Datavyu

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Analysis

Users can script higher-order analyses in Ruby or export data for statistical analysis.datavyu.org · read 7 Oct 2026

API

Datavyu provides a Ruby-based API to automate common tasks and improve data accuracy.datavyu.org · read 7 Oct 2026

API documentation

The API documentation includes tutorials, examples and detailed references for every documented class and method.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Audience

Datavyu and its predecessor OpenSHAPA are used by behavioral scientists, especially researchers studying development.datavyu.org · read 7 Oct 2026

Coder reliability

Additional columns can be used to extend prior work and compare reliability between coders.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Coding

Users can navigate data streams with keyboard shortcuts and scripts, and add comments, codes, and interpretations.datavyu.org · read 7 Oct 2026

Company facts

LinkedIn lists the Databrary Project as based at NYU and Penn State, founded in 2012, with 11–50 employees and public-company status.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Controller

The Controller provides playback, frame-jogging, cell creation, onset and offset controls through a keyboard or external keypad.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Databrary compatibility

Datavyu file formats are immediately compatible with the Databrary research-data library.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Data export

Datavyu exports coded data in forms suitable for statistical analysis but is not itself a statistical-analysis application.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Data-loss guidance

Users are advised to copy spreadsheets to local desktop storage before coding to reduce data-loss risk.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Data streams

It supports video, audio, physiology, motion tracking, and eye tracking, linked with a coding spreadsheet for time-locked coding and visualization.datavyu.org · read 7 Oct 2026

Development requirements

The source repository says development uses Java with JRuby, and requires JDK 8u162 or later, Maven 3.0.5 and Git.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Documentation and support

The project provides a user guide, tutorials, API reference, walkthrough videos, examples, a support forum and email support.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Funding

Databrary reports support from NIH, NSF, DARPA, the Sloan and McDonnell foundations, the LEGO Foundation, NYU and Penn State.databrary.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Hardware requirements

The installation guide lists minimum requirements of 1GB RAM, a 1.2GHz processor and 300MB disk space, with a keypad recommended for control.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Java desktop application

Datavyu is Java-based and runs on Windows and Mac operating systems.datavyu.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Known reopening bug

A GitHub issue reports Windows 1.3.7 files reopening blank with a disabled controller for multiple users, including files on a server.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026

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