# OptiTrack Documentation

## How to Use the User Guide 

* Use the **Table of Contents** to navigate through the guide. 
  * In the Desktop view, the Table of Contents appears in the left pane.
  * In the Mobile view, click the Menu icon in the header to display the Table of Contents or to switch between different versions of Motive.

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* Click any Chapter heading to go to that section, or use the <picture><source srcset="https://content.gitbook.com/content/GaZwzcsVav6zPBRZpapU/blobs/NV9XUexsZPdxKrKC0M9p/Expand%20menu%20DARK.png" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/GaZwzcsVav6zPBRZpapU/blobs/EaIwOzT0Bt6hRWdpocAo/Expand%20menu%20LIGHT.png" alt="" data-size="line"></picture> button to display  the chapter's contents.&#x20;
* Quick Links and the Search Bar are always available in the desktop view's page header, or by clicking the 3 dots in the Mobile header:&#x20;

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* Navigate within a page using the page's Table of Contents on the right. If the page Table of Contents isn't visible, try increasing the size of the browser window.
* Click the version number in between the OptiTrack logo and the Table of Contents to access documentation for earlier versions of Motive.&#x20;

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Can't find the information you're looking for, or need additional help? Quick links on the page banner take you directly to:

* Resources on the OptiTrack website [http://www.optitrack.com](http://www.optitrack.com/)
* OptiTrack Support: [https://optitrack.com/support](https://optitrack.com/support/)
* NaturalPoint Forum Archive: [https://forums.naturalpoint.com](https://forums.naturalpoint.com/)
* OptiTrack Discord: <https://discord.com/invite/optitrack>

## Quick Links

Link directly to our most popular pages from the tabs below.&#x20;

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Getting Started" %}

### Getting Started

* [Quick Start Guide: Getting Started](https://docs.optitrack.com/quick-start-guides/quick-start-guide-getting-started)
* [Prepare Setup Area](https://docs.optitrack.com/hardware/prepare-setup-area)
* [Cabling and Load Balancing](https://docs.optitrack.com/hardware/cabling-and-wiring/cabling-and-load-balancing)
* [Camera Placement](https://docs.optitrack.com/hardware/camera-placement)
* [Installation and Activation](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/installation-and-activation) (with [Licensing](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/installation-and-activation#license-activation) information)
* [Aiming and Focusing](https://docs.optitrack.com/hardware/aiming-and-focusing)
* [Motive Basics](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/motive-basics)
* [Calibration](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/calibration)
* [Data Recording](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/data-recording)
* [Quick Start Guides](https://docs.optitrack.com/quick-start-guides)
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Hardware" %}

### Hardware

* [Cameras](https://docs.optitrack.com/hardware/cameras)
* [Camera Mount Structures](https://docs.optitrack.com/hardware/camera-mount-structures)
* [Quick Start Guide Precision Capture](https://docs.optitrack.com/quick-start-guides/quick-start-guide-precision-capture)
* [External Device sync guide eSync2](https://docs.optitrack.com/synchronization/synchronization-hardware/external-device-sync-guide-optihub2)
* [Devices Pane in Motive](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive-ui-panes/devices-pane)
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Asset Tracking" %}

### Asset Tracking

* [Markers](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/markers)
* [Assets](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/assets)
* [Rigid Body Tracking](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/rigid-body-tracking)
* [Skeleton Tracking](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/skeleton-tracking)
* [Trained Markersets](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/trained-markersets)
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Active Tracking" %}

### Active Tracking

* [Quick Start Guide: Active Marker Tracking](https://docs.optitrack.com/quick-start-guides/quick-start-guide-active-marker-tracking)
* [Active Marker Tracking](https://docs.optitrack.com/active-components/active-marker-tracking)
* [IMU Sensor Fusion](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/imu-sensor-fusion)
  {% endtab %}
  {% endtabs %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Streaming" %}

### Streaming&#x20;

* [Data Streaming](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/data-streaming)
* [NatNet 4.0](https://docs.optitrack.com/developer-tools/natnet-sdk/natnet-4.0)
* [OptiTrack Unity Plugin](https://docs.optitrack.com/plugins/optitrack-unity-plugin)
* [Unreal Engine Plugin](https://docs.optitrack.com/plugins/optitrack-unreal-engine-plugin)
* [Unreal Engine OptiTrack Live Link Plugin](https://docs.optitrack.com/plugins/optitrack-unreal-engine-plugin/unreal-engine-optitrack-live-link-plugin)
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Processing Takes" %}

### Processing Takes

* [Data Editing](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/data-editing)
* [Labeling](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/labeling)
* [Data Export](https://docs.optitrack.com/motive/data-export)
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Movement Sciences" %}

### Movement Sciences

* [Movement Sciences Markersets](https://docs.optitrack.com/movement-sciences/movement-sciences-markersets)
* [NI-DAQ Setup](https://docs.optitrack.com/movement-sciences/movement-sciences-hardware/ni-daq-setup)
* [Movement Sciences Hardware](https://docs.optitrack.com/movement-sciences/movement-sciences-hardware)
  {% endtab %}
  {% endtabs %}


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