Thanks for the tutorial, really helpful! If somebody else has the same problem: In Version 2023.10130 it seems you have to turn of lines in the line mat before applying it to the Geo comp, otherwise TD will crash.
Thanks for the info! If you get a chance, we'd recommend reporting this issue on the TouchDesigner forum (forum.derivative.ca) as it sounds like this could be a bug. For users new to TouchDesigner, 2023.10130 is an experimental (beta) version of the software, which means it is likely to still have some bugs - sounds like that might be what is happening here.
Hey there, I've just started with Kinect 2 in Touchdesigner and when I use the Kinect CHOP, the values are stuck at 0, do you know what could be wrong? The Kinect TOP works and the device turns on however the CHOP doesn't seem to recognise anything. Thanks for the tutorial!
This can happen if the sensor can't detect anyone. Sometimes I find I have to move further away from the Kinect for it to pick me up, especially if it's located on my desk. It's also worth installing the Kinect Studio v2.0 (part of the SDK available at www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=44561) so you can get an idea of what the Kinect is able to see.
Definitely a great alternative (and much simpler to implement)! The idea here was to create an example of using TOP networks for processing instancing data. Although the initial result is similar, the use of a TOP feedback network also provides some opportunities for additional exploration with TOP effects that wouldn't be possible with the Trail CHOP alone.
Thanks for the tutorial, really helpful!
If somebody else has the same problem:
In Version 2023.10130 it seems you have to turn of lines in the line mat before applying it to the Geo comp, otherwise TD will crash.
Thanks for the info! If you get a chance, we'd recommend reporting this issue on the TouchDesigner forum (forum.derivative.ca) as it sounds like this could be a bug.
For users new to TouchDesigner, 2023.10130 is an experimental (beta) version of the software, which means it is likely to still have some bugs - sounds like that might be what is happening here.
Hey there, I've just started with Kinect 2 in Touchdesigner and when I use the Kinect CHOP, the values are stuck at 0, do you know what could be wrong? The Kinect TOP works and the device turns on however the CHOP doesn't seem to recognise anything. Thanks for the tutorial!
This can happen if the sensor can't detect anyone. Sometimes I find I have to move further away from the Kinect for it to pick me up, especially if it's located on my desk. It's also worth installing the Kinect Studio v2.0 (part of the SDK available at www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=44561) so you can get an idea of what the Kinect is able to see.
Great tutorial! I’m planning on trying it! do you know if the Kinect works on windows 11? Or you using windows 10?
Glad to hear it! 😀 For this video we were running Windows 10, but should run just fine in Windows 11 as well.
will macos able to operate kinect?
Unfortunately no, as a Microsoft product they've traditionally only been supported on Windows 🙁
why not just use a trail chop?
Definitely a great alternative (and much simpler to implement)! The idea here was to create an example of using TOP networks for processing instancing data. Although the initial result is similar, the use of a TOP feedback network also provides some opportunities for additional exploration with TOP effects that wouldn't be possible with the Trail CHOP alone.