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  • OptiTrack Documentation
  • WHAT'S NEW
    • What's New in Motive 3.2
  • QUICK START GUIDES
    • Quick Start Guide: Getting Started
    • Quick Start Guide: Prime Color Camera Setup
    • Quick Start Guide: Precision Capture
    • Quick Start Guide: Tutorial Videos
    • Quick Start Guide: Active Marker Tracking
    • Quick Start Guide: Outdoor Tracking Setup
  • HARDWARE
    • Cameras
      • Ethernet Cameras
        • PrimeX 120
        • PrimeX 41
        • PrimeX 22
        • PrimeX 13
        • PrimeX 13W
        • SlimX 13
        • Prime Color
        • VersaX 22
        • VersaX 41
        • VersaX 120
      • USB Cameras
        • Slim 3U
        • Flex 13
        • Flex 3
        • V120:Duo
        • V120:Trio
        • Adjusting Global Origin for Tracking Bars
    • Prepare Setup Area
    • Camera Mount Structures
    • Camera Placement
    • Ethernet Camera Network Setup
      • General Overview and Specs
      • Windows 10 Network Settings
      • Cabling and Load Balancing
      • Switch Configuration for PrimeX 120
      • NETGEAR ProSafe GSM7228S: Disabling the Broadcast Storm Control
      • White/Blacklisting Cameras
    • USB Camera System Setup
      • USB Camera Network Overview and Specs
      • V120:Duo and Trio Setup
      • Tracking Bar Coordinate System
        • Transforming Coordinate System: Global to Local
    • Aiming and Focusing
    • Camera Status Indicators
  • MOTIVE
    • Installation and License Activation
    • Motive Basics
    • Calibration
      • .mcal XML Calibration Files
      • Continuous Calibration
      • Continuous Calibration (Info Pane)
      • Calibration Squares
    • Markers
    • Assets
      • Gizmo Tool: Translate, Rotate, and Scale
    • Rigid Body Tracking
      • Aligning Rigid Body Pivot Point with a Replicated 3D Model
    • Skeleton Tracking
    • Trained Markersets
    • IMU Sensor Fusion
    • Data Recording
      • Data Types
    • Labeling
    • Data Editing
    • Data Export
      • Data Export: BVH
      • Data Export: C3D
      • Data Export: CSV
      • Data Export: FBX
      • Data Export: TRC
    • Data Streaming
    • Camera Video Types
    • Audio Recording
    • Motive HotKeys
    • Measurement Probe Kit Guide
    • Motive Batch Processor
    • Reconstruction and 2D Mode
  • MOTIVE UI PANES
    • Settings
      • Settings: General
      • Settings: Assets
      • Settings: Live Pipeline
      • Settings: Streaming
      • Settings: Views
      • Settings: Mouse and Keyboard
      • Settings: Audio
    • Assets Pane
    • Builder Pane
    • Constraints Pane
      • Constraints XML Files
    • Calibration Pane
    • Data Pane
    • Devices Pane
    • Edit Tools Pane
    • Graph View Pane
    • Info Pane
    • Labels Pane
    • Log Pane
    • Probe Pane
    • Properties Pane
      • Properties Pane: Camera
      • Properties Pane: Force Plates
      • Properties Pane: NI-DAQ
      • Properties Pane: OptiHub2
      • Properties Pane: Rigid Body
      • Properties Pane: Skeleton
      • Properties Pane: Take
      • Properties Pane: Trained Markerset
      • Properties Pane: eSync2
    • Status Panel
    • Toolbar/Command Bar
    • Control Deck
    • Viewport
  • PLUGINS
    • OptiTrack Blender Plugin
      • OptiTrack Blender Plugin
    • OptiTrack Unreal Engine Plugin
      • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack Live Link Plugin
        • Quick Start Guide: Real-Time Retargeting in Unreal Engine with Live Link Content
        • Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN): OptiTrack Plugin for Live Link Hub
        • Unreal Engine: Live Link Camera Stream Setup
        • Live Link Content: Active Puck Static Meshes
      • Unreal Engine: MotionBuilder Workflow
      • Unreal Engine: HMD Setup
      • Unreal Engine VCS Inputs
    • OptiTrack Unity Plugin
      • Unity: HMD Setup
    • OptiTrack OpenVR Driver
    • OptiTrack MATLAB Plugin
    • Autodesk Maya
      • Autodesk Maya: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
    • Autodesk MotionBuilder
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Skeleton Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Optical Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: Timecode Data
    • OptiTrack Peripheral API
    • External Plugins
      • Houdini 19 Integration
  • ACTIVE COMPONENTS
    • Active Components Hardware
      • Active Puck
      • Wired AnchorPuck
      • CinePuck
      • Wired CinePuck
      • BaseStation
      • Information for Assembling the Active Tags
      • Manus Glove Setup
    • Configuration
      • Active Batch Programmer
      • Active Hardware Configuration: PuTTY
      • Active Component Firmware Compatibility
    • Active Marker Tracking
      • Active Finger Marker Set
  • SYNCHRONIZATION
    • Synchronization Hardware
      • External Device Sync Guide: eSync 2
      • External Device Sync Guide: OptiHub2
