install the magic sand software

[zakariazi]

hello please who can help me to install the magic sand software on windows and thank you

[deppimaracanau]

Windows
Update your video drivers.
Install the Visual C++ run-time components (in particular the x86 component even if you run on a 64bits Windows).
Install the kinect drivers with the Free USB Driver tool Zadig:
Select your Xbox Camera, Xbox Audio and Xbox Motor in the drop down and then select the libusb-win32( v1.2.6.0) driver from the driver menu (click on the up/down arrows) and click install.
You need to do this operation two to three times: once for the camera, once for motor and once for the audio.
See the freenect github and ofxKinect github for more informations.
If there is a problem with the detection of the kinect, you can install the Kinect V1 (SDK 1.0) and run again Zadig.
Setting up the system
Connect and turn on the projector and the kinect and start the Magic-Sand software.

By default the software starts in a setup mode where the depth or color image from the Kinect can be seen in the user interface and the projector projects a completely white image. This way it is easy to check if the Kinect is running (on Windows 10 machines it can be necessary to plug and unplug the Kinect several times before it starts) and if the projector is working. The status of the kinect and the projector can be seen in the status window to the lower left in the user interface.

In setup mode the physical positions of the Kinect and projector can be optimised.