1. Welcome to the MaxTRAQ Tour
Introduction
Welcome to the MaxTRAQ Tour
MaxTRAQ is manual digitizer that can be used to extract kinematic properties out of standard AVI files.
This brief introductory will show you the main features of MaxTRAQ and how to use them.
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Main Features
Reads standard AVI Files
Export Data as ASCII or AVI
Print or Cut and Paste
Manual or Prediction Tracking
Auto-advance Point and Frame Options
Adjustable Video Brightness & Contrast, etc.
Rotate, Flip and Photo-invert Image
2D Scaling and Coordinate System
Point Traces and Stick Figures
Overall Zoom and Point Zoom
1 or 2 Point Distances
2, 3 or 4 Point Angles
Image Notes
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The User Interface
Toolbar
Point Table
Digitizing Controls
Video Controls
File Properties
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4. MaxTRAQ Video Controls
The Video Controls are used to move around in the video and to adjust video properties such as Brightness, Contrast, B/W. You can also adjust the number of frames to step and the replay speed. The T0 and T1 controls allows you to set the start and end frame.
Play Reverse
Previous Frame
Next Frame
Play Forward
First Frame
Stop
Last Frame
B/W Mode
Step Length
Brightness
Superimpose
Contrast
Play Speed
Set Start Frame
Current Frame Indicator
Set End Frame
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Digitizing
Digitizing Points
Digitizing points of interest is easy. Turn the digitzer on and simply click where the point is located in the image.
You can zoom in around the mouse cursor by holding down the shift key.
To automatically advance to the next point, click on the Auto-point button.
You can also have MaxTRAQ advance to the next frame after you have finished digitizing each frame by checking the Auto-frame button.
To delete all digitized points in the current frame, press the Clear button.
Digitize On/Off
Autoadvance Point
Autoadvance Frame
Number of Points
Delete all Points
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6. Traces and Stick Figures
Point Traces
Click on this button to display a trace of the digitzed points.
Stick Figures
Click on this button to define a stick segment between 2 points. This has to be repeated for each stick segment.
Click on this button to display defined stick segments.
Stick Figures
Point Traces
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Tools
Distances Calculates the distance between 2 points or 1 point and the origin.
Angles MaxTRAQ can calculate the angle between 2 points and the x axis, 3 points or 4 points.
Notes To display a note in the current frame, invoke to Note tool and click where you want the pointer and the position of the note.
Scaling Gauge Scales the coordinate system using the distance between 2 known locations.
Scaling Gauge
Image Notes
Angles
Distances
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8. Reporting Once you have digitized your points of interest you can:
Save your analysis as a MaxTRAQ file, export your data to an ASCII file or save it as a new AVI file.
Cut and Paste current frame
Print current frame
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