User Guide for Kinovea
• CREATED BY:
• KEVIN THOMAS
• CHRISTINA BOWEN
• RONDA WHYTE
Uses of Kinovea
• Observe and Show
• Compare
• Measure
• Extend
Advantages of using Kinovea
 To compare or synchronize two videos to observe the procedure
differences.
 To change the perspective of the images.
 to complete a full study of the videos, detecting errors or details
of the procedures that could be improved.
 Apply image and zoom adjustments to the movements to capture
minute detail.
Disadvantages of Kinovea
 Analyzing the movements at the same time ,you wont see all
the flaws unless you are looking specifically for it.
 Prohibiting stream copy in many case.
 Fields of the given av picture are filled in by using" Ptr”
 It is wired computer control .
 It is difficult to download.
OBESRVE AND SHOW
How to play a video file
 Allows you to choose a video file
and play it.
 Use the file explorer to search for the
video you have stored.
 Double click on the video for it to
open and play
 You can also use the file menu in
windows explorer to Kinovea to
open the video file you choose
Step 1: To launch vidoeplay back
Once the video is opened launch the playback with the player control
panel. As shown below.
Step 2: Specifying a work zone
• Move to an area of interest on
the video and use the working
zone start button as shown.
• Launch playback and let video
run until the end of the
sequence to analyze.
• Hit the working zone end
button
Step 3: Increasing image size
If the image seems too small;
Use the square handles at the image corners.
Click and drag them until you are comfortable with
the size you have.
 You can directly zoom the image with the magnifier
tool.
Step 4: Slowing down playback speed
• To study the motion you need to slow down the play
back speed using the speed cursor as shown.
NB: To go back to 100% speed double click the percentage value
Step 5: Playing motion backwards with Reverse
 The Reverse function allows you to play videos
backwards.
 It reverts the sequence of the images in the working zone.
 To enable reverse function, use the Motion Reverse
STEP 6: Mirror Images
To display a video as if it is seen through a mirror.
 Use the image > Mirror
menu
 The mirror function is
useful when looking at
two videos.
Step 7: Using overlaying Grids
Toggle the menu Image> grid. A
grid will appear on the image
 The grid allows you to make
observations on a plane that is
perpendicular to the camera.
 Move the grid by click and
drag, then drop.
 Resize the image using the
circular handles at the corners.
Adding a Comment to key images
When a video is stopped on an existing key image, the key image
thumbnail has blue contour.
Use the Show Comment button to display comments window.
You can move and resize the comment window for easier editing
Adding Drawings
 Click anywhere on the drawing tool button and then
click anywhere on the image. A drawing is added.
 After a drawing has been created you can resize it
 You can change the colour and style of the drawing
using right-click Configure the menu or by doubleclicking it.
Adding drawings cont’d
Select the drawing instrument key you want to and then select anywhere in the
image.
A drawing can be shifted and adjusted after it has been created.
The colour and style of the drawing can be changed by right double clicking on it
Pencil (Free-hand drawing)
Line and arrows
Circle
Cross marker
Angle
Angle measurement is
done on a plane
perpendicular to the
camera axis.
To remove a drawing, right-click it and choose Delete.
Default colour and style
 The colour profile used at the
time will determine the default
colour and style.
 The button from the key
image toolbar can be used to
access the colour profile.
• The colour of each drawing type can be independently
changed.
• The drawings that are present on the video will not
change irrespective of the changes to the default colour
or style.
• When you change the default colour or style, the
drawings that are already present on the video will not
change.
To Save work
 Select videos and/or images in the file menu
 Select where you want to save file.