Imported Video stops after first 3 frames (Tracker ONLINE)
Vanessa S
1 Posts
Hi everyone,
I am new to Tracker and struggling since two days with the following problem:
I import a video as .mp4 video (Codec: H264-MPEG-4 AVC (part10)(avc1), Dimensions: 720 x 540, 29,7 fps (not constant)) to Tracker Online (no matter whether I use drag and drop or open file). I loaded another video with the same codec, dimensions and fps, only extended video length and it worked. If I open the video with VLC Player it runs normally... The video appears in the little preview window and then loads in the tracker interface. So far so good but wen I press play the video starts the first 3 frames and stops afterwards while the time bar is going further. I tried to change the video format in different formats but the video cannot be opened or the same problem occurs.
Re: Imported Video stops after first 3 frames (Tracker ONLINE) -
Douglas Brown
426 Posts
Hi Vanessa, I don't know why that video is giving you problems but I suggest you try converting it to a different format and see if that works. We have had good results using the open source application HandBrake, available for Windows, Linux and MacOS platforms at https://handbrake.fr/. Choose the default "Fast 1080p30" preset, then in the Video tab choose "Constant Framerate". If you cannot or do not want to install software on your computer, you can use a web-based converter such as Cloud Convert.
You mentioned that your video may not have a constant frame rate. If so, you will not be able to get reliable motion data from a point mass track, as the velocity and acceleration algorithms used assume a fixed time interval between frames.
> > I import > a video as .mp4 video (Codec: H264-MPEG-4 AVC (part10)(avc1), > Dimensions: 720 x 540, 29,7 fps (not constant)) to > Tracker Online (no matter whether I use drag and drop > or open file). I loaded another video with the same > codec, dimensions and fps, only extended video length > and it worked. If I open the video with VLC Player > it runs normally... > The video appears in the little > preview window and then loads in the tracker interface. > So far so good but wen I press play the video starts > the first 3 frames and stops afterwards while the > time bar is going further. > I tried to change the > video format in different formats but the video cannot > be opened or the same problem occurs. > > Can someone > here help me to fix this? > > Thanks in advance, > > Vanessa