Vertical Jump Tester / Media Player

What is it?

This application is written in Java, using JavaFX to create the GUI. It uses Media class in JavaFX to upload a mp4 video. It can calculate your vertical by calculating how long you are in the air for.
The equation to measure vertical jump height: 0.5 * 9.81 m/s^2 * (hang time / 2) ^2

How to Use

1. Record a video of yourself jumping; make sure the video file is in mp4 format
2. Put the video path into the Media constructor that takes in a File
3. Watch the video, click "Take Off" right when your feet leaves the ground to jump, and click "Feet Lands" right when your feet touches the ground again after the jump.
   1. In order to make this easier, pause the video by clicking the "||" button, and clicking the ">>" button to forward the video by 0.1 second or "<<" button to rewind the video by 0.1 second.
4. Click "Calculate Vertical". Check the console to see your vertical height!

Calculating Vertical Needed for Dunking

You can click on the "How much do I need to Dunk" button to calculate how much vertical you will need to dunk. It will ask for your standing reach.

As a Media Player

This application can be used as a media player, since it has basic video player functionality such as play, pause, forward, and rewind.

Built by Genki Aikawa