This is all very much a work in progress! More to come!

( We’re working on it though! Stay tuned!)

Installation

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

Prerequisites –

Required

A Python 3.7 environment: We recommend installing Anaconda from here (https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual) to create your Python environment.
Two or more USB webcams attached to viable USB ports
- (USB hubs typically don’t work)

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.