Command line options

Kinovea can be started from the command line. There are essentially two modalities of operation:

Starting Kinovea with a specific video file, with some extra options.
Starting a specific Kinovea window or group of windows, which can contain their own content and settings.

Usage

> kinovea.exe
    [-video <path>] [-speed <0..200>] [-stretch] [-hideExplorer]
    [-name <string>]
    [-id <string>]

-video <path>

Path to the video or image to load.

-speed <0..200>

Playback speed to play the video, as a percentage of its original playback framerate.

Default: 100.

-stretch

The video will be expanded to fit the viewport. Default: false.

-hideExplorer

The navigation pane on the left of the main area will be closed. Default: false.

-name <string>

Name of the Kinovea window to load.

The name of a window is set from the window properties dialog: Window ‣ Window properties….

-id <string>

Id of a Kinovea window to load. This option is meant to be used internally between instances of Kinovea.

> kinovea.exe -video test.mp4 -stretch
> kinovea.exe -video test.mp4 -speed 50
> kinovea.exe -name Replay