# Mediapipe

Realtime Body tracking on Mac & Windows with just a webcam!

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MediaPipe is a cross platform Framework for building machine learning pipelines for processing time-series data like video, audio, etc. Amongst many other possibilities it turns your webcam into a depth/tracking camera.  
  
Full documentation can be found here [https://developers.google.com/mediapipe/](https://developers.google.com/mediapipe/)   
  
There are various ways to get Mediapipe set up in your computer;  
  
When using Touchdesigner, have a look [HERE](https://bookstack.hku.nl/books/touchdesigner/page/mediapipe-for-bodytracking-in-td-no-kinect-needed "Mediapipe in TD")

But also, be sure to check out [Gazebo](https://bookstack.hku.nl/books/gazebosc), a HKU built OSC tool, that also runs Mediapipe.