MTmini – How To
Multitouch Mini (MTmini) – My Cheap Multitouch Pad
Software and Demo Downloads
New Downloads:
- Main Application – Community Core Vision (Tbeta) – Windows, Mac, Linux tracking application.
- Mouse Driver – Windows Mouse Driver
- Demo Applications - via ccv.nuigroup.com downloads page
- More software, applications, demos on http://www.nuigroup.com/forum
Old Archived Downloads:
- Download MTmini Software Package v1 (old)
- *7-15-08* – New Windows Mousedriver by Ramsin Khoshabeh (old)
- Download Getting Started PDF (included in the package above) (old)
MTmini Discussions:
- MTmini Hardware Discussion: http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/1731/
- MTmini Software Discssion: http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/1825/
- Other multitouch: NUIGROUP.COM – For all your multitouch needs
What’s a MTmini?
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).
Materials
- Cardboard Box
- Piece of Clear Flat Sturdy Material (ie. Glass, acrylic, plexiglas) Paper (ie. printer paper, tracing paper, almost any paper)
- Webcam or Video Camera (I use a Philips SPC900NC)
- Computer (dual core recommended, but not needed)
- Optional Picture Frame
Total Cost: $5 – $50
How’s it Work and What Conditions are Necessary?
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
For more information, visit:
- http://ssandler.wordpress.com/MTmini
- MTmini Hardware Discussion: http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/1731/
- MTmini Software Discssion: http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/1825/
- http://www.nuigroup.com/forum
Thanks to:
This is brilliant, thanks for the great idea. I’m building one right now and will then try mounting it in a desk to so the touch surface is flush with the desk. Do you know if these multi-touch libraries have been ported to work on the mac?
Thanks!
This is so cool! I didn’t think I’d be able to make something like this from so little. Thank you!
Hey, where do I select which camera to use? I have two web cams (one built into my laptop), and the other a normal usb one. When I load up any of the apps (configapp.exe, mousedriver.exe, etc..) I get a bunch of windows but neither one of my cams are being used. Did I miss an important step?
I try to make a tablet pen from a ballpen attached little tiny smd led . Your project is very cool !
Pretty sweet… what is nice about this was it was fun for me to construct with my 4 year old… Human interaction projects are amazing withthe kids…
Thanks for putting it up there.
Ryan, that’s great to hear! I’d love to see pictures. I’ll be putting a package of software together that will include some great demos that kids would love. Check back for updates soon. =)
I would love to install and try this but I think I will wait for the photo app to come out first thats what I really want anyways.
Email me when it comes out PLEASE.
Ethan
I am thinking about making this into a Coffee Table type design to use with a PC hooked up to my living room TV.
Can you put a piece of plexi-glass over the paper and still have it function the same way?
Also, making the box bigger and more of a rectangle be a problem? (Length 6′ x 4′ Depth 3′)
@ Ethan, a new download package should be out soon (including Photo App).
@Christopher, as long as the plexi-glass on the paper isn’t too thick it should still work just fine. The farther away your fingers are from the paper, the less contrast your finger shadows will have. A bigger size is definitely dooable =) check the rest of my blog out, and you can see I have a bigger Multitouch Table with visual feedback. So a large MTmini would work just as well! =) I’d love to see pictures/video if you do it.
This looks like great fun! I set up the MTmini with my Logitech camera. Thing is, I’m finding it hard to create a result as good as that in your screenshot. Using the provided XML stops touchlib from working. I’m stressed out as I would love to play with this.
Any help appritiated,
Emmet
Try using this config: http://nuispace.com/ss/config.zip
Cerupcat, that looks great, but now I’ve lost the ability to selct which video input to choose. It seems I’m stuck with my TV card noise.
Thank you again,
Emmet
I built the hardware, but still stuck onto what to do with touchlib, would love to get some help
Hi Elia, there will be a tutorial up soon. Until then, try and be patient =)
thx! i ve been trying, but i can’t get it to recognize my camera (otherwise working in XP)
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Hey, I built it by following the tutorial.
But, I have 1 problem…
I can’t do anything on swf….the swf just don’t respond to my movement.
How to solve?
where is the turtorial i have already build tthe object but i only need to install the software but i don’t know how.
so can someone please makea turtorial or vid hof to istall the software!!!
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Please be patient, I’ve made an announcment at the top saying there will be a tutorial (instructions). I can only work so fast.
