Kinect v1 SDK C - 0. Have a Kinect v2? Head over to the Kinect v2 Tutorial 0. This tutorial is for the v1 Kinect SDK. This series of tutorials is intended for C programmers who want to use Microsoft's Kinect SDK. There will be as little Windows code as possible. We will be using OpenGL for graphics.
Azure Kinect SDK is a cross platform (Linux and Windows) user mode SDK to read data from your Azure Kinect device. The Azure Kinect SDK enables you to get the most out of your Azure Kinect camera. Features include: Depth camera access. RGB camera access and control (e.g. Exposure and white balance).

The Microsoft Kinect SDK, though, is designed for Windows applications. By extending a Kinect SDK to Windows, Microsoft has opened Kinect functionality to a much wider variety of uses. This could lead to innovative Kinect-ready software for industries like education, healthcare and transportation. The Microsoft official SDK for Kinect (updated to Beta 2) is easy to use. Basically you download it, plug the Kinect into a free USB socket and start programming. You can create applications in C#, VB or any.NET language including C. Its only disadvantage is that it has a non-commercial licence which means you cannot use it to make any.

A software development kit that aims to assist developers in creating applications that make use of the Kinect sensor technology

What's new in Kinect SDK 2.0.1408.18002 Public Preview:

Windows Store App Support (WinRT)
With this release of Kinect for Windows, you are able to begin developing Kinect enabled applications which target the Windows Store. All of the features of the Kinect SDK are now available in Windows Store applications, and we are incredibly excited to see what people create there. Publishing applications to the store will be enabled at the time that we launch the 2.0 release of Kinect for Windows, later this year. All of the Kinect SDK and sensor functionality are available in this API surface, except for Speech. To view the new WindowsPreview managed API, see Windows Store App (WinRT) Managed Reference. For more information on adding Kinect support to your Visual Studio project, see Creating a Windows Store App that Uses Kinect for Windows SDK.
Unity Support:

Read the full changelog

The Kinect SDK is intended for developers who want to create applications that interact with Kinect devices, using gestures and voice recognition as a control means. The SDK includes all the APIs, sample codes, device interfaces and drivers one needs in order to build software programs that make use of the Kinect sensor technology.

With the help of the Kinect SDK you can unleash your creativity and take advantage of the power of the kinect technology, building applications that really understand motion, objects and environments, with accurate depth perception and high-quality output.

Kinect SDK offers cutting-edge motion tracking capabilities, which enables humans to freely and easily interact with computers. Application created with Kinect SDK can be deployed in both personal and commercial environments.

The SDK features advanced skeletal tracking and joint orientation, enabling it to discern movements and gestures coming from up to six persons with high precision, including hand tips and thumb motion.

Developers can work with the Kinect SDK in Visual Studio 2010, 2012 and 2013, but the Microsoft Speech Platform SDK must be installed in order for them to create speech-enabled applications.

It is a next-generation SDK, suitable for an era in which computers are controlled not just with hardware components, but also with simple gestures and spoken words. It can be used to create interactive and innovative applications that respond to motion and voice commands.

System requirements

For v2.0 Public Preview:
A Microsoft Kinect for Windows v2 sensor
Dual-core 3.1-GHz or faster processor
Dedicated USB 3.0 bus
2 GB RAM
DX11 capable graphics adapter
For v1.8:
Dual-core 2.66-GHz or faster processor
Dedicated USB 2.0 bus
2 GB RAM
A Microsoft Kinect for Windows sensor

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