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Actually ended up just borrowing a massive green screen off of my Universities Digital Arts department and hung it from the roof supports. Here's a panoramic shot of our final set up for our experiment.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=FDBBD8A3B35AD861!8618&authkey=!APTGOZNLNtJKfJ4&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg

You can see some of the other MEng projects and the 3D printer graveyard next to our project area :)

I did attempt doing it through software but this ended up being simpler for us, while i was looking into software ways of doing it i did come across that site, he summed it up really well yeah. Its hard to find good Kinect 2 tutorials they are few and far between.

I live and work in New Zealand, so I can't help directly, but this link probably will.. If you need colour, get in touch with the guys at Matherix 3Dify and get a beta of their software.

Brekel Pointcloud2 (http://brekel.com/brekel-pro-pointcloud-v2/)

There is also a version for Kinect1.

I am myself looking for more Kinect2 depth recording software.

There is also Q3D, see q3d.quaternionsoftware.com

And then there is http://threejs.org/examples/#webgl_kinect This uses a videotexture for the pointcloud (simple height field rendering).

PM me for more info or questions. For Mac OS X, there is also dotswarm.nz, albeit not for recording if I get this right, just for animating already recorded pointcloud objects.

Fun Idea. There are a lot of great examples that will help you with this. You should look into the Unity3D plugin for importing and rigging a 3D model.

http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Two-for-Kinect-4-Windows-v2-and-Unity-3D

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn782041.aspx

This is a great resource provided by microsoft on the basics of what to do and how to do it. The videos provide details on using C# on a beginners level and the download packet provides examples in C# and C++.

Note that I believe an earlier version has even more detailed videos but uses an older SDK with slightly different commands in some places and slightly different references. A quick google search will clear all that up.

I'd suggest you to check out these tutorials. When you'll be more used to Kinect SDK, be sure to check out some test projects on codeplex.com as well.

Also there's a sample browser with all source code and stuff available from Kinect SDK.

https://www.amazon.com/LANMU-Adapter-Kinect-Supply-Sensor/dp/B07HFNQRWT/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kinect+usb+adapter+xbox+360&qid=1666629793&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjA0IiwicXNhIjoiMS43OCIsInFzcCI6IjEuNDEifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=kinect+usb+adapter%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1

any usb adapter for kinect should works, any brand works and I don't think there is something better or not for xbox 360, same if you need it for pc

You can save yourself $50 (Or in some cases $60, like on amazon right now) for the PC adapter if you are willing to attempt a simple hack, with minor soldering. The Xbox One Kinects are going for $70-$80 on ebay. Which makes it hard to stomach spending nearly as much on the Power Adapter from MS.

Some Instructions: http://www.tatsch-it.de/kinect-2-usb-3-modification/

Some discussion and pictures: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/openkinect/fc2Iq9XSkIo

I just did this a couple of days ago, and I have spent pretty much every hour of free time playing around with it since. I wish I had known the hack was so easy/possible a year ago when I got the Xbox.

> was wondering if someone could tell me if the kinect 360 would work with MatLAB

I think you would probably need the Kinect for Windows, but I've s However, for advanced Kinect development / programming questions, I'd recommend checking out the Kinect section on Stackoverflow.

> does the V2 have a windows version? I haven't been able to find one

Originally there was a separate Kinect V2 for Windows, but last year Microsoft stopped production on that unit and instead made it so that the Xbox One Kinect works on Windows via the Kinect Adapter for Windows. Together, a Kinect for Xbox One + a Kinect Adapter for Windows costs the same amount of money as the original, separate Kinect 2 for Windows had cost.

This is a great demo of using Unity with Kinect. I'm not sure if there is a link to the source code, but the video is well worth watching regardless.

http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Programming-Kinect-for-Windows-v2/04

It's been about a year since i've touched the kinect sdk stuff and it looks like the documentation is a mess. The skeleton tracking or body tracking is what you are looking for. Here is an article that looks like it might help get you started. http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/743862/Kinect-for-Windows-version-Body-tracking?fid=1855558&df=10000&mpp=50&prof=True&sort=Position&view=Expanded&spc=Relaxed&select=5098903&fr=1

Kinect V2 is very picky about the USB controller, and uses a lot of bandwidth, some motherboards don't have the required Renesas or Intel USB controller chip and will use an ASMedia or other controller depending on the manufacturer. This PCI card uses the correct chip and worked with my Kinect. If you want you can search your specific manufacturer + model of your motherboard to see if they do use the above controllers but if it hasn't worked in any ports yet it probably has the wrong one. Good luck, took me ages to figure out USBs were the issue

Yeah, you will also see them listed as a Model 1520.
I just bought 5 for my in home ghetto mocap setup ;)

Im using this adapter, but im sure they are all the same thing.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SN7YP81/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm pretty sure you nee to buy an actual Kinekt - Windows PC adapter. I researched this a few years ago and ended up with one. You will also need to get the Kinekt SDK I believe, to get the correct drivers.

https://www.amazon.ca/Microsoft-9J7-00001-Kinect-Adapter-Windows/dp/B00NMSHT7E

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=44561

Why? You just use it for a day than stop using it If you need a way to use you pc without a Bluetooth mouse Use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hungrybolo.remotemouseandroid

Bought this one a lot and never encountered any problem: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07CWQK6XG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That I'm not sure about. I use the Kinect v2 as a webcam for my PC, and the microphones are great when you're close to it, but you can tell if someone is further away.

A cheap little shotgun mic would probably best the best bang for your buck, and still be easy to use. You could use one like this with a lightning to 3.5mm adapter.

The V2 one im speaking of is this one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NABN4VS?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details

and besides the windows update driver i installed what others are needed? Is the github you mentioned the same name as your reddit user name?