Vernier Video Physics 3.1.2

Video Physics is a mobile application that introduces automated object tracking and video analysis to Apple devices such as the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Users can record videos of objects in motion and effortlessly track them by tapping on the screen. The app generates trajectory, position, and velocity graphs instantly.

Designed primarily for science students and educators, Video Physics allows quick on-the-go analysis of various types of motion. Whether measuring the velocity of a swing, a roller-coaster, or a car, or analyzing a basketball free throw shot, this app offers valuable insights through displaying path animations of objects and providing detailed graphs of positions and velocities over time.

Key features of Video Physics include:

• Ability to capture videos from the built-in camera, Photo Library, or sample videos
• Automatic object tracking or manual adding of tracking points
• Scale setting using an object of known size
• Optional adjustments for coordinate system location and rotation
• Visualization of trajectory and x/y position and velocity graphs
• Video export with tracking points
• Email and data sharing compatibility with Vernier's Logger Pro software for OS X and Windows
• Direct file opening in Vernier's Graphical Analysis app

Quotes from physics instructors about Video Physics:

• "Just played with new Vernier video physics app on iPhone - it ROCKS! I remember the day when this would've cost thousands of dollars to do…." - Mark Hines @mhines, teacher
• "You should check out Vernier's Video Physics app. Students can email video analysis data to Logger Pro; very cool!!" - @willkomme, physics teacher
• "Vernier’s Video Physics app is slick." - Ryan Bretag @ryanbretag, teacher and administrator

Video Physics has been recognized on the App Store as a Staff Favorite, New and Noteworthy, and What's Hot selection. Moreover, it was a 2012 CODiE Awards Finalist for Best Educational Use of a Mobile Device.

For optimal video analysis results using Video Physics, consider the following tips:

• Use objects that contrast sharply with their background for better automated tracking results
• Avoid camera movements during recording as the analysis assumes a fixed camera position
• Ensure objects in motion stay roughly perpendicular to the viewing direction and place objects with known dimensions in the same plane to scale the video appropriately

Video Physics is tailored for science education purposes and serves as an effective tool for studying two-dimensional kinematics. For additional functionalities, users can enhance their analysis with Vernier's Graphical Analysis app on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch or Logger Pro software on Mac OS X and Windows.