I'm using a webcam, a computer, a beamer and a screen to make a video

interactive installation. The installtion uses people's real shadow to

interactive with the virtual shadows. The setup is like this: There is a

screen with white cloth. A camera is behind and a beamer is opposite on the

screen. Both of the camera and projector are connected with a computer. The

player was supposed to cast their shadows on the screen and the camera will

catch the shadow image and send it to the computer and the beamer will

However, the feedback phenomena happend. For example, imagine you stand in

the front of the screen, when a real shadow is casting at the left side of

the screen, the camera behind will "see" the image on the right side. Then

the image will be projected by beamer on the right side of the screen. This

virtul shadow is the right image I want to show. But after that, the

feedbacks are comeing The camera catch the real shadow and the first

virtual shadow again and the beamer projects both of them again.So there

will be two extra virtual shadows which are faded and unclear, like a gray

fog. If the player moves, the phenomena will continue circularly even cover

Now I am using jit.brcosa object to control by change the values of

brightness and contrast. However, I can't find the proper values at all.

Even the image is light gray with white at some part, the feedbacks are

still there. I try to contral the camera's exposure, brightness and

Does anybody has an idea to get rid of the feedbake? Any response would be

I'm using a webcam, a computer, a beamer and a screen to make a video
interactive installation. The installtion uses people's real shadow to
interactive with the virtual shadows. The setup is like this: There is a
screen with white cloth. A camera is behind and a beamer is opposite on the
screen. Both of the camera and projector are connected with a computer. The
player was supposed to cast their shadows on the screen and the camera will
catch the shadow image and send it to the computer and the beamer will
project it on the screen finally.

However, the feedback phenomena happend. For example, imagine you stand in
the front of the screen, when a real shadow is casting at the left side of
the screen, the camera behind will "see" the image on the right side. Then
the image will be projected by beamer on the right side of the screen. This
virtul shadow is the right image I want to show. But after that, the
feedbacks are comeing   The camera  catch the real shadow and the first
virtual shadow again and the beamer  projects both of them again.So there
will be two extra virtual shadows which are faded and unclear, like a gray
fog. If the player moves, the phenomena will continue circularly even cover
the whole screen.

Now I am using jit.brcosa object to control by change the values of
brightness and contrast. However, I can't find the proper values at all.
Even the image is light gray with white at some part, the feedbacks are
still there. I try to contral the camera's exposure, brightness and
contrast, the problem is still there.

Does anybody has an idea to get rid of the feedbake? Any response would be
very appreciated!

how-to-get-rid-of-the-mirror-feedbacks-generated-from-a-camera-and-a-projector-2

> I'm using a webcam, a computer, a beamer and a screen to make a video 

> interactive installation. The installtion uses people's real shadow to 

> However, the feedback phenomena happend. For example, imagine you stand 

> Does anybody has an idea to get rid of the feedbake? Any response would 

I would use IR-lights on the screen and use an IR-camera, that

I've seen recipes on the net to make a webcam to be an IR-camera

but I didn't try it myself ... you should also have a look in the

Xinmei Chen wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> I'm using a webcam, a computer, a beamer and a screen to make a video 
> interactive installation. The installtion uses people's real shadow to 
> ...
> However, the feedback phenomena happend. For example, imagine you stand 
> ... 
> Does anybody has an idea to get rid of the feedbake? Any response would 
> be very appreciated!

I would use IR-lights on the screen and use an IR-camera, that
doesn't "see" the projected image ...
I've seen recipes on the net to make a webcam to be an IR-camera
but I didn't try it myself ... you should also have a look in the
max-archives on the subject of IR.

Thank you for your answer! I will think about it.

> > I'm using a webcam, a computer, a beamer and a screen to make a video

> > interactive installation. The installtion uses people's real shadow to

> > However, the feedback phenomena happend. For example, imagine you stand

> > Does anybody has an idea to get rid of the feedbake? Any response would

> I would use IR-lights on the screen and use an IR-camera, that

> I've seen recipes on the net to make a webcam to be an IR-camera

> but I didn't try it myself ... you should also have a look in the

On 8/23/06, oliver griem  wrote:
>
> Xinmei Chen wrote:
> > Dear List,
> >
> > I'm using a webcam, a computer, a beamer and a screen to make a video
> > interactive installation. The installtion uses people's real shadow to
> > ...
> > However, the feedback phenomena happend. For example, imagine you stand
> > ...
> > Does anybody has an idea to get rid of the feedbake? Any response would
> > be very appreciated!
>
> I would use IR-lights on the screen and use an IR-camera, that
> doesn't "see" the projected image ...
> I've seen recipes on the net to make a webcam to be an IR-camera
> but I didn't try it myself ... you should also have a look in the
> max-archives on the subject of IR.
>
> good luck,
>
> oliver
>
>
>
>
>


How to get rid of the mirror feedbacks generated from a camera and a projector?