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  "id": 1213,
  "title": "Depth Image Vs RBG Image",
  "url": "/competitions/GestureChallenge/discussion/1213",
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  "post_date": "2012-01-02T18:19:33.423Z",
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  "content": "<p>In case any one is curious:&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Its seems like the depth videos serve as better images than RBG Images based on using the sample code.&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": "7621",
      "postDate": "01/02/2012 18:19:33",
      "content": "<p>In case any one is curious:&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>Its seems like the depth videos serve as better images than RBG Images based on using the sample code.&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": "7623",
      "postDate": "01/02/2012 18:24:10",
      "content": "<p>Thats true.</p>",
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      "id": "7626",
      "postDate": "01/02/2012 21:43:58",
      "content": "<p>Microsoft Research's Chris Bishop gave a keynote on how the Kinect works at the last ICML - http://techtalks.tv/talks/54443/. If I recall correctly, he discusses some tradeoffs of using RGB vs. depth data for skeletal tracking.</p>",
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      "id": "8343",
      "postDate": "01/30/2012 03:35:30",
      "content": "<p>Are depth images the same as grayscale images? Or are they the same thing?<br>\r\nThanks!<br>\r\nAniket</p>",
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      "id": "8349",
      "postDate": "01/30/2012 18:15:16",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Aniket;8343]</p>\r\n<p>Are depth images the same as grayscale images? Or are they the same thing?<br>\r\nThanks!<br>\r\nAniket</p>\r\n<p>[/quote]</p>\r\n<p>No. Depth images happen to be grayscale, but not the way grayscale images are normally built. The &quot;colors&quot; in depth images represent depth, and can be converted to centimeters. You'll notice that objects closer to the camera appear darker.</p>",
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      "postDate": "05/13/2013 02:41:18",
      "content": "<p>really, thta's the case. for the <a href=\"http://www.rasteredge.com/how-to/csharp-imaging/load-from-file/\">\r\nimage loading quality</a>, i thought it has something to do with the image app, whether it is c# vb, or something else. but for video, i have no clue.</p>",
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      "id": 7623,
      "author_name": "anup13958",
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      "post_date": "01/02/2012 18:24:10",
      "content": "<p>Thats true.</p>",
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      "id": 7626,
      "author_name": "benhamner",
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      "post_date": "01/02/2012 21:43:58",
      "content": "<p>Microsoft Research's Chris Bishop gave a keynote on how the Kinect works at the last ICML - http://techtalks.tv/talks/54443/. If I recall correctly, he discusses some tradeoffs of using RGB vs. depth data for skeletal tracking.</p>",
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      "id": 8343,
      "author_name": "",
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      "post_date": "01/30/2012 03:35:30",
      "content": "<p>Are depth images the same as grayscale images? Or are they the same thing?<br>\r\nThanks!<br>\r\nAniket</p>",
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      "id": 8349,
      "author_name": "solorzano",
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      "post_date": "01/30/2012 18:15:16",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Aniket;8343]</p>\r\n<p>Are depth images the same as grayscale images? Or are they the same thing?<br>\r\nThanks!<br>\r\nAniket</p>\r\n<p>[/quote]</p>\r\n<p>No. Depth images happen to be grayscale, but not the way grayscale images are normally built. The &quot;colors&quot; in depth images represent depth, and can be converted to centimeters. You'll notice that objects closer to the camera appear darker.</p>",
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      "id": 24248,
      "author_name": "blueimage",
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      "post_date": "05/13/2013 02:41:18",
      "content": "<p>really, thta's the case. for the <a href=\"http://www.rasteredge.com/how-to/csharp-imaging/load-from-file/\">\r\nimage loading quality</a>, i thought it has something to do with the image app, whether it is c# vb, or something else. but for video, i have no clue.</p>",
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