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3. Do not use traditional non-blinking markers with this plugin, the ids will not be
assigned correctly.
Data Output:
 The plugin will re-number and re-order all the markers so that they match the
id programmed into the markers.
Automatic Mode Configuration (shown in image below on the left):
1. Set the number of markers to the number of markers that you have available
in the PPT interface.
2. Make sure that Talk Mode is enabled in the PPT interface. The plugin will not
work if Talk Mode is off.
3. Add the "MarkerID" Post-Process Plug-in found in the Configure Panel.
4. Click the configure button on the plugin, which will show a window similar to
that shown on the left in the figure below.
5. Click the checkbox for "Automatically search inventory".
6. You must place all of the markers at a location in the room where they are all
visible and trackable by PPT.
7. PPT will search for the markers, and then once all are visible, the marker ids
will be assigned and used for tracking.
Manual Mode Configuration (shown in image below on the right):
1. There is no need to set the number of markers in the PPT interface, the plugin
will adjust this automatically.
2. Make sure that Talk Mode is enabled in the PPT interface. The plugin will not
work if Talk Mode is off.
3. Add the "MarkerID" Post-Process Plug-in found in the Configure Panel.
4. Click the configure button on the plugin, which will show a window similar to
that shown on the right in the figure below.
5. Uncheck the box for "Automatically search inventory", the plugin will run in
manual mode now.
6. Select the check boxes for the physical marker ids you would like to have
present in the environment.
7. You can remap markers to other id numbers if necessary by selecting a
different virtual id number if desired. This feature is useful if you have replaced
a physical marker with a new one that has a different id, but your application
requires the same id numbering.
8. The markers will be used by the plugin with no further intervention by the
user.
Automatic mode requires all markers to be visible whenever PPT is started, so that
the marker ids can be detected and recorded. It is recommended that you use
manual mode in typical operation so you can skip the acquisition step that is needed
in automatic mode. Manual mode is the easiest mode to use for a more permanent
installation.