    • Synchronization Setup
    • OptiTrack Timecode
  • VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
    • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack InCamera VFX
    • Entertainment Marker Sets
    • PrimeX 41
  • MOVEMENT SCIENCES
    • Movement Sciences Hardware
      • General Motive Force Plate Setup
      • AMTI Force Plate Setup
      • Bertec Force Plate Setup
      • Kistler Force Plate Setup
      • Delsys EMG Setup
      • NI-DAQ Setup
      • Multiple Device Setup
    • Movement Sciences Marker Sets
      • Biomechanics Marker Sets
      • Biomech (57)
      • Rizzoli Marker Sets
    • For Visual3D Users
    • Prime Color Camera Setup
      • Prime Color Setup: Required Components
      • Prime Color Setup: Hardware Setup
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Camera Settings
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Prime Color FS Calibration
      • Prime Color Setup: Data Recording / Export
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: FAQ / Troubleshooting
      • Prime Color Camera Setup: Windows Network Settings
  • VIRTUAL REALITY
    • VR Plugins
      • VR Unreal Engine
        • OptiTrack Unreal Engine Plugin
        • Unreal Engine: OptiTrack Live Link Plugin
          • UE5.1 Live Link Retarget External Workaround
        • Unreal Engine VCS Inputs
      • VR Unity
        • OptiTrack Unity Plugin
      • VR OpenVR
        • OptiTrack OpenVR Driver
    • VR HMD Setup
      • Unreal Engine: HMD Setup
      • Unity: HMD Setup
      • Manually Calibrating the HMD Pivot Point
      • Sync Configuration with an HTC Vive System
    • SlimX 13
    • Active Marker Tracking
      • Active Finger Marker Set
    • Synchronization Hardware
      • External Device Sync Guide: eSync 2
      • External Device Sync Guide: OptiHub2
  • ANIMATION
    • Autodesk Maya
      • Autodesk Maya: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
    • Autodesk MotionBuilder
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Skeleton Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Optical Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: OptiTrack Insight VCS Plugin
      • Autodesk MotionBuilder: Timecode Data
  • ROBOTICS
    • MoCap4ROS2 Setup
    • OptiTrack Robot Applications
    • Outdoor Tracking Setup
  • DEVELOPER TOOLS
    • Developer Tools Overview
    • Camera SDK
      • Class: cCameraModule
      • Class: cUID
    • Motive API
      • Motive API: Quick Start Guide
      • Motive API Overview
      • Motive API: Function Reference
      • Motive API Camera Calibration
    • NatNet SDK
      • NatNet 4.1
      • NatNet: Class/Function Reference
      • NatNet: Creating a Managed (C sharp) Client Application
      • NatNet: Creating a Native (C++) Client Application
      • NatNet: Data Types
      • NatNet: Matlab Wrapper
      • NatNet: Migration to NatNet 3.0 libraries
      • NatNet: Remote Requests/Commands
      • NatNet: Sample Projects
      • NatNet: Unicast Data Subscription Commands
      • Latency Measurements
    • VRPN Sample
    • Peripheral API: Glove Devices
  • SKELETON MARKER SETS
    • Full Body
      • Baseline (41)
      • Core (50)
      • Biomech (57)
      • Conventional (39)
    • Full Body + Fingers
      • Baseline + Passive Fingers (49)
      • Baseline + Active Fingers (57)
      • Core + Passive Fingers (54)
      • Core + Active Fingers (62)
    • Upper
      • Baseline Upper (25)
      • Conventional Upper (27)
    • Lower
      • Baseline Lower (20)
      • Helen Hayes Lower (19)
      • Conventional Lower (16)
    • Hand and Fingers
      • Left/Right Hand (4) Active
      • Left/Right Hand (10) Active + Passive
      • Active Finger Marker Set
    • Glove Device Setup
      • Manus Glove Setup
      • StretchSense Glove Setup
    • Rizzoli Marker Sets
    • Entertainment Marker Sets
    • Rigid Body Skeleton Marker Set
  • GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING
    • Licensing Troubleshooting
    • Windows 11 Optimization for Realtime Applications
    • Network Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting Q&A
    • Running Motive on High DPI Displays
    • Firewall Settings
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  • Local Group Policy Editor
  • Disable Firewall
  • Disable Antivirus
  • Disable Anti-malware
  • Disable Real-time Protection
  • Disable Defender Notifications With the OptiTrack_ForceDefenderOFF.bat Script
  • Prevent Anti-malware Service Executable from Scanning its Own Folder
  • Disable Windows Notifications
  • Windows Task Scheduler
  • Disable All Scheduled Tasks
  • Disable all Windows Defender Tasks
  • Disable Startup Applications
  • Disc Drive Optimizations
  • OpenGL setting in NVIDIA Control Panel
  • Network Settings
  • Network Topology
  • Camera and Streaming Network Interface Card (NIC) Configuration Settings
  • Set Motive.exe Priority

