[LAU] Face or person tracking with a camera

[Brandon Hale]

Hey Jeanette,

Have you checked out openpose? I think it is only a Linux thing, but I 
used it at work and it tracks full body with a standard camera.

Also, another thing that your friend might look into is using the 
Microsoft Kinect. The Kinect has tracking built in that you can access 
with software. Both the Kinect and Kinect 2 have these kinds of 
features. You have to get an adapter to plug it into a standard usb 
port. I've played with this a tiny bit for a class I took, but I had 
friends who got it to work pretty well for the body.

These two would be for body tracking, not necessarily face tracking.

I hope some of this helps,

Brandon Hale

On 7/1/21 2:26 PM, Jeanette C. wrote:
> Hey hey,
> I am sorry if this seems very off-topic. But I thought that there 
> might be performers here who could be experienced with this.
>
> A friend of mine is looking for a simple way to track herself with a 
> camera for lessons. I have seen that there are gadgets which can 
> recognise a face and so track a person with a camera. Having no 
> experience with that, at all, myself, I thought it best to find 
> knowledgeable advice.
>
> I think she will use a mac environment. I don't know how many things - 
> you might know about - are cross platform or stand alone, though a 
> Raspberry Pi in support of her work could be quite feasible.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeanette
>