OS: Windows 11 PsychoPy version: v2024.2.4 Standard Standalone?: Yes
What are you trying to achieve?:
Trying to make an experiment that has image and video stimuli. I am trying to make it randomized and display either one of the video stimuli, or one of the images.
What did you try to make it work?:
I tried adding in some custom code (in the builder) to make it so if the file type (from the excel sheet: a column that indicates if its “Static” or “Motion”) was an image, it would display that file as an image with the image stimuli property or else if it was a movie file type (“motion”), it would display that file with the movie stimuli property. Instead, I tried making start conditions (see below).
What specifically went wrong when you tried that?:
It still tries to pull the file into both the image/movie properties which causes it to crash. I have played them alone (versions of the experiment that only has videos or only movies) , but it seems like the movie just crashes most often when its together.
I made it as the image and video start conditions to check the file type before it starts but it still crashes either way. Here is an example for the Image property (the video one has basically the same thing but its looking for .mp4)
both draw from the $Stimulus_File column in my csv file, which has file locations for the stimuli.
No matter what I do, the video keeps trying to load as an image.
I apologize for the informality. I have tried many different ways to approach this but I do not understand how to get the image property to not load an MP4. Just a smidgen frustrated since I feel like this should be simple, but I cannot figure it out.
I did try to add custom code that would check the stimulus file type (one column, “File_Type”, that specifically refers to the file as “Motion” or “Static”). I added a portion before the routine starts to check if File_Type was “Motion” or “Static” and then display it accordingly (using setAutoDraw(True) or making sure it stays off with setAutoDraw(False)). It still tries to load the video into the image property.
I tried something else and made the condition of the Image/Video only show if the file type was “Static” or “Motion” (respectively). The video still tries to load as an image. Images seem to work fine.
Actually, here. I am not sure what part you needed from me specifically, but I can send my Python code and some screenshots of the components (which I assume are the properties?).
I tried making the code and implementing what you said (also removing the $ from the condition). It doesnt seem like the movie crashes the program anymore! But the program crashes before it even goes into a trial. I am not really sure what crashes the experiment.
Generating PsychoPy script...
## Running: C:\Users\V\ASU Dropbox\Madelaine Vu\THESIS\Programs\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL_VideoandImage_lastrun.py ##
28462.2961 EXP Imported ImageStimuli.csv as conditions, 10 conditions, 3 params
28462.3282 INFO Loaded monitor calibration from ['2025_01_03 18:21']
28462.3548 EXP Imported ImageStimuli.csv as conditions, 10 conditions, 3 params
28462.3620 INFO Loaded monitor calibration from ['2025_01_03 18:21']
28462.4066 EXP Imported ImageStimuli.csv as conditions, 10 conditions, 3 params
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\psychopy\iohub\start_iohub_process.py", line 56, in run
s.udpService.start()
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\gevent\baseserver.py", line 336, in start
self.init_socket()
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\gevent\server.py", line 229, in init_socket
self.socket = self.get_listener(self.address, self.family)
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\gevent\server.py", line 239, in get_listener
return _udp_socket(address, reuse_addr=cls.reuse_addr, family=family)
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\gevent\server.py", line 284, in _udp_socket
sock.bind(address)
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\gevent\_socketcommon.py", line 543, in bind
return self._sock.bind(address)
OSError: [WinError 10048] Only one usage of each socket address (protocol/network address/port) is normally permitted: ('', 9036)
############ Experiment ended with exit code 3489660927 [pid:10920] ############
Here is the Runner, though I am not sure if there is anything useful with it. I think the code works! But it wont show anything now? Again, it crashes before anything shows up. It just shows a black screen with no buttons and doesnt seem to save anything either since it crashes.
Did that! The program runs now, but it still tries to load the .mp4 as an image.
## Running: C:\Users\V\ASU Dropbox\Madelaine Vu\THESIS\Programs\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL_VideoandImage_lastrun.py ##
303.7199 EXP Imported ImageStimuli.csv as conditions, 10 conditions, 3 params
303.7274 INFO Loaded monitor calibration from ['2025_01_03 18:21']
303.7553 EXP Imported ImageStimuli.csv as conditions, 10 conditions, 3 params
303.7626 INFO Loaded monitor calibration from ['2025_01_03 18:21']
303.8360 EXP Imported ImageStimuli.csv as conditions, 10 conditions, 3 params
0.1659 ERROR Found file 'resources/Motion_Diverge_Bunny.mp4', failed to load as an image
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\psychopy\visual\basevisual.py", line 1066, in _createTexture
im = Image.open(filename)
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\PIL\Image.py", line 3536, in open
raise UnidentifiedImageError(msg)
PIL.UnidentifiedImageError: cannot identify image file 'C:\\Users\\V\\ASU Dropbox\\Madelaine Vu\\THESIS\\Programs\\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL\\resources\\Motion_Diverge_Bunny.mp4'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\V\ASU Dropbox\Madelaine Vu\THESIS\Programs\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL_VideoandImage_lastrun.py", line 1045, in <module>
run(
File "C:\Users\V\ASU Dropbox\Madelaine Vu\THESIS\Programs\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL_VideoandImage_lastrun.py", line 541, in run
StimImage.setImage(Stimulus_File)
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\psychopy\visual\image.py", line 374, in setImage
setAttribute(self, 'image', value, log)
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\psychopy\tools\attributetools.py", line 140, in setAttribute
setattr(self, attrib, value)
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\psychopy\tools\attributetools.py", line 29, in __set__
newValue = self.func(obj, value)
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\psychopy\visual\image.py", line 349, in image
self.isLumImage = self._createTexture(
File "C:\Program Files\PsychoPy\lib\site-packages\psychopy\visual\basevisual.py", line 1073, in _createTexture
raise IOError(msg % (tex, os.path.abspath(tex)))
OSError: Found file 'resources/Motion_Diverge_Bunny.mp4' [= C:\Users\V\ASU Dropbox\Madelaine Vu\THESIS\Programs\Pilot_Stereogram_Experiment_FINAL\resources\Motion_Diverge_Bunny.mp4], failed to load as an image
0.2588 WARNING Stopping key buffers but this could be dangerous ifother keyboards rely on the same.
################ Experiment ended with exit code 1 [pid:22688] #################
I have no idea how to stop movies from loading as an image. The code (sent by WakeCarter) has the if else to check the File_Type and the conditions of the components should also try and hinder it as well, but it still manages to load the video as an image.
ABSOLUTE LIFESAVER THANK YOU!! Yes, that worked perfectly! I just have to adjust some aspect ratio things, but it worked very well. I wish I knew this program better to understand that easy fix. Thank you so much.