Maikel, the config.xml file goes inside the touchlib folder and replaces the current config.xml file.
awesome!
It looks great I will try it soon … are you planning on making it work on a drawing software, such as paint?
Lolita.
A new tutorial! Woohoo, you are great, keep it up!
Thats a really great soft you wrote!
Will there be an easy to install package (.deb or .rpm or .tgz etc.)for Linux anytime soon?
zmjjmz, I’m not sure yet if there will be a linux install package. Touchlib (the tracking software) does run on linux though, but you must compile yourself right now. If you’d like to compile yourself (doesn’t take too long) go here: http://www.multigesture.net/articles/touchlib-compiling-instructions-ubuntu/ for instructions on how to compile touchlib on linux. Smoke will also work on linux, along with the flash applications (some of which I’ll be releasing very soon).
People, if all you see is grey check if you have touchlib beta v2.0 instead of v1.0 its easy to get the downloads confused as they are really near in the same page. calibrating now…..hard work to do an night ……..good luck
Hello!
EXCELLENT!
This week I will try to build one of this. I’ll buy a fine webcam to aproach that trick!
So long!
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Hey, I just started building one of these, purely on an experiemental/entertainment basis.
I was wondering; can I use this as a replacement for my mouse? IE, will it be able to interact with normal Windows applications? I saw that this was done with Windows Mousedriver in the video: is that a part of TouchLib?
Thanks.
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This is a the coolest thing I ever seen in the last two decades
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i dont no how to get it working on XP im really stuck can u tell me how to do it, what to open ect. thnx
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Seth ~ I might have a solution to the lighting issue. Have you been to a restaurant that displayed a menu with neon grease pens? Same concept. Focus the light into the edge of the glass (plexi has been proven to work best). I think the camera will pick up on the light in the glass before ambient lighting. Maybe some leds powered by the camera usb cable. Another idea… Put a document protector over the paper allowing folks to draw or sketch with dry erase or wet wipe pens.
Hi Skip. I like your thoughts. If you look at the rest of my blog you can see I’ve build a Multitouch Table (with projection) and method similar to what you’re talking about (focusing light into the edge of acrylic).
For the MTmini, ambient light is actually a benefit. There’s isn’t really a lighting issue. As long as there’s shadows it’ll work. Shinning light into the sides of acrylic takes a lot more (not making this How-To as easy), but it’s a good thought. I tried to make the easiest working solution for people to get started.
As for projection, you can’t use projection without using infrared light. The light on the projector would confuse the camera (since it will see the projection), this infrared light is needed (which is just an added step to more work). If you’re interested in this, check out nuigroup.com where a whole community of people are building multitouch tables.
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hi first great work but i have just one question where do i get the full tourtorial on how to build this desk: how to set up projector and mirror and ir leds to all work??
Hi Xpayne,
This MTmini page is only about building a non projector based multitouch pad. The rest of my blog shows some of the steps to building a full table, but I don’t have a full tutorial up yet. For information on nuilding a full table with projector, mirror and LEDs I would recommend joining nuigroup.com/forum where we discuss how to build these.
Fascinating ideia! It seems to be great!
Tomorrow I’ll start to build mine, hope I do everything right =)
Thanks!
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Would I be able to tweak the windows driver for use in design applications such as Photoshop like a drawing tablet? Great work by the way, gonna pick up a webcam tomorrow!
Hi. Great job, but i have a question. The camera must be infrared sensitive? Or a normal camera is good? With my camera i not have any moviment and the finger don’appears white (infrared effect?). Thx so much!!!!
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I have two cams in my laptop, and the touchlib always uses the built on the screen of the laptop, and not the usb-cam. How can i choose which cam to use?
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I have a question…what’s the software for mouse function?
how do you know where to place your fingers on the pad? Is there a better way to know where to place fingers than just guessing?
Hi,
I’m trying to make one of these but am waiting for the Mac version to be released as I tried compiling the software on my own (no luck:) I know you said you’re working on it, but when you release it will you release it on this website?
Thanks
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Hey man,
Awesome idea. Any chance we can incorporate this in photoshop? The main problem I would think would be that using a pen might not create enough of a shadow for the webcam to pick up under the normal ambient lighting conditions, but perhaps I am wrong. Also, does the camera’s response time really lend itself to such applications? Just some thoughts. Again, awesome design.
