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A microcomputer-assisted system that permits multiple events to be coded from videotape to a common time base is described. The system allows an operator, by pressing a button, to record the onset and offset times of any number of events. It requires a video recorder, an Apple II microcomputer, a John Bell 6522 timing card, and a pair of switches. The software package consists of five programs: one to make timing signals on the videotape, one to record the onset time and duration of the operator’s buttonpresses, one to read and print the coding data from disk, one to operate the timer, and one to process the compiled code used in the software package. All necessary wiring diagrams are shown. Software is available gratis from the authors on request.
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We are grateful to Julian Hochberg and Lois E. Putnam for their helpful suggestions on software design, and to Rafael Gomez for constructing the switch circuits. The machine language COUNTER subroutine was. adapted from one described by Rhodes (1982). The VIDEOLOGGER program was compiled with The Applesoft Compiler (TASC) by Microsoft.
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Krauss, R.M., Morrel-samuels, P. & Hochberg, J. VIDEOLOGGER: A computerized multichannel event recorder for analyzing videotapes. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 20, 37–40 (1988). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202600
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