{"id":3131,"date":"2021-01-23T23:33:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/?page_id=3131"},"modified":"2021-03-26T14:32:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T14:32:24","slug":"headtracker-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/?page_id=3131","title":{"rendered":"Guide to AITrack and OpenTracker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3131\" class=\"elementor elementor-3131\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da1ca4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da1ca4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb1c5ff\" data-id=\"eb1c5ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bedbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bedbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Head Tracker allow you to look freely around your cockpit and also outside. This is especially useful in dogfights in order to quickly see if there are enemies to your left\/right\/above your. There are some commercial solutions &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalpoint.com\/trackir\/\">TrackIR<\/a> seems to be recognized as the best head tracker money can buy but sadly it is a bit expensive&#8230;<\/p><p>If you already have a Webcam you can instead use the free <strong>OpenTrack<\/strong> head tracker.\u00a0 It may not track as smooth as TrackIR but hey &#8211; it&#8217;s free! This guide will help you install OpenTrack and get it setup for <strong>Elite Dangerous<\/strong>, <strong>DCS World<\/strong> and any other space- or flight-sim that supports head tracking.<\/p><p>OpenTrack is able to get tracking data from many inputs &#8211; I prefer using the free <b>AITrack<\/b> software as it is very easy to use with OpenTracker and do not require as much CPU power as some alternatives. If that does not work for you there are many guides on YouTube on how to use other tracking sources as input for OpenTrack, e.g. a DIY ARUCO marker or integration with your smartphone.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e570c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50e570c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Download and install OpenTrack<\/h3><p>Download the latest Opentrack release <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/opentrack\/opentrack\/releases\">using this link<\/a>.<\/p><p>It is recommended to install <strong>OpenTrack<\/strong> on the same harddisk where E:D is installed as there has been some issues reported where E:D failed to recognize opentrack when installed on different disks (don&#8217;t know if this has been fixed or not).\u00a0<\/p><p>Start opentrack and select <strong>UDP over network<\/strong> as you input. Click the tool icon to the right of this and note the port number (default: <strong>4242<\/strong>) &#8211; you will need this later.<\/p><p>Create a shortcut to the OpenTrack EXE file on your desktop or Start menu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74f7be8\" data-id=\"74f7be8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b43523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b43523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EliteDangerous.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EliteDangerous.png 1000w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EliteDangerous-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EliteDangerous-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EliteDangerous-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ef2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"36ef2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7e67b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ed7e67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<center>\n    <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - 300x250 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6405449223\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d236e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d236e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-177f68a\" data-id=\"177f68a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a7487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75a7487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43bfd13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43bfd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ED_mining1-1024x640.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2753\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ED_mining1-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ED_mining1-350x219.png 350w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ED_mining1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ED_mining1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae1292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ae1292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-342f5fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"342f5fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d12e31c\" data-id=\"d12e31c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d945b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d945b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Download and install AITrack<\/h3><p>OpenDownload the latest <strong>AITrack<\/strong> release <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/AIRLegend\/aitrack\/releases\">using this link.<\/a><\/p><p>Create a shortcut to the AITrack EXE file on your desktop or Start menu.\u00a0<\/p><p>Start AITrack and click the <b>Configuration<\/b> button. Enter the IP address <b>127.0.0.1<\/b> and the port number you configured in OpenTrack (default: 4242). Click <b>Apply<\/b> and close the <b>Configuration<\/b> window.<\/p><p>Before continuing: Make sure your Webcam is connected. In the main AITrack window click <b>Start tracking<\/b> &#8211; you should now see yourself with some tracking points around your facial features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429537b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"429537b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AITrack1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3145\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AITrack1.png 421w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/AITrack1-350x333.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4354cb4\" data-id=\"4354cb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8852579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8852579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086a02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"086a02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<center>\n    <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2055296165\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cdde14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cdde14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2c83c4\" data-id=\"c2c83c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ce41e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27ce41e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Configure OpenTrack<\/h3><p>Back to OpenTrack&#8230;<\/p><h5>Profiles<\/h5><p>If you are playing other games that supports a head tracker, I recommend you create a profile for each game &#8211; when playing DCS World I need to move my head around a lot to see every button in my cockpit clearly; in Elite Dangerous I prefer less movement and some other mapping curves. You can either create a new empty profile or make a copy using your current profile &#8211; both options are located on the <strong>Profile<\/strong> button. Here you can also open the Profile folder which is very useful if you need to take a backup of your profile or make a copy for a friend.<\/p><h5>Input<\/h5><p>We have already selected <strong>UDP over network<\/strong> as our input &#8211; if not do so now.<\/p><h5>Output<\/h5><p>Select the <strong>freetrack 2.0 Enhanced<\/strong> as your <strong>Output<\/strong> protocol. If you have problem with E:D not recognizing OpenTrack you can click the tool button and change the freetrack output to <strong>Use TrackIR, disable freetrack<\/strong>. For DCS you can leave both protocols turned on (default).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccccc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ccccc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack2.png 514w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack2-350x182.