Browser Based

Loopy is used through your web browser - there is no software to install. New features are constantly added to Loopy and are immediately available to all customers (no yearly upgrades required). Cloud and On-site versions are available.

Multipurpose

Loopy is suited for many types of video analysis tasks including: single or multiple tracking of animal positions in videos, behavioral coding and annotation, 3D reconstruction and calibration, and much more.

State-of-the-art

Loopy includes a number of state-of-the art techniques such as deep-learning based animal and pose detection in natural environments, tracking with identity, 3D tracking, and many more peer-reviewed and published algorithms.

Loopy Video Analysis and Tracking Features

Loopy includes a complete set of image processing, tracking and behavioral analysis tools in a single piece of software. Where others may charge you for multiple products and updates, with Loopy everything is in one place.

Please watch the video or read the description below where the major Loopy features are described. For examples of how to use Loopy's capabilities in youre research click on the 'See More Examples' in the respective sections below.

  • Tracking
  • Deep Learning
  • 3D
  • Coding
  • Annotation
  • Proc​essing

Track One or Multiple Subjects in Videos

Loopy includes a number of general purpose algorithms for tracking the position of subjects in videos, including common laboratory model species, such as zebrafish, larvae, mice, and many more. Loopy includes barcode tracking functionality, and an easy to use tracking wizard, which helps to determine an optimal set of tracking parameters for your experiment.

For even more challenging tracking problems, Loopy is the only all-in-one software which lets you train and then immediately use, your own custom deep learning based tracking solution.

Video and Metadata Management

Managing large sets of videos can be a challenging task. Videos can come from a variety of sources and it can be easy to mislabel or confuse similar data. Loopy includes powerful features for attaching structured metadata to videos and then using this metadata for organization and navigation throughout the site.

For example, you can define a project which requires entering the genotype, treatment, age, or any other label or tag you define, to all uploaded videos.

Projects describe the types of metadata that must be attached to videos.
Many types of metadata are available: numbers text, dates, etc.

When uploading a video you can choose to associate it with a project. In this case, Loopy ensures that you have filled out all the required metadata before making the video available for analysis.

Compulsory metadata enforcement can help with license, regulatory, or experimental protocol compliance by ensuring all necessary information is collected. If you have a large number of users or an on-site instance then it can be used to ensure all members of your research group adhere to the same naming, reporting and data management standards.

Until the required metadata has been supplied, videos are held in a special 'quarantine'.
If you have multiple projects you can choose to browse the site 'as this project'. This means that only videos, and data related to those videos, from the selected project are shown.

Prices

Loopy is available in a number of different packages and is payable either monthly or annually with credit card. If you would prefer to pay via bank transfer or other means, please contact us. Loopy is updated automatically every 30 days. New features are available to all subscribers at no additional cost.

The dedicated package includes a private cloud instance of Loopy and associated storage for your exclusive use. There is no artificial user-limit on dedicated instances.

Annual or multi-month subscriptions can be 'paused' and your data will not be deleted. If you are not using Loopy then you do not have to pay for it.

Basic

149/month

1 Gb Storage

1 Concurrent Processing Job(s)

Video Upload and Management
Basic Video Editing
Behavioral Coding
Annotation Tool
Analysis and Plotting
Image Processing
2D & 3D Tracking
Deep Learning
Pose Estimation

Mid

199/month

5 Gb Storage

2 Concurrent Processing Job(s)

Video Upload and Management
Basic Video Editing
Behavioral Coding
Annotation Tool
Analysis and Plotting
Image Processing
2D & 3D Tracking
Deep Learning
Pose Estimation

All

---/month

10 Gb Storage

3 Concurrent Processing Job(s)

Video Upload and Management
Basic Video Editing
Behavioral Coding
Annotation Tool
Analysis and Plotting
Image Processing
2D & 3D Tracking
Deep Learning
Pose Estimation

Loopy On-Site Version

If you are collecting or working with very large amounts of data, have many users, or have data protection requirements which prohibit your data leaving your network, then Loopy is also available as an on-site version. In this configuration you receive a stand-alone server running the Loopy software configured to use data on your own storage solution.

Motif recording systems can also be integrated with Loopy, to automatically store data on the shared storage, and to automatically make recordings available in Loopy after the completion of an experiment.

Every on-site installation can be completely tailored to your needs including working with your IT department for integration, and training of users of your group.

For more information about Loopy On-Site, please contact us or check out our case study describing how the entire Wolf Science Center switched to Loopy for video processing and management.

We can work with your IT department to install Loopy in your facility.
Loopy can also be provided with dedicated network attached storage (NAS).

