Kinect sensor as webcam for skype

Question

I have installed Kinect SDK and ran samples (Audio, NUI) , everything looks great! Nice job team.

Skype can use Kinect Audio array as its microphone. This is great!

I tried to use Kinect as web cam for skype. Skype does not recognize Kinect as a web cam. Are there any specific setting that i can do to let Skype recognize Kinect as a webcam.

 

Thanks

Sethu

Answer 1

The Kinect RGB camera is  not exposed as a webcam. You can't use it with Skype. This has already been discussed.

Trevor

 

Answer 2

Well it is now ;-)

Please see thread http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/kinectsdk/thread/4ee6e7ca-123d-4838-82b6-e5816bf6529c

Answer 3

Maybe some people can, but it doesn't work for me. The three sample games from the Kinect for PC from Microsoft SDK work fine BTW.

Answer 4

Note: i found out the wpfveiwer sample does work in the newest sdk because i can compile but get a blankapp when it starts up.

Remember audiomagnate you have to read up to post 10 were he fixes his command statement and sometimes running on desktop can help with his filter in the post above can help.

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Answer 5

If you have the Kinect SDK and run the Kinect Explorer sample you'll get a window showing the Kinect video output. Just share that window over Skype if you just want a quick hack to this problem.

Answer 6

Scotts webcam works perfectly in beta 2 but needs to be updated but he does have source post in above link for anyone wishing to take a look at it.

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Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. - "Sherlock holmes" "speak softly and carry a big stick" - theodore roosevelt. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering - Yoda. Blog - http://jefferycarlsonblog.blogspot.com/

Answer 7

Hi, i have little develop knowledge. What i got are vs2010 and SDK1.5.Can you please give me some suggestion how can i compile the beta 2 version to 1.5? Thank you

Answer 8

Please look at the end of scotts forum post above for the persons for the latest webcam filter and install using regsvr32. No need to do any programming in code to install just run the regsvr32 command.

Then you can make calls with skype and see the video feed. It crashs after a few seconds of video feed data in expression encoder though. Maybe I will start a seperate thread asking about it.

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Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. - "Sherlock holmes" "speak softly and carry a big stick" - theodore roosevelt. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering - Yoda. Blog - http://www.computerprofessions.co.nr

Answer 9

yes it worthing asking

Is it ok in the amcaP?

Answer 10

Yes, it was working fine in my tests in skype.

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Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. - "Sherlock holmes" "speak softly and carry a big stick" - theodore roosevelt. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering - Yoda. Blog - http://www.computerprofessions.co.nr

Answer 11

I create solution in C#/.NET 2.0, binary files you can find at Kinect for PC and Skype means KinectCam @ .NET Rulez! Blog it works on Kinect SDK 1.6 and on new Skype :). Do you think it is usefull?