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+
diff --git a/run_tracking.sh b/run_tracking.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# usage: 
+# 0. modify the path parameter and check every step carefully
+# 1. chmod+x run_tracking.sh
+# 2. ./run_tracking.sh
+# Set the path to the videos and the tracking script
+VIDEOS_PATH="./videos/bdd/"
+SCRIPT_PATH="./tools/demo_track.py"
+# Set this to the directory where the .txt files are saved
+OUTPUT_PATH="./YOLOX_outputs/yolox_s_mix_det/track_vis/"  
+
+# Iterate through all .mov videos in the directory
+for video in $VIDEOS_PATH/*.mov; do
+    video_name=$(basename "$video" .mov)
+    output_file="${OUTPUT_PATH}/${video_name}.txt"
+
+    # Check if the output file already exists
+    if [[ -f "$output_file" ]]; then
+        echo "Output for $video_name already exists. Skipping..."
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Run the tracking script for the current video
+    python $SCRIPT_PATH  video -f exps/example/mot/yolox_s_mix_det.py --path "$video" --ckpt './models/bytetrack_s_mot17.pth.tar' --fp16 --fuse --save_result
+    echo "Processed video: $video_name"
+    
+    #python tools/demo_track.py video -f exps/example/mot/yolox_s_mix_det.py -c ./models/bytetrack_s_mot17.pth.tar --path ./videos/BDD/b1f4491b-9958bd99.mov --fp16 --fuse --save_result
+
+    # Optionally, rename the output (assuming the original script produces a timestamped output)
+    # mv "path_to_original_output" "${video_name}.txt"
+done
+
+# Post-process renaming
+python tools/post_rename.py
+
+# store txt
+zip -r txt_archive.zip $OUTPUT_PATH/*.txt
+# Create archives of  .mov videos using zip
+
+DATE=$(date +"%Y_%m_%d")
+NEW_FOLDER="$OUTPUT_PATH/$DATE"
+
+mkdir -p "$NEW_FOLDER"
+find "$OUTPUT_PATH" -type f -name "*.mp4" -exec mv {} "$NEW_FOLDER/" \;
+
+# zip -r video_archive.zip $OUTPUT_PATH/*/*.mp4
+zip -r video_archive.zip "$NEW_FOLDER"
+
+echo "Archiving completed!"
+
+
+
diff --git a/tools/post_rename.py b/tools/post_rename.py
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+import os
+
+def rename_txt_files(output_folder):
+    # Traverse the ByteTrack output directory
+    for subdir in os.listdir(output_folder):
+        subdir_path = os.path.join(output_folder, subdir)
+        
+        # Ensure it's a directory
+        if os.path.isdir(subdir_path):
+            # Get the BDD video name from the .mov file
+            mov_files = [f for f in os.listdir(subdir_path) if f.endswith('.mov')]
+            if mov_files:
+                bdd_video_name = mov_files[0].replace('.mov', '')
+                
+                # Construct old and new txt file paths
+                old_txt_path = os.path.join(output_folder, f"{subdir}.txt")
+                new_txt_path = os.path.join(output_folder, f"{bdd_video_name}.txt")
+                
+                # Rename the txt file
+                if os.path.exists(old_txt_path):
+                    os.rename(old_txt_path, new_txt_path)
+                    print(f"Renamed {old_txt_path} to {new_txt_path}")
+                else:
+                    print(f"File {old_txt_path} does not exist!")
+
+# Example usage
+output_folder = 'YOLOX_outputs/yolox_s_mix_det/track_vis'
+rename_txt_files(output_folder)