title: Inexpensive ethography using digital video.
abstract: We describe an inexpensive method for digital video recording of behavioral experiments and present a simple, freely-redistributable software tool enabling ethographic analysis of these recordings via classification of video frames into user-defined categories. While high-end commercial solutions already exist for these purposes, we focus on minimizing equipment expenses and complexity for research projects or undergraduate laboratory courses employing compatible behavioral paradigms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, W249 Mudd Hall, 14853, Ithaca, NY, USA. tac29@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cleland
authors.forename: Jedediah J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Teres
mesh_terms: D003196:Computer Graphics / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D008838:Microcomputers; D010781:Photography; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D014741:Video Recording / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*