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Using a plaque as a trackable target

By jeffh on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 15:26

Hey,

I'm wondering if anyone has had experience using a plaque as a trackable target. Something similar to the images here (particularly the first image): http://untappedcities.com/newyork/2011/04/06/sequence-art-in-new-york-city-union-square/

Before getting into testing was hoping that someone may have feedback on the following questions:

- How much of an issue would the lack of color be?

- Would glare or shadows create too much of a problem?

- Would the effects of the sun moving through the day create too much of a variance from the target resource?

Any thoughts or experiences to be shared on the above would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff

Using a plaque as a trackable target

Hi,

I will share my thoughts on this:

Using a plaque as a trackable target

Thanks for the thoughts Alessandro. That helps. The image used for the plaque has yet to be decided upon, so there is still plenty of control there. Glare should be easier to control than shadows, so that will be the easier of the two to test.

Using a plaque as a trackable target

Yes, if the plaque image is chosen appropriately, it should be possible.

Using a plaque as a trackable target

Thanks Alessandro. I'm not sure if I'm clear on the suggested test though. To test the affects of lighting conditions I figured I'd have to do so with an image that has some 3D depth to it. Think printing the ImageTargets sample would be enough to start with?

Using a plaque as a trackable target

I think that printing a big Image target image and just testing outdoor (without heading to Union Square) would be a good start, as a basic test.

Then, if the previous test gives you satisfactory results, then you could go to the next step..

Using a plaque as a trackable target

That plan makes sense. I haven't tried the UDT sample yet, but saw that there and had the same idea. Helpful to hear you suggest it too though. That has me set to do some testing!

Thanks again,

Jeff

Using a plaque as a trackable target

you're welcome. And let us know if you have interesting findings.