You can download the video Demo.mpg (available on the Downloads page on the Transana website (http://www.transana.org) and store it on your hard drive in a location where you will be able to find it such as C:\Program Files\Transana 2\Sample\Demo.mpg if you are using Windows or in HOME/Movies/Sample/Demo.mpg if you are using Macintosh OS/X.
The sample video shows a second-grade class learning geometry through a quilt design and construction activity.
If this is the first time the sample video has been loaded on your computer, you see the following prompt:
Click "Yes." Transana creates a waveform of the video. A waveform is a visual representation of the intensity of the video's sound. Once generated, the waveform is stored in a file. Every time you view the video, Transana displays the waveform in the Visualization window. The image below shows the Transana screen with the sample video in the Video window and the waveform in the Visualization window.
