses:

Hello ArmA-fans and all other interested folks, A while ago, version v160 of FaceTrackNoIR was released! The program was finally released as a full-installer, so users with new CPU's don't get Waterfall errors (and such). As always, you can download FaceTrackNoIR here P.S.: We are already working on the next improvements. Please show your support by donating, to keep the project alive and kicking

Hi kllrt, What CPU do you have? The demo uses the latest version of faceAPI and FaceTrackNoIR 1.5 does not, so that could be the problem. Update 1.6 will support the latest faceAPI (1.6 is 'under construction', but hey: it's holiday in Holland!). You can use 'Server/Client', to run the face-tracker on a 2nd PC. I don't get much feedback on that feature though, so it would be nice if you could... Please ask any questions you have?

@Aspire: Then it seems there is a problem with your setup. Could you try the faceAPI demo from SeeingMachines? @F2k Sel: I would recommend a PS3Eye. It has saved the day for a lot of users already!

Hi larsiano, That for your P.R. :). I found the article on the homepage, but couldn't get access to your linked page. Do you have to be member for that? ---------- Post added at 05:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:04 PM ---------- Hello Egosa-U, Actually the faceAPI demo (not the faceAPI itself!) is not required for most users, only for those with the 'waterfall error' or similar IPP-runtime errors. If you have those errors (like BennyBoy), you must un-install the IPP-runtime first (via the Control Panel/Software), before installing the faceAPI demo. BTW.: I forgot to mention: The petition for headtracking support in DCS-games (like Blackshark, A-10C) was very successful! They released the headtracking API and I have released the interface for FaceTrackNoIR last week... Thanks everyone!

@Sensenmann, Until yesterday I had no idea how to solve this, but a user has reported fixing this on his PC. This man solved the problem by removing a codec-pack (from shark007.net) from his PC. It's strange, but I also recall a similar problem with Nero codecs, when experimenting with OpenCV. So maybe you can check your PC for installed codecs and try removing them? I'd like to hear the outcome... @Signers: thanks for signing. @AllOthers: please sign the petition. It's for a better future in head-tracking!

Hello (lucky) ArmA users, As many of you may know, (free) head-tracking support in ArmA did not come easily. After the ArmA users held a petition and 500+ votes were gathered, Bohemia decided to implement FreeTrack support. Your fellow DCS-users (you know, of Blackshark and others) are not so lucky: the ED-developers say they cannot implement alternative head-tracker support, because NaturalPoint 'forbids'. Yesterday James Ireland started a petition to convince ED that many users like free head-tracking. My question is simple: could you please help and sign the petition too? It costs you nothing but a few minutes and no e-mail addresses are exposed (unless you want to). The more developers support alternatives, the more will follow! Thanks in advance :bounce3:

Hi ubermachtig, Nice to hear that you are so enthusiastic . And thanks for your feedback! I am aware that there are many beautiful ways to attract attention nowadays, and we are using some of them. I guess you have read our entire website? We have also posted in several forums, like DutchFS, SimHQ, FreeFalcon, AVSIM etc. It does take a lot of time to offer support to all users, so I'm actually glad that the program spreads 'gradually' (about 150 downloads a day...). It's only a bit of a pity that less than 1 percent of all these downloaders care enough, to donate... If you have any ideas or want to help us in any way, just send a PM? Groeten, Wim

It's always nice if people can figure it out without help... Way to go!

@jubu: As I remember, there was not much to install about Webcamax. If you even get the same error with it installed, then apparently something else is very wrong. I don't know how to help you at this stage... @j_frost: Well, facetracking just requires a lot of CPU-power. I don't think it matters too much, which program you use. However, we may be able to make the tracker better 'configurable', so you might trade off accuracy for performance... We're just starting with OpenCV, but it looks promising!

Hi Jubu and Kashwasha, Sorry to hear that it's still not working. The latest update still includes the same faceAPI version, so I guess it was to be expected... :( Last week I was fiddling with OpenCV (I'm working on using 'our own' facetracker in FaceTrackNoIR, besides the faceAPI) and found something strange: my PS3Eye did not work with OpenCV. After some debugging I found that a folder (DSFilter) installed by Nero (you know, the DVD-burning suite) blocked the camera somehow. After renaming the folder, my PS3Eye works fine with OpenCV. Maybe something similar is happening to you? Another thing you might try is using a 'virtual webcam'. I have once tried WebCamMax (unfortunately only the demo is free, but there might be other softwares like it...). It did find my camera and FaceTrackNoIR works with WebCamMax. Good Luck!

Hello ArmA gamers and other interested people, The fifth update of FaceTrackNoIR was released yesterday (http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/information_links/download.htm). Again, we have spent quite a lot of blood, sweat and tears ( :p ) to improve the program. Please try it and have even more fun flying... eh, I mean flying, driving and gaming! Wim P.S.: The website of FaceTrackNoIR was completely re-designed. Please take a look and tell us what you think of it?

Hello Helios, That looks like a regular 'monster-machine' :eek: It would indeed be nice to get FaceTrackNoIR working, I suppose... It's very strange that the faceAPI demo works, but FaceTrackNoIR does not :(. Have you also un-installed the demo again? It could be that the demo is using a newer version of faceAPI and that that would solve things. I have tried compiling the upcoming update with the latest version, but that doesn't work (yet). Unfortunately SeeingMachines won't help me, because I'm 'just' using the non-commercial version (and the program has 'only' been downloaded over 13.000 times...). I will try compiling with the newest version again soon. If you send me a PM with a mail-address, I might send you an 'alpha' of that?

Hi BurningPunk, Sorry I didn't reply to your previous post. To be honest: I don't have a clue :( It's obvious that something must have changed between the time it worked and 'now'. Perhaps you have updated DirectX or W7 and something went terribly wrong there? I know that one user here and another on the sas1946 forum received the same error. Until now, neither of them has found a solution, I'm afraid. I'll try the WWW again, to see if anything similar can be found...