On 2007-07-20 17:43, Thomas Levine wrote:
> I have a bunch of recordings of people using a computer mouse, and I want to
> look at trends in mousing location.  If you want to know why, read this:
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/128875/Effect-of-the-Number-Pad-on-Mousing-Location-Plan
> .
> 
> I didn't place any sort of markers on the subjects, and I was originally
> planning on analyzing the recordings manually, but I'm wondering whether
> there's any software, preferably something free and open source, that can
> help at all.  The mouse itself can serve as a pretty clear marker, so is
> there's any way I can use software to track a sharp line like those on a
> mouse.  And if Cinelerra can do it, what functions should I look at?

The motion tracker can probably handle this.  It can be used to output
motion paths to a file also, which might be useful for you, if you want
to automate the analysis of the mouse motion.

There is a tutorial on basic usage in the wiki/manual.  
http://cvs.cinelerra.org/docs/split_manual_en/cinelerra_cv_manual_en_13.html#SEC196

-- 
Kevin

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