Camera Tracking

Create and configure a Tracking System and Physical Camera

Physical Camera requires a specific XR/AR license. If you’d like to try out these features to decide whether you want to purchase an XR/AR license, please contact us.

Create a control device

In an XR or AR project, Smode needs to know the position of your camera in real-time. This allows Smode to synchronize the movement of the virtual camera in 3D space, ensuring that the image on the LED screens is consistent from the camera’s perspective.

To obtain real-time information about the camera’s position, you need to use a tracking system.

Ensure that your tracking system is properly configured and calibrated before connecting it with Smode.

To establish a connection between your tracking system and Smode for real-time data retrieval, you must create a Control Device in the Preferences panel panel. Click the Add button to create a new Control Device, and select the type of tracker you are using from the list.

In this example, we will use a Stype Tracking Device.

Configure the address and port of the device. If another application needs to access the data of this device, check “Reuse local port”.

Once your device is configured, you should see incoming data in the Devices Panel :

Create a tracking System

In the Stage , create a Tracking System and place it above other stage elements. Select the tracking Control Device you created from the list of devices in the tracking system’s settings.

A Tracker will be created in your tracking system.

If your tracking system is positioned below other stage elements, you may encounter issues during the calibration process.

Create a physical Camera

Create a Physical Camera . It is a specific camera designed to simulate a real one. By default, it’s placement is of the Link To Tracker type.

Select the Tracker associated with your camera.