Recording setup
Camera view, subject and arena layout: a tank seen from the side, from above or a multiwell plate.
Video analysis for behavioural research
Stoodia Vision
Turn experiment recordings into trajectories you can review and results you can export. Install a scenario for the recording conditions and analysis your study needs.
- Videos stay on your computer
- Scenario version is recorded
- Every trajectory can be reviewed
Scenarios as plug-ins
One application, a scenario for each experiment
Vision manages projects and recordings. Each signed scenario defines its setup, tracking, analysis and reports.
Tracker and detector
The package supplies the tracking runtime and models for its declared recording conditions.
Metrics
The measurements that make sense for this setup, with quality-control indicators.
Reports and export
Visualizations, report layouts and export formats with the method and data provenance.
A project keeps the exact scenario release used for its results. Recalculation uses that release; newer versions are installed separately.
How it works
The whole experiment in one project
- 1
Set up the experiment
Groups, conditions, arenas, analysis zones and physical scale.
- 2
Add video
Import an experiment recording. Camera capture options depend on the installed scenario.
- 3
Track
Use a runtime supported by the scenario. Check its hardware requirements before processing.
- 4
Review trajectories
Compare the trajectory with the recording and record your quality decision.
- 5
Analyse behaviour
Calculate the metrics and summaries provided by the scenario.
- 6
Compare and export
Export the available results with their parameters and provenance. Review the experimental design before comparing groups.
Available scenarios
Choose the scenario that matches your recording
Choose a package for your recording conditions. Catalogue availability does not establish validation for your experiment.
Fish
Adult fish, side view
One adult fish per arena, filmed through the side wall of a tank.
Adult fish, top view
One adult fish per arena, filmed from above.
Adult fish shoal, synchronized 3D
Two synchronized cameras with calibrated 3D identities and package-owned shoal science.
Synthetic recording, real scenario output
Fish larvae in a multiwell plate
Head, body contour, centre and tail for one fish larva in every configured well.
Mice
Mouse experiments
One mouse filmed from above. Confirm the accessible arena before tracking.
Mouse research
Movement, zones and behaviour
Follow the animal’s contour, head position and trajectory. Review activity, time in zones and individual visits in the experiment report.
Mouse experiments 0.2.6
Open field, novel object recognition, object location and custom zones. Arena setup, floor calibration, activity, visits, reviewed exploration and summaries by animal are included.
In Vision, open Scenario Registry and install Mouse experiments. Use one overhead camera and one mouse in a dry arena.
Initial release for evaluation. Tracking has been tested on synthetic recordings; check results on your own real recordings before drawing research conclusions.
Install VisionDemonstration on synthetic recordings, not a Desktop screen recording. The two-camera example includes frame-by-frame review of landmark visibility.
Two-camera measurement setups are discussed on request.
View the experiment reportView the two-camera reportDownload the demonstrationCapabilities
Built for the laboratory workflow
- Projects with several experimental groups
- Video import
- Scenario-defined tracking requirements
- Recording and result organization
- Quality control and manual review
- Spatial scale and unit calibration
- Scenario-defined analysis
- Scenario reports
- Export with parameters and provenance
- Recorded scenario version
Requirements
What you need to start
- Operating system
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
- Compute
- Requirements vary by scenario. Use a supported runtime and check the package documentation for CPU or GPU support.
- Data
- Projects and source videos are stored locally. The local workflow does not require a cloud account.
Download for WindowsStoodia Vision v.0.1.16 · Windows x64
The Windows installer is not yet signed with a publisher certificate. The application verifies the authenticity of updates and scenario packages.
Before you start
Choose a scenario that matches your animals, recording conditions and experimental design.
Review trajectories before using the results in research. For new recording conditions, check the scenario on your own hand-annotated recordings.