Head Tracking With A Webcam For FREE! Part 1 Software & Settings

A video to show you how to use Opentrack and AITrack to get head tracking in your simulators basically for free (as long as you have a webcam).
Useful Links-
Part 2 Video To Refine Settings - • Head Tracking With A W...
OpenTrack -github.com/opentrack/opentrack
AITrack - github.com/AIRLegend/aitrack/...
Helios (Capt. Zeen) - www.captzeen.com/helios/downlo...
Time Stamps -
0:00 - Intro
0:46 - Getting OpenTrack
1:20 - Getting AITrack
2:09 - Setting Up AITrack
4:04 - Setting Up OpenTrack
10:10 - Testing The Headtracking
11:11 - The "Limitations" Of Headtracking
12:40 - Expensive Hobby, Spend Your Money Wisely!

[@Honosuseri]

Useful Links- Part 2 Video To Refine Settings - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5uliYqMnJago8U OpenTrack -github.com/opentrack/opentrack AITrack - github.com/AIRLegend/aitrack/releases Helios (Capt. Zeen) - www.captzeen.com/helios/downloads.asp Time Stamps - 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Getting OpenTrack 1:20 - Getting AITrack 2:09 - Setting Up AITrack 4:04 - Setting Up OpenTrack 10:10 - Testing The Headtracking 11:11 - The "Limitations" Of Headtracking 12:40 - Expensive Hobby, Spend Your Money Wisely! *EDIT* Those of you having trouble with it in DCS... Go to settings then Controls. Look for the TrackIR column (you might need to move over to the right depending on how many peripherals you have) there's a small down arrow in the tab, click it and make sure it's NOT disabled! Worked automatically for me but it seems some of you are having issues.

[@Eroglik]

Video is still relevant. Thanks for making the setup much easier. Been dissapointed with sub 40fps in VR on low settings. Even on an i7 and 3070ti. Switched to head tracking with this and cranked my graphics to max, 120fps all day long. So much better. Thanks for this video!

[@fernandoolea6410]

Same History here, have a ryzen 5800x and a 3070ti, started with the normal oculus and then jumped into the Quest 2, unfortunately after endless settings i was not happy with the outcome until opentrack came along.

[@jamesward2141]

I used to use face track IR and gave up with it because it was terrible. Was considering trying track ir but didn’t want to spend the money and came across your video. Works amazingly. Completely seamless!

[@Honosuseri]

Thanks for letting me know the video helped you out. Make sure you watch part 2, I tweaked the settings further and got the tracking to improve especially the pitch axis

[@mr3zezw215]

Last time I tried it it was slow. Reaction time was super slow made me feel sick playing is that fixed?

[@StevenFurio]

Super helpful video, thank you! I used to use smooth track with a phone, but I found its' easier to just use a old webcam for sim racing.

[@robertbethell]

Thank you so much for this. I had no idea you could do this and was just about to buy a TrackIR! You did a great job at explaining it step by step. Many thanks 👍

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome. You might want to watch the part 2 video where I tweak the settings further. Have fun with it!

[@321fightson]

Hey Honosuseri, just a quick note to say thanks HEAPS for this video. It worked perfectly the first time, which I am stunned and amazed at. I have tried similar setups before but they never worked. I suspect aiTrack was the missing secret for me - it just seemed so much more reliable than other similar tools. Now I just need to tweak my curves a bit (they're not ideal yet) but what I have now is infinitely better than what I had before! Thanks heaps. Eran from Fight's On.

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome. You can also try "Neural Net Tracker" under input for Open Track, instead of AI Track see which works better for you. I've done a part 2 video where I go further tweaking the curves, that might help you too. All the best with it.

[@ebubekircagrsen7824]

AITrack is much more robust than the built-in version head tracker.

[@ADPeguero]

Thank you so much for this. I got it working really well. I actually prefer this over the Tobii Eye Tracker 5 believe it or not. So I'm glad I found this set of instructions.

[@grantechsweng5268]

Thank you. DCS user just moved to this setup. Very helpful. Cam is Inland 1080 for 30$. works fine.

[@lydian2012]

Thank you for making everything so clear. It worked with City Car Driving using my laptop webcam.

[@VimyScout]

Nice one buddy - Thanks for sharing this, much appreciated 👍 😀

[@hamiltonalexUA]

Too broke to buy track ir and had a 10 dollar camera. Thanks mate, works like a charm!

