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Quick Start Guide for Dual Depth Sensor Configuration
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<td width="45%"><center>[[Image:Dual-kinect-device-manager-bad.png]]</center></td></tr> | <td width="45%"><center>[[Image:Dual-kinect-device-manager-bad.png]]</center></td></tr> | ||
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<tr><td><center>Both Kinects are plugged correctly</center></td><td/> | <tr><td><center>Both Kinects are plugged correctly</center></td><td/> | ||
<td><center>Both Kinects are plugged through one and the same USB controller</center></td></tr> | <td><center>Both Kinects are plugged through one and the same USB controller</center></td></tr> | ||
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| + | Run '''iPi Recorder''' and mark both MS Kinect Sensors in the Camera Selector dialog: | ||
| + | [[Image:Dual-kinect-camera-selector.png|center|300px|Click to enlarge]] | ||
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| + | Press “Ok” button. As a result you should see something like this: | ||
| + | [[Image:Dual-kinect-ipirecorder.png|center|500px|Click to enlarge]] | ||
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| + | Make sure that you can see correct colored “depth video” from both sensors and | ||
| + | # that you can change motor position for each sensor using appropriate slider and “Motor of” combobox | ||
| + | # that you can switch between RGB and “depth” video using “View RGB/Depth” button | ||
| + | # that actual frame rate is 30 fps (or 29.9) and frames drop is in range from 0 to 5 for each sensor | ||
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| + | '''Note''' that you can turn off RGB streaming using appropriate checkbox in the Advanced Options section of Camera Selector dialog. Also you can change correspondence between cameras and motors in case when they are in the wrong order: | ||
| + | [[Image:Dual-kinect-ipirecorder-advanced-settings.png|center|300px|Click to enlarge]] | ||
== Calibration == | == Calibration == | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 12 October 2011
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Prerequisites
- Computer (desktop or laptop):
- CPU: x86 compatible (Intel Pentium 4 or higher, AMD Athlon or higher), dual- or quad- core is preferable
- Operating system: Windows 7 (x86 or x64), Windows Vista (x86 or x64), Windows XP SP3 (x86 or x64)
- Video card: Direct3D 10-capable (Shader Model 4.0) gaming-class graphics card
- for more info see Cameras and accessories#Video_Card
- USB: at least two USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 controllers
- for more info see USB controllers
- Storage system: HDD or SSD or RAID with write speed at least 55 Mb/sec
- iPi Recorder 1.6.0.0 or later
- see Quick Start Guide with MS Kinect Sensor#iPi_Recorder for installation instructions
- iPi Studio 1.3.0.0 or later (Free Trial or Basic or Standard edition)
- see Quick Start Guide with MS Kinect Sensor#iPi_Studio for installation instructions
- Two Microsoft Kinect Sensors with separate power adapters
- If you bought "XBox 360 + Kinect" bundle then you need to order power adapter
- Optional: active USB 2.0 extension cables
- Minimum required space: 3m by 3m (10 by 10 feet)
Note that before starting of working with two Kinects it's highly recommended to get appropriate results with single Kinect solution: Quick Start Guide with MS Kinect Sensor.
Recording with 2 Kinects
Important! Each Kinect Sensor should be plugged through different USB controllers. If both Kinects are plugged through one and the same USB controller then the second Kinect will not work. How it looks in the Device Manager:
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Run iPi Recorder and mark both MS Kinect Sensors in the Camera Selector dialog:
Press “Ok” button. As a result you should see something like this:
Make sure that you can see correct colored “depth video” from both sensors and
- that you can change motor position for each sensor using appropriate slider and “Motor of” combobox
- that you can switch between RGB and “depth” video using “View RGB/Depth” button
- that actual frame rate is 30 fps (or 29.9) and frames drop is in range from 0 to 5 for each sensor
Note that you can turn off RGB streaming using appropriate checkbox in the Advanced Options section of Camera Selector dialog. Also you can change correspondence between cameras and motors in case when they are in the wrong order:
Calibration
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