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Originally posted by curaga View PostIf this is true, then where's the distro with builtin support, loudly drumming that? "We have Minority Report UI!!11"
This sort of thing is pretty gimicky anyway, much like touchscreens. It has SOME practical purposes (like touchscreens) but overall it's an inefficient, high latency, processor demanding feature that limits your computing experience. I admit it is pretty nifty, but this isn't something to "drum" about.
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Originally posted by curaga View PostIf it worked well enough to show off, I'd expect someone to have made a demo livecd, just like the early compiz ones.
Aside from this 1 script I'm referring to, the situation shouldn't change for something like this kinect Qt thing. I didn't look into this but I doubt you need an entire live CD for it you just need a few libraries. Compiz needed a demo CD because it replaced window managers and altered your DE, this is just an extension.
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Originally posted by schmidtbag View Postall you need is to install python, opencv libraries for python, and v4l. since most linux setups include python and v4l, all you need is opencv, which is a small install.
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OpenCV - computer vision library
OpenNI - natural interaction library
PrimeSense NITE - gesture and skeleton tracking for OpenNI, free for commercial usage but requires an EULA
PrimeSense Kinect Sensor - Kinect drivers for OpenNI
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Originally posted by schmidtbag View Postuh... yes. Are you the one who used the script I'm talking about? Because I doubt it - it wasn't very popular and it isn't included in any repos.
The aircursor.cpp isn't that much either with ~650 lines and I would guess is probably doing a little bit more than you script did.
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Originally posted by ChrisXY View PostAh, my short term memory was not long enaugh and I thought the discussion was again about the Qt_AirCursor.
The aircursor.cpp isn't that much either with ~650 lines and I would guess is probably doing a little bit more than you script did.
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Doing this with a webcam is not robust enough for general use. That's why they do it with Time of Flight or Kinect cameras. The idea is not new either, look at this video for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBorbRaFrn8
What is new is only the availability of the affordable kinect sensor.
The LEAP guys play in a different league. They have different hardware and claim superb accuracy.
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