[@martinlagrange8821]

Thank you for this excellent tutorial - and the software links. Head tracking for free is spectacular, looking forward to getting it into action soon.

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome Martin. You can try "Neural Net Tracker" in the Opentrack input options rather than AI Track. NNT is built into Opentrack so a little easier to setup, see which suits you best. I did a part 2 video to tweak my settings a little better. Feel free to check that out too. All the best with it have fun!

[@martinlagrange8821]

@@Honosuseri Very much obliged to you for this extra good information, will most certainly get it operational on that basis. Since I fly the F-16C, Mirage F-1CZ and 2000C, I'll also experiment with X-movement, in order to be more easily able to see the MFD's as well as the 2000's AOA meter for butter-smooth landings made easily. Its going to an exhilarating experience - Webcams are wonderfully cheap these days thank goodness.

[@Honosuseri]

Yes I know what you mean, the F-16C has a very laid back seating position. I fly the "Viper" too and it's a pig checking those MFDs in VR and that's 1:1 head movement. I'm looking forward to the EDGE update next year for DCS, multi CPU threads to improve performance. I prefer to fly in VR as it's so immersive....the head tracking is mainly to just hop in and learn features that have been added to the modules, I can easily reference videos or written materials without the VR headset on. I wouldn't go too cheap on the Webcam, or you might have problems. I use the Logitech C920 which can do 1080P for video calls and it obviously works well for the head tracking too even at lower resolution.

[@VRMinde]

You are a legend! Works flawlessly, thanks!!

[@detogram]

As others have said, "THIS IS STILL RELEVANT!" So I want to thank you for posting this video. You have made setting up face tracking so easy. Thank you!

[@Honosuseri]

Happy to hear my video has helped you out. Have fun with it!

[@quentinfourie4301]

Thank you very much working like a charm !!!

[@Isaiah5417GdLk]

Ive tried several different head tracking options. I ordered track ir, dont know why but it would not work, im sure it was just my set up, there were so many good reviews, but i play on a 55 inch tv so that may not work with that. I tried the ps3 camera with the track hat thing, same thing. I also tried opentrack with neuralnet, nope, almost threw in the towel until i tried this, thank you so much! it isnt perfect but definately doable, really the only issue is when looking over at a gauge and you try to move your head closer you go toward the front of the aircraft, not closer to the gauge, but i just use my zoom button. I really am so glad i fount this video, thanks again.

[@Faded-420]

Dude, I was at a total loss before I found this video and although it’s not as smooth as yours, at least I got it working now, and I even have other options.. thank you for your video!

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome. Thanks for letting me know it helped you out. Try watching the part 2 video as I tweaked my settings further in that

[@Faded-420]

@@Honosuseri helped tremendously! I was literally about to give up lol I went and watched v2 and it is now working even better. You da man. 👍

[@shaneduc]

Thanks, for the video and the help I really needed it.

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome, thanks for letting me know it helped you out. There is a part 2 video to help people tweak things a little better. You can also try "neural net tracker" in Opentrack rather than selecting and using AItrack. There's also "aruco" where you print an image for the webcam to track, stuck to a cap you wear. You might find aruco works better. All the best with it, have fun

[@shaneduc]

@@Honosuseri What Help me the most is the setting's you used. The Mapping was driving me mad. Until I saw how you did it I got to do a bit more fine tuning to get it perfect, or as close as I can. l0l Also that you used AITrack. I had been just Opentrack alone and using the neuralnet track instead of UDP over Network. and AITrack. I watch both of your video's before doing it. I thought I coment on this one as it was the one that HELP me the most. I only have FC3 as it was a great buy @ 25 USD for my first order on there sight, and its what I could afford. Maybe one day I'll get a full fealidy Cockpit. I'm only Just about 3 week's into DCS. I love the SU-27/33 been having a blast flying it. Once agine thanks.

[@bombaya85]

This is gold! Thank you very much!

[@liamh2001]

This is awesome, the lack of VR compatability was heavily putting me off IL-2 CloD but now this will make it much more playable than using my HAT switch

[@Honosuseri]

I have IL2 BoS which played really well in VR. I've heard there is a closed beta for IL2 CoD in VR, hopefully that will be available to all "soon".

[@liamh2001]

@@Honosuseri yeah mate! I'm hoping they bring it out in time for the B17 release (⁠✷⁠‿⁠✷⁠)

[@61tree_VR_Gliding]

Thanks for sharing!

