OpenSolaris Multitouch Project....The Beginning....
There seems to be quite a plethora of multitouch projects springing up all over the web so I'm jumping on the band wagon and having a go myself. The only difference being that the host OS will of course be OpenSolaris. If you're not sure what a multitouch interface is punch "multitouch" into YouTube and enjoy.
With the advent of usbvc(1m) being introduced into OpenSolaris b57 (iirc) I'm a little late to the table (current release is b86) but better late than never. In fact I've known about these types of interfaces for years but never got around to actually building one...until now. As yet I haven't found anyone using OpenSolaris so is this going to be a first?
The project has many personal goals including:
- Learning C (again)
- Learning the usbvc & Video4Linux2 API's
- Implementing some Computer Vision/Real Time image processing
- Building a hardware based project (all projects so far have been software)
The ultimate aim of course is to produce a platform which colleagues can use for their own projects and applications.
There's two branches to this project; the hardware and the software. Both can be done in parallel to some degree depending on what I'm doing on any given day.
Let the quest begin....
