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Kinect Virtual Green Screen

Use a Kinect as a webcam, with your background swapped for green.

WindowsWindows Legacy

Legacy software. Retired and no longer supported. It can’t be downloaded here.

April 2020 release The app window: Kinect for Windows branding, the green output area, a Near Mode checkbox and a Screenshot button that saves to My Pictures.

Overview

Kinect Virtual Green Screen let you use a Kinect v1 sensor as a webcam with your background removed automatically. It replaced your real-life background with a virtual green screen, ready to be keyed out in OBS Studio or any app that can capture a window.

Mike built it in C# with Visual Studio on the BackgroundRemovalBasics sample from the Kinect Toolkit. The window showed the live result, with a Near Mode option and a Screenshot button that saved a still to your My Pictures folder.

He first released it on his website in April 2020 with the source code, then offered it free (name your own price) on itch.io and on GitHub, where version 21.4.22 was posted in October 2023. It needed the Kinect for Windows SDK 1.8 and the Kinect PC drivers.

Highlights

  • Uses a Kinect v1 as a webcam and removes your background automatically
  • Replaces your real-life background with a virtual green screen for keying
  • Works with OBS Studio and other apps that can capture a window
  • Near Mode toggle
  • Screenshot button saves a still image to your My Pictures folder
  • C# source code was published with the first release

Details

Platforms
Windows
Version
v21.4.22
First released
Apr 28, 2020
Built with
C#, Kinect Toolkit (BackgroundRemovalBasics)
License
No licence listed
Status
Retired
Timeline
Apr 2020
Requirements
Kinect v1 sensor and the Kinect for Windows SDK 1.8

Questions

What did it need?

A Kinect v1 sensor on a Windows PC with the Kinect for Windows SDK 1.8 installed.

How was it used with OBS?

You captured the app's window in OBS Studio (or any app that could capture a window) and keyed out the green background.

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