TUTORIAL

Advanced video tracking and path analysis with EthoVision

Andrew Spink
(Noldus Information Technology bv, Wageningen, The Netherlands)

Benefits
Participants will learn how to use the advanced features of EthoVision 2.3. They can request particular topics (by e-mail) in advance or during the meeting.

Features
Depending on demand, the tutorial will cover the following topics:

  • Manual event recorder
  • Working with the acquisition zone definition, read-only arenas and zones
  • Automated experiment control and series of trials
  • Hidden zones
  • Editing tracks
  • Exporting EthoVision data to The Observer
  • Advanced analysis features
The exact content will depend on what you ask for – please e-mail the tutor!

Audience
This tutorial is intended for novice or experienced users of EthoVision. Basic understanding of EthoVision 2 is required.

Presentation
PowerPoint presentation, demonstration and discussion.

Instructor resume
Dr. Andrew Spink is manager System Design & Consultancy at Noldus Information Technology. He has given EthoVision trainings all over Europe. He has also written most of the current reference manual, and designed many of the advanced features in EthoVision. Before working for Noldus he had ten years of experience in experimental ecological research.

Sign up
To sign up for this tutorial, please send an email to Andrew Spink. Feel free to ask questions in advance, thus allowing the instructor to tailor the content of the tutorial to the interest of the participants.


Last updated: 5 July 2002