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written by Douglas Brown
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The Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool allows students to model and analyze the motion of objects in videos. By overlaying simple dynamical models directly onto videos, students may see how well a model matches the real world. Interference patterns and spectra can also be analyzed with Tracker.

Tracker 4.80 installers are available on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows and include the Xuggle open source video engine.
Tracker is an Open Source Physics tool built on the OSP code library. Additional Tracker resources, demonstration experiments, and videos, can be found by searching ComPADRE for "Tracker."

Additional Tracker resources including Tracker help and sample videos are available from the Tracker home page at Cabrillo College below.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.6 of Java (JRE).
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- Curriculum Development
= Laboratory
- Instructional Material Design
- Technology
= Computers
= Multimedia
General Physics
- General
- Measurement/Units
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
= Laboratory
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- Tool
= Software
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
Rights Holder:
Douglas Brown
PACSs:
01.50.hv
01.50.Lc
Keywords:
force, interference, kinematics, mechanics, modeling, motion, oscillation, osp, spectra, spectroscopy, video analysis
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Metadata instance created June 4, 2008 by Anne Cox
Record Updated:
February 26, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
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Author: Ricardo Barboza
Posted: October 20, 2012 at 11:08PM

The software, I must say it's just great! The down side is that It has some problems converting wmv files.

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Thanks a ton

Author: krishna sastri
Posted: June 23, 2010 at 6:29AM

Dear Dr Brown
I have developed my entire classical mechanics lab and optics lab based on your software.
it is a great success and students really enjoy it thouroughly
thank you
with love and regards
sastri

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D. Brown, Computer Program TRACKER VIDEO ANALYSIS AND MODELING TOOL, Version 4.80 (2009), WWW Document, (http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/).
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D. Brown, Computer Program TRACKER VIDEO ANALYSIS AND MODELING TOOL, Version 4.80 (2009), <http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/>.
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Brown, D. (2009). Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool (Version 4.80) [Computer software]. Retrieved May 26, 2013, from http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/
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Brown, Douglas. "Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool." Version 4.80. http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/ (accessed 26 May 2013).
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Brown, Douglas. Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool. Vers. 4.80. Computer software. 2009. Java (JRE) 1.6. 26 May 2013 <http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/>.
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Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool:

Is the Basis For Tracker Video Analysis Demo Package

The Tracker Demo Package was created by the Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool.

relation by Mario Belloni
Is the Basis For OSP User's Guide Chapter 16: Tracker

OSP User's Guide Chapter 16: Tracker is based in the Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool.

relation by Mario Belloni
Is the Basis For Tracker Video Analysis: Air Resistance

The Tracker Air Resistance Model was created using the Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool.

relation by Mario Belloni
Is Referenced By Video Modeling: Combining Dynamic Model Simulations with Traditional Video Analysis

This article describes how Tracker is used to overlay dynamical models on the the video.

relation by Wolfgang Christian
Is Referenced By Innovative Uses of Video Analysis

The paper Innovative Uses of Video Analysis describes Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool.

relation by Anne Cox

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