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Does the camera need to have infrared(ir) light or I can use it with my Creative Live!(http://ee.europe.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=218&subcategory=219&product=16148) <- that one
http://ee.europe.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=218&subcategory=219&product=16148 <- this is the actual website
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Hi, really interesting!
I’m considering to build one using a hollowed CTR monitor: do you think it’s possible?
Hi! I would like to know if this could could be used with fingerprint recognition software, if yes please post any info you have it would make my job much easier,
Thanks the idea amazing.
what about using a laptop webcam to allow for a smaller box? buy one off ebay and wire it into the usb
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I’ve tried it and it was terrible cool!
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Wow…amazing idea, works fien with the demos….but mine seems to not want to integrate with windows…. Help?
@jae: I used a Microsoft NLQ-6000 notebook webcam in a box 7×7″. Works fine.
@MKNigol: The multi-touch box uses natural lighting.
@Alessandro: Are you seeing anything at all with your camera? If so, do you have more than one camera on your computer? Some multi-camera setups don’t seem to work. Otherwise, make sure you have enough ambient light outside of the box for your gf to cast a good shadow on the paper.
@Qebm: It’ll work in any container, but give a box a try first. It’s easy enough and will give you an idea of how this all works. Plus, it’s nice and light.
@Bavalova: Would be neat to have a paint program that worked with multi-touch. Not sure if you’ll have the precision you want though in Photoshop.
hello cerupcat,
i was just wondering if I could use this as a substitute for my mouse without any possible problem in the long run? thanx!!!
I never thought about something like this, it is awesome, I would like to build one that words with the eyes
works*
HI! I really really really want to do this but I downloaded your software and when i did the instructions (click config) all it did was bring up the command prompt window for like 3 seconds and dissapear again. Im using a windows xp and it hasnt been going well.
I ‘ve already made the box and everything! 
It may be because I like messing with codes in notepad and I may just need to erase everything form computer again. 
Hopefully you know a solution but if not I ‘ll see what I can do. 
I have had similar problems with the software. When I double clicked on the configuration batch, a message popped up saying, “the application has failed to start because cv100.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem”. This is also the second time i had to download the software, the first time it wouldn’t unzip the main folder claiming there were no files in it. I am using XP home edition SP2.
Any help would be greatly appreciate. I really honor what you guys are doing here
@ Austin and Bryan: are you using the MTmini Software Package v1? Make sure you are using that package and not the touchlib beta v2 one.
@Bryan, the Mtmini Software Package v1 has the cv100.dll which makes me thing ur using the touchlib one.
Great tutorial — I wanted to try it so badly that I bought a webcam just for it!
Looking forward to the mac package.
Thank you
Best regards
Amazing stuff!
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THIS IS GREAAAT
, but i have problem . When i start Configuraion.bat the dialog box ( black one ) is open for very litle time ( <1 sec ) and then it’s closing. Can you help me ?!?! PLEASEE!!!
Congratulations…. your Idea is simple, but the simple solution is the hardest to find. I will try to build one for me here in Brazil.
Great Idea.
Marcos
i installed it and it says ” The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted” it it wont unzip,
please help,,
iphonemod@gmail.com
Man this is awesome! I suppose you’ve seen the creation of multitouch pad with using a controller and receiver from Wii console but this is much much easier to create for anybody! I am going to try this at the weekend I hope. Thank goes to you.
Hey,
I was just wondering could this multitouch pad be used as the computer mouse. For example use the pad as an alternative to the mouse?
Sounds great.
Have a good day.Thanks
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I can’t download that software MTMini, maybe some body want to help me to send it on my email address “madegagah@yahoo.com”. i very interest about that software but I can’t download.
thanks guys 4 ur kindnese
i have built the pad, but when I try and configure it, only the first three screens do anything. The others are just black. If you can help, please do so.
to fix the issue where the windows after the first three are just black during configuration you need to find the brighness and contrast settings for your webcam and tweak them I did this and after about 5 minutes I found a brighness and a contrast setting that finally worked
@ anon: You can fix this by pressing ‘b’ after configapp starts. It’ll recapture your background. This only happens on a few webcams.
@ DD: yes you can use this as a mouse. A new mousedriver will be released soon.
Hi, just wondering could I use a Sony Mini-DV Camera plugged into a Mini-Dv port in my laptop instead of a web cam? and If yes what would I have to change for it to work?
