From Video Device

Video output signal, specified as an m-by-n-by-3 matrix, where m represents the height of the video image and n represents the width of the video image.

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Data Types: single | double | int8 | uint8 | int16 | uint16 | int32 | uint32

RGB video output signal, specified as an m-by-n matrix, where m represents the height of the video image and n represents the width of the video image. R, G, and B are separate output ports that each have the same dimensions.

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Data Types: single | double | int8 | uint8 | int16 | uint16 | int32 | uint32

YCbCr video output signal, specified as an m-by-n matrix, where m represents the height of the video image and n represents the width of the video image. Y, Cb, and Cr are separate output ports that each have the same dimensions.

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Data Types: single | double | int8 | uint8 | int16 | uint16 | int32 | uint32

The image acquisition device to which you want to connect. The items in the list vary, depending on which devices you have connected to your system. All video capture devices supported by Image Acquisition Toolbox™ software are supported by the block.

Shows the video formats supported by the selected device. This list varies with each device. If your device supports the use of camera files, From camera file is one of the choices in the list.

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Available input sources for the specified device and format. Click the Edit properties... button to open the Property Inspector and edit the source properties.

Open the Property Inspector to edit video source device-specific properties, such as brightness and contrast. The properties that are listed vary by device. Properties that can be edited are indicated by a pencil icon or a drop-down list in the table. Properties that are grayed out cannot be edited. When you close the Property Inspector, your edits are saved.

This option only appears if the selected device supports hardware triggering. Select the check box to enable hardware triggering. After you enable triggering, you can select the Trigger configuration.

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Use this field to input a row vector that specifies the region of acquisition in the video image. The format is [row, column, height, width]. The default values for row and column are 0. The default values for height and width are set to the maximum allowable value, indicated by the resolution of the video format. Change the values in this field only if you do not want to capture the full image size.

Use this field to select the color space for devices that support color. If your device supports Bayer sensor alignment, bayer is also available.

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Preview the video image. Clicking this button opens the Video Preview window. While preview is running the image adjusts to changes you make in the parameter dialog box. Use the Video Preview window to set up your image acquisition in the way you want it to be acquired by the block when you run the model.

Specify the sample time of the block during the simulation. The sample time is the rate at which the block is executed during simulation.

This option appears only if your device supports using either one output port or multiple output ports for the color bands. Use this option to specify either a single output port for all color spaces, or one port for each band (for example, R, G, and B). When you select One multidimensional signal, the output signal is combined into one line consisting of signal information for all color signals. Select Separate color signals if you want to use three ports corresponding to the uncompressed red, green, and blue color bands. Note that some devices use YCbCr for the separate color signals.

The image data type when the block outputs frames. This data type indicates how image frames are returned from the block to Simulink. This option supports all MATLAB^® numeric data types.

Select to capture all available image frames. If you do not select this option, the block takes the latest snapshot of one frame, which is equivalent to using the getsnapshot function in the toolbox. If you select this option, the block queues incoming image frames in a FIFO (first in, first out) buffer. The block still gives you one frame, the oldest from the buffer, every timestep and ensures that no frames are lost. This option is equivalent to using the getdata function in the toolbox.

This option only appears if:

Use this option to return skeleton information in Simulink during simulation and code generation. You can output metadata information in normal, accelerator, and deployed simulation modes. Each metadata item in the Selected Metadata list becomes an output port on the block.

The All Metadata section lists the metadata that is associated with the Kinect depth sensor.

This section is only visible when a Kinect depth sensor is selected. The All Metadata list shows the available metadata. The Selected Metadata list shows which metadata items are returned to Simulink. This is empty by default. To use a metadata item, add it from the All Metadata to the Selected Metadata list by selecting it in the All Metadata list and clicking the Add button (blue arrow icon). The Remove button (red X icon) removes an item from the Selected Metadata list. You can also use the Move up and Move down buttons to change the order of items in the Selected Metadata list. You can select multiple items at once.

You can see in the example above that three metadata items have been put in the Selected Metadata list. When you click Apply, output ports are created on the block for these metadata, as shown here. The first port is the depth frame.

For descriptions and information on these metadata fields and using Kinect for Windows with the Image Acquisition Toolbox, see Acquire Image and Body Data Using Kinect V2.