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Don't throw that video away! Reference Frames can fix Video Analysis with a Moving Camera

Physics Education 2023-01-03 v1

Abstract

One common source of error in video analysis is camera movement. The paper describes a simple frame of reference correction that students can employ to salvage otherwise corrupted video analysis data. Two examples are provided.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2301.00013,
  title  = {Don't throw that video away! Reference Frames can fix Video Analysis with a Moving Camera},
  author = {Nathan T. Moore},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.00013},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

source calculations and video available online at https://github.com/ntmoore/video_analysis_Youtube/tree/master/moving%20camera

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