libfreenect v0.5.1 Tabula

Features & Fixes

• Update Python and Java wrappers (@nneonneo). #397 #398
• Add pointcloud example freenect-cpp_pcview (@pAIgn10). #409 #413
• OSX: Install libfreenect.pc (@mindrones). #410
• CPack: Fix libusb dependency (@jabjoe). #420

libfreenect v0.5.0 Saturn

Features & Fixes

• c_sync: Add methods for camera to world and resolution (@martyvona, @mcteo). #294 #301
• Use audio serial for models that do not provide a valid camera serial (@olzhas). #360 #393
• Audio support is no longer conditionally compiled. #372
• Fix micview compile error (@nneonneo). #399
• Fix OpenNI2-FreenectDriver crash on exit (@nneonneo). #400

Notes

• Each device that used to provide "0000000000000000" as its camera_serial now provides a valid serial from its audio device instead. This does not affect devices that already provide a valid camera_serial. It does not break code that handles "0000000000000000" devices as a special case, but it may break code that uses that serial to identify K4W.
• Audio support is now present in all builds and the BUILD_AUDIO flag is gone. Audio firmware is still required for it to work and may be downloaded with fwfetcher.py. The build process will automatically download the firmware when the BUILD_REDIST_PACKAGE=OFF flag is supplied. Note that the firmware may not be legal to redistribute!

libfreenect v0.4.3 Rendezvous

Features & Fixes

• fakenect: Add implementation for freenect_process_events_timeout (@mowfask) #389
• Use non-infinite USB timeouts and reset the audio device before using it (@ofTheo) #390
• ebuild: Improve python dependency (@atzkey) #391
• win32: Fix command in examples/CMakeLists.txt

libfreenect v0.4.2 Quixote

Features & Fixes

• Fix compilation errors under MinGW 4.8 and VS 2012 #359 #383
• Fix and improve keep_alive (@ofTheo) #379 #384
• Fix missing library after install #382
• Update python wrapper freenect.c and add python instructions #326
• New and improved cpack options; cmake config (@ce047) #355

Notes

• You can now generate .deb, .rpm, and .tgz packages with cpack #355

    cmake .. -L -DBUILD_CPACK_DEB=ON -DBUILD_CPACK_RPM=ON -DBUILD_CPACK_TGZ=ON
    cpack

• On win32, libfreenect builds directly against libusb v1.0.9 or newer. platform/windows/libusb10emu is deprecated and may be removed without warning. #363
• keep_alive.c is deprecated but remains for libusb older than v1.0.18. #384

libfreenect v0.4.1 Passenger

Features & Fixes

• Fixes for CMakeList dependencies (@jondo) #235 #237
• Improved depth format support in Python wrapper (@alito) #264
• Fixes to cpp and c_sync wrappers #308 #315
• Improved register handling #367
• Fix for race condition in depth registration #373
• Do not clobber environment CFLAGS #378

Notes

• Now that environment CFLAGS aren't clobbered, compiler optimization can be specified. The default -O2 is actually applied now, resulting in a considerable performance boost.
• The unstable branch is no longer used and has been deleted. Use of feature branches is recommended instead. All pull requests should target master.

libfreenect v0.4.0 Oracle

Features and Fixes

• Motor support and OSX freeze fix for 1473/K4W (@ofTheo) #362
• Rename examples to avoid collisions; fakenect man page (@nbourdau) #278
• Standardize headers (see Notes) #210
• Execute fwfetcher.py with python2 #370
• Minor bug fixes #223 #346 #365

Notes

• All examples are now prefixed with "freenect-" (e.g. glview -> freenect-glview).
• All headers (including libfreenect.hpp) are now installed to $PREFIX/include/libfreenect/.
• Rename libfreenect-audio.h -> libfreenect_audio.h and libfreenect-registration.h -> libfreenect_registration.h. This makes them consistent with other libraries.

THIS IS A BREAKING CHANGE; UPDATE YOUR INCLUDES

libfreenect v0.3.0 Nucleus

Features and Fixes

• OpenNI2-FreenectDriver is now part of libfreenect #358
• Chunk processing for performance-critical applications (@wizgrav) #351
• Video rotation feature in glview (@teknotus) #234
• Fixes to C++ wrapper #286 #295 #339

Notes

• To build OpenNI2-FreenectDriver, run cmake with -DBUILD_OPENNI2_DRIVER=ON. See the subproject for more information.
• To toggle the video rotation feature in glview, press the 'o' key.

libfreenect v0.2.1 Mistletoe

Features and Fixes

• Make freenect_flag a real flags enum (@nneonneo) #342
• Error reporting for failed subdevice initialization (@jdcole) #270
• Enumeration updates in C# wrapper #285
• Fixes to C++ wrapper and fakenect #349 #205

libfreenect v0.2.0 Lazarus

Features and Fixes

• Kinect for Windows and Kinect for Xbox 360 Model 1473 support (@wizgrav) #325
• Camera Flags - Auto Exposure, Auto White Balance, Raw Color, & Mirror #332
• Fixes to the C++ and ActionScript wrappers #266 #310 #334

Notes

• Newly supported hardware models and upgraded firmware may be unstable on OSX. If you plan to use a Kinect on OSX, do not connect it to an XBox.
• Depth and Video streams may now be mirrored (horizontal flip) in hardware, but the IR stream cannot be mirrored due to hardware limitations.