Qualitative analysis software for video and audio data  
Developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Education Research  

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Source Code

Source Code and Documentation

Because Transana is open source, the source code, and source code documentation is available for download. Please read the Open Source Information page to learn about any restrictions that apply.

The source code itself is available from SourceForge.net, an online repository of open source source code. The source code documentation is in the form of web pages, allowing us to update it as necessary.

If you download the source code and adapt Transana to your needs, please contact the developers to arrange to share a copy of your changes with the rest of the Transana community. If you are not willing to share your changes, then please do not use the source code.

Source code
Transana's current source code is available through CVS access at http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/transana. It is NOT a file download. Please see SourceForge's CVS documentation for more information.

Source code documentation
HTML files that describe every module and every class, as well as giving an indication of how the source code files group together logically.

Database Diagram, v. 2.11
A PDF file showing Transana's database structure


Setup Instructions

Transana is a complex program, and it requires a bit of effort to set your computer up correctly to work on Transana's source code. Select the appropriate operating system from the list below.

Setup Instructions for Windows

Setup Instructions for Mac OS X 10.3 PPC

Setup Instructions for Mac OS X 10.4 Intel

I have started documenting the process of compiling Transana's AudioExtract program.

Instructions for building the AudioExtract module on Windows

Instructions for building the AudioExtract module on Mac

Experimental instructions for building AudioExtract module on Linux