Some freetrack questions

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

Modifying the camera is not something i'm willing to do. So, if i don't remove the IR filter can i just make do with a piece of film or floppy disk material that i will use whenever i want to run a flight sim?

No, at least not in my experience with a Logitech Fusion. There are two relevant filters: first, removal of the IR filter to allow the camera to detect the IR light points brightly enough and, second, a visible light filter to stop the camera seeing anything else.

The aim of freetrack tinkering is that the webcam ONLY sees the IR light points. Therefore you need to a) remove the IR filter in the camera and b) add a visible light filter (floppy disc works really well). If you remove the IR filter you can still use the camera for video calls but the colour is gone since background IR floods the receptor.

Not great, in short, but on the other hand freetrack is just brilliant when you have it tuned. Remember to fiddle with camera settings in freetrack, exposure time in particular.