augmented-reality

How to capture live camera frames in RGB with DirectShow

I'm implementing live video capture through DirectShow for live processing and display. (Augmented Reality app). I can access the pixels easily enough, but it seems I can't get the SampleGrabber to provide RGB data. The device (an iSight -- running VC++ Express in VMWare) only reports MEDIASUBTYPE_YUY2. After extensive Googling, I stil...

How to start writing an augmented reality application

I have been looking at creating an augmented reality application. Can anyone suggest a preferred technology platform to start writing an application of this kind. I would like this to be a desktop application and not a mobile application. Therefore I want to use a webcam with object recognition. Thanks! ...

Where can I find help with flash based augmented reality detecting hand position / gestures?

Hi, I'm researching a potential project involving flash based augmented reality, and I've already looked at FlarToolkit and FlarManager which seem pretty straight forward to execute marker detection. What I cannot find are any sites or assistance with how to detect hand position, etc. To allow the subject to 'press' buttons. An example ...

augmented reality framework

Hi, I am planning to develop an augmented reality application for Android phone. Does anyone know if there is any existing framework for augmented reality which could be used for such applications? Thanks. ...

digital compass problem

Hi, I am creating an augmented reality application and I noticed that the stored locations don't appear appear on the correct direction if I try to use the camera view (using layar or wikitude API). The problem is that the digital compass doesn't show north correctly when you try to look at the known objects through the camera view. If ...

How to get started with image processing and photogrammetry?

Hi every body: I am sorry about the Title for this question, but really I don't know how to name it. There is something that I have seen sometimes, and I ask myself how to do that kind of software. It's about the PitchTrax that MLB uses in its TV-games. I think that is did it using cameras or something like that... I would like to read ...

Augmented Reality iPhone Tutorial

Can any body provide me with a good tutorial on Augmented Reality iPhone Tutorial for iPhone 3.1.And also the Xcode sample application ...

Image Processing for Augmented Reality

Hello, I need some help on Augmented Reality. I have develop a small application.NOw I want to use shape detection algorithm or specially circle detection algorithm.I want that after my camera get open It should only detect circles and if it gets circles it should get replaced with some corresponding image. I hope you understood what I w...

Augmented Reality Help

I need a help to develop a small application on Augmented Reality.I have spend almost a week trying but with no proper solution.Tried some sample code but still not successful. I have seen many videos and want to develop something like that. for example my code should detect only square or any particular shape.And then after detecting th...

Artoolkit does not load textures in OS X

Hello i am using the latest version of artoolkit, and succesfully compiled simplevrml, but it doesn't show any textures not even the ones in the bud_B example. Does anyone have a similar experience or problem or have solved this? Thanks in advance. ...

Augmented Reality - Mapping GPS to OpenGL

I am writing an Android AR application and have my engine working but it contains a strange behaviour that I can't seem to get fix. I am overlaying an OpenGL surface on the camera image and am placing 3D objects in the view accordingly. If I use dummy data for the location of my AR objects, i.e. LAT 10 LON 10 become x=10 y=10 on the Open...

How a marker-based augmented reality algorithm (like ARToolkit's one) works?

Hi all, For my job i've been using a Java version of ARToolkit (NyARTookit). So far it proven good enough for our needs, but my boss is starting to want the framework ported in other platforms such as web (Flash, etc) and mobiles. While i suppose i could use other ports, i'm increasingly annoyed by not knowing how the kit works and beyo...

Using my unique marker within NyARToolkit

I've just implemented a version of the ported NyARToolkit for the iphone and I'm trying to use my own marker. I've created the marker and added it to my project file and then changed all instances of patt.hiro to be patt.mymarker. However it's still trying to detect the old hiro pattern. I've noticed there's a file being used: #define...

Augmented Reality: Just marker recognition

Think about the usual augmented reality implementations: there's one or more marker, the software recognize the markers and usually shows something on top of them. I'm interested just in the first part. I need an algorithm, component, framework or class to determine if a given marker is present or not in a photo. Where can I start from...

Facing issues with Android AR (augment reality) application in HTC magic

Hi, I have developed a simple AR application in Android. This application shows the camera preview in portrait mode with some overlaying static images and texts. I have tested this application on my HTC Hero and it works fine on it. I shared this application with my internet friend who has HTC magic (and he does not know anything about ...

Android video stream capture for AR

Hi, I would like to be able to capture the video from an android phone camera, and then process this video. Processing involves adding a layer of AR to the live stream. Is this possible on android? Pretty sure it should be. I have looked at the android site [http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/index.html] but this seems to...

FLAR inverted marker

Does someone knows where can I find some information how to detect a "white" marker on a black page? ...

Augmented reality with human gestures

hi, We have to choose something related to AR with human gestures or markers as our Final year project.We have 6 months for that.So can anyone give me some links and guides and the tools required for that. As now for us AR is totally new field. So any good free ebooks with practical guide, which kits to use,which language or tool is bes...

Marker Recognition on Android (recognising Rubik's Cubes)

Hi everybody. I'm developing an augmented reality application for Android that uses the phone's camera to recognise the arrangement of the coloured squares on each face of a Rubik's Cube. One thing that I am unsure about is how exactly I would go about detecting and recognising the coloured squares on each face of the cube. If you look...

Using NyARToolkit is it possible to get distance between camera and the marker?

Hi, I am doing a class project on Android OS 1.6. I am considering to use NyARToolkit (Java implementation of ARToolkit for Android). I need to know whether it is possible to get the distance between the camera and a fiducial marker. If possible, how can I get it? Please help. ...