File:  README
Date:  September 22nd , 2009


This directory contains the VidAT (Video Annotation Tool) software use for 
montage and video annotation.


INSTALLATION
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VidAT consist of a set of PERL scripts that can be run in a shell terminal.
Third part software need to be installed:

 FFmpeg <http://ffmpeg.org/>
 Ghostscript <http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/>
 ImageMagick <http://www.imagemagick.org> 
    with JPEG v6b support <ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/>


USAGE
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A manual page can be printed by each command by executing the command
with the option '--man'.  For example:

   %  vidatLog.pl --man


CONTACT
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       Please send bug reports to <nist_f4de@nist.gov>

For the bug report to be useful, please include the command line,
files and text output, including the error message in your email.


AUTHORS
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       Jerome Ajot <jerome.ajot@nist.gov>


COPYRIGHT 
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This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology by employees of the Federal Government in the course of their
official duties.  Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code
this software is not subject to copyright protection within the United States
and is in the public domain. F4DE is an experimental system.  NIST assumes
no responsibility whatsoever for its use by any party.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS."  With regard to this software, NIST MAKES
NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING
MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
