Latest Releases

Tobii Pro Fusion 17/10/2019

New screen-based eye tracker from Tobii Pro:

• Up to 250Hz sampling rate for more detailed data
• Fully portable with no external processing unit
• Two eye cameras and improved algorithms giving greater head movement tolerance
• Pupil size data reported
• Eye images provided

EthoVision 15 released 09/09/2019

EthoVision XT 15 is here, with all these new features:

• Body Point Detection – new intuitive names with improvements in the “Any species/default” method and Nose-Tail detection
• Trial list – when clearing a trial to re-do the tracking, the link to the video is now maintained
• Behaviour recognition – Subject Exposure Indicator added and flexibility on body point detection method now available
• Data analysis – heatmap scale added to help quantify time of animal spent in a location
• Data management – Backups can now be made without the dongle being inserted
• Video tutorials – subtitles added and new tutorial on Behaviour Recognition Module
• External Data – new import profile for Ponemah files from Data Sciences International
• Basler settings can now be changed within EthoVision XT, instead of Pylon
• 2 webcams now supported
• Up to 16 IP cameras can be tracked

Viso 8 25/03/2019

New features to the video and audio recording software are:

•     Viso Web App – a web based application for remote viewing and controlling recordings from any device
•     Audit trail – allows supervision of all user actions to help comply with legislation
•     Pre-roll interval – define the delay to start playing back the video before a marked event actually starts

FaceReader 8 and Baby FaceReader released 11/01/2019

Here are the latest features and modules found in the newest version of FaceReader:

•     Baby FaceReader licence – facial expressions in infants ageing 6 to 24 months
•     Measure eating behaviour
•     Audio recording and playback with video
•     Analysis in low light conditions
•     Action units now analysed for both left and right sides of the face
•     Design your own expressions within the Action Unit Module
•     Heart rate variability now available within the RPPG Module

EthoVision XT 14 released 09/07/2018

New to the EthoVision XT software:

•          Statistics layout – customise to your needs
•          USB and IP cameras now supported
•          Analysis of minimum and maximum duration of state parameters
•          Copy and paste blocks in trial control and data selection

Viso 7 19/06/2018

The video and audio recording software suite now has:

•          Scheduling functionality – no more manual starts required
•          Improved integration with The Observer XT
•          A new database to improve system stability and reliability
•          Improved consistency in interaction design

MindWare analysis applications - now 3.2 27/03/2018

Brand new versions of HRV, IMP and EDA Analysis Applications.  New functionality includes:

•          Automatically track data editing statistics
•          Save edits as you work
•          Write out results without needing Excel
•          Multiple data channel editing

The Observer XT update to 14.1 28/10/2017

Latest developments in The Observer XT software:

•          Biopac AcqKnowledge physiological data to be transferred automatically into The Observer
•          An improved connection with the Tobii Pro Studio eye tracking software
•          Updated Tobii file converter
•          The ability for Observer XT to start/stop E-prime 3.0 projects

FaceReader update to 7.1 28/10/2017

The most recent updates to FaceReader include:

•          Measurement of 3 affective attitudes on an experimental basis – ‘interest’, ‘confusion’ and boredom’
•          Simplification of importing FaceReader data into other software packages such as SPSS and Excel
•          Automatic linking of video files through N-Linx

CatWalk and DanioVision free trial systems available 14/07/2017

We are delighted to announce we have a new trial DanioVision system available as well as CatWalk.

Contact Dr Richard Lilley (richard@tracksys.co.uk) for a free trial of the systems!