ofxKinect problem plz help

beginners
#1

I am watching openframeworks tutorial by Lewis Lepton and I got stuck at ofxKinect tutorial.

with the pre existing ofxKinect addon in addon folder, the code does “run” but the kinect camera is off.

I downloaded the new addon from github

(which is this)

I copied this file to my addons folder and the code wont run with some errors.

in header file
ofxKinect kinect;
doesnt work with some red line under it… and some more little errors pops up.

how can I use the kinect from openframeworks?

I am using Visual studio 2017 / Windows10 / KinectV1(I can’t find what version this is… the sticker has gone off)

I’ve been holding this problem for like 5hours and still don’t know how to do it.

#2

Hi,
The ofxKinect version you link states:
This repo will be left for anyone supporting old (pre-0.8.0+) OF projects and will not be updated. The final master branch is compatible with OF 0.8.0.
So I would stay with the version shipped with your version of OF, that’s probably >0.8.0? (Which version of OF are you using?)
Have you checked out the readme? https://github.com/openframeworks/openFrameworks/blob/patch-release/addons/ofxKinect/README.md
And thus installed the drivers for Windows?
I haven’t seen the tutorial, so I don’t know it it’s covered there already.

#3

Hi @the_quinton are you using kinect 1 (model 1414) with the sloped ends?

The kinect addon that comes with oF standard is fairly robust - What happens with your camera currently? do you get any leds on the front or a video image?
Do you get any debug text in the console window?
Is this osx or windows or linux?

I’ve had incidents where i have bought external power adaptors for kinect sensors (via ebay if I remember) that did not supply enough power and the sensor appeared dead

i have a walk thru building a 3d photo booth using the ofxkinect addon here

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6QF0yo3Zj7BT5ruAU_2pr9O4vl4TshMr

and an older quick intro to kinect video here