[@apolloB747]

this was a great video thanks mate 👍

[@sheep177]

Thank you very much, i am using this for arma 3 and it is very nice!

[@Honosuseri]

I keep meaning to give Arma 3 a go. I used to play Operation Flashpoint waaaay back in the day, just always seem to forget about Arma. Thanks for letting me know the video helped you out

[@lennartkuiper5157]

WOW, this is pure gold for a casual gamer or any one who wants to try out head tracking. I play arma now and then on a zenbook and just used the build in cam. Works fine, tho the movement aint really smooth. its not track ir after all. I'll experiment with the settings in the coming weeks to see what I can get out of it. Thank you for this tutorial.

[@Honosuseri]

I did a part 2 video to refine the settings. Feel free to check it out and by all means spend more time than I did, to "dial the settings in".

[@raythedestroyah]

Great help, thanks a million

[@magneresjuan]

excellent!!! thank you very much, using it!!!

[@francinii]

thank you!! this is sick for games like DCS and nuclear option

[@kenjuri2848]

Thanks friend very good video.. my all system is working.

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome! Glad to hear you got it working. Video is nearly 2 years old now, I may revisit this and do a new video "soon".

[@ramnik.khanna]

@Honosuseri, I use my old Android smartphone as a webcam, with OpenTrack & AITrack, which works quite OK, except for some negligible latency. Thanks for your nice video tutorial!

[@enzobrits]

Thank you man, it help allot

[@carlosmartos7009]

Thanks a bunch mate. ATS/ETS2 player here 😅. Using a Delanclip setup based on IR tracking for 2 years. Now the PS3 eye cam died yesterday and no way to buy a cheap cam where you can remove IR filter. At the moment my only option is to buy the C270 (which you cant remove the filter) and switch to face tracking instead of IR tracking. And here is whe your video shines like the messiah for me 🤣. I will come back to tell you how things go. Thank you very much for the video and clear explanations, very complete.

[@Honosuseri]

Sorry to hear about the hardware failure. There is a part 2 video where I tweaked the settings further, if you haven't seen it yet. All the best with it, let me know how you get on....keep on trucking!

[@carlosmartos7009]

@@Honosuseri Thank you very much. Got the C270 and with aiTrack things work from the start. I can't apply your settings of the 2nd video since its to twitchy for me but explanations were useful for modifying the opentrack setup I made for point tracking (it was 2 years ago). I can confirm that face tracking needs quite different param values than IR point tracking. At the end of the day I'm very happy. It works fine and I don't need the IR leds on the head or the side. Much more confortable and versatile, not to mention you don't have to unmount any IR filter on the web cam. Didn't know the existence of aiTrack software, it's fantastic for the price lol. Thanks again for the two vids mate, much appreciated.

[@Honosuseri]

Great to hear you're up and going again, thank you for sharing your experience with the c270. That's a 720P webcam for ~£20, with Opentrack & AI Track being free that's a steal to get head tracking.

[@peppycat9198]

How did you get it to work with ATS? No matter what I do, I get the "no hardware detected" error

[@khaledaboizzat]

thank you so much working very well

[@michaelhobbys]

thank you for share 🥰

[@dangerously72]

This is absolutely fantastic for those who don't have the $$ for Track IR ....thanks for the video.

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome. Make sure you watch part 2 where I tweak the settings more. I got the pitch axis to be less janky. Have fun with it

[@fromatlantis]

best explanation video comparing to others 👍 espacially MSFS videos

[@Honosuseri]

Thanks for letting me know the video helped you out!

[@fromatlantis]

@@Honosuseri thanks man. before you I watched near 10 video about settings but yours are the best.

[@Honosuseri]

Make sure you watch the part 2 video. I tweaked things a bit more in the settings to improve the tracking, the pitch axis became less janky!

[@opex1359]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@capitancairlblandford5785]

what's your sensitivity setting/mapping for smooth movement

[@dislodged7270]

Perfect tutorial!

[@Honosuseri]

Thank you for letting me know it helped you out. Have fun!

[@dislodged7270]

@@Honosuseri Strange. I tried it out again after a couple weeks and it is no longer controlling my view in game. Any reason this issue may have occurred? It looks like AITrack is working with my camera but Opentrack is not getting the data. FIXED: I had changed my local IP by accident and reset it in AITrack

[@falcon_viper2924]

Hi Honosuseri, these video was very helpful! I want you to tell me how can i see the applications when i'm in DCS

[@kevinmccarthy7317]

Hi brilliant tutorial everything works except the zoom in and out on the z setting left and right and up and down fine, the zoom function the red dot does not move along the curve, can anyone have any advice would be great thanks.

