Prepare the scene, projectors and camera

Scene setup

Set the projectors and camera as follow:

• Video projectors need to cover the entire dome, and have enough overlap between each other to get a seamless projection
• The calibration camera needs to be as aligned as possible with the top-middle of the dome

The resulting setup should be similar to the following schematic

The projection should look like similar to this:

We can see here that the entire projection surface is covered by the video projectors and that we have enough overlap between each projector.

Prepare the environment

• Any light – natural or artificial – should be off or hidden
• Any reflection in the room can mar the autocalibration operation

Prepare the video projectors

Take care that the following settings are setup in your projectors:

• All projectors are connected with a video cable to the V-Node server whose outputs are running autocalibration
• The KEYSTONE, OVERSCAN, and NOISE REDUCTION parameters are set to OFF/DISABLED
  

Prepare the camera

Take care that the camera :

• is connected to your POE Switch with the appropriate lens
• can see the entire projection zone
• has its aperture fully open. (manual setting on the lens)
  

Depending on the surface you are projecting on, you may need a different lens for the camera.

In this example we are projecting on a dome so the camera is equipped with a wide angle lens.

Configuring the camera software

Depending on the camera you are using, follow one of these guides to setup the camera on the Kinetic Designer workstation:

• Flir BlackFly GigE camera setup
• Lucid Triton GigE 200S camera setup

We can now open the Modulo Kinetic Designer software.