Running Tracker without GUI on a hpc cluster

Tracker
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Hi,
I am trying to get tracker running on a hpc cluster in my university and I have a couple of questions.

  1. Since the hpc will not allow me to use a GUI I must run without the GUI and it seems like the only way to do this is to save a .trak project (after finalising the tracker processing options) and exporting it to the cluster. Am I right?
  2. If so, the the video file path in the .trak file will not work once I export the video to the cluster storage. Could I alter this via the command prompt after the fact?
    Thanks!
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Correct, so the *.trak file stores all the options in a json file format. The video and output paths are stored in that trak file. So since the paths are different on your cluster then where you setup the trak file, unfortunately, you will need to manually edit the trak file.

I can add an command line over-ride if that makes it easier. Any suggestions? maybe something like:

tracker --media /path/to/video.mp4 /path/to/myvideo.trak

Also, what about the output files? Use the media path and write the files there?