Ar.js: Question about natural feature tracking in ar.js

[OmranAbazid]

Hello,

does following this tutorial:
natural feature tracking
will enable me to have image tracking?

Thanks

[bethannezink]

@OmranAbazid Did you end up trying it? If so, I'd love to know how it turned out.

[OmranAbazid]

@bethannezink No, because I've read in multiple places that Natural feature tracking(NFT) is not integrated into AR.js yet. Artoolkit GitHub project has a branch with NFT implemented but I think it is still not implemented in AR.js.

[mikegoodstadt]

@jeromeetienne Hi! Can you update us on NFT?
We need AR on Open Access research papers so OSS / MIT licence code is required ie. we love ARToolkit/AR.js :)
However publishers will not permit Hiro-style markers so we need NFT as already available in ARToolkit. Is there a particular limitation for NFT implementation in AR.js?
Many thanks.

[javismiles]

I agree, would be great to see this implemented in ar.js

[kaypea]

@jeromeetienne Is there any way to implement Natural feature tracking in Ar.js

[Erniastukas]

Hey, have one more request to do that too!

@jeromeetienne - any chance you could update us on the status of it?

[javismiles]

I agree, could somebody update status on this please? thank you very much

[jeromeetienne]

AR.js do not handle NFT at the moment. sorry about that

[javismiles]

yes, we know that Jerome, but is there a plan to incorporate it in the future? and if so, any forecast? thanks a lot for the update, all best ;)

[jeromeetienne]

Sure, if somebody implements it :)

[javismiles]

I wish I was an expert in that to help with it myself ;), so that doesn't sound like it will happen anytime soon then :D well at least now we know :D thank you for the update ;)

[jeromeetienne]

me too i wish i could do it... so many people ask for it.

[Whiteaw2]

Would it be possible to leverage some of OpenCV.js to integrate NFT tracking? If so, I'd be willing to work on it.

Trying to wrap my head around how to implement it into ar.js for mobile web.

Maybe pulling from
- https://github.com/ahmetozlu/augmented_reality/wiki/Markerless-Augmented-Reality-Tutorial
- https://docs.opencv.org/3.4/d5/d10/tutorial_js_root.html
- https://trackingjs.com/examples/brief.html

[evaristoc]

@Whiteaw2: it would be easier by using artoolkit instead, which is already the base of ar.js.