PREPARE THE FILES
Files should be in AVI or OGV format. Filename should not contain empty spaces or weird characters. The best praxis is to give files a named based on the timestamp or some other number and include a .txt file with a legend of the experiment and any other comments.
CREATE A MASK
To create a mask. Launch:
pvg_standalone.py --showmask -i PATH/FILENAME
Draw the mask with your mouse.
Mouse actions:
| Mouse action | Result |
| Hold and drag left mouse button | create ROI |
| Double click left mouse button | create corner (up to 4) |
| Click right mouse button | undo red ROI |
| Middle click | Confirm ROI (becomes white) |
| Click left mouse button inside ROI | select ROI (becomes red) |
Keys action:
| key | Result | Same as |
| a | create auto mask | |
| c | clear last ROI selected | Right click |
| x | clear all | |
| g | start or stop movie grabbing | |
| j | add current selection | Middle click |
| s | save current mask |
START TRACKING
Launch:
pvg_standalone.py -i FILENAME -t2 --trackonly