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On this page you will find instructions and manuals on how you can annotate the fruitcart corpus.

Specification Manual for version 19 can be read here. This manual is constantly being updated and can be regenerated from your anvil menu options: tools->create coding manual.

Click here for specificiation 33, file. You can update the specification you are working with on anvil by opening your .anvil file with a text editor, and change the path

We listed some general rules for annotation. Here they are. If you feel we can add/modify some of them, please let me know. Also here is a map with the names of the regions the speakers will be referring to.

You are welcome to go over more details on the specification scheme for annotation by reading this paper.


INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEGMENTING

Below you will find the .mp4 videos to be segmented according to the intervals given in the Segments column. Please follow this intervals since the video sound needs to match the transcripts in the .anvil files. From the .mp4, you must generate a .avi CINEPAK format with uncompressed speech. This is important. If you work in Windows, you can achieve this by using QuickTimePro. Mac users can segment videos with MPEG Streamclip.

After segmenting each interval, take a moment and verify that the .avi video you create matches the .anvil interval, the written transcript in the .anvil, and that the .avi video is playable in the Anvil program in your machine.

Naming your files. Please name the segmented files as follows: subjX-YYYY.avi, where X is the subject number (1-12), and YYYY is the start time interval.

Submitting your files. You can burn files onto a CD which I can give you or you can log in as a guest in the ftp I've set up in my local computer. Let me know which one you prefer and I'll give you more instructions on this.

Videos being segmented.
Subject Date given out Video Number Video Segments Anvil Transcripts Person in charge Comments Submitted
1 Nov 9, 2007 subj1 Kyle Audio and transcript Verified submitted subj2005101901
2 Nov 27, 2007 subj2 Chris Verified speech and video segments submmitted subj2005102401
3 Nov 27, 2007 subj3 Transcripts and videos Kyle Chris: Please check two overlaping segments 2601-3047 and next. Issue with overlapping intervals. Two segments missing Submitted subj2005102501
4 Dec 2, 2007 subj4 Kyle Submitted subj20051026002
5 Dec 2, 2007 subj5 Transcripts and Videos Transcripts match videos. Please rename videos to match anvil filenames. Chris Submitted subj20051102001
6 Dec 2, 2007 subj6 Chris done, and verified subj20051109005
7 Dec 20, 2007 subj7 Chris done, and verified submitted subj20051116001
8 Dec 20, 2007 subj8 Kyle submitted. subj20051121001
9 Feb 14, 2008 subj9 Unsegmented video matches raw transcript, no anvil files exist. subj20051026001
10 Nov 9, 2007 subj10 Dhairya Audio and transcripts Verified. Issues found for subj10 submitted subj20051122001
11 Abril 1 , 2008 subj11 Kyle Submitted
12 Abril 1 , 2008 subj12 Transcripts Kyle + Chris Done.
13 Abril 1 , 2008 subj13 anvil files found. Now raw transcripts or unsegmented video.


GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANNOTATION

For training purposes, you can use the .anvil-example to guide your own annotation process. The .anvil-empty contains no annotation, only the time aligned transcript. If you find that the transcript and the video are not time aligned (i.e. the words do not match the video speech), please let me know before start annotating.

Moving a Track in Anvil. You can offset the transcript track, before annotation, by going to Edit->"Offset Track". There you enter the number of seconds (positive or negative) by which you want the track to be moved.

Naming your files. Please name your annotation files as follows: subjX-YYYY-URNAME.anvil, where X is the subject number (1-12), YYYY is the start time interval, and URNAME is your first name. You can email me the .anvil file.

