Compiz Headtracking

So I've been seeing some videos of Compiz's headtracking plugin. However, it's very hard for a human with two arms to get stable footage of this thing (as I discovered while recording this). So I decided to give it a spin and get the plugin on my computer, and was satisfied with the result. So I installed it on the laptop, and it worked fine as well.

Guide: http://blog.phpwnage.com/article.php?id=44
magic_lamp_max_waves: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=557491
Paper dragon: http://pontomidia.com.br/ricardo/greatweb/gathering_for_gardner_paper_dragon....
Article about Apple's headtracking patent: http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/apple-applies-for-head-tracking-patent-joh...
Apple patent on headtracking: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1...

Enjoy.

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[1ThunderBird2]

Great Video, Compiz is amazing! Can't wait to set this up and get it working.

Out of curiosity, what is the music?

[WindyPower]

@1ThunderBird2 It's written in the video, silly; Pendulum - Propane Nightmares

(Quite an overused song these days)

[WindyPower]

@Psythik That would require porting X.org to Windows, which isn't going to happen.

Just use Linux~

[WindyPower]

@gone404 While it is true that this song is getting overused on YouTube and, as a result, disliked, I personally wouldn't call it "shitty". If you disagree, you're free to mute the volume.

[rayyanputra]

Will this work on 11.10?

[glassberyl]

Helo! I'd like to use this Compiz Plugin, but I don't know... How can I install and use this plugin? please help! :( =)

[hoppimike]

one of the most amazing Compiz vids I've ever seen...

that's awesome!

[megacraft]

pure pwnage!!!

[unixboy666]

Compiz just gets more amazing and more so creepier with every new plugin they think of.

[Jubbey]

@Psythik That's just not going to happen.

[WindyPower]

@serjndestroy Yes, but I can say at least that it's either not the case or it falls back to non-accelerated for Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere. That, or maybe VirtualBox's "Enable 3D acceleration" and "Enable 2D additions" options actually work at last.

[serjndestroy]

@WindyPower Unless the video editing uses DirectX (witch doesn't get accelerated in VM's unless I'm mistaken)

But other than that viva virtualization :)