Videos

The videos used by the experiment can be recorded by Ethotrack or by another software. If the videos are recorded by another software, it is advisable to copy them to a subfolder of the experiment folder.

Once added to the list of videos, a video can be associated with a test, or with several tests if the image of the video encompasses several arenas.

To record a video with Ethotrack:

1.select a webcam and configure the recording start and end conditions in the "Source" tab of the protocol dialog box.

2.To start recording, you can:

•Click on in the " Current video " view or in the " List of videos " view.

•Click on one of the buttons used to start recording in the "Current test" view:

i): to start the recording according to the protocol (the beginning and the end of the recording will be in accordance with the parameters of the "Source" tab.

ii): to start the recording immediately without taking into account the start and end conditions of the protocol (the recording will not stop automatically).

To add video recorded by other software:

Click on in the " Current video " view or in the " List of videos " view.

Click on in the " Current test " view.

To add multiple files recorded by other software:

Click on in the " Video List " view .

To add a video recorded by Ethotrack in an other experiment :

To use a video recorded by Ethotrack in an other experiment, you don't have to add it like a regular video file, but you have to use the "Import" function.