Videos being annotated.
Video Date given out Subject/Segment .anvil file Video Comments Already submitted
Video 1 Oct 5, 2007 subj4 / 1625-2011 .anvil-empty, .anvil-example Video 1 Everyone annotates this video (training). Chase, Chris, Jake, Dhairya
Video 2 Oct 12, 2007 subj10 /1515-1917 .anvil-empty, .anvil-example Everyone annotates this video (training). Subject 10 Chase, Chris, Matt, Kyle, Jake, Dhairya,
Video 3 Oct 19, 2007 subj10 /4127-4523 Chris and Chase Chris, Chase
Video 4 Oct 26, 2007 subj10 /2402-2732 Chris and Stephen Chris, Stephen
Nov 2, 2007 No video given out. Catch up with annotation.
Video 6 Nov 9, 2007 subj10 /1034-1430 Chase and Matt done
Video 7 Nov 15, 2007 subj10 /1957-2314 Chris done
Video 8 Nov 15, 2007 subj10 /2823-3232 Matt done
Video 9 Nov 23, 2009 subj10 /3311-3710 Robin done
Video 10 Nov 19, 2007 subj10 /3800-4047 Stephanie Stephanie
subj10 FINISHED
Video 11 Nov 27, 2007 subj1 /1414-2038 Matt Submitted/ but parts of annotation are missing
Video 12 March 18, 2008 subj1 /2148 Chris Chris
Video 13 Dec 6, 2007 subj1 /2736 Chris Chris- April 15, 2008
**** **** WINTER BREAK ****************
Video 14 Dec 20, 2007 subj1 / 3234-3647 Chris Chris
Video 15 Dec 20, 2007 subj1 / 3801-4324 Chris submitted
Video 16 April 5, 2008 subj1 / 4441-4926 Matt Matt
Video 17 Dec 20, 2007 subj1 / 5023-5359 Chris done
Video 18 Feb 1, 2008 subj1 / 5515-5920 Matt Matt
Video 19 Feb 1, 2008 subj2 / 2038-2429 Chris done
Video 20 Feb 10, 2008 subj2 / 2522-2952 Chris done
Video 21 April 10, 2008 subj3 / 1726 Matt, adjusted video .12 forward done
Video 22 April 17, 2008 subj4 / 1625-2011 Chris done (training video )
Video 23 April 22, 2008 subj5 / 3223-4040 Chris done
Video 24 April 22, 2008 subj7 / 2129-2913 Matt done
Video 25 May 26, 2008 subj7 / 3037-3620 Chris done
Video 26 May 26, 2008 subj7 / 3713-4549 Chris done
Video 27 May 26, 2008 subj7 / 4651-5215 Chris done
Video 29 June 18, 2008 subj8 / 1918-2537 Chris done (Video has extra language at the beggining)
Video 30 June 18, 2008 subj8 / 2624-2948 Chris done
Video 31 June 18, 2008 subj8 / 3032-3318 Chris done
Video 32 June 18, 2008 subj8 / 3401-3723 Chris done
Video 33 July 2, 2008 subj2 / 3051-3434 Chris done
Video 34 July 2, 2008 subj2 / 3532-3949 Chris done
Video 35 July 2, 2008 subj2 / 4038-4504 Chris done
Video 36 August 20, 2008 subj11 / 1557-2412 Chris done
Video 37 August 20, 2008 subj 11 / 2458-2945 Chris done
Video 38 August 20, 2008 subj 11 / 3030-3432 Chris done
Video 39 August 20, 2008 subj 11 / 3535-4006 Chris done
Video 40 Sept 10, 2009 subj 11 / 4104-4557 Karen Sept 18
Video 41 August 20, 2008 subj 11 / 4640-5227 Chris done
Video 42 August 20, 2008 subj 11 / 5322-5833 Matt done
Video 43 August 20, 2008 subj 11 / 5930-6516 Matt done
Video 44 October 25, 2008 subj 12 / 1327-1700 Chris done
Video 45 October 25, 2008 subj 12 / 1849-2217 Chris done
Video 46 November 7, 2008 subj 12 / 2301-2634 Chris done
Video 47 November 7, 2008 subj 12 / 2729-3059 Chris done
Video 48 November 7, 2008 subj 12 / 3147-3447 Chris done
Video 49 April 13, 2009 subj 12 / 3530-3845 Robin finished (May 16)
Video 50 April 13, 2009 subj 12 / 3947-4219 Karen Done (April 30)
Video 51 Sept 10, 2009 subj 12 / 4307-4628 Robin Oct 9, 2009
Video 52 January 20, 2009 subj 6 / 2406-3133 Chris done
Video 53 Feb 2, 2009 subj 6 / 3312-4056 Chris done
Video 54 Sept 18, 2009 subj 6 / 4227-5053 Karen done
Video 55 Feb 2, 2009 subj 6 / 5214-5915 Matt + Chris Done (April 25)
Video 56 April 16, 2009 subj8 / 4022-4340 Donato done (may 20)
Video 57 April 16, 2009 subj8 / 4437-4807 Karen Done (May 1st)
Video 58 April 16, 2009 subj8 / 4851-5107 Robin May 26
Video 59 May 1, 2009 subj8 / 5216-5518 Karen done (May 15)
Video 60 May 13, 2009 subj3 / 2445-2926 Karen done May 19
Video 62 Dec 14, 2009 subj3 / 3040-3609 .anvil, video, Donato/Robin 50% done
Video 63 May 19, 2009 subj3 / 3704-4207 Karen done (may 26)
Video 64 May 23, 2009 subj3 / 4258-4821 Robin June 24
Video 65 May 26, 2009 subj3 / 4917-5451 Karen June 9 done
Video 66 June 9, 2009 subj3 / 5603-6051 Karen done (june 18)
Video 66 Dec 14, 2009 subj3 / 6130-6634 .anvil-empty, video, Robin
Video 67 June 18, 2009 subj4 / 2302-2711 Robin Done (July 12, 2009)
Video 68 June 19, 2009 subj4 / 2830-3310 Karen --second video-- June 25
Video 69 June 27, 2009 subj4 / 3422-3857 Karen July 14, 2009
Video 70 June 27, 2009 subj4 / 4001-4442 Karen July 14, 2009
Video 71 July 13, 2009 subj4 / 4603-5056 robin Problem with video. It does not play past 1.30 minutes
Video 72 July 13, 2009 subj4 / 5215-5557 Karen done. July 25, 2009
Video 73 Aug 19, 2009 subj5 / 3223-4040 Robin Sept 18
Video 74 July 16, 2009 subj5 / 4221-4738 Karen July 31, 2009
Video 75 July 19, 2009 subj5 / 4907-5401 Robin Aug 7, 09
Video 76 July 19, 2009 subj5 / 5527-6051 Robin Aug 18, 09
Video 77 Aug 3, 2009 subj5 / 6253-6755 Karen Aug 8, 09
Video 78 Aug 3, 2009 subj5 / 6936-7453 Karen Aug 19
Video 79 Aug 16, 2009 subj5 / 7640-8027 Robin
Video 80 Aug 19, 2009 subj5 / 8207-8706 Karen -done Aug 28, 2009
Video 81 Oct 8, 2009 subj9 / 1948-2440 Karen Oct 24. done
Video 82 Oct 8, 2009 subj9 / 2531-2933 Robin done. Oct 24.
Video 83 Oct 24, 2009 subj9 / 3045-3457 Karen nov 15
Video 84 Oct 24, 2009 subj9 / 3611-4031 Robin nov 8
Video 85 Nov 11, 2009 subj9 / 4150-4608 Robin nov 20
Video 86 Nov 25, 2009 subj9 / 4726-5234 Karen 27 nov
Video 87 Nov 25, 2009 subj9 / 5342-5713 .anvil-empty, video, Karen
Video 88 Nov 25, 2009 subj9 / 5818-6211 Robin dec 6


Last change: 15 December 2009 by cgomez