diff --git a/hummingbird_choice/create_video.py b/hummingbird_choice/create_video.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2082be0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hummingbird_choice/create_video.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import os
+
+dir_scan = '/srv/ftp/hummingbird/2025/07/14'
+species_match = {'Archilochus colubris'}
+import json
+
+
+json_to_load = list()
+for cwd, dirs, files in os.walk(dir_scan):
+    for x in files:
+        if x.endswith('.json'):
+            cpath = os.path.join(cwd, x)
+            with open(cpath,'r') as ff:
+                json_to_load.append(json.load(ff))
+    pass
+# %%
+
+
+
+
+fr_detections = dict()
+for js in json_to_load:
+    js_path = js['json']['path']
+    fr_detections[js_path] = list()
+    w = js['video']['w']
+    h = js['video']['h']
+    for frame in js['scores']:
+        fr_num = frame['frame']
+        for det in frame['detections']:
+            if det['name'] in species_match:
+                det['fr_num'] = fr_num
+                fr_detections[js_path].append(det)
+        
+
+to_delete = list()
+for key, vals in fr_detections.items():
+    if len(vals) == 0:
+        to_delete.append(key)
+
+
+for x in to_delete:
+    fr_detections.pop(x)
+# %%
+import cv2
+c_key = c_key.rsplit('/',1)[0] + '/hummingbird_00_20250714103229.json'
+c_vid = c_key.replace('.json','.mp4')
+cap = cv2.VideoCapture(c_vid)
+# %%
+rt_dir = '/home/thebears/Source/video_montages/hummingbird_choice/'
+files = os.listdir(rt_dir)
+
+
+cnnum = [x.replace('output_','').replace('.mp4','') for x in files if x.endswith('.mp4')]
+
+nums = list()
+for x in cnnum:
+    try:
+        nums.append(int(x))
+    except:
+        pass
+
+if len(nums) == 0:
+    s_num = 1
+else:
+    s_num = max(nums)+1
+
+f_name = 'output_{0:03g}.mp4'.format(s_num)
+
+c_sec = [0, 0]
+output_vid_path = os.path.join('/home/thebears/Source/video_montages/hummingbird_choice/',f_name)
+video_out = cv2.VideoWriter(output_vid_path, cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(*'mpeg'),30,[1280,720])
+
+
+import cv2
+
+c_len = 0
+total_len = len(list(fr_detections))
+for c_key in sorted(list(fr_detections)):
+
+    c_len +=1
+    print(c_len, total_len)
+    c_kk = fr_detections[c_key]
+    c_vid = c_key.replace('.json','.mp4')
+    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(c_vid)
+    
+
+    fr_nums = [c['fr_num'] for c in c_kk]
+    min_fr = min(fr_nums)
+    max_fr = max(fr_nums)
+    for x in range(min_fr):
+        cap.read();
+        
+    coords_vec = [x['coords'] for x in c_kk]
+    cvec = {x['fr_num']:x['coords'] for x in c_kk}
+
+    c_frame = min(fr_nums)
+    color = (255, 0, 0)
+    thickness = 2
+    for x in range(min(fr_nums) ,max(fr_nums)):
+
+        is_ok, fr_data = cap.read();
+        if is_ok:
+            resz = cv2.resize(fr_data, (1280,720))
+
+            if x in cvec:
+                cp = cvec[x]
+                start_point = (int(cp[0]),int(cp[1]-24))
+                end_point = (int(0*cp[0]+cp[2]), int(0*cp[1]+cp[3]-24))
+                if start_point[0] < (1280/2):
+                    c_sec[0]+=1
+                else:
+                    c_sec[1]+=1
+
+                resz = cv2.rectangle(resz, start_point, end_point, color, thickness)
+            szz_left = '{0:2.2f}s'.format(c_sec[0]/30)
+            szz_right = '{0:2.2f}s'.format(c_sec[1]/30)
+            font = cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX
+            fontScale = 4
+            thickness = 2
+            cv2.putText(resz, szz_left, (0, 100),  font, fontScale,(0,255,0),thickness,cv2.LINE_AA)
+
+
+            text_width, text_height = cv2.getTextSize(szz_right, font, fontScale, thickness)[0]
+            cv2.putText(resz, szz_right, (1280-text_width, 100),  font, fontScale,(0,0,255),thickness,cv2.LINE_AA)
+
+
+            #), 1, (255, 0, 0), 2.0, cv2.LINE_AA)
+            video_out.write(resz)
+
+    cap.release()
+    
+video_out.release()
+# %%
+
+
+import cv2
+c_kk = fr_detections[c_key]
+fr_nums = [c['fr_num'] for c in c_kk]
+min_fr = min(fr_nums)
+max_fr = max(fr_nums)
+
+
+coords_vec = [x['coords'] for x in c_kk]
+
+if False:
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+    plt.ion()
+    plt.plot(fr_nums, coords_vec)
+    plt.legend(['x','y','w','h'])
+# %%
diff --git a/wrens_in_nestbox/gather.py b/wrens_in_nestbox/gather.py
index b61a1b5..e439132 100644
--- a/wrens_in_nestbox/gather.py
+++ b/wrens_in_nestbox/gather.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ for i, x in enumerate(sorted(dt_videos)):
 from tqdm import tqdm
 idx = 0
 for vid_path in tqdm(paths_write):
-    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(vid_path)
+    cap = cv2.VideoCaptvid
+
+    ure(vid_path)
     _, fr = cap.read()
     cap.release()
     video_out.write(fr)