List of videos

This view displays and manages the list of videos used in the experiment.

Ribbon commands :

•Video :

oAdd a file : Add an existing video to the list.

oAdd a directory : Add all the videos present in a directory.

oAdd a record : Record a new video and add it to the list.

oEdit : Edit the settings of the selected video.

oDelete : Delete the selected videos.

oShow : Open the selected video in the " Current video " view.

•List of videos :

oExpand all : fully expand the tree structure of the "Videos" node of the list.

oCollapse all : collapse the tree structure of the "Videos" node of the list.

oCollapse Videos : Collapse the workspace tree to the parent nodes of the videos.

oGroup / Sort : open the dialog box for configuring the tree structure of the video list.

oColumns: Select the table columns.

oExport : Export the list of videos in a Microsoft© Excel or text file with separator ( CSV ).

•Workspace :

oShow : Show or hide the workspace .

o : Allows you to display or hide the tests in the workspace according to their status (Pending, saved, analyzed, excluded).

oExpand all : fully expand the tree structure of the "Animals / Tests" node of the workspace.

oCollapse all : collapse the tree structure of the "Animals / Tests" node of the workspace.

oCollapse Tests : Collapse the workspace tree to the parent nodes of the tests.

oGroup / Sort : open the dialog box for configuring the tree structure of the "Animals" or "Tests" node of the workspace.

Main part :

The central part displays the list of videos with the following information:

The name of the video.

The source of the video (file or recorded by Ethotrack).

The date of recordings.

The size of the image.

The duration of the video.

Information about video position adjustment and possible links. In the example above "video 1" and "video 3" are adjusted and "video 3" use the same adjustment as "Video 1".

The list of tests that use video with the corresponding arena.

Choozing and organizing colums :

You can customize the table by choosing which columns to display and the order in which these columns are displayed. To do this, click the button of the command ribbon or use the "Column" context menu to open the dialog box :

	List of columns
	The list of columns that can be displayed in the table. Check the box to display a column.

	Align
	Text alignment in the column : right, left or center alignment.

	Position of columns
	Buttons to change the position of the selected column. You can also change the position of a column by simply "drag and drop". To do this: click on the corresponding line, then while holding down the mouse button, move the line. Finally, release the mouse button when you have reached the new desired position.

	All
	Show all columns.

	None
	Hide all columns.

You can also change the position of a column by simply "drag and drop". To do this: click on the column header, then while holding down the mouse button, move the header. Finally, release the mouse button when you have reached the new desired position.

Sorting data :

You can sort the data in the table in ascending or descending order of a column. To do this, simply click on the column header. The sorting and sort order in indicated by an arrow:

Organizing the video tree :

To organize the display of videos it is possible to define grouping levels, such as the date the video was recorded or the location of the file. To do this, click the button on the command ribbon or use the "Group / Sort" context menu to open the "Group / Sort Videos" dialog box :

	Grouping levels :
	Area for choosing the grouping levels of the video list. To do this, simply check the desired items.

	Order of grouping levels :
	Buttons to change the order of grouping levels by moving the selected item.

Sort by :

List allowing you to choose the order in which videos are displayed within a group when the table is sorted on the first column, with the choice:

•Alphabetical order.

•Recording date of the video.

Selecting videos to display :

You can create a filter to select the videos to display in the list, for example videos recorded on certain days, or videos whose name begins with a certain text. To do this, click on "Click to add a criterion" in the area at the top of the table, then select a criterion and configure the criterion settings (the settings area depends on the selected criterion).

You can add a maximum of 3 filter criteria. Only videos that meet all the criteria are displayed.

You can temporarily disable a filter criterion by unchecking the corresponding checkbox . You can also temporarily disable all criteria by unchecking the "Filter" box .