Preferences#

You can customize BORIS using the Preferences window (File > Preferences)

Project preferences#

Default project time format

This option allows the user to choose the format for displaying time in the project. Please note that time is internally always saved in seconds with a precision of 3 decimal digits

Auto-save project every (minutes)

if set BORIS will save your project automatically every n minutes. 0 indicate no automatic backup. The project will be saved if the project is already saved and an observation is open.

Separator for behavioural strings

Character (or string) used to separate behaviors when exporting events as behavioural strings. See also Behatrix

Check for new version

Check for new version on BORIS web site every 15 days (internet access required)

MPV hardware video decoding

if you experiment some problems with the mpv embedded player try to change this value

Project file indentation type

The BORIS project file is encoded in JSON format. Choose the indentation style for the project file between:

• None
• Newline
• Tab
• 2 spaces
• 4 spaces

Refresh button

Option to reinitialize the configuration to default. BORIS will be closed.

Observations#

Fast forward/backward value (seconds)

This option allows the user to customize the amount of time for "jumping" forward or backward in media.

Adapt the fast for/backward jump to playback speed

The jump value will be adapted to the playback speed.

Playback speed step value

This value indicate how much the speed will be increased or decreased after pressing the change playback speed buttons.

Time offset for media reposition (seconds)

This value indicates the time offset for repositioning the media after double-click on a row event of the Events table. 'for example -4 seconds indicates that after a double-click the media will be repositioned 4 seconds before the recorded event.'

Play sound when a key is pressed

Activate a sound signal after every keypress event

Close the same current event independently of modifiers

Option used to STOP the current behavior without regarding the modifiers

Display subtitles

Option to display or hide the visualization of subtitles. In case of separate file, the file containing subtitles must have the same base name than the video files with a .srt extension.

Tracking cursor above current event

Check this box to position the tracking cursor above the current event in events list table.

Alert if focal subject is not set

If this option is activated BORIS will show an alert box if no focal subject is selected

Pause media before "Add event" command

Option to pause the media before manually adding an event.

Analysis plugins#

Personal plugins directory

Select the directory that contains the plugins to be loaded.

FFmpeg framework#

The path for the ffmpeg executable program is displayed. The FFmpeg executable is included with BORIS for Windows. The FFmpeg framework is required to run BORIS.

FFmpeg cache directory

This indicates the directory that will be used as image cache for frame-by-frame mode and spectrogram visualization. If you do not specify a path, BORIS will use the default temporary directory of your system.

Spectrogram / wave form#

Color map

Select the color map for displaying the generated spectrogram. See Matplotlib colormaps for details.

Default time interval

Select the time interval (in seconds) for displaying the spectrogram and waveform

Window type

Select the window tyope between Hanning, Hamming and Blackmanharris

NFFT size

noverlap

Use vmin/vmax

Plot colors#

The color of behaviors in the plot events functions can be customized. The first color will be associated to the first behavior in your ethogram, the second color to the second behavior and so on. Various color formats can be used to specify a color: named color or hex RGB (like #0F0F0F). See https://matplotlib.org/api/colors_api.html and https://matplotlib.org/examples/color/named_colors.html for details

The reset colors to default button will reload the default colors.

Interface#

Toolbar icons size

Set the size of the icons in the toolbar (in pixels)