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The observer system by Noldus might do the job. Tracksys in the UK market it along with a system to dump analogue video (coded to MPEG) onto CD that makes it more manageable. try: [log in to unmask]; www.noldus.com [log in to unmask] > Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 12:39:54 -0400 > Subject: video analysis software? > From: Jan van Aalst <[log in to unmask]> > To: qualitative software <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-to: [log in to unmask] > Hi, > > Can anyone recommend software that would allow us to annotate digitized > video clips? I'm aware of WebConstellations and C-video, and > text-analysis softwrae that can also incorporate video or at least > stills, like Atlas/ti. We have two needs for the kind of software we > are looking for: > > •Students doing their own ethnographies in which they make video clips > and tell a story of their learning with them. We want the accounts they > create to be in electronic form, and codable according to the type of > learning advance they are reporting, and non-textual aspects o > communication, such as gesture, interactions with mediational > materials,"thinking types" in which students label the purpose/role of > the clip in their overall communication, etc. The idea is to develop a > database of such accounts with extensive search capabilities. > > •We have similar needs for our own research, likely with more extensive > coding needs than students would use. > > As I hinted, I think we can do this with analysis tools where text is > central, but are wondering what's available that has video as the > central object. > > Thanks for any info you can provide. > > Jan van Aalst, Ph.D. > OISE/University of Toronto > > Dr. Peter Stratton Leeds Family Therapy and Research Centre School of Psychology University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK Phone 0113 2335728 FAX 0113 2335700 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%