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Re: Optura

The premiere program is Videopoint http://www.lsw.com/videopoint/. It has the distinct advantage of allowing students to see several kinematic quantities at once on the screen. Unfortunately World in motion can not do this http://members.aol.com/raacc/wim.html. However, World in Motion is cheaper. Another good alternative is Bob Beicher's program VideoGraph available from Physics Academic Software http://wasnet02ws.physics.ncsu.edu/pasnew/. There was a free program called VidShell available at one time from Doyle Davis.

Both VideoGraph and VidePoint are similar. Each has added features of the other. VideoGraph is for MacIntosh only, while VideoPoint is Mac or PC. World in Motion is PC only. VideoGraph may be easier for students to use, and World in Motion is very easy to use.

John M. Clement

-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l@lists.nau.edu: Forum for Physics Educators
[mailto:PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu]On Behalf Of Tom McCarthy
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 8:19 AM
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Re: Optura


Also in connection with this post on the Optura, does anyone
know the name
of a good software package that will let students analyze their video
captured images on the computer screen. Thanks.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Goodspeed" <CGoodspeed@AOL.COM>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 1:35 AM
Subject: Optura


Not long ago the CANON Optura Pi <$1300> was lauded for
capturing physics
experiment motion in DV with progressive scan.

I ran into the original <Optura> through altavista <search
on... +Optura
+refurbished> for only $639.

Can someone comment on the Optura versus the Optura Pi? It
seems to offer
the
same specs and the refurbished guarantee is as good as brand new.

Charlie Goodspeed
NMCUSD