[@rusty4104]

I don't have the filter option on mine in the options menu, will that matter?

[@justaperson1619]

Hey man, another question. I downloaded both programs, but my opentrack does not react to anything at all. I have my AItrack set up, but all the numbers in the opentrack are not active and it seems to be dead

[@bricdw]

Thank you

[@filipesilva2624]

thank you so much

[@yugimotobutjacked3231]

Works with Assetto Corsa just gotta Options - General - Enable 32 tick, Content Manager has it's own option as well

[@jamesjacobs4327]

nice vid man just got dcs and new flite sticks jus wondering which open track file to pick set-up or portabl.7z thanks

[@Honosuseri]

Shouldn't matter which one you use. Setup is for installing, portable is if you want to just run it from a USB drive on different machines for example.

[@kylew2273]

2nd.. thanks for the vid!

[@user-kz4ze4lv9n]

Nice video; any specific requirements for the webcam (example: resolution)?

[@Honosuseri]

Even though I have a 1080p webcam, you can see I'm only using it a 480p with AI track. I can't test every webcam but 1080p isn't necessary.

[@SakibLH44]

thanks a lot for the tutorial. But how do I go back and forth from hat switch view and ai track? I binded a button for turning track on/off but when it's off my regular view controls don't work

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome. Can't really help you further. I don't keep the hat switch bound for looking, I use it for other commands. I know the number pad keys still look around.

[@DIABULUSKIRA]

You sound like captain Price at the beggining of COD missions :D

[@Zika0-0]

Is anybody else having the problem of low sensitivity, and when i look down it gets super close to the camera? ive been having this problem for a while

[@m4a1saiko29]

i have no idea why opentrack shows me as looking down when i turn right, but it works good when i turn left, pls help

[@klix_12]

i have everyting working but how do i use it in game?????

[@ZJ913]

I can't get the AITrack set up because whenever I open it normally or run it as administrator, it always freezes up so I can't ever use it, any solutions for this?

[@onefrombelow]

How come my tracking is choppy when i move my head? I checked my camera and it moves smooth but when i open ai track it gets choppy and slow. I have good lighting idk if its my camera or not

[@henne5348]

need help pls! it works fine but everytime I pull more than like 2g is warps itself into the pilots body and giggles around like crazy for no reason

[@yusufbozkurt6878]

Guys are you able to record your games with running webcam during using this headTracking ? Even when i use 2 different camera that one of them for tracking other is for webcam in game record video. But in any way when you run headtracking you can't use your other webcam properly and freezen headtracking or stop. Have you ever had this problem ?

[@theunseenwalrus5768]

Hi, when I install opentrack I dont see anything that I can open to get that squid thing. Please help.

[@vimto407]

it doesnt find my camera in the AI track what do i do its finds my cam in open track but not AI track

[@orionsbigadventures9016]

Does it work on flight simulator and war thunder?

[@strangebones2000]

I tried to set up everything but no matter what I do with the curves it seems to completely ignore where I’m looking and move my head erratically

[@brettenroberts1317]

yo same lol

[@jjcdrumplay]

I don't think this would work on the modified ps3 cams, that are used with ir sensors, but now they have much better cams of course. If the camera is got the light filter installed in it already.

[@Honosuseri]

The PS3 Eye camera is NOT a webcam. People do use the Eye cam to make their own DIY Track IR solutions. This video isn't about that it's for anyone to use their generic webcam, no DIY skills needed.

[@TheReaperGR]

question after setting it up the camera get's twitchy when i am not moving my head is there anything i can do i tried playing around with curves and sensitivity but the issue still presists

[@Honosuseri]

Check out the part 2 video where I tweaked things further.

[@freleki1280]

How do you set it in game?

[@ThatGuyArpus]

I cannot find the exe for opentrack of AI Track maybe because I am just ridiculously stupid I do not know if someone could help that would be great lol

[@hruschakaerospace2379]

I know I'm a *bit* late, but I've recently been trying to get this to work with war thunder, with little success. Pretty much all other guides aren't helpful and this one has gotten me the furthest. Is there a specific output I'm supposed to select or something?