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3413a31\" data-id=\"3413a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c438f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44c438f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Vulture-1-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1588\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Vulture-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Vulture-1-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Vulture-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Vulture-1.jpg 1858w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730ec20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"730ec20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69da463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"69da463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<center>\n    <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - 300x600 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:600px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1058361806\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6dcafe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6dcafe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a0e44d\" data-id=\"1a0e44d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c25966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c25966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Filter<\/h5><p>I use the <strong>Accela<\/strong> Filter &#8211; if the head tracking is not smooth you can try increasing the <strong>Smoothing<\/strong> value &#8211; click the tool button to open the <strong>Filter settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd5451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbd5451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack3.png 552w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack3-350x211.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ec1ef8\" data-id=\"2ec1ef8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322d22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"322d22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c65bda0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c65bda0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<center>\n    <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - 300x250 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6405449223\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4dea68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4dea68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-413e9eb\" data-id=\"413e9eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96c3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d96c3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Options<\/h5><p>Click the Options button and go to the Output page. You will likely need to Invert both Pitch and Z axis for DCS &#8211; for E:D you may want to disable Roll, X,Y,Z axis and only use Yaw and Pitch if you are getting seasick of too much head movements &#8211; click the <strong>Source<\/strong> button and select <strong>Disable<\/strong> if you do not want to use the selected axis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567082a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"567082a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack4.png 558w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack4-298x350.png 298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e0f0ff\" data-id=\"0e0f0ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410d02f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"410d02f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e460736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e460736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<center>\n    <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - 300x600 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:600px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1058361806\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec4eb32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec4eb32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f162d6\" data-id=\"2f162d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f0459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f0459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Mapping<\/h5><p>Click the Mapping button to open the Mapping properties &#8211; this is the most important part of configuring OpenTrack and will require some trial-and-error until you are satisfied with the mappings. I found the default mappings totally useless so I have made custom mapping of every axis.\u00a0<\/p><p>In DCS I use different Pitch mapping for looking up and down; When I look down I need the head tracker to change the view slightly slower than when I am looking up as I need more precise movements to see all my cockpit controls clearly. In DCS I also need to be able to look 180 degree back &#8211; in E:D most cockpits limit your vision to only 90 degrees to each side so you will want different mappings for each game.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9de745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9de745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3149\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack5.png 972w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack5-350x255.png 350w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack5-768x559.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4594490\" data-id=\"4594490\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75008b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d75008b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alliance-Challenger-Gauss-Cannons-firing-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alliance-Challenger-Gauss-Cannons-firing-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alliance-Challenger-Gauss-Cannons-firing-350x228.png 350w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alliance-Challenger-Gauss-Cannons-firing-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alliance-Challenger-Gauss-Cannons-firing.png 1697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6bc39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f6bc39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d6feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a5d6feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<center>\n    <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- LarsBodin - Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4911923267628346\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2055296165\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c46b1a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c46b1a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e134f9\" data-id=\"9e134f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef60d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef60d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Test OpenTrack<\/h5><p>All done! Now click the Start button and move you head slowly around and notice the pink octopus &#8211; if everything has been configured correct the octopus should now follow your head movement.\u00a0<\/p><p>Next step: Fire up Elite Dangerous, DCS World or any other space- or flight-sim you fancy, jump into your cockpit and see if the head tracker works OK or if it is too jerky.\u00a0<\/p><p>You may need to Alt-TAB back to OpenTrack and adjust the Mapping or the smoothness of the Filter several times before you are satisfied.\u00a0<\/p><p>Remember to make a <strong>backup<\/strong> of your profiles after you have customized OpenTrack and are satisfied with your settings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e84ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65e84ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack6.png 820w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack6-350x256.png 350w, https:\/\/lars-bodin.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opentrack6-768x561.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8167981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8167981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Remember!<\/h3><p>Your webcam must be plugged in and both <strong>AITrack<\/strong> and <strong>OpenTrack<\/strong> should be started before you start your game.<\/p><p>Before you start your game move your head and verify that the pink octopus follow your movements &#8211; if not make sure you have plugged in your webcam, started both AITrack and OpenTrack. 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