Thanks Heaps
Milo
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Wow. This is great! but i have little problems like really fast movement of the ‘mouse’ and it does sometimes ‘free will’ things unless if i disconect the real mouse and i dont touch the ’screen’. please help me how to avoid this!
the “MTmini Software Package v1″ doesn’t seem to be working.
i have tried to download it from 3 different computers and in all 3 i couldn’t get the complete file.
after like a minute it says that the download is completed, even though it haven’t reached anywhere near 41 mb.
like one would expect, i didn’t manage to unzip the files.
maybe it needs to be re-uploaded??
if its just me, can someone please please send me the file to
vertigo911@gmail.com
cerupcat – maybe you can send me the zip. file?
thanks ahead
@ Sylwia: a new mousedriver will released that is more stable soon. The current one isn’t very good.
@YW: I’ve changed the place the download is located. See if the new link works better.
Yes the mouse is kind of unstable, maybe in the next one you could make it where it doesnt go click-crazy, haha.
But man, you are doing good because YOU writing the software must be soo hard! You are smart though.
Hi. I’m really impressed in how easy you made to construct an multi-touch user interface, for that, kudos for you!
Now, the real thing is, I got really intrested on implementing this sistem, and would like to know more about how you/whoever did code the flash applications to work with the MTmini. Is it possible to post the flash version of any of the apps?(Specialy photo?)
Cheers, and great job!
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I’ve made this, it rules man, but you have to use it only on bright day, at lots of lights it’s no good (at least my) because of to much shadows
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hi
your work is realy good I would like use this whit compiz in my ubuntu 8.04
I use in Windows XP whith framework 2.0 and java 1.6 but the server no run
the smoke run well
you can help?
when I run the server directly say me that the aplication can run; and that i can reinstall this
help me
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Hey, great piece of work, that
I’ve sort of drifted here from the wii-whiteboard project. Sure, this one doesn’t have the display (btw: I know the way this works seems to preclude integrating the display with multitouch, but still – would love to see that sometime
), but that’s acceptable trade-off for me, as you’ve just saved me whatever the wiimote costs, thanks 
I’m wondering, though, how does the software handle widescreen displays? I mean, all I have at home are those, and there are apparently no webcams (save for the costly logitech one) that do anything other than 4:3 format. Any information would be greatly appreciated (in absence of it, I guess I’ll provide some, as I’ll start working on my multitouch as soon as tomorrow
)
Highest regards,
Keph
Oh man, this is extremely cool<3 I need some help though… I followed everything in the getting started pdf. Configuration, server, and gateway bat files works great as far as I can see.
1) My entire touch pad is only mapped to the top left quarter of my display screen in Smoke_demo.bat. Is there a way to map the pad to the entire screen?
2) Are we supposed to keep the server and gateway .bat files open as we use the flash demos?
It’s kind of confusing because the configuration.bat had to be closed for the default smoke demo to work.
3) Flash still can’t register any touch events even though I gave permission to the ‘MTmini package v1′ folder.
Thanks. ^^
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Here’s what you can do if you have low, inadequate light.
1. get a flashlight or more, make one from an LED and a battery (I found one in an old light of popsicle stick I bought for a quarter (it was expired though, still tasted good, a bit chewy)) or anything that produces light even a phone.
2. change the settings in your camera to inverted, I thought it was inpossible to do this but then I logged into yahoo instant messeger, chatted with nobody, turned on the webcam >preferences>camera settings>special effects, invert
3. then start the app. and use the light/s on the surface, you don’t even need the box! just in the air!
pics later
hey great idea but i’m havening trouble with the image i keep getting grey screens and i have tried the help section and it hasn’t worked. got any ideas
cheers any help would be much appreciated
Hi, I want build a multitouch table, but osx based…. The software for mac is already done, or is it under development?
Can you help me?
Thank you
Marco
Hey surf, multiguesture.net is another guy like this, he is coming out with linux and all that. Hope that helps you.
@ Surfparadise: an OSX based version will be released soon. Please check back here and nuigroup.com for updates.
“an OSX based version will be released soon. Please check back here and nuigroup.com for updates.”
YES!! Thank you!!
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Dear sir
I was reading your help file about the grey boxes(because i have them) and I do not understand it.
FIrst you talk about adding a friendly name atrtibute (in point 5.) And this is exactly how my DSLV_config look like now: with the first line: <camera show_format_dialog=”true” friendly_name=”blabla”
But in point 6., you suddenly talk about <camera input_device=”WDM_CAP” friendly_name”blabla” in the frist line. What is the difference and can you somehow explain it more easily? Do I need to add both lines? or what?
