Kinect Microsoft SDK

Video, Audio, Depth Stream and Skeleton tracking
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Updated 8 Nov 2011

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This zip-file contains c++ wrapper functions for the Microsoft Kinect, Microsoft SDK Beta2 library.

To compile the code to mex-files use the Microsoft Visual Studio​ (Express), and install Beta2 library:
- KinectSDK32.msi
or
- KinectSDK64.msi

Execute compile_cpp_files. Now the mex-files are ready to use.

- Example : Will show the depth and image stream from the Kinect.

- ExampleSkeleton : Will show Skeleton tracking

- ExampleMicrophone: Will audio recording

See also, the OpenNI library wrapper functions (Which is almost bug free and has more functionality):
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/30242-kinect-matlab

Note this is "version 0b"!, and contains the following bug:
There is a problem with stopping the Kinect Process. You have to manually kill Matlab.exe in the taskmanager to stop the process.
If some one has a solution please let me know...

Cite As

Dirk-Jan Kroon (2026). Kinect Microsoft SDK (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/33035-kinect-microsoft-sdk), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2011b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
Version Published Release Notes
1.3.0.0

Support Beta2 SDK

1.1.0.0

Added Audio. Cleaned c-code and comments.

1.0.0.0