[@Honosuseri]

I've never played War Thunder. I can't cover every game/sim and whether they support head tracking and how to enable it for them.

[@SinamonSticc]

How do I get it to uninvert the pitch

[@milkyplays5566]

I can’t look up, ingame it just zooms foreward

[@gazzakirk4243]

Does this work for ETS2 AND ATS ?

[@pierre-michelleblanc7158]

merci beaucoup, clearty well explained ,, . no about useless like c++ bla bla like otther youtube mention,, that confusing me to leaving my computer to going sleep, !!!! You did wel and i goal the installation i find exactly wht you mention '''latest version, in ASSET place, no same contributor (we are actualy in march 2024 ), latest was in november 2023,, pretty close,, , nice , thank you to help us , nice !!😊✌

[@91722854]

can i use xbox one kinect camera (the big boxy one) with opentrack as well?

[@Honosuseri]

I don't know. I have one some where but haven't tested it.

[@tahzib1451]

does laptop webcam do the trick?or does it have to be a separate one

[@akshmadhu3914]

Laptop webcam works great

[@brettenroberts1317]

uhm maybe lol try it out

[@H3nry2077]

cant seem to make it work :( bought a logitech c270 just for this but my yaw axis is completely unsuable it keeps bouncing around.

[@Honosuseri]

Watch the Part 2 video. Instead of AITrack you can also try "neuralnet tracker" under input in Opentrack rather than "UDP over network" from AITrack.

[@H3nry2077]

@@Honosuseri forgot to edit the comment, I watched part 2 and modified some of the values so it now works ok! Thanks tho!

[@triage9082]

Rip trying to do this with a full beard... my aitrack isnt even mapping my face lol. guess ima have to dish out the money for a trackir or something similar like a delanclip.

[@Honosuseri]

Try neural net tracker instead under the inputs in Opentrack, it's similar to AI track. There's another option to print an image and stick it to a cap, can't recall it's name right now. I'll reply later after work when I can remember it.

[@triage9082]

@@Honosuseri that woupd be fantastic if you could. That would be easier to print somethinglol

[@Honosuseri]

It's "Aruco" github.com/opentrack/opentrack/blob/unstable/contrib/aruco/test3.png. Print the image and fix it to something on your head. Select Aruco as the input in Opentrack.

[@triage9082]

@@Honosuseri appreciate it ill have to google it. That link lead to a 404

[@Honosuseri]

Try again, the brackets broke the link

[@jdzzl]

Getting frustrated. I used to be able to use mouse to look around with a left handed stick. Ever since I got the Gladiator NXT Evo, my right hand is now fully occupied. My tracking is so sensitive no matter the curves and it is nowhere near as smooth as yours or some other people's... Edit: I have a good system too with nothing really running besides this... 3060ti

[@BlenderGeek4196]

I tried VR and it was just super buggy and just didnt work. I needed so much tweaking and even then I needed more equipment and sooner or later I would be dedicating my time and money to that. I don't have time for that so head-tracking seems like the next best solution.

[@Honosuseri]

That's fair enough and why I did this video, so people can have head tracking with a monitor cheaply. I still prefer flying in VR however as they release new headsets, they keep increasing in resolution making them harder to run in PCVR. High end GPUs are needed which do cost silly money and limits the user base unfortunately.

[@FrazdYT]

in aitrack it shows black screen only

[@Halozocker104]

Hey man, Great video, but im currently stuck with Dcs not reacting to the inputs, everything else works flawlessly.. any ideas? best wishes

[@Honosuseri]

Already answered this dude, read the pinned comment

[@Halozocker104]

@@Honosuseri and here i was thinking my dumbass had it disabled at some point 🙈 tysm, its working like a charm, my mind is literally blown plus you saved me just about 120 bucks!

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome! Thanks for letting me know the video helped, I did tweak things a little better in the part 2 video. Have fun with it...what are you flying in DCS?

[@Halozocker104]

@@Honosuseri already checked pt two and adjusted my curves, i played around a bit and prefer no deadzone to have it completely smooth! I fly just about everything, right now im getting into the f15e, both seats, pretty confident in Fa18 and f16 but i love my A10c2 and Ah64^^

[@Honosuseri]

Nice! I have the Apache and A-10, F-14, F-16 & F/A-18 & Spitfire. I've watched some content on the F-15, looks fun but I think I have enough in my Hangar for now....until the next sale that is lol

[@zikaypo6270]

is it needed to have a good webcam like a c920 or can i take a 20 euros one from amazon ?

