GetVideoCamera() public method

Get Kinect's video camera.

The method simply creates instance of the KinectVideoCamera class by calling its appropriate constructor. Use KinectVideoCamera.Start method to start the video then.

public GetVideoCamera ( ) : KinectVideoCamera
return KinectVideoCamera
Kinect Class Documentation
Example #1
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        // Connect to Kinect cameras
        private bool Connect()
        {
            bool ret = false;

            Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor;

            if (Kinect.DeviceCount != 0)
            {
                int deviceID = devicesCombo.SelectedIndex;

                try
                {
                    kinectDevice = Kinect.GetDevice(deviceID);

                    if (videoCamera == null)
                    {
                        videoCamera = kinectDevice.GetVideoCamera();
                        videoCamera.CameraMode = (videoModeCombo.SelectedIndex == 0) ? VideoCameraMode.Color :
                            ((videoModeCombo.SelectedIndex == 1) ? VideoCameraMode.Bayer : VideoCameraMode.InfraRed);
                        videoCameraPlayer.VideoSource = videoCamera;
                        videoCameraPlayer.Start();
                    }

                    if (depthCamera == null)
                    {
                        depthCamera = kinectDevice.GetDepthCamera();
                        depthCameraPlayer.VideoSource = depthCamera;
                        depthCameraPlayer.Start();
                    }

                    ledColorCombo.SelectedIndex = 0;

                    if (tiltUpDown.Value != 0)
                    {
                        tiltUpDown.Value = 0;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        kinectDevice.SetMotorTilt((int)tiltUpDown.Value);
                    }

                    timer.Start();

                    ret = true;
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Failed connecting to Kinect device.\n" + ex.Message,
                        "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);

                    Disconnect();
                }
            }

            Cursor = Cursors.Default;

            return ret;
        }
Example #2
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        private void btnSelectCamera_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            VideoCaptureDeviceForm form = new VideoCaptureDeviceForm();

            if (form.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                int deviceId = form.DeviceId;

                kinectDevice = Kinect.GetDevice(deviceId);

                if (videoCamera == null)
                {
                    videoCamera = kinectDevice.GetVideoCamera();
                    videoCamera.CameraMode = VideoCameraMode.Color;
                    videoCamera.NewFrame += new AForge.Video.NewFrameEventHandler(videoCamera_NewFrame);
                    videoCamera.Start();
                }

                if (depthCamera == null)
                {
                    depthCamera = new KinectDepthCamera(deviceId, CameraResolution.Medium,
                        provideOriginalDepthImage: true);

                    videoSourcePlayer1.VideoSource = depthCamera;
                    videoSourcePlayer1.Start();
                }

                toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "Initializing...";
            }
        }