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  1. GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING

Windows 11 Optimization for Realtime Applications

This document outlines recommended optimizations for a Motive PC operating in real-time interactive applications.

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General Purpose Operating Systems (GPOS) like Windows are designed to maintain user responsiveness with many programs and services running, while real-time operating systems () are designed to run critical applications reliably and with precise timing. A GPOS can handle multiple tasks concurrently but is not ideal for important, time-sensitive applications due to latency and synchronization issues. A GPOS can also operate without time constraints, so tasks may sometimes fail or take longer to execute. For this reason, it may be necessary to optimize Windows 11 to improve performance in Motive.

These optimizations involve disabling various Windows security features, so it is crucial to ensure that the PC is isolated from the internet or other potential sources of malware.

Local Group Policy Editor

Many of the recommended optimizations are completed using Window’s Local Group Policy Editor. To open this program:

Steps:

  1. From the Windows search bar, type CMD.

  2. Run Command Prompt as administrator.

  3. At the command line, type gpedit.msc and press enter.

  4. This will open the Local Group Policy Editor window.

Local Group Policy Editor is available only with a Windows Professional License.

Disable Firewall

Set a Local Group Policy to disable Private, Public, and Domain firewalls.

Once these policies are implemented, the firewall cannot be re-enabled by any other means.

Steps:

  1. Navigate to Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security.

  2. The Overview panel shows the current status of the firewall. Click Windows Defender Firewall Properties to change the state of the Domain, Private, and Public profiles to Off then click OK.

Disable Antivirus

Set a Local Group Policy to disable Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

Once this policy is implemented, the Windows Defender Antivirus cannot be re-enabled in Virus & Threat Protection.

Steps:

  1. Navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

  2. Double-click Turn Off Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

  3. Select Enabled and click OK.

Disable Anti-malware

Use the following processes to disable anti-malware services.

Disable Real-time Protection

Steps:

  1. Navigate to: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Microsoft Defender Antivirus -> Real-time Protection.

  2. Double-click Turn off real-time Protection.

  3. Set the policy to Enabled and click OK.

Disable Defender Notifications With the OptiTrack_ForceDefenderOFF.bat Script

Save the following script to a batch file named OptiTrack_ForceDefenderOFF.bat, in the common Windows startup folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp.

@cmd /c schtasks /Query /TN PauseDef 2>nul && schtasks /Run /TN PauseDef || powershell -c "$q=\"`n`n`t`t PAUSE DEFENDER `n`n\"; echo $q; Start-Process cmd.exe -ArgumentList ('/q '+$q+' /c schtasks.exe /create /ru \"%username%\" /sc once /tn PauseDef /tr \"wmic.exe /namespace:\\root\Microsoft\Windows\Defender path MSFT_MpPreference call set DisableRealtimeMonitoring=TRUE\" /sd 01/01/2030 /st 00:00:00 /it /rl highest /f & schtasks.exe /run /tn PauseDef') -Verb RunAs"

Prevent Anti-malware Service Executable from Scanning its Own Folder

Steps:

  1. Go to Settings -> Update & security -> Windows Security -> Virus & Threat Protection.

  2. Click Manage Settings at the bottom of the screen.

  3. Scroll to the Exclusions section and click Add or remove exclusions.

  4. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Windows Defender.

  5. Click the Select Folder button.

  6. Restart the computer to decrease the RAM usage by the Antimalware Service Executable in Task Manager Processes.

Disable Windows Notifications

Stop notifications from Windows and installed applications.