[@Honosuseri]

It's up to you. My c920 is not tracking at 1080p BUT I do use it for calls and capturing video for KZbin where I want that higher quality. So to me it made sense to own a half decent webcam, you can try cheaper webcams but I have no experience using them with AITrack and Opentrack.

[@SparlsOfficial]

No matter what I freaking do my camera is always black in both programs. Cannot use anything whatsoever. Yet the camera works perfectly fine in OBS

[@parkerdanny4441]

im having issues with my cursor not wanting to work while i have open track open?

[@Honosuseri]

Can't say I've had that problem

[@oktayenginofficial]

Which camera should we buy?

[@Honosuseri]

I have a Logitech C920. That's quite expensive but I do use it for video calls etc. Prices vary around the world so I can't really recommend just one particular webcam.

[@oktayenginofficial]

@@Honosuseri Thanks

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome. As you see in the video I'm not even using the full 1080p resolution of my webcam, so you shouldn't need anything too fancy. All the best with it, have fun!

[@oktayenginofficial]

@@Honosuseri thank you so much

[@mudspike7466]

I did everything you did but my head isnt even registering in DCS. is there something im missing?

[@Honosuseri]

Go to settings then Controls. Look for the TrackIR column (you might need to move over to the right), there's a small down arrow in the tab. Click it and make sure it's NOT disabled!

[@benjamin1503]

Small tip, if you have logitech webcam software installed you might need to stop it for this to work

[@robin_10203]

Does it work with lan? My pc does not have a wifi motherboard or something i only use lan connection.

[@Honosuseri]

You don't need WiFi. You can even use the neural net tracker option under input if you prefer. Rather than use AItrack and udp server

[@robin_10203]

@@Honosuseri So just change input to neural net tracker an it should recognize the webcam? Output stays the same?

[@Honosuseri]

Correct output stays the same. Neural net tracker as input click on the icon next to it to configure. You might find you don't need to invert the pitch axis like I did for AItrack. You'll still want to tweak the mappings in Opentrack to tune the sensitivity.

[@lil_windex2968]

why doesnt it automaticallyt start tracking when I enter dcs?

[@Honosuseri]

Go to settings then Controls. Look for the TrackIR column (you might need to move over to the right), there's a small down arrow in the tab. Click it and make sure it's NOT disabled!

[@olegknowsbest4971]

Thank you so much man... i was gonna fork out the money for a dedicated tracker but this is good enough for me. Did i mention I love free stuff?

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome! Thanks for letting me know the video helped you out. Make sure you check out the part 2 video as I tweaked the settings further. Have fun with it!

[@lordswift]

How well does this work with three screens😊

[@Honosuseri]

Just do a KZbin search for triple screens and TrackIR. It's the same thing basically just different technology.

[@RedcoatViking_Official]

Thanks for this video, it worked fine, but the reality is this is nowhere near as good as Trackir 5. I'm currently in the process of switching from Trackir 5 to a new Trackhat plus kit and wanted to give this method a try in the interim, but honestly guys if you can afford it, make the jump to a proper head tracking kit, it's seriously next level compared to this.

[@Honosuseri]

You're welcome, to be clear I never said it was better. The video was meant to give people a head tracking option cheaply, so they can put those funds to a HOTAS etc. instead first. People can upgrade how they look around later on but having some form of head tracking really is recommended to enjoy the sim experience. I did a part two video and showed how to tweak the settings further, for me it's good enough for when I'm not flying/driving in VR. All the best, hope you get your new kit soon...have fun!

[@czmartinon6995]

In DCS it doesen't work for me and i don't know what to do.

[@Honosuseri]

Go to settings then Controls. Look for the TrackIR column (you might need to move over to the right), there's a small down arrow in the tab. Click it and make sure it's NOT disabled!

[@gabrielechiapparini]

Someone can help me? The problem for me is: how to make it works in dcs now? I start the game with "Open track" and "Ai track" working but nothing happen inside dcs... what i have to do?

[@Honosuseri]

I didn't have to do anything in DCS. Check both AI Track & Opentrack are tracking, that you started them. In DCS controls look for the TrackIR column, click on the small marker next to it and ensure "disabled" is NOT ticked.

