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 # lp3d-analysis
+
+
+## Installation
+
+**Install `ffmpeg`**
+
+First, check to see if you have `ffmpeg` installed by typing the following in the terminal:
+
+```
+ffmpeg -version
+```
+
+If not, install:
+
+```
+sudo apt install ffmpeg
+```
+
+**Set up a `conda` environment**
+
+```
+conda create --yes --name labeler python=3.8
+conda activate labeler
+```
+
+**Install dependencies**
+
+Lightning Pose:
+```
+git clone https://github.com/danbider/lightning-pose.git
+cd lightning-pose
+pip install -e .
+cd ..
+```
+
+Ensemble Kalman Smoother:
+```
+git clone https://github.com/paninski-lab/eks.git
+cd eks
+pip install -e .
+cd ..
+```
+
+**Install `lp3d-analysis` package locally**
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/paninski-lab/keypoint-pseudo-labeler.git
+cd lp3d-analysis
+pip install -e .
+cd ..
+```
+
+## Use
+
+```
+python pipelines/run_pipeline.py --config <path_to_pipeline_config> 
+```