Support on Kinect for Windows V2

We’ve purchased Kinect Windows V2 and we are trying to find x,y,z real co-ordinates of a point.
The method given in the sample guide is 'MapcolourframetoCameraspace'. This method takes the argument
Array<CameraSpacePoint>^ cameraSpacePoints
What is the meaning of this argument, especially the ‘^’ sign?

I just went through the slides of "Programming Kinect for Windows v2 Jump Start" of the MS Virtual Academy, and in slide #11 of slide deck #07 (Advanced Topics: Skeletal Tracking and Depth Filtering,
http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/programming-kinect-for-windows-v2-jump-start), it says:
Align the y-axis to gravity
–Tilt correct with
FloorClipPlane.xyz
•Falls back to accelerometer when no floor is found
•Rotate
scene such that “up” is (0,1,0)
So, just to make sure I understand, you are saying that the information provided in the slide deck (and in the video) is erroneous and we cannot access the accelerometer info?

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I have a Dell Inspiron 5000, Xbox One Kinect and adapter for use of the Kinect sensor with a Windows PC. The sensor works fine or as well as can be expected on the Xbox One. I've tried using it with 3D Builder which is the first app that Microsoft
offers for the Kinect with PC after connecting it and downloading the drivers. Unfortunately, it says that my rate is too slow so I was looking for support to see if this is an Inspiron issue or not. The USB 3.0 ports may or may not support the
bandwidth but I can't really tell.
Does anyone know if there is a support number or chat area for Kinect for Windows as I keep getting transferred to the Xbox group and no one there seems to know anything about Kinect for Windows? I'll also settle for if anyone can tell me if there
is a problem with that application or the Dell Inspiron 5000.
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The technology 3D builder is using requires a very specialized graphics card to be able to work at full speed. Laptop systems typically only can achieve the very minimal amount of processing which will work but very slowly.
If you have a desktop system with an NVidia GeForce GT 670 or other in the same processing class of GPU's you should be able to achieve 30fps. Otherwise with lower end or laptop based systems even the highest end Alienware we have seen ~27fps. My experiences
have been typically anywhere from ~1-8fps with Intel Based on-board gpu's(4000 series), ~15-22fps with mobile NVidia GT 750M chipsets and 23-30fps with GeForce GT 760 desktop system.
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Kinect for windows sensor does not start when using remote WMI

Scenario:
I have written a software (lets call it kinectRecorder.exe) that uses "kinect for windows sensor" to record images. The machine that connects to the kinect sensor has windows 8.1 and kinect v2 installed. The software is able to successfully records
images from kinect sensor when running locally. (meaning if I hit f5 from vs2013, frames are recorded to local disk)
Due to resource constraint and other requirement, I have to remotely kickoff kinectRecorder.exe on the windows 8.1 machine from a windows 7 machine. on the windows 7 machine, I remotely kick off the kinectRecorder.exe using windows WMI infrastructure.
The credential used for windows 8.1 machine and windows 7 machine are the same under same windows domain. the credential used to authenticate in wmi is also the same, I can see the user name running kinectRecorder.exe after kinectrecorder.exe is started
remotely.
Problem:
The result is that kinectRecorder.exe starts ok, but after the kinectsensor.open call, isavailable property changed to false, meaning sensor not detected.
Question:
What's stopping kinect sensor to be detected/opened (i'm not sure what the correct jargon is here)?
I have been search the web, In msdn documentation (known issues), I cannot find the problem being mentioned. I wonder if I'm the only person who has encountered this issue before.
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Kinect is not supported within the context of a service because of the underlying need for a user session, see
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/72cecf8b-ac64-47e2-b54b-ddbd1dc237c9/calling-kinect-sdk-apis-from-a-windows-service-is-not-possiblesupported?forum=kinectv2sdk
Can determine that the system has at least one logged in user and can you launch the application within that users session? KinectMontior/KinectService must be running for the runtime to get any data from the sensor. If you use Remote
Desktop to log into that user session, you can confirm this works by running any of the samples and they should work without issue(remember to ensure that your audio remoting is left on the server, see troubleshooting guide
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/20dbadae-dcee-406a-b66f-a182d76cea3b/troubleshooting-and-common-issues-guide?forum=kinectv2sdk).
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Hello everyone!
I have a tremendous problem!
I recently bought a "Kinect for Windows V.2".
I suspected it was broken, so, I sent it to the Microsoft XBOX
replacement
Support Centre in Germany and they have replaced it with a new one.
Therefore, the problem persists!
The Problem:
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crash with Error 43! (Not supported)
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-Somebody have another suggestion for the compatibility between my "AsRock
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As you are aware, TI USB3 host controllers/chipset is not supported. Only Intel and Renesas are supported given the testing that was done at time of release. Plugging the hub into that is not going to work, since you have not corrected the
internal issue.
You need to purchase a PCI Express Gen 2.0 USB3 expansion card that will plug into a PCI Express slot that is Gen 2.0 enabled.
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Kinect for windows sdk 2 speech

hello am new to the forum ...
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GTX460 is not a DirectX 11 based GPU. Additionally given that is the GPU chances are you are not running a supported USB3 chipset as provided in the link.
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Kinect for Windows v1 with 3D Builder isn't recognized

