[mythtv-users] Control myth by MS Kinect !
John Weekley
weekleyj at foobarlabs.net
Wed Dec 29 22:16:33 UTC 2010
On 12/28/10 03:22 PM, Ian Latter wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> Time for the Linux media people to have their Kinect fun
> :) Please
> meet "klirc";
>
>
> http://midnightcode.org/projects/jupiter/code/klirc-1.0.tgz
>
> http://midnightcode.org/projects/jupiter/code/klirc-1.0.tgz.md5
>
> The klirc program was authored to provide a gesture-to-lirc
> interface for the Kinect, under Linux. It will work with any
> LIRC
> interfacing program (such as XBMC, mplayer, etc), but has been
> built/tested for MythTV.
>
> The user interface controls have been mapped identically
> to the
> recently released "KinEmote" (of which I am not affiliated).
> I will
> publish an instruction/user guide for klirc, but for now the
> KinEmote
> guide is just as useful;
>
>
> http://kinemote.googlecode.com/files/KinEmote%200.3%20Instructions.pdf
>
> In summary, the awake gesture is a "front-back" motion toward
> the Kinect with an open hand (palm facing the Kinect).
> Where the
> hand comes "back" to, in space, becomes the centre of the mid
> plane.
>
> Front Plane:
> Centre: Enter
>
> Mid Plane:
> Left: Left
> Right: Right
> Up: Up
> Down: Down
>
> Back Plane:
> Left: Escape
> Right: Pause/Play (P)
> Up: Menu (M)
> Down: [Ignore]
>
>
> The klirc program reads from a configuration file, and has
> been
> written to generate the two LIRC configuration files that
> the user
> will require;
>
> To generate the needed lircd.conf from this configuration,
> run;
> ./klirc -l> /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
>
> To generate a mythtv LIRC RC file, run;
> ./klirc -m> ~/.lirc/mythtv
>
> To run lircd as a UDP listener;
> lircd --driver udp
>
> To run klirc with a local configuration file (i.e. in the
> pwd), run;
> ./klirc
>
> The klirc program can run on either the MythTV Frontend or on
> a separate host. If klirc isn't running on the MythTV Frontend
> server, then change the lirc_server entry in the klirc.cfg
> configuration file appropriately.
>
> Additional details on building and running the program can be
> found in the README in the tar-ball.
>
>
> Enjoy.
>
>
> -
What's the "Flag Commercial" gesture? ;)
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