• What is Kinovea and who is it for ?
• Where can I find a summary of Kinovea's functions ?
• Is Kinovea available in my native language ?
• Can I copy and redistribute Kinovea ?
• Can I use Kinovea in the context of a for-profit business ?

• What are the supported operating systems ?
• What are the minimum requirements ?
• How do I install Kinovea ?
• How do I update my version ?

• What are the file formats supported as input ?
• Can I use Kinovea with High Definition (HD) video files ?
• What are the camcorders compatible with Kinovea ?
• Why the speed of my video decrease on its own ?
• How can I save or share my analysis work ?

• How can I report a bug ?
• How can I help test unstable version ?
• How can I suggest new functions or improvements ?
• Where can I download Kinovea's source code ?

Kinovea is a video analysis software dedicated to sport.
It targets primarily the coaches, athletes and medical professionals.
It can also be useful in ergonomics and animation study.

Check the Features Overview or the Datasheet

Version 0.8.7 of Kinovea is available in the following locales :

English, French, Dutch, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Turkish and Chinese.

Yes. Use of Kinovea is subject to the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
The distribution of modified version must be accompanied by the distribution of source code.
Please consult the topic Terms of use for a complete overview of conditions.

Yes.
You can for example sell video analysis services built around Kinovea or monetize data created with Kinovea.

Kinovea is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

CPU : 1GHz.
RAM : 256 Mo.
Screen resolution : 1024×600 pixels.
Software : Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7) with .NET framework 2.0 or higher.

Check that your computer complies with the minimum requirements. Install the .NET framework if necessary.
An installer is available for download on the website. Launch the installer and follow the instructions given.

You can use the update dialog box included into Kinovea to download the latest installer program.
Once downloaded, launch the installer and follow its instructions.

The following multimedia containers are supported :
AVI, MPG, MOV, WMV, MP4, MKV, VOB, 3GP.
Numerous compression algorithms are supported, including DV, DivX, Xvid, H.264, MJPEG, Theora…

Most HD formats are supported except for interlaced AVCHD.
Some functions of Kinovea like synchronizing two videos can become hard to use with large images.
In those cases, it is advised to reduce selection to the minimum possible and voluntarily decrease speed.

Most camcorders output video files compatible with Kinovea.
For more informations on formats, see previous questions.

This happens when Kinovea detects it cannot extract images from the video fast enough to keep up the frame rate asked.
The speed stabilize itself at a sustainable threshold. However it is advised to decrease it manually again to get a smoother playback.

Check Saving/Loading and Sharing analysis data

Check Reporting bugs

Experimental versions are released on the forum.
These versions contains new features with probably new bugs and usability issues that you can test and help improve with your feedback.

Post a message on the forum

Source code of latest stable version is available on the download page.
Source code for current development version is available on the CodingTeam forge.