I have a Kinect for Windows v1 that I am trying to use with 3D Builder. The success of using the v1 will determine whether I will bother with the v2.
I regularly use the v1 with the Skanect software on the same machine I have installed 3D Builder onto, so I know the Kinect is functional.
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3D builder only works with v2, since v1 is not supported in Windows Store environments. You can use the SDK samples as alternatives to scan in desktop apps and import the meshes into 3D Builder.
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Download a Project file for Visual Studio regarding the Kinect for Windows v2? Getting Started with Kinect Development in Visual Studio

I am currently trying to make an application for Kinect for Windows v2 but I am entirely new to Visual Studio and Kinect development and could use some help getting started. I honestly have no idea where or how to start and I figured the easiest thing would
be to obtain a simple project file and examine how it works myself, but I have been unable to find one. The easiest thing would be if I could obtain a project file for Visual Studio that is an application which overlays the Skeletal model over people in real
time, though similar project files would also be appreciated. The app I am making largely involves things similar to overlaying the skeletal model on bodies so this would get me off to a great start and show me how the code is laid out within visual studio
simultaneously. (I would prefer the code to be in C# if that is possible but other languages also work).
I have checked out some of the guides for kinect development but they all assume you know how visual studio works so I cannot get very far in them. Thus if you know of a good guide to get me started with visual stuido AND the Kinect then I would be glad
to here that as well.
Alternatively, and I know this is not the right place for this, I have Matlab, which I know works for the Kinect v1 but can't find support for it regarding the v2, so if you could point me in the right direction on how to get it to work with the Kinect v2
THAT would also work incredibly well as I am much more familiar with Matlab.
I already have Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 installed, as well as the Kinect SDKv2.0, the physical Kinect for Windows v2, and my laptop meets all of the requirements for development so those are not issues.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me!

Hi Jicnon,
Thank you for posting in MSND forum.
Since this forum is discuss: Visual Studio WPF/SL Designer, Visual Studio Guidance Automation Toolkit, Developer Documentation and Help System, and Visual Studio Editor. About your issue, I think that it is
more related to the Kinect for Windows v2, so I suggest you can post this issue directly to Kinect for Windows v2 SDK forum:https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=kinectv2sdk
,maybe you will get better support.
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Does Kinect for Windows V2 provide facial recognition API? Thanks

Does Kinect for Windows V2 provide facial recognition API? Thanks

For facial recognition with the Kinect, you can use the Developer Toolkit (v1.5.1). The API for the FaceTracking tools can be found
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As mentioned in the article: Kinect for Windows:
Frequently asked questions
Does Kinect for Windows SDK offer facial recognition capabilities?
Since version 1.5, the Kinect for Windows SDK and toolkit have supported real-time face tracking. Face tracking is not intended for facial recognition or identification. Face tracking detects and tracks the positions and orientations of faces in real time and
provides animated three-dimensional (3D) meshes that are positioned in 3D over the Kinect depth sensor data. Face tracking can animate, in real time, eyebrow positions and mouth shape, as well as provide a high-resolution 3D mesh of the face than can be animated.
With the SDK 2.0, Kinect can also track whether eyes are open or closed, the position of the nose, facial expressions, and the direction the face is pointing. The resolution of the tracked face has been increased by 20 times with a 1,360-point mesh, so that
faces look more realistic. Conventional face-recognition algorithms can be used with the Kinect for Windows sensor’s RGB stream; we continue to investigate how the Kinect for Windows sensor's extra capabilities can be used.
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Kinect for Windows v2 vs Kinect for Xbox One

I have found the official page (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindows/meetkinect/features.aspx) that
describes the hardware specifications for Kinect
for Windows v2. But I cannot seem to find the hardware specification for Kinect
for Xbox One. I just want to know if there is any difference in hardware specification between these two devices
and if there are features, that are supported by the SDK 2.0 only for specific version?

Actually there is one slight difference with IR, as found here:
http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Determining-Kinect-Capabilities-at-Runtime
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Kinect for Windows V2 Device cannot start

I was able to use my Kinect for Windows V2 sensor yesterday with all of the applications in the SDK browser but the next day after restarting my computer I was no longer able to use the device. Looking at the device manager I get this message under the properties
for WDF KinectSensor Interface 0 (the only device listed under Kinect sensor devices):
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.
I'm plugged into a USB 3.0 input. Any ideas?

