Hi Team iPi,

This question was asked a while back when the XBox Kinect alternatives (Kinect for Windows and Xtion) first became available, but I was wondering what the current opinion was: Is there any benefit to using a mixed Kinect setup?

The reason I ask is that we recently acquired a Kinect for Windows to take advantage of Near Mode for face capture experiments. For some time now we've been using two XBox Kinects with iPi DMC, and I was wondering if it makes sense to replace one of the XBox Kinects with the new Windows Kinect, so iPi DMC recording would be done using one XBox Kinect and one Windows Kinect.

Or it only make sense to use Windows Kinect with another Windows Kinect? We're not planning to get a second Kinect unless we can expect a dramatic quality difference with using two Windows Kinects but we'd like to know what you guys think either way.

BTW, we decided to get two PS Move Controllers and will be testing them with Recorder next week. We already had two Wii controllers so it will be interesting to compare the differences. Looking forward to the Studio update for these devices--let you know what we think about it when the time comes. :)

G.

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Hi, Greenlaw

Currently we do not use any specific features of Kinect for Windows, so there is no much sense in replacing any of Kinect for XBOX for using with our software.
ASUS Xtion Live may be more convenient to use than Kinect by the following reasons:

• It is more compact
• It does not require external power source
• Mutual infrared interference is noticeably lower with Xtions

As for PS Move vs Wii Motion Plus, our thoughts are that PS Move is more advanced device, so we consider it as a primary motion sensor model in our development. Support for Wii Motion Plus is some sort of "backup" for those users who already got this device. Though we'll try to maintain this support at the best level we can.

Thanks for the prompt and helpful answers! We'll continue using the XBox Kinects for iPi DMC then.

G.

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