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The User also must pick the appropriate Object type for the Tracking
Object, e.g. Presenter or Dancer for the
Stagetracker II™ system to
behave properly. The different Object types have different
properties to how they react to movement by the Tracking Object.
E.g. the Presenter type expects less movements and tends to output
smoother positioning data, as where the Dancer type expects a lot
more movement, and quicker turns and higher speed. Consult your
TTA representative or
needed.
Lastly the User must configure Active Areas for each Tracking Object. This will ensure better tracking quality by
only outputting positioning data to the output modules when the Tracking Object is inside the Active Area.
Positions from outside the Active Area will not be sent to the output modules. Tick the different areas if these
are known or use the one Active Area that is already enabled. Configuring Active Areas are covered in chapter
9.3 below. Remember to Enable the Tracking Objects by pressing the Enabled/Disabled button. The Enabled
Tracking Objects can be filtered at the top of the window with the Show active/Show all button.
9.3
Stage
Configuration of the Tracking Area and the Active Areas takes place in the Stage tab. The Tracking Area is the
area/volume that we allow the Tracking Objects to be positioned within. This will typically cover a bit more
than the actual stage area, such as the crossover and the technical areas close to the actual stage area. All
tracking data outside of the Tracking Area will be discarded by the Stagetracker II™ system. By restricting the
Tracking Area,
the Stagetracker II™ will be focused to the given area,
and thus enhancing the performance to
the focused area instead of trying to track the “whole world”. The Tracking Area should not include the
Stagetracker II™ RadioEyes themselves.
The Active Area is the area in which the Stagetracker II™ system shall sup
ply position information to the
Position Consumers. The Active Area can be different for individual actors and for different Position
Consumers. The position of the Tracking Object is still updated internally in the Stagetracker II™ system, but the
Output Position is not changed until the Tracking Object enters an Active Area again.
To activate a new Active Area, go the Objects tab and select one or more of the needed Active Areas. The
Active Areas can be modified and given friendly names before being assigned to a/several Tracking Objects.
The Active Area will not be plotted in the 3D plot unless activated.
A good example where the Active Areas come in handy is when scenery covers more than one floor in the
height, e.g. a balcony on a building upstage. Out of eight actors in a play, two of them will use a balcony during
the play. By enabling the use of a new Active Area for those two actors in the Objects tab, the Stagetracker II™
system will only process and output positioning data calculated in that Active Area for those two actors, and
not anyone else. This ensures that a potential reflection outside of the Active Area will not be processed for
those actors that is not enabled to use that Active Area.
