- ARToolKit
infobox software
name = ARToolKit
genre =3D graphics
latest_release_version = 2.72.1
operating_system =Cross-platform
license = GNU GPL/ARToolKit Commercial Dual license
website = http://www.hitl.washington.edu/artoolkit/ARToolKit is a software library that allows for the creation of
augmented reality applications. To do this, it uses video tracking capabilities in order to calculate the real camera position and orientation relative to physical markers in real time. It is being developed at theUniversity of Washington HIT Lab.Features
* Single camera position/orientation tracking.
* Tracking code that uses simple black squares.
* The ability to use any square marker patterns.
* Easy camera calibration code.
* Fast enough for real time AR applications.
* Free and open source.Operating systems
It is available for
SGI IRIX ,Microsoft Windows ,Mac OS X andLinux -based systems.pinoffs and related
* [http://www.artoolworks.com/community/osgart/ OSGART] - a combination of ARToolKit and
OpenSceneGraph
* [http://www.artag.net/ ARTag] - recently-created alternative to ARToolKit that uses more complex image processing and digital symbol processing for reliability and resistance to light. Only licensed for non-commercial purposes.
* [http://studierstube.org/handheld_ar/artoolkitplus.php ARToolKitPlus] - extended version of ARToolKit, only targeted to handheld users and developers of AR-oriented software. No longer developed.
* [http://studierstube.org/handheld_ar/stbtracker.php Studierstube Tracker] - Successor of ARToolKitPlus, many new features, but not free anymore.
* [http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/r.freeman/ Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRT)] -University College London External links
* [http://www.hitl.washington.edu/artoolkit/ ARToolkit]
* [http://artoolkit.sourceforge.net/ Project page] atSourceForge.net
* [https://launchpad.net/artoolkit/ Project page] at Launchpad
* [http://www.hitlabnz.org/wiki/Forum Web forum]
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