Publications

  • Garcia-Bonilla, M., Nair, A., Moore, J., Castaneyra-Ruiz, L., Zwick, S.H., Dilger, R.N., Fleming, S.A., Golden, R.K., Talcott, M.R., Isaacs, A.M. and Limbrick Jr, D.D. Impaired neurogenesis with reactive astrocytosis in the hippocampus in a porcine model of acquired hydrocephalus.  Experimental Neurology  (2023). 10.1016/j.expneurol.2023.114354
  • Völter C., Lonardo L., Steinmann M. G., Ramos C. F., Gerwisch K., Schranz M.T., Dobernig I., Huber L Unwilling or unable? Using three-dimensional tracking to evaluate dogs' reactions to differing human intentions.  Proceedings of the Royal Society B  (2023). 10.1098/rspb.2022.1621
  • Wenig, K., Pacher, L. & Bugnyar, T. Testing the contagious nature of allopreening: bystander ravens are affected by conspecifics’ affiliative interactions.  Animal Behaviour  (2022). 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.12.009
  • Hoffmann, A., Couzin-Fuchs, E. Active smelling in the American cockroach  arXiv  (2022). 10.1101/2022.11.23.517676
  • Demartsev, V., Manser, M. B., & Tattersall, G. J. Vocalization-associated respiration patterns: thermography-based monitoring and detection of preparation for calling.  Journal of Experimental Biology  (2022). 10.1242/jeb.243474
  • Spezie, G., Fusani, L. Sneaky copulations by subordinate males suggest direct fitness benefits from male–male associations in spotted bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus).  Ethology  (2023). 10.1111/eth.13336
  • Mitoyen, C., Quigley, C., Canoine, V., Colombo, S., Woelfl, S. and Fusani, L. Alteration of the temporal association between courtship audio and visual components affects female sexual response.  Integrative Zoology  (2022). 10.1111/1749-4877.12670
  • Spezie, G., Fusani, L. Male–male associations in spotted bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus) exhibit attributes of courtship coalitions.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  (2023). 10.1007/s00265-022-03200-x
  • Völter, C., Starić, D. & Huber, L. Using machine learning to track dogs’ exploratory behavior in presence and absence of their caregiver.  arXiv  (2022). 10.31234/osf.io/5x8m2
  • Rajan, V., Babu, V., Häfker, N. S., Arboleda, E., Poehn, B., Gossenreiter, T., Gerrard, E., Hofbauer, M., Mühlestein, C., Bileck, A., Gerner, C., Ribera D'Alcala, M., Buia, M. C., Hartl, M., Lucas, R. J. & Tessmar-Raible, K. Seasonal variation in UVA light drives hormonal and behavioural changes in a marine annelid via a ciliary opsin.  Nature Ecology & Evolution  (2021). 10.1038/s41559-020-01356-1
  • Zekoll T, Waldherr M and Tessmar-Raible K Characterization of tmt-opsin2 in Medaka Fish Provides Insight Into the Interplay of Light and Temperature for Behavioral Regulation.  Frontiers in Physiology  (2021). 10.3389/fphys.2021.726941
  • Loftus, J., Harel, R., Nuñez, C., & Crofoot, M. Ecological and social pressures interfere with homeostatic sleep regulation in the wild.  bioRxiv  (2021). 10.1101/2021.09.26.461870
  • Robinson, L. M., Martínez, M., Leverett, K. L., Rossettie, M. S., Wilson, B. J., & Brosnan, S. F. Anything for a cheerio: Brown capuchins ( Sapajus [Cebus] apella ) consistently coordinate in an Assurance Game for unequal payoffs.  American Journal of Primatology  (2021). 10.1002/ajp.23321
  • Pedretti, G., Wirobski, G., Range, F., & Marshall-Pescini, S. Artificially elevated oxytocin concentrations in pet dogs are associated with higher proximity-maintenance and gazing towards the owners.  Physiology & Behavior  (2021). 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113451
  • Janisch, J., Mitoyen, C., Perinot, E., Spezie, G., Fusani, L. & Quigley, C. Video Recording and Analysis of Avian Movements and Behavior: Insights from Courtship Case Studies.  Integrative and Comparative Biology  (2021). 10.1093/icb/icab095
  • Matchette, S. R. & Herbert-Read, J. E. Dynamic visual noise promotes social attraction, but does not affect group size preference, in a shoaling fish.  Animal Behaviour  (2021). 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.04.017
  • Ersoy, S., Maag, N., Boehly, T., Boucherie, P. H., & Bugnyar, T. Sex-specific parental care during postfledging in common ravens.  Animal Behaviour  (2021). 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.09.004
  • Revilla-i-Domingo, R., Rajan, V. B. V., Waldherr, M., Prohaczka, G., Musset, H., Orel, L., Gerrard, E., Smolka, M., Stockinger, A., Farlik, M., Lucas, R. J., Raible, F., & Tessmar-Raible, K. Analyses of Cephalic and Non-cephalic Sensory Cell Types Provide Insight into Joint Photo- and Mechanoreceptor Evolution.  Life Science Weekly  (2021). 10.7554/elife.66144
  • Janisch, J., Perinot, E., Fusani, L. & Quigley, C. Deciphering choreographies of elaborate courtship displays of golden-collared manakins using markerless motion capture.  Ethology  (2021). 10.1111/eth.13161
  • Mitoyen, C., Quigley, C., Boehly, T. & Fusani L. Female behaviour is differentially associated with specific components of multimodal courtship in ring doves.  Animal Behaviour  (2021). 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.12.014
  • Günzel, Y., McCollum, J., Paoli, M., Galizia, C. G., Petelski, I. & Couzin-Fuchs E. Social modulation of individual preferences in cockroaches.  iScience  (2020). 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101964
  • Kil, N., Ertelt, K. & Auer, U. Development and Validation of an Automated Video Tracking Model for Stabled Horses.  Animals  (2020). 10.3390/ani10122258
  • Rodin, B. Ispitivanje uloge L-tipa Kriptokoroma na cirkalunarno i svjetlom uvjetovano ponašanje u morskom kolutićavom crvu Platynereis dumerilii.  (University of Rijeka, 2018). https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:193:700539
  • Ayers, T. Non-visual photoreception by G₀-type opsin in the annelid Platynereis dumerilii.  (University of Vienna. Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie, 2018). 10.25365/thesis.54364