Steps:

  1. Right-click on the clock on the Task Bar to open the Notifications panel.

  2. Select Notification Settings.

  3. Set Notifications to Off.

  4. Turn Do Not Disturb On.

  5. Scroll through the list of Notifications from apps and other senders and turn Off any that are set to On.

  6. At the bottom of the list, click Additional Settings.

  7. Deselect all options in the Additional Settings list.

Windows Task Scheduler

Stop scheduled tasks from running.

Disable All Scheduled Tasks

Steps:

  1. Open the Windows Task Scheduler application.

  2. Select all the task in the Task Scheduler Library list.

  3. Right-click and select Disable.

Disable all Windows Defender Tasks

Steps:

  1. Open the Windows Task Scheduler application.

  2. Navigate to Microsoft -> Windows -> Windows Defender.

  3. Select all the tasks in the list.

  4. Right-click and select Disable.

Disable Startup Applications

Stop unnecessary applications from loading at startup.

Steps:

  1. Open the Windows Task Manager application.

  2. Click the Startup apps tab button.

  3. Disable all unnecessary startup apps.

DO NOT disable OptiTrack_ForceDefenderOff.bat.

Disc Drive Optimizations

  • Turn off HDD/SSD Encryption (for example, BitLocker Drive Encryption Service).

  • Turn off HDD/SSD Compression.

OpenGL setting in NVIDIA Control Panel

  1. Open Nvidia Control Panel and Navigate to 3D settings -> Manage 3D Settings

  2. Select the Global Settings tab.

  3. Set OpenGL rendering GPU to the dedicated GPU card.

Network Settings

Use the recommended network configuration.

Network Topology

  • Use Static IPs for Camera and Streaming Network Interface Cards (NICs)

  • Isolate the following on three different NICs:

  1. Local Area Network

  2. Incoming camera data

  3. Outgoing streaming data

Camera and Streaming Network Interface Card (NIC) Configuration Settings

Type Network in the Windows search bar to find and open the Control Panel to View Network Connections. The image below shows the three NICs specified above.

Configure Static IP

  1. Double-click or right-click the NIC you wish to configure and select Properties.

  2. From the Properties screen, disable all protocols except IPv4.

  3. With IPv4 selected, click the Properties button.

  4. Select Use the following IP address:

    1. For the NIC connected to the Camera network, enter IP address 192.168.10.1

    2. For the NIC connected to the realtime network, enter IP address 192.168.20.1

  5. Enter 255.255.255.0 for the Subnet mask.

  6. Click OK to save and return to the Properties window.

Configure NIC settings

Set the following properties to the value specified:

  • Interrupt Moderation = Disabled

  • Interrupt Moderation Rate = Disabled

  • Jumbo Packets = Disabled

  • Max Number RSS Queues = 16

  • Receive Buffers = 4096 (max)

  • Receive Side scaling = Enabled

  • Speed and Duplex = Auto-Negotiate

  • Transmit Buffers = 16384 (max)

Steps:

  1. From the Properties window, click the Configure... button to customize NIC settings.

  2. Click the Advanced tab.

  3. To update a setting, select it from the Property: list and update the Value field on the right.

  4. Update all of the settings listed above.

  5. Click the Driver tab.

  6. Click Disable, then Enable to restart the NIC with the new settings.

Use the settings supplied by your IT department to connect to corporate or institutional networks.

Set Motive.exe Priority

Customize the Motive desktop shortcut to launch the program with high priority.

  • On the desktop, right-click the Motive shortcut and select Properties.

  • Select the Shortcut tab.

  • Copy and paste the text below into the Target field:

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start "" /High /max "C:\Program Files\OptiTrack\Motive\Motive.exe"
  • Set the Run property to Maximized.

  • Click OK to save your changes and close the window.

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Local Group Policy Editor
Local Group Policy Editor
Local Group Policy Editor
RTOS
Windows Command Prompt in Administrator mode.
Local Group Policy Editor: Windows Defender Firewall and Advanced Security Overview.
Domain Profile settings.
Private Profile settings.
Public Profile settings.
Local Group Policy Editor: Microsoft Defender Antivirus settings.
Turning off Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
Turning off Microsoft Defender Real-time Protection
Windows Security Settings.
Virus & threat protection settings: Exclusions.
Windows System Notification Settings.
Additional Notification Options for Windows.
Windows Task Scheduler Library.
Windows Task Scheduler: Windows Defender Tasks.
Task Manager: Startup apps window.
NVIDIA Control Panel: Manage 3D Settings.
Recommended Network Topology for OptiTrack systems.
Isolated network connections for a Motive workstation.
Static IP address configuration.
NIC Advanced Configuration Properties
NIC Advanced Configuration Properties
Motive shortcut properties window.