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[sharing is the start] OpenNI to Max via OSC. OpenNI to Max/MSP via OSC – tohm judson. OpenNI is a “natural interaction” software that uses the Kinect for XBox 360.

OpenNI to Max/MSP via OSC – tohm judson

Using this, connected to a Mac, we can control various software via OSC. Here, I will show you how to get the data into Max. The idea here is that you are like me, longing to try, but missing the few crucial steps that the README’s forget about the amateur hacker. Preliminaries: First, if you are not comfortable with the terminal, I will try to walk you through it. Second, I have tried this on three machines just to be safe that I did not ruin anything.

UPDATE: you need to be on OS 10.6 for this to work from what I can tell Third… I cannot help you. A Brief Terminal Primer (all you will need to know; no more, no less) Where is it? Applications> Utilities> Terminal What to do with it for now? Add it to your Dock if you don’t have it there… trust me on this one… you will use it a lot What code will I need to know? Sudo= superuser… makes things happen. Cd= change directory Install XcodeInstall CMakeInstall MacPorts OpenNI: Rants about Mocap, MoBu, Maya and coding » Brekel. Microsoft Kinect SDK vs PrimeSense OpenNI. Max/Msp to Kinect Via OSC for Offical Microsoft SDK. Today I finished the very first stages of my 4th year research project which was finding a way to take data from the Xbox Kinect and send it to Max/Msp.

Max/Msp to Kinect Via OSC for Offical Microsoft SDK

By using the Ventuz OSC C# wrapper i was able to pack all the X, Y, Z data for all the skeletal points into an OSC bundle and send that to Max where it was unpacked in the patch. The data sent from the Kinect is the unchanged co-ordinate system of values in metres rangeing from -1 to 1. That being said the data sent from Kinect to Max can be used by any device that is capable of reading OSC packets .The format of the OSC message is /joint/skeleton_[1/2]/[joint] x, y, z This is a simple implementation allows quick and easy access to the full power of the kinects skeletal tracking in windows for users of the offical SDK over OSC.

Download MediaFire Mirror. Skeletal Data into OSC or VRPN. Sensebloom/OSCeleton - GitHub. Synapse for Kinect. SYNAPSE for Kinect Update: There’s some newer Kinect hardware out there, “Kinect for Windows”.

Synapse for Kinect

This hardware is slightly different, and doesn’t work with Synapse. Be careful when purchasing, Synapse only supports “Kinect for Xbox”. Update to the update: There appears to also be newer “Kinect for Xbox” hardware out there. Model 1414 Kinects work with Synapse, but I’m getting reports that the newer 1473 models do not work. Update the third: Synapse doesn’t work on Windows 8, sorry.Synapse is an app for Mac and Windows that allows you to easily use your Kinect to control Ableton Live, Quartz Composer, Max/MSP/Jitter, and any other application that can receive OSC events. Oliver Kreylos' Research and Development Homepage - Kinect Hacking.