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I am trying to uninstall this program as I cannot make it work and it keeps my webcam running which creeps me out, please advise.
Thanks,
Even
@ Evan: There’s nothing to install, you just delete the folder it comes in. Have you read the getting stated guide? If not, I’d recommend reading through it as it shouldn’t be overly complicated to get things working. There’s also plenty of help if you need it. Just ask =)
Woot! I actually made a working pad! Thank you very much for the instructions.
Here’s the video if you want to see it: http://www.desertbunker.com/projects/multitouch/
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well I was trying this with another project by someone else. to make my webcan grab the images from closer proximity to the top of my minimt, I took apart my logitec quickiecam and then flipped rthe lens so that instead of it being convex now it is concave. make the image much smaller but ma cam is about 4 inches away from my touch surface.
incredible
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do you need the glass or perspex because i dont have either
ive made it and got all the software but i cant compile it at all please help!
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hey guys can someone help me. when i start the things those squares come up with a gray image and i cant see my camera picture. what am i doing wrong? i’m using my nokia n95 via bluetooth. it works with msn and all that. so help pleez cheers
many thanxx
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Hey Bro this thing is great, Just a quick question, Is it possible to change or adjust the smoke demo, like to change the colors it cycles through or anything like that?
Thanks again really great product
All that color stuff is in the code, you cant change that unless you know how to code. The photo application you can add more photos though. Just find the folder, its not hard.
Wow that is sooo awesome. Thank you for sharing! I can’t wait for the Mac version!!! Keep up the great work!
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muss die webcam eine infraroterkennung oder sowas haben.
Und wenn ja wie teuer sind die billigsten Modelle
werd mich auch bald an das bauen eines touch pads machen
I’m really impressed with this as I’ve been tinkering around trying to create something similar using a Wii remote; this seems like a much easier solution! My Windows PC is pretty poor on spec however and so I’m kinda restricted to Mac – any news on Mac support?
Great work…
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great!! I also am using this as a project to do with my child who is 5 and autistic. I think this will really help him!! Thank you for sharing it!
@ driftingthoughts: Let me know how it goes! I hope it’s useful in some way. =)
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And what sort of program would you use to alter/see the code?
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THIS IS REALLY GREAT. IT WORKS REALLY FINE AND IS PROMISING FOR FURTHER APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT….
IT WOULD BE GREAT THOUGH IF YOU COULD RELEASE A MAC VERSION …AN ETA ON THAT PLEASE….
REALLY GREATFUL
THANK YOU
Hi Seth,
Just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful idea and project. It’s always great to be able to make something new from things we (hopefully) already have, especially when the whole is so much more than the sum of its parts. I’m a few years late, but I’ve just discovered the simple fun of webcam-controlled PC games and the dimension of human movement in the experience is almost magical.
Reading through your comments, I had to also commend your patience in replying to questions and posts. Done with great grace. All the best to you,
TY
Simply, INGENIOUS!
Hi, I build the MTmini last night. It is cool. However I have some comments/questions. In the video we can see how windows are moved around, pictures selected and rotated, the piano being played, etc. I found that very difficult to achieve. Do you really know which picture you select or which key you are pressing? In my case I have no clue at all which makes it very difficult to use. What is your experience in this respect?
Cheers
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THNX and RESPECT, I love your project!!!
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suggestion:
instead of tracking fingers.. can it be done by tracking colors.. for example.. wear a “glove” with certain colors at the fingertip.. then we can control the monitor like in the movies.. (forgot what’s the title.. the actor is tom cruise)
Never thought it would be that simple! Thank you so much.
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wow..thanks for the great idea..The smoke run well, and almost the mouse too, but not the server..it say connected when i open a flash demo, but do not work.. nothin move.. I have java and all the packages installed, read step by step the guide..
Can you please help me?
Ps you should put an paypal Donate button!!
Gread endeed!! this is such a great idea, Iwould like to participatein that sort of projects made for general people’s use, it’s amazing how many things you can do with a little bit of creativity. I am so interested in learning about optical recognition an digital audio, really I hope I can help and learn so much more about those stuff. Thank you!!
thank you SO much!;; u guys just make my day!, I had to make one for my science fair,(: u guys are great:D
thanks for helping me out,
had a question;
if I download this program are u sure my computer will be safe?
