Resources

Video Tutorials

How-to videos for ThruTracker — software walkthroughs and thermal camera kit guides. Looking for recorded talks and webinars? They're on the Presentations page. Prefer to read? See the User & Troubleshooting Guide or Getting Started.

ThruTracker Software

Software walkthroughs

Intro to Video Settings & Processing The main ThruTracker 3.0 walkthrough — set up a project, choose video settings, process footage, and review results.
In the field

Filming setup by roost type

Short walkthroughs of how to set the camera up at each kind of roost. The written version of each — framing, gate placement, and the analysis settings that follow — lives in the Roost & Species Guide.

Bat boxes
Buildings
Cave entrances
Thermal Camera Kit

Camera kit & recorder

Setting up and recording with the ThruTracker thermal camera kit.

The ThruTracker camera kit

What's in the kit

A complete, field-ready thermal recording setup built for bat emergence counts. The overview video walks through the components and assembly.

Thermal Camera Kit — overview

Components

  • Thermal camera
  • Recording device running ThruTracker Recorder
  • Tripod or mount
  • Power / battery for the session length
  • Storage for the raw footage
The ThruTracker Recorder

ThruTracker Recorder

Our field recording app — a separate program from the ThruTracker analysis software. It helps you dial in brightness and contrast while you film, so your targets stand out with the clearest possible contrast for analysis.

Recorder demo

Download Recorder →

Compatible cameras

Cameras that capture directly through the Recorder:

  • TopDon TC002C Duo (Android)
  • FLIR Scout Pro (Windows)

See the Camera Selection guide for the full list.