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Step 3Building the video effect
It seems simple; two cameras connected to monitors facing the opposite direction. The greatest feature of this is that people can interact with each other "through" your body.
I needed my monitors to be powered portably, so I used 12 volt battery with special cables that were fitted with the monitor's power connector. I used the AV out cable that comes with the camera and connected it to the monitor's component in with a male-to-male RCA adapter.
Originally I was planning on using spy cameras that run of 9volts to provide my live feed. However, the $10 ones I received from ebay were crappy (duh) and died right away. I had to improvise and use what I had, and I happened to have two Nikon Coolpix digitals available. I cut pockets in the foam for the cameras to sit, and a hole for the lenses to pop through.
I decided that having the monitors in the cases was creating to much rigid bulk, so I removed them. I put them in the soft, vinyl cases that came with the monitors for attaching to the headrest of your car. I sandwiched them in leather and foam. This is the point where I damaged the second monitor, rendering it useless.
I cut a slit on the side of the foam where the cables attached to the monitor. This was so I could turn the power on and off easily. I could also turn the camera on every 30min (the longest default time it would stay on for).
I needed my monitors to be powered portably, so I used 12 volt battery with special cables that were fitted with the monitor's power connector. I used the AV out cable that comes with the camera and connected it to the monitor's component in with a male-to-male RCA adapter.
Originally I was planning on using spy cameras that run of 9volts to provide my live feed. However, the $10 ones I received from ebay were crappy (duh) and died right away. I had to improvise and use what I had, and I happened to have two Nikon Coolpix digitals available. I cut pockets in the foam for the cameras to sit, and a hole for the lenses to pop through.
I decided that having the monitors in the cases was creating to much rigid bulk, so I removed them. I put them in the soft, vinyl cases that came with the monitors for attaching to the headrest of your car. I sandwiched them in leather and foam. This is the point where I damaged the second monitor, rendering it useless.
I cut a slit on the side of the foam where the cables attached to the monitor. This was so I could turn the power on and off easily. I could also turn the camera on every 30min (the longest default time it would stay on for).
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