Color Viewer Window [Kinect Studio]

Kinect for Windows 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8

The Color Viewer window shows recorded or live color data from a Kinect.

Figure 1.  The Kinect Studio Color Viewer window

Zooming and Panning

The Color Viewer window supports the following zoom factors:

• Percentage: Zooms relative to the original stream size.
• Zoom to Fit: Zooms to always fill the window, even as you resize it.

To zoom, do one of the following:

• Select the zoom factor from the combo box.
• Type a numerical value into the combo box, and then press ENTER.
• Use the zoom tools on the toolbar.
• When the viewer has the input focus, rotate the mouse wheel forward or backward.

To pan, do one of the following:

• Drag within the viewer.
• Use the scroll bars (when displayed).

To reset zoom and pan

• Select Zoom to Fit from the combo box.
• Click the Zoom to Fit button on the toolbar.

Selecting a Frame

You can change which color frame is displayed in the viewer without using the timeline.

To display the previous frame in the color stream

• Press the LEFT ARROW key.

To display the next frame in the color stream

• Press the RIGHT ARROW key.

Saving Color Frames

You can save the currently displayed color frame to a bitmap file.

To save the current color frame as a bitmap

1. Right-click within the color viewer, and then click Save Image As.
2. In the Save As dialog box, choose a file name and location for the bitmap, and then click Save.

Status Bar

The status bar displays the following information.