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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 5.1.5 installers are available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux and include a Java runtime and Xuggle video engine.
  • Tracker 5.1.5 Mac OS X Installer - Instructions
  • Tracker 5.1.5 Linux 32-bit Installer - Instructions
  • Tracker 5.1.5 Linux 64-bit Installer - Instructions
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 (link below).
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