LabTrack 4

Automated video tracking for biological research

Track, measure and analyse the movement of organisms and particles—from bacteria and microorganisms to plankton, insects and fish.

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Turn video into quantitative movement data

LabTrack is video-tracking software designed for behavioural and movement analysis in biological research. Analyse live camera streams or recorded video and automatically extract the position, size and movement of individual organisms or objects.

Powerful tracking. Meaningful data.

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Automated Tracking

Turn video into quantitative movement data.
Automatically detect and track organisms or objects, reducing manual observation and giving you consistent, repeatable measurements.

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2D & 3D Analysis

Capture movement across two or three dimensions.
Track organisms in 2D or use multiple cameras to reconstruct movement and trajectories in 3D.

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Live & Recorded Video

Analyse experiments in real time or work with existing footage.
Connect your cameras directly to LabTrack for live analysis, or import recorded video for analysis whenever you need it.

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From Movement to Data

Measure more than just where an organism moves.
Capture position, trajectory, size, timing and other movement parameters, then export your results for further analysis.

Applications

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Microorganisms

Measure swimming behaviour, motility, chemotaxis and movement patterns of bacteria and other microorganisms.

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Fish & aquatic organisms

Analyse movement and behavioural responses in controlled laboratory or aquaculture experiments.

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Plankton & zooplankton

Track swimming trajectories, interactions and behavioural responses of copepods, Daphnia and other aquatic organisms.

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Insects & other organisms

Track locomotion and behavioural patterns in controlled environments.

Daphnia

Tracking of Daphnia in a 30 ml flask. Illumination was from the side, creating a darkfield effect. The video was taken with a digital CMOS video camera (1600 x 1200).

Bacteria

Tracking of bacteria. In the video Ovobacter swimming behaviour was observed using Nomarski Interference microscope.

Sulphur Bacterium

Tracking of bacteria. Swimming behaviour of a sulphur bacterium (Thiovolum sp.)

Jellyfish

Tracking of common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) in an aquarium. Illumination was from the side, creating a darkfield effect. The video was taken with a digital CMOS video camera (1600 x 1200).

Drosophila

Tracking of Drosophila (fruit flies) in a petri-dish.

Flexible tracking for challenging biological environments

Background subtraction

Ideal for moving organisms against relatively stable backgrounds.

Minimum background subtraction

Useful when tracking multiple organisms against uneven backgrounds.

Edge detection

For low-contrast objects against relatively uniform backgrounds.

Simple thresholding

For strong contrast and very slow-moving or stationary objects.

Single background subtraction

For scenes with a static background and a limited number of moving objects.

Capture movement in three dimensions

Go beyond 2D tracking with dual-camera 3D analysis.

LabTrack can reconstruct 3D movement from dual camera streams or recorded video, allowing researchers to measure X, Y and Z coordinates for moving organisms.

From video to quantitative data

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01 — Capture

Connect one or more cameras or import existing video.

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02 — Detect & track

LabTrack identifies moving organisms and follows their trajectories.

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03 — Measure

Extract position, size, trajectory and movement data.

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04 — Analyse

Export your results or connect LabTrack to a database for larger datasets.

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The current software outputs X, Y, Z coordinates, area, length, track ID, timestamps and other session information, and can connect to MS-SQL databases.

Built for biological movement analysis

Automated tracking — reduce the need for manual observation.
Real-time analysis — analyse live camera streams as experiments happen.
Offline analysis — work with previously recorded video.
Multiple cameras — analyse several video sources simultaneously.
3D tracking — reconstruct movement in three dimensions.
Scheduled experiments — automate repeated recording and analysis.
Large dataset support — connect results to an MS-SQL database.
Research-ready data — export detailed tracking measurements for further analysis.

Used in research

LabTrack has been used to investigate the movement and behaviour of microorganisms, plankton and aquatic organisms in research environments around the world.

Research applications