I encounter the exact same issue:
WDF KinectSensor Interface 0
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
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I'm using an Intel 4ghz i7 processor plugged into an ASUS Sabertooth Mk1 Z97 Motherboard. The ASMedia on the board had some issues, so i'm using a USB 3.0 PCI/E card by Manhatten. Diagnostics indicates that everything but depth checks out. Depth fails because
the camera reports all black.
This is particularly frustrating since I built this computer to offer USB 3.0 support specifically so I could do work with Kinect and Unity. This was before I knew the issues Kinect has with ASMedia, so for me this has been a significant investment for a
black screen.
Edit: To clarify, the Kinect is plugged into the PCI/E card (Manhatten 150491) and not into the board or a case slot.
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Private forum for kinect for windows developer preview

Hello all,
I received notification email from Microsoft regarding Kinect for Windows developer preview. In the beginning of the content, it is written:
"Until the program agreement is signed you cannot get access to the pre-release sensor, the SDK and documentation, or the private forum. Please check your junk or span folder. If you still are not able to locate the Docusign agreement please let us
know and we will resend it to you."
After checking my junk folder, I could not find any, so I replied the email asking to resend the document, I got email response suggesting me to use technical support in the private forum for 'Kinect for Windows developer preview'. But if I clicked the link,
I got message "no results were found". I think I still don't have access to the private forum.
I appreciate any suggestion.
Thank you in advance.

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I need some help in choosing laptop that is most compatible with "Kinect for Windows v2"; in order to develop Windows Apps, and 3D modelling Animation and Character Design. Which is better (Specifications):
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Where can I download example projects for Kinect for Windows v2?

so for a project I am working on regarding the Kinect v2 I had initially planned on using Matlab to code for the Kinect. However, the code on the Mathworks website regarding the Kinect seems to only work with the Kinect v1 and I cannot figure out how to
get the v2 to work with Matlab. Now I am in the predicament that I need to use Visual Studio and have never done so before. To make matters worse, all of the guides I can find about programming for the Kinect assume you are very familiar with Visual Studio
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file to download I feel like it would help me a lot, but I cannot seem to find one.
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overlaying the skeletal model on top of people in real time as well.
If this is not possible, even a video that explains in depth how to go about using visual studio and the Kinect at the same time would be greatly appreciate, or a workaround to get Matlab to work with the Kinect v2.

Hi Jicnon,
When you download and install the Kinect SDK, it comes with the Kinect SDK Browser application. This applicaiton is a web based application that contains a bunch of sample projects for getting started with Kinect for windows programming.
There is also the jumpstart videos here:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8428671a-781c-4850-a56d-905ab28f8f8f/mva-jump-start-programming-kinect-for-windows-v2-videos?forum=kinectv2sdk
To get to the SDK Browswer app just hit the windows button type in "Kinect SDK" and this application should appear.
There are also some samples in Kinect Common Bridge and a dicussion on using Matlab here:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/2aa59712-c2ab-48e2-98bd-5eed9a40ec44/matlab-link?forum=kinectv2sdk
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Maximum number of Kinect for Windows v2 Cameras on one PC?

There is a question about the previous iteration of the Microsoft Kinect for Windows (no longer on sale) here: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/63c7c52e-1290-452e-8e04-74330822d16f/maximum-number-of-kinect-cameras-on-one-pc?forum=kinectsdk.
How many Kinect for Windows v2 sensors can be used on a single PC? And if this is limited to 1, is this a software, or a hardware restriction?

Are there plans for this to change, or be lifted?
No. No product roadmap anyway.
The reasoning requires you to look at it from an engineering standpoint. The Kinect uses a lot (more than half) of the available bus bandwidth to operate normally. So even though you could physically connect two or more sensors, there is no feasible
way to have them both sustain enough of a data rate for them to operate normally using the existing hardware.
I'm no hardware expert, but from what I have been told, the solution is harder than just having multiple USB 3.0 controllers in the same PC.
As for "plans for this to change", rest assured that people want this, and that there are clever engineers thinking about solutions, but due to technical limitations, there is no product roadmap yet that allows for multiple kinects sensors on a
single PC. And because of the technological limitations, it will never just be "lifted". The hardware needs to change for this to work.
Another thing to consider is that, from a physics standpoint, Kinects
do interfere with each other (slightly) when operating in the same space. It's not at all dissimilar from two people trying to have a conversation in the same room -- some words of the conversation will be missed. The more people in the
room, the more difficult it is to hear one another. For the Kinect, the quality of the depth results, for example, is diminished by having two kinects operating in the same space, but the visible light cameras continue to operate unimpeded. The
sensor is cleverly designed to "tolerate" the light patterns from other kinects, but they can't completely ignore those patterns and conflicts do occur -- so it
does degrade slightly with noise from each additional sensor. It's using invisible light, so the problem tends to be "out of sight, out of mind" for us as users. But at some (modest) limit, it becomes mathematically impossible
to multiplex the light patterns from additional Kinects using the current specs (somewhere around 16 kinects based on the patterns, IIRC).
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