Manual & Installation Guide

WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows

Evoluce AG Ludwigstr. 47 D-85399 Hallbergmoos www.evoluce.com www.win-and-i.com

Manual & Installation Guide

WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows

WIN&I software by Evoluce uses the power of Kinect for Windows. You can browse through image and video galleries by a simple wave of your hand. WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows tracks gestures from several users up to four meters from the screen. Take a look at pictures of your latest holidays or present videos at the office. Experience a new way to interact with your PC and control your PowerPoint Slides and PDF pages on any large format display with Kinect for Windows. Just load your images and videos and start WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows. Present Images, Videos, PowerPoint Slides, PDF pages Natural user experience Easy to control with simple hand movements Easy to install

Purchase Kinect for Windows: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindows/purchase/

Installation notes for WIN&I Media Viewer

WIN&I Media Viewer software supports Kinect for Windows (not Kinect for Xbox).

Software and Kinect installation

1) Please uninstall older WIN&I Software, Microsoft SDK for Kinect Beta, Evoluce SDK for Kinect for Xbox or OpenNI or NITE SDK if installed before. 2) Unzip the already downloaded file "WIN&I Media Viewer.zip" in your Documents folder: C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents 3) Double-click on "setup" and follow the on screen instructions to install WIN&I Media Viewer. In the step Select Destination Location type the address in the window below (please enter your name in the blue marked field): C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents
2

4) When the Kinect for Windows Runtime Setup with Microsoft Software License Terms appears agree to the license terms and conditions to use Kinect for Windows.

5) Please copy the complete license-file (license.txt), which you have received after the purchase process by email from www.shareit.com, in the same directory of your WIN&I Media Viewer installation as shown in the following image:

6) Set the sensor below or above your TV/Monitor. Ideally, the sensor should be within 6 inches (15 cm) above or below your TV/Monitor. Place it on a safe and secure surface. Make sure theres no direct sunlight on the sensor or you. Clear the space between you and the sensor. Tilt the sensor in the direction toward your hands. You will get best performance in a distance from 0.8 3.5 m from the sensor.

Now connect the Kinect for Windows sensor with your PC. Plug one end of the cable into the USB port of your PC and the other end into an electrical outlet.

Make sure that the Kinect Sensor is already installed and the Windows device installation icon on the right button of your screen is no longer active before continuing the installation.

7) Please double-click the &-icon on the desktop to start the application. Now you can use the WIN&I Media Viewer with the already preinstalled pictures and videos. Start the WIN&I Media Viewer by waving your hand like in the animation on the screen.

How to load your images, videos and PowerPoint presentations into the WIN&I Media Viewer

1) Open the folder WIN&I Media Viewer Images (Start

Documents

WinI Media Viewer

WinI

Media Viewer Images). Now paste your images into this folder. Your images: C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\WinI Media Viewer\WinI Media Viewer Images

Nomenclature of images (01imagename.jpg, 02imagename.jpg etc.) rules chronological order of the images in the WIN&I Media Viewer.

2) Open the folder WIN&I Media Viewer Videos (Start

Documents

WinI Media Viewer

WinI

Media Viewer Videos). Now paste your videos into this folder. Your videos: C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\WinI Media Viewer\WinI Media Viewer Videos Nomenclature of videos (01videoname.jpg, 02videoname.jpg etc.) rules chronological order of the videos in the WIN&I Media Viewer.

3) Open the folder WIN&I Media Viewer Presentations (Start

Documents

WinI Media Viewer

WinI Media Viewer Presentations). Now paste your videos into this folder. Your videos: C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\WinI Media Viewer\WinI Media Viewer Presentations

Nomenclature of presentations (01pptname.ppt, 02pptname.pptx etc.) rules chronological order of the videos in the WIN&I Media Viewer.

Supported formats Images: bmp, png, jpg/jpeg (resolution up to Full HD 1920 x 1080) Ideal resolution: HD 1280 x 720 or Full HD 1920 x 1080 Recommended resolution: 1024 x 768 (or higher) Videos: mp4, wmv .ppt and .pptx

Hardware requirements 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor Dual-core 2.66 GHz or faster processor Dedicated USB 2.0 bus 2 GB RAM

OS requirements: Requires Windows 7 or Windows Embedded Standard 7 Recommended settings of DPI for Windows 7: 100 or 125% Supported languages: English, German

Start WIN&I Media Viewer

Start WIN&I Media Viewer. The software will recognize you when you wave one hand by moving your forearm left and right. Control the cursor: Point the palm of your hand toward the screen and move the cursor by moving your hand.

Control features Point the palm of your hand toward the screen, and move the on-screen hand over the item you want to select. To select the item, keep your hand over the item until the circle completes.

Make sure your hands have a red fireball. No red fireball? Wave to the Kinect for Windows sensor. If the next user wants to take over control, the next user has to wave his hand.

Both hands - left OR right - can be used to control WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows.

Slideshow mode in picture gallery.

Exit button.

10

WIN&I Media Viewer Control Navigate in the main menu between the picture and video gallery and choose for example the picture gallery. Point the palm of your hand toward the screen, and move the on-screen hand over the item you want to select. To select the item, keep your hand over the item until the circle completes.

Slide easily to the next picture overview using the navigation arrow on the right. The white exit-button brings you back to higher level. To select the slide show, keep your hand over the item until the circle completes.

Slide easily back to the previous picture overview using the navigation arrow on the left.

When hands are down navigation buttons are not visible.

11

Come back to the main menu using the exit button. Navigate in the main menu between picture and video gallery and choose for example the video gallery.

Choose video in gallery to watch in full screen mode and activate video player.

Common control buttons make the video player easy to use: stop, play and break commands can be used as well as forward and fast-forward buttons. The rewind function brings the video back to start.

Come back to the main menu using the exit button. Navigate in the main menu and choose the PowerPoints gallery.

12

Tipps & Tricks

Present PDF Pages with WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows Export slides from your PDF pages with tools like Ahead PDF to Image Converter. Load the images into the WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows image folder. Ahead PDF to Image Converter http://www.aheadpdf.com/pdf-to-image.html?gclid=CI_jh-Pvz64CFUZa3wodchOQ-Q

Gesture Control Software for Kinect for PC

Evoluce software is using Kinect for Windows that empowers PCs with natural interaction capabilities. Devices like the Microsoft Kinect for Windows sensor can either sit on top of or next to a screen or a monitor. Kinect for Windows is connected to the PC with USB and generates real-time depth, color and audio data of scene in front of the display or on the display. It does not require the user to wear or hold anything and does not require calibration.

Support Package
One year e-mail support Purchase the Evoluce e-mail support package and get help per mail whenever you need for 12 months. Evoluce Customer Service Representatives are competent professionals with product knowledge expertise to assist customers with all technical support and service issues. Send a message to Evoluce Customer Service & Support: info@evoluce.com

Customized software solutions

Your company and products in WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows Contact us for a customized WIN&I Media Viewer solution with your corporate colours, product images, videos and more. Let your audience experience your brand in an impressive way. Send a message to Evoluce Sales: office@evoluce.com
13

Gesture Computing Kit

Start your Kinect experience right now: Purchase the attractive bundle of Kinect for Windows-sensor and software application WIN&I Media Viewer for Kinect for Windows. Send a message to Evoluce Sales: office@evoluce.com

14