[@gabrielechiapparini]

@@Honosuseri thanks so much. its working now. and really thank you for the video. Still not sure to use it but i will try for sure... i set my center button of the mouse for switch to clicable/moving and it works for me... also because i come from old simulators like eurofighter, f16 and f22... not tracking in early 2000 so i think im pretty use to :)

[@nexos303]

its not working for me the head tracking is working fine but the game isnt picking up any signal from the head tracker

[@Honosuseri]

My pinned comment says how to enable it in DCS if needed, I can't cover ever game/sim sadly.

[@nreons8062]

How do i hook it up to Dcs? You didnt show that in the Video

[@Honosuseri]

I added that info to the pinned comment for both Part 1 & 2 videos. I'm not able to cover every single game/sim and how they enable headtracking, I just happened to use DCS to demo and test for these videos.

[@nreons8062]

@@Honosuseri Thanks mate! It did automatically hook it up in the end, thanks for answering tho

[@ramirras]

The exe file in aitracker isn't in the zip.

[@Honosuseri]

Then perhaps you have anti virus software that decided to delete the file. There is no virus or malware but it can be flagged as a false positive. I've had no issues with Windows built in security measures. If you can't get AI track, Opentrack has "Neural Net Tracker" built in as another option. Select that instead of "UDP over Network".

[@Spunkt_Kpunkt]

Why AI Track? Why not only OpenTrack? What is the value add of AI Track?

[@Honosuseri]

I prefer the tracking from AI Track to the "Nerual Net Tracker" built in to Open Track. Both solutions are free so people can try them and see what suits their setup best.

[@rogerstalder7184]

Any idea why it doesent respond to my Game (Elite Dangerous) It works in theorie, i could make all the settings, and the Squid is moving how i want to. but i somehow cant make it run ingame. 🤔

[@Honosuseri]

Then there must be a setting in game to enable it, if it's not working automatically. I don't personally use it in Elite Dangerous as I play it in VR, which is a 3D experience along with the head tracking. I can't cover every game/sim and how it enables headtracking. This video is for the headtracking software.

[@rogerstalder7184]

@@Honosuseri All good. :) i had to ask. ill figgre will out.. somehow.

[@Honosuseri]

If you struggle and can't find it, message me back and I'll reinstall the game and check it out

[@rogerstalder7184]

@@Honosuseri Yea my neighbour did lend me his 3D Google for a while. but i somehow dont find my Buttons when i wear it 🤣, so i thought that head tracking could be an option. But i havent seen one Person use this one for Elite, everyone is using the Tobii in Elite. that open Source might not work here. atlest i couldent figgre it out. 🤔

[@Honosuseri]

The trick with VR is to use Voice Attack (it's really cheap software), then you can speak to get things done. HCS Voicepacks are a nice addition adding famous sci-fi actors who speak back to you as the Ship's AI, it also takes care of binding the keys and the voice commands for you. Can't promise to do it today but I'll reinstall ED and see what happens with Opentrack.

[@skytwoplayz9649]

I can’t get aitrack to launch. It stays white until I click it. It then turns black until I click it again, where it returns to white. If I click it a third time the Microsoft crashed alert pops up. Please help!!! 🙏🏼

[@Honosuseri]

Hard to say. Uninstall it and try an older version from Github. Some people have said Opentrack is reported as having a Trojan by their Antivirus (it's a false positive), perhaps AITrack is doing the same and your PC is trying to protect your system. I've not had any issues so can't reproduce your problem to fix it.

[@skytwoplayz9649]

@@Honosuseri I’ve tested all the way back to 0.6.3 of aitrack and they all do the same. I’ve even ran them as administrator ( which did make me nervous ) but still doesn’t work. Open track opens up fine though.

[@Honosuseri]

@@skytwoplayz9649 Forget about AITrack then. Try using Neural Net Tracker instead as an input it's built in to Opentrack. Basically it does the same thing, I just found AITrack a little better.

[@skytwoplayz9649]

@@Honosuseri and this works the same as aitrack?

[@Honosuseri]

Yes.

[@n1n0_05]

Where is the link for the profile ?

[@Honosuseri]

There's is no link for my profile. It won't help you and people will complain it doesn't work. You have to tweak things for your own setup

[@n1n0_05]

@@Honosuseri Oh ok

[@andrievbastichy8551]

i cant get it to work for me properly its glitchier than a crackhead... im gonna throw in the towel.. and by a second hand quest 2 headset and see how it goes.

[@resha1ab1nladen15]

When in aitrack there is just camera 0

[@TiddlyOspreyy221]

might be the app youre using