How to Make a Cheap Multitouch Pad - MTmini

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-What's a MTmini?-
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Don't have a Multitouch Table yet? Have one, but need something smaller for testing? Building a small portable multitouch pad will allow you to test software and experiment on a smaller scale while building your full table or when away from your multitouch screen. Have fun and make a MTmini! This uses Front Diffused Illumination, with normal ambient light (infrared not required or needed) and a normal off-the-shelf webcam (IR filter can still be in place).


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For this to work, all you need is a room with (at least) some light. The results will be best when the room lighting is even (no bright lights shinning from one direction onto the multitouch pad).

When you place you fingers on the surface, shadows are created where your fingers are. The webcam sees these shadows and sends the image to the tracking software which tracks the shadows as they


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-David Wallen
-Christian Moore
-Laurence Muller
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Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: April 28, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Author: cerupcat

Length: 00:02:35
Rating: 4.83
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Video Comments:
gromoll (November 22, 2008 at 7:00 pm)
sorry i clickesd the spam button by mistake you need the drivers for your camera you should install them befor you hook up your cam
Spyda107 (November 22, 2008 at 1:29 am)
Is there any way I can get this to work with a digital camera that has video capabilities? Because I made the whole thing, but when i plug the cam in it says theres no video captue device or something like that, and I dont have a webcam.

Thanks
StickmanEMK (November 21, 2008 at 12:29 pm)
Sure, anything that is clear and sturdy
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inferagon (November 20, 2008 at 7:53 pm)
it's on the details*
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inferagon (November 20, 2008 at 7:51 pm)
wow...
this is something similar to wat i wanna do, but i never seem to have the right idea to doing it
you're darn smart
FUIDB (November 20, 2008 at 1:46 pm)
were do you get the software?
pg6t55 (November 20, 2008 at 12:46 pm)
you are fucking smart have a nice future man
ihatelipstick (November 20, 2008 at 7:25 am)
thats was great!
Xenxe777 (November 20, 2008 at 12:15 am)
and we spend hundreds of dollars for a piece of glass and a small webcam?