A simple GUI recorder based on Python to manage Azure Kinect camera devices in a standalone mode. Visit the project site at https://pypi.org/project/ak-sm-recorder/
- Pre-requisites.
- Functionalities.
- Install and run.
- Files and folder description.
- Development tools, environment, build executables.
- Azure Kinect DK camera connected to the computer. Specifications can be seen in the manufacturer site.
- SDK Azure Kinect installed.
- pyk4a library installed. If the operating system is Windows, follow this steps. You can find test basic examples with pyk4a here.
- In Ubuntu 20.04, we provide a script to install the camera drivers following the instructions in azure_kinect_notes.
The functionalities of the software are briefly described. Supplementary material can be found in USER's Manual.
- [Show real time] Display images of the device in real time. Used to see where the camera is pointing.
- [Start record] Start a video recording.
- [Stop record] Stops a video recording in progress.
- [Take screenshots] Take screenshots and save them in Matroska format as short videos.
- [Take 3D point cloud capture] Take the captures as 3D point cloud data and save them in .XYZ format.
- [Save config] Enables to the user to configure Azure Kinect devices parameters.
- Videos and 3D cloud points can be retrieved from "RECORDER_VIDEOS/" folder.
Create your Python virtual environment.
python3 -m venv ./ak_sm_recorder_venv
source ./ak_sm_recorder_venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
# on Windows systems
.\ak_frame_extractor_venv\Scripts\activate
python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install ak-sm-recorder
python -m ak_sm_recorder
- [Linux] Enter to the folder "ak_sm_recorder/"
Create virtual environment(only first time)
./creating_env_ak_sm_recorder.sh
Run script.
./ak_sm_recorder_start.sh
- [Windows] Enter to the folder "ak_sm_recorder/"
Create virtual environment(only first time)
TODO_HERE
Run script from CMD.
./ak_sm_recorder_start.bat
Folder description:
| Folders | Description |
|---|---|
| docs/ | Documentation |
| src/ | Source code |
| win_exe_conf/ | Specifications for building .exe files with Pyinstaller. |
| . | . |
Files description:
| Files | Description | OS |
|---|---|---|
| activate.bat | Activate environments in Windows | WIN |
| clean_files.bat | Clean files under CMD. | WIN |
| ak_sm_recorder_main.bat | Executing main script | WIN |
| build_pip.bat | Build PIP package for distribution | WIN |
| build_win.bat | Build .EXE for distribution | WIN |
| creating_env_ak_sm_recorder.sh | Automatically creates Python environments | Linux |
| ak_sm_recorder_start.sh | Executing main script | Linux |
| /src/ak_sm_recorder/main.py | Main function used in package compilation | Supported by Python |
| /ak_sm_recorder_main.py | Python main function | Supported by Python |
| setup.cfg | Package configuration PIP | Supported by Python |
| pyproject.toml | Package description pip | Supported by Python |
Some development tools are needed with this package, listed below:
- Pyinstaller.
- Opencv.
- Curses for Python
pip install windows-curses. - 7zip.
You can use the main.py for execute as first time in src/ak_sm_recorder/_ _ main _ _.py Configure the path of the project, if you use Pycharm, put your folder root like this:
(docs/img/ak_sm_recorded_presentation.png)
python3 -m venv ./venv
source ./venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements_linux.txt
%userprofile%"\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe" -m venv ./venv
venv\Scripts\activate.bat
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements_windows.txt
** If there are some problems in Windows, follow this **
pip install pyk4a --no-use-pep517 --global-option=build_ext --global-option="-IC:\Program Files\Azure Kinect SDK v1.4.1\sdk\include" --global-option="-LC:\Program Files\Azure Kinect SDK v1.4.1\sdk\windows-desktop\amd64\release\lib"
We are working to offer Pypi support for this package. At this time this software can be built by scripts automatically.
py -m pip install --upgrade build
build_pip.bat
pip install ak_sm_recorder-1.0-py3-none-any.whl
python -m ak_sm_recorder.py
build_win.bat
After the execution of the script, a new folder will be generated inside the project "/dist". You can copy ** ak_sm_recorder_f/** or a compressed file "ak_sm_recorder_f.zip" to distribute.
Explain about packages distribution.
| Package type | Package | Url | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | .EXE | .EXE | Executables are stored under build/ |
| Linux | .deb | .deb | NOT IMPLEMENTED YET |
| PIP | .whl | .whl | PIP packages are stored in build/ |
This project is contributed by GRAP-UdL-AT. Please contact authors to report bugs juancarlos.miranda@udl.cat
If you find this code useful, please consider citing: GRAP-UdL-AT/ak_sm_recorder.
This work is a result of the RTI2018-094222-B-I00 project (PAgFRUIT) granted by MCIN/AEI and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This work was also supported by the Secretaria d’Universitats i Recerca del Departament d’Empresa i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya under Grant 2017-SGR-646. The Secretariat of Universities and Research of the Department of Business and Knowledge of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Fons Social Europeu (FSE) are also thanked for financing Juan Carlos Miranda’s pre-doctoral fellowship (2020 FI_B 00586).