Facetracknoir V200 ✭

Note: FaceTrackNoIR is a legacy version (v200 is very old). The modern successor is opentrack with the NeuralNet Tracker, which is superior. This review treats v200 as a historical or low-resource option.

Who should use v200 in 2024/25?

• Nobody, unless you are reviving a 2009-era gaming laptop and cannot run the modern opentrack.
• Only for seated, non-critical sims (like Euro Truck Simulator 1) where occasional glitches won't crash a plane.

"It crashes on startup."

• This is common with v200 on Windows 10/11 due to missing Visual C++ Redistributables. Ensure you have installed the 2010, 2012, and 2015+ C++ packages (both x86 and x64).

Requirements

Before installing v200, ensure you have the following: facetracknoir v200

1. A Camera:
   • For Face Tracking: A standard HD webcam (720p or 1080p recommended) with good lighting.
   • For Point Tracking (Recommended): A webcam modified to see Infrared (IR) light (often by removing the IR filter) and a DIY clip with IR LEDs (often called a "Cap Clip").
2. Operating System: Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11 (compatibility may vary on newer OS versions, but v200 is generally stable).
3. DirectX: Ensure your DirectX runtimes are up to date.