Is it gonna work the same way? nothing its going to be diferent rigth?
If i dont wanna use the touchscreen thingy my compura will work normal?
can u explain me, cause im very confused right now
woohoo great u are amazing, i built one now, thanks.
i from Brasil.
Just made mine. Great fun and really easy thanks to your awesome package which included really clear instructions and directory structure.
Thanks for bringing this together. Really got me excited about the field. Hope you keep up the great work
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great idea..
Woaw dude,
It seem so cool I impatient to get back home and build me one.
With customized drivers assignable to software functions that would be so killer.
hi mr seth.
this is a great work of yours. i am 15 yrs old and a 1st yr student of BS Computer Science. i am planning to use your idea to create a touchscreen monitor. is it possible? i am planning to use a hollowed crt or a projector. can you tell me which is better? i have seen some kind of study like this using FITR (frustrated internal total refraction). i need your suggestions and help. thnx in advance.
WOW Simpy GREAT!!!!!
Thank you!!!
This is GREAT! I’m working with Virtual DJ. I can work on both virtual turntables with this, even scratching is no problem at all! For Dj-ing on a Laptop I am impressed what this can do for me. I’m even thinking about putten a more fancy piece together to bring to the clubs
Also working with all kinds of other music progs this helps me doing more and more tricks for example Fruity Loops al te effects I can do more with them then with my mouse! Keep up the good work
So Cool!!!~!~!~!!~!
That’s great!
Keep up the good work
Wow!! You are genius!!!
Excellent
help me can not get web came ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? !
is there a difrent came i can use
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Pretty cool! But my camera cant be setup too well, its all bad angled and stuff
also the configuration interface is not too good, one single window would be better, and live changing of the camera setting (framerate, size) would be nice
And how can i uninstall the mousedriver again?
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Hi i do everything the package guide tells me to but i get this error :
Couldn’t find IAMStreamConfig interface .
PLZ help plz
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Dear Sirs,
we’re an editorial group, leader in Italy in ICT area. We’d like to publish in the covermounting CD of magazine “Win Magazine”, the leader magazine in ICT area, the trial version of your software “MTmini Software Package 1.0”
We need your authorisation. Is it possible to have it?
I’m looking for your kind reply as soon as possible.
Many thanks
When can we expect mac version of this software? I have already tried to compile it by myself but it’s very buggy and doesn’t work the it’s supposed to.
hi men
you can help me i can´t use svn in google code for audiotouch
please send me the information a “How to”
Thanks
i have a trouble. I’ve just created my MTmini.
When i try to run a C++ demo everything works.
When i try to open “gateway.bat” (after “server.bat”) and i click “start”, the cmd windows gives me these lines:
“UDP OSC server started on port etc”
“Received UDP Packet, Parsing OSC…”
“TCP XML/FLASH server started on port etc”
and then it gives me almost forever this line:
“Received UDP Packet, Parsing OSC…” continuously, scrolling down the window.
If i try to start a flash app nothing works.
I just downloaded the latest version of Java, and as i told you, the C++ apps work.
Hi Seth!
I’ve made it and some more. Look photo’s here
http://shaitanus.livejournal.com/9837.html?#cutid1
text in russian, maybe I’ll translate it later.
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jack2000 you are not the only one I have a hp computer so even with the right cam it does not work.
@ shaitan: Looks great! Nice work! =)
@matt: It doesn’t matter what computer you have. It should work.
For those that have questions, please go to the discussion thread on nuigroup. The link can be found at the top of this page.
This is great! I hope that you’ll be upgrading this soft =)
Hellow! i don’t know where is the problem but i don’t know how to set that up! After configuration, demos don’t work! I know that my box is not prfect, and the picture has some white tags(i think because of shhadows) but has someone an idea how to fix it! Please replay
Hello!!!!!
I’ve already try this app on windows, I like very much, only with a small problem only work on windows. I’m waiting a mac version. Anyone knows when this software will be available?
Thanks
Continue with this great job…
I cant wait for the mac version to come out! (stupid ppc wont let me run windows) Anyone have an idea of how long its going to take until the release?
what do you mean by osx version.?
does it mean it can be used as a mouse in microsoft or mac.?
WOW!! so awesome!! this’s so perfect with my senior project. My project use only a finger with color on it then drag and draw a picture in the air through a webcam,so i can detect a picture in the computer, but now i don’t know how to make this project with Virtual Studio.NET or OpenCV . Is there anyone who have any skill that can teach me, so please tell me or you can contact me by my e-mail (biggyworld(at)hotmail(dot)com) or you can add me on MSN
Please help me!!!
Bigna:
visit http://www.nuigroup.com/forum to find out more information how to make a Multitouch application with visual studio.
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hey, i made one a small one though, nto sure if it will work, havent tried yet, it is late at night and i didnt have any glass or whatnot available so i used paper and a plastic protector sleep, i wrapped that tight on the box with the webcam inside, do you think that will work?
Hey! really excited about this but I cant seem to run the config file ii keep getting and error report are some computer not compatible I have xp media edition??
thanks_/\|2ts|<eem
Hey!
and whats up on 1min and 55 second were you see him moving the mouse; its not cool to fake technologies
artskeem: This isn’t fake and I’m not moving a mouse. Read through the comments and see all the people who have gotten this working. It’s not a trick and there’s plenty of resources to prove so.
If you can’t get it running make sure you read the getting started guide and see the system requirements. You may be missing some of the required windows software.
how i can build this, but with a projector.
@ fog: Go to http://www.nuigroup.com/forum to find out how to build one with a projector.
MOUSEDRIVER:WHEN I USE IT I GOT HIGGUILOO.DLL
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I have the same problem like mindgrove
1) My entire touch pad is only mapped to the top left quarter of my display screen in Smoke_demo.bat. Is there a way to map the pad to the entire screen?
Any solution?
Great work!!! It´s simple and cool pad.
Greetings from Chile.
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How do I put custom videos and photos into the “Photo” app in MTmini v1, other than putting a different video or photo in the same folder, and renaming it to an existing photo or video name in that folder?
Also, I’m having some difficulty running any of the Flash apps. I have to use mouse driver to get any response on the screen when I’m running a Flash demo.
1 more thing, do you know why the two [flash] applications “Ripples” and “Tangram” aren’t working?
I really need your help, and I’m a big fan of your site, project, and your apps.
Thanks in advance,
Nick Baughman
@ Nick:
To add your own images/videos. Put the images and videos in their respected folders. Then double click on reload.bat which is inside the local folder. That’ll add all the filtes to their respected .xml file which loads them into the application.
Thanks. Do you have the source codes for your apps? Also, is AudioTouch a full Linux-based OS, or is it an app that runs over an OS?
How to operate the Quickam Express on this ?
Please release soon the mac version !!!! (Sorry for my bad english)
can we use the mtmini now as a mouse now that we have the mousedriver.?
Yeah, I posted a new mouse driver at the top under “downloads.”
@ cerupcat: thxz
tnx.
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Hi, I tested your MTMini software / hardware proposal a few months ago and found it very promising, specially for those of us who can’t afford expensive technology.
)
BUT… I found just one thing missing at software level that avoids the regular use of your technology for day-to-day use.
It is necessary visual on-screen feedback of my hand position over the box BEFORE I produce a touch input… without that, I have to work blind.
I think you have done a wonderful job, but is like if you invented the mouse technology (hardware and software) and there is missing just one thing: the image of a mouse pointer on screen (Just imagine using the mouse trying to click in something without the pointer image on screen to guide you).
I think that, when the MTMini software is loaded an running, an additional and transparent layer should be displayed on-screen, all the time, showing the “shadow” of the hand that is captured by the webcam. This way, I can know where I’m going to produce a touch event beforehand. I think that this layer should be displayed full-screen for appliances like the mouse-driver you provided, and maybe just over the window of the multi touch app in cases like the one with the smoke app. Please contact me with any information regarding this “issue”, I’m a software developer and maybe I can add this extra feature by my self, with the proper guiding.
That’s all. Thanks in advance, and sorry for my English. (I speak spanish
Bye!
Oh, and sorry again if this lines reach you twice! I posted this on more than one place!
Thanks cerupcat Im sure its just my computer it seems to be very outdated with every thing I run and its only four years old, I haven’t been able to test it yet but just as a question would I be able to take this project and go as far as to build a multi-Touch flash folio with my screen projected on the table?
Thanks
@ artskeem:
Yeah it’s possible do go that far =)
I would visit nuigroup.com/forum though to find out more information on building applications.
thanks I appreciate it. one last question with the one you created did you have the projector inside your box or over head? Thanks again
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