--- a/python/utils.py	Fri Jun 14 09:53:32 2013 -0400
+++ b/python/utils.py	Fri Jun 14 10:25:00 2013 -0400
@@ -437,7 +437,19 @@
 
     return optionValues
 
-
+class TrackingParameters:
+    def loadConfigