- Visual Studio 2019
- OpenCV 4.2.0
- Cinder 0.9.3dev
- Microsoft Windows 10 64 bit
Download Visual Studio 2019 and make sure to check Desktop development with C++.
Clone the Cinder repository from their master branch. Go to \proj\vc2019 in your cloned repository and open cinder.sln. This should open Cinder in Visual Studio. Open Filesystem.h within Header Files in the Solution Explorer. Change #include <filesystem> to #include <experimental/filesystem> and std::filesystem to std::experimental::filesystem. Write #define _SILENCE_EXPERIMENTAL_FILESYSTEM_DEPRECATION_WARNING above #include <experimental/filesystem>. In Visual Studio, click on cinder in the Solution Explorer and click Alt + Enter to open up the properties of the solution. Go to Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> All Options and scroll to Runtime Library. Change the value of Runtime Library to Multi-threaded Debug DLL (/MDd). Next, click on Solution 'cinder' in the Solution Explorer and click Alt + Enter and go to Configuration Properties -> Configuration. The configuration should be Debug, platform should be x64, and Build should be checked. Next, you can build Cinder by clicking on the green play button at the top of Visual Studio. Finally, within your Cinder root directory, create a my-projects directory.
Go to the OpenCV 4.2.0 Release on GitHub. Download the opencv-4.2.0-vc14_vc15.exe file and extract it.
Clone this repository into your my-projects directory. Open the .sln file which will open Visual Studio. Click on final-project in the Solution Explorer and click Alt + Enter. Go to Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> General -> Additional Include Directories -> Edit and change the path of the OpenCV include directory to the corresponding path on your system. Next, go to Configuration Properties -> Linker -> General -> Additional Library Directories -> Edit and change the path of the OpenCV lib directory to the corresponding path on your system. Build the project and you should get an error about a missing opencv_world420d.dll file. Go to opencv\build\x64\vc15\bin to find opencv_world420d.dll and copy that file into the final-project-18suresha\x64\Debug directory. Now, you should be able to build successfully.
Make sure that no other application is using your primary camera. Once you run the project and the GUI opens, click on Actions -> Display Sections. This will open a window showing you the video from the front facing camera split into sections by black lines. The middle section is called the neutral zone. While your finger is in this section, no keyboard or mouse action will be performed. The neutral zone should preferably surround your head. Press q to exit the window.
There are four sections with respect to the neutral zone. The section right above, right below it, directly to the right, and directly to the left of the neutral zone. Finger movement will be tracked only in these four sections. These sections can be viewed by clicking on Display Sections.
| Finger Movement | Window Action |
|---|---|
| Up | Scroll Up |
| Down | Scroll Down |
| Right | Switch Tabs Right |
| Left | Switch Tabs Left |
Something that can cover a good amount of your finger and is either fully blue, red, or pink. Like the examples below.
Place something like this on your finger.
If you change colors or the dimensions of your neutral zone, make sure to place your finger in the neutral zone and click Actions -> Calibrate. This might take a few seconds.
Once you choose your color and calibrate, you can click Actions -> Run and then switch to another window such as Google Chrome to start using the application by moving your finger.
- This might work on Visual Studio 2015, but it has not been tested.
- This might work with previous versions of OpenCV, but it has not been tested.
- This might work with previous Versions of Windows 64 bit, but it has not been tested.