Processing/Python development using kinect 1520 and libfreenect2 on OS X

Question

I recently got my hands on a Xbox one kinect (1520) and I am wondering if there is a way to use the libfreenect2 library (https://github.com/OpenKinect/libfreenect2) in OS X for development in python or processing (such as interactive visualisation for example?)

It doesn't have to be this specific library but it was the only one that I could find that works with the 1520 model on OSX. Other ideas are welcome.

Answer 1

I currently know of two python bindings for libfreenect2 (but I didn't try either of them):

• pyfreenect2 for python 2 (or py3freenect2 for python 3)
• pylibfreenect2 ("python 2.7 or later")

The second one seems to be more complete, better documented and more in line with the original libfreenect2.

The current state of those bindings is discussed in libfreenect2 issue #280.