As i mentioned in the original post, the kinect for windows device has new firmware which enables the depth camera to see objects as close as 50 centimeters in front. The kinect for windows commercial software development kit is licensed to users and not sold. I have been unable to find out how i can set the kinect depth mode to near 40300mm using openni. With the new kinect for windows to be shipped in february, microsoft introduces the so called near mode. The windows 10 iot core is a new windows 10 edition for lowcost, smallfootprint devices that is available for free. Depth sensors compatible with openni kinect, xtionpro. The following article was originally published on january 20, 2011.
Microsoft kinect apis installing the openni modules. Fortunately, primesense, the company behind kinect, released openni framework and nite middleware. As i mentioned in the original post, the kinect for windows device has new firmware which enables the depth camera to see objects as close as 50 centimeters in front of the device without losing accuracy or precision, with. Camera elevation, accelerometer, audio array id api header kinectproperties. Another potential benefit is the near field mode of a kinect camera for windows, which is able to provide. So you might be wondering whats the difference about primesense you might have heard of it, openni, kinect sdk, nite, opencv etc.
Automatically chooses from the default devices for an operating system this is currently openni for osx and mssdk openni for windows depending on the ane. You accept these terms by using the kinect for windows sensor. I am not aware about any other official driver that would allow me to work with kinect on unity. Using kinect and other openni compatible depth sensors. For guidelines in creating applications with kinect interaction, download the. I have installed kinect sdk from ms website but its not enough to work with kinect on unity. The kinect for windows sensor is a fullytested and supported kinect experience on windows with features such as near mode, skeletal tracking control, api improvements, and improved usb support across a range of windows computers and windowsspecific 10 acoustic models. Kinect for windows has some extra features like near mode. If you are working with the kinect then you might opt for the openni. Today is the day fine folks kinect for windows is here.
The code is ready to be published and i am now trying to finish the documentation. The openni is one of the primary frameworks used by kinect hackers and developers in utilizing the kinects motioncapture technology into a natural interface command panel. It demonstrates how to use kinect controlled avatars or utilize kinect gestures in your unity projects, by using openni2 and nite2. Note that some of these recommendations link to relevant kinect for xbox 360 information.
The abouttobelaunched kinect for windows brings a solution to one of the kinect s basic problems shortsightedness by introducing near mode. Whether youre educating students, training employees, manufacturing products, or exploring countless other options for whats possible when humans and computers interact, you can create something amazing with kinect for windows v2. Simulink support for kinect file exchange matlab central. It adds new features, support for many new languages and debut in 19 more countries. It is stated that i am able to configure to near mode using the package. With the new kinect for windows to be shipped in february, microsoft introduces the so called nearmode.
It seems as the hardware setup remains quite the same lenses, baseoffset, but the firmware changes. There has been a lot of speculation on what near mode is since we announced it. A new feature of kinect for windows hardware near mode also worked fine with the latest simulink for nid. Depth map, bgr image and some other formats of output can be retrieved by using familiar interface of videocapture. This is not, and will not be at least in the near term a product for the typical end user. As i mentioned in the original post, the kinect for windows device has new firmware which enables the depth camera to see objects as close as 50 centimeters in front of the device without losing accuracy or precision, with january 20, 2012 by kinect for windows. The openni organization is primarily supported by primesense, the company who originally developed the kinect hardware for microsoft the openni framework is not specifically designed to work with the kinect hardware rather it is capable of interfacing with various sensors that all happen to be located in the hardware stack known as the kinect. The kinect for pc is very likely going to be used for both close up work and far away player detection. The second is kinect for windows, a kinect sensor that is almost the same as kinect for xbox 360 and can be used with any computer.
Using the offical sdk for windows the program takes data from the xbox kinect and sends it to maxmsp via osc. Support microsoft kinect for windows sdk in addition to openni as nid sdk. Openni 2 downloads and documentation the structure sensor. Depth map, bgr image and some other formats of output can be retrieved by using familiar interface of videocapture in order to use depth sensor with opencv you should do the following preliminary steps.
It demonstrates how to use kinectcontrolled avatars or utilize kinect gestures in your unity projects, by using openni2 and nite2. Kinect to maxmsp for windows maxmsp forum cycling 74. The hd camera supports a full resolution of 2080 1552, from which. Kinect with openni 2 is a set of two kinect primesense examples that use several major scripts, grouped in one folder. Simulink support for kinect is a set of simulink blocks interfaced with openni and kinect sdk. Hi all, does anybody know how the auto exposure setting on the kinect can be disabled using the openni driver. Near mode, ir emitter onoff non 3d sensing properties. The near mode is windows kinect only as well, and theres very minor hardware improvements, but nothing big. As such, a kinect top displaying a depth image for the same sensor will output an image with a resolution of 640x480 and the near depth mode setting will be set in the kinect chop. To make sure that your microsoft kinect for windows sensor works well, follow these guidelines. This demo shows using some of nites features such as hand tracking with k4w near mode. We have pdfs available of the openni programmers guide, the openni migration guide openni 1 to openni 2, and how to use structure sensor with openni 2. Need help installing openni to get the kinect working.
The kinect for windows sensor is a fullytested and supported kinect experience on windows with features such as near mode, skeletal tracking control, api improvements, and improved usb support across a range of windows computers and windows specific 10 acoustic models. The front view of the interactive mirror with kinect and hd camera placed on. One of the problems in using kinect for xbox is that it doesnt work when you get too close and it doesnt work when you get too far away. See section ros driver for howto run these devices and which topics are published.
Setting near mode for depth cam in kinect using openni. I strongly insist on downloading the official kinect for windows sdk instead. Kinect with openni 2 rf solutions technology, health. Make sure your computer is running windows 7 and has the latest drivers from windows update. Change the near mode while the device is running parameters. What is the difference between kinect for windows and. To make this more possible it can be operated in either a near or a far mode. Has anyone here managed to install openni in windows 7 64bit and got the kinect working with it. Theres also a zip download of automaticallygenerated documentation. Would like to ask if i am able to configure kinect 360 to use the near mode. This means that we can now have access to features such as realtime skeleton tracking, gesture recognition, wave detection and much more. Using the sdk requires acceptance of software license agreement available in the product manual. Kinect with openni 2 is a set of two kinectprimesense examples that use several major scripts, grouped in one folder. Near mode works down to 50 cm or closer and this really does make it useful for robotic systems and 3d scanner applications.
There is a good writeup about it at the microsoft blog. You can also distinguish this type by the kinect for windows label below the base of the unit. While there are many similarities to the openni implementation, the differences, especially focusing on skeleton tracking, may be worth looking into. The ros driver is compatible to the primesense devices psdk5. The biggest difference is that the windows kinect is licensed for commercial app distribution, and the 360 one is for dev work only. The new version is available for windows 32 and 64 bit and linux an osx version is in the pipeline. This asset supports 32 and 64bit builds, works on windows and with some kicks and. Kinect for windows or kinect for xbox sensor windows 7 or windows 8. Steps for using the kinectmssdkopennipclbridge module install microsofts kinect sdk for the kinect for windows camera. The openkinect wiki page states that there might be a flag in the usb protocol to disable the auto exposure, but it seems that the openni driver has no function for modifying this setting. Difference between kinect for windows and kinect for xbox. As far as i understand i need openni installed before i can run the unity project. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to openn.