Thanks for the quick replies, I will check out both those options. -Jeff On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Ugo Cupcic wrote: > Hi, > > We coded something doing that. > > You can find it here: > https://code.launchpad.net/~ugocupcic/sr-ros-interface/opticaldataglove > > I used usb_cam to publish images from the webcam. Then, the synchroniser > node is in optical_synchronizer. > > It's still really experimental so you may have to modify things a bit for > it to work. If you need more info don't hesitate to contact me. > > Cheers, > > Ugo > > > On 07/10/10 14:13, Jeff Hyams wrote: > > I am trying to create a really simple stereo test with two cheap usb > cameras. I understand the basics of using the stereo_proc and calibration > packages, but what I want to know is what is the best way to go about > creating the actual stereo node that publishes the images. Is it possible > to use two gscam or usb_cam(or something similar) and remap the topics to > look like a stereo camera? I am not really sure how the calibration data > would get stored used if I did this. > > Or would it make more sense to write an intermediate node that grabs images > from two running usb_cam nodes and publishes them as left/right stereo image > topics (and receives/processes/publishes the calibration data correctly)? > Is there already a package to do this somewhere? > > At this point, my test will be static, so I am not concerned about syncing > images or timestamps being absolutely correct. > > Thanks, > > Jeff Hyams > RE2, Inc. > > > _______________________________________________ > ros-users mailing list > ros-users@code.ros.orghttps://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > > > -- > Ugo Cupcic | Shadow Robot Company | ugo@shadowrobot.com > Software Engineer | 251 Liverpool Road | > need a Hand? | London N1 1LX | +44 20 7700 2487http://www.shadowrobot.com/hand/ @shadowrobot > > > _______________________________________________ > ros-users mailing list > ros-users@code.ros.org > https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > >