Tracking of skeletons

The main applications of skeleton tracking are animation, sports biomechanics, virtual reality and gaming. The specific workflow may depend on the application. Generally, tracking of skeletons involves the following steps:

• Choice of marker set
  Skeleton tracking requires the use of a dedicated marker set. For more information about the available marker sets and the possibilities to customize them, see chapter Marker sets for skeleton tracking. It is also possible to use a custom skeleton definition in QTM, see chapter Using a custom skeleton definition.

• Setting up models for automatic labeling of markers or Traqrs
  Automatic labeling of markers or Traqrs is an important part of an efficient workflow. The optimal approach may depend on the application. For the recommended approaches, see chapter Automatic labeling of markers or Traqr configuration for skeleton tracking.

• Skeleton calibration
  Create a skeleton definition or update an existing one, see chapter Skeleton calibration.

• Modifying the skeleton definition
  Edit the skeleton definition to change the scaling factor, marker weights or segment definitions, see chapter How to modify the skeleton definition.

• Tracking skeleton data
  Real time tracking and capturing of skeleton data, see chapter How to track skeleton data.

• Reprocessing skeleton data
  For information about the available processing options, see chapter How to reprocess skeleton data.

• Exporting and streaming
  Export or stream skeleton data for further processing in an external program or real time applications, see chapter Export and streaming of skeleton data

The following chapters describe how to work with skeletons in QTM.