Hello evvvveryone,
first of all i wanted to say hello because it’s really long time no see.
I was wondering if it’s possible to merge the video input from 2 firewire unibrain cameras (link to camera: http://www.unibrain.com/Products/VisionImg/Fire_i_580.htm), to get a single image as a result, that i can use for tracking (CCV and fiducial tracking). Somehow similar to what can be achieved with multiple ps3 eye cam and the dedicated drivers.
I have done some research but with no success, so i hope some of you can give me some tips.
I don’t have the cams right now so i cannot give them a try, but is it as simple as merging the images/textures from 2 videoin (one for each camera) to get a single image?
If it’s possible could you please point me in the right direction?
there should be no problem using two firewire cameras - I already did that. If you’r gonna go with unibrain cameras the provided drivers should work out of the box. If you decide to go with point grey cameras there’s some hassle involved in getting the drivers up and running. I can’t tell how it works with imagine source cameras as I’ve no experience with them.
as far as I know vvvv relies on the direct show capture stream (right?!) … so as long as there is no “unibrain Fire-i plugin” (don’t know if such a thing already exists) involved you can’t use the Format7 Mode.
Thanks very much to you all guys. These are really precious pieces of information!
If i’ll go with this solution i’m going to update the thread with my personal experience too.