track IR

[toon]

does anyone use track IR.i just git it yesterday and can already tell that i'm going to like it.however,i would like to meet someone in the TA at their conveineceto ask a couple of questions.it wont work over the bbs because i need to be in the plane to see the results. thx,brick 31

[DamnedRen]

Ill try and be up saturday afternoon with ya.

[Traveler]

Once you get used to it, you will love it,  The only game I play is AH and I only use it here , I got so used to it that I found it very have to go back to use the keys to view.

What are you questions?

[toon]

how do you map enable,disable and center to your joystick..i have ch fiterstik.and thx for the reply.

[Lusche]

Well, choose your profile and klick edit.
In the now open Edit Window, klick on Tab Hotkeys. now klick on "Change" for any of the three functions (Pause, Center, Prezision) and then simply press down your stick button of choice.

[airspro]

THANKS I needed to know that too !

[toon]

lusche, thanks alot buddy.works great.

[GibSter]

What is that?
What good does it do?
Where can I locate it?

[toon]

go to naturalpoint.com    the system is called track ir 4.it has a demo on the web.some send it back others wouldn't fly without it.personally i love it.save yerself some time tho and use speed 55's profile which is located oin the help and training section under the "flying makes me sick now" thread by morpheus.

[DamnedRen]

Brick, the only shortfall I've found with trackir is I need a fairly upright seat that is completely immovable. I currently use a regular leather office chair which has rocking capability. This means I get a bit of movement with the chair and somewhat inhibits my ability "look around" the headrest. I think a good fix is to buy an automobile bucket seat that allows me to move it in and out of position for getting in and out of the "cockpit" . When I get a free moment I'm gonna pick up a seat and see what happens.

[Traveler]

Originally posted by DamnedRen
Brick, the only shortfall I've found with trackir is I need a fairly upright seat that is completely immovable. I currently use a regular leather office chair which has rocking capability. This means I get a bit of movement with the chair and somewhat inhibits my ability "look around" the headrest. I think a good fix is to buy an automobile bucket seat that allows me to move it in and out of position for getting in and out of the "cockpit" . When I get a free moment I'm gonna pick up a seat and see what happens.

Where do you have the IR  Seaker Head positioned?  I too use a movable office type chair, I have no problems with my ability to look around.  I use no overhead lighting, just a desk lamp at night and no direct sunlight during the day. I positioned the seaker head on top of my moniter.  Works great.

[DamnedRen]

Originally posted by Traveler
Where do you have the IR  Seaker Head positioned?  I too use a movable office type chair, I have no problems with my ability to look around.  I use no overhead lighting, just a desk lamp at night and no direct sunlight during the day. I positioned the seaker head on top of my moniter.  Works great.

I have it located on top of my monitor also. I have a small desk lamp located behind me which shines (low) on the opposite wall.

I find the chair moving around on me when I attempt to slide my head the inch to the side when looking back around the head rest. It seems my chair movement matches my head movement.

[Traveler]

That may be the difference.  If I understand you correctly you are turing the chair, not turing in the chair.  I had a similar problem at the start, but after some pratice I got used to just moving my head and not by a lot.  But I use the delivered profiles the defaults that were delivered with the tracker, I didn't change any settings.  Not that you said you did, but I know that when engaged in combat, I move my body , body english, and have to stay somewhere near centered in the chair, but you get used to it.  It doesn't take much of a head movement to look behind me, and yes I must move my body a little to one side or the other to check out my six.

[DamnedRen]

I wouldn't say I'm turning the chair so much as not being able use enough "body english" when to comes to shifting my head to the right or left to look around the headrest.

Another thing I found and have learned to live with it comfortably is I "seem" to really move my head more degrees than the device can really handle. I might only be moving it a litle but it feels like alot! It gives me that same feeling of view as I saw in the real thing. Very cool!

I DO center alot which come naturely after the short time of using it.

The only thing it lacks is the periphrial vision that you normally get when you are say, "looking back and up behind you" as you pull to the target. In the real plane you can easily see nose position in relation to the target. Don't get me wrong.....its pretty good!!!

Actually, I only see one thing wrong with it.....and it has to do with products coming out at the wrong times.

A number of years ago Sony came out with 3D glasses. They were not the look thru type but had two lil screens. They didnt have the greatest resolution and subsequently stopped making them. After that had happened TrackIR came into being.

If you could marry the two you'd sit in your cockpit and move your head yet always have a perfect view of where ever your were looking dead center on your vision.  Think about it. Now that would be cool!!!!

Decent 3D goggles are pretty steep in price  but we can dream, can't we?

[toon]

guys, idont know how you feel about yer profiles,but i urge you to check out speed 55's.it has made a tremendous difference for me . i have also mapped the center and pause hotkey to my joystick.in the last couple of days i have seen great improvement.only problem has been dive-bombing...i had to delete two buttons that made this operation easier in order to map the trackir keys. ren,i hope yer situation is fixed.i need help with scissors..dedalos  has had me kissing terra firma like a teenage hottie in the back seat of a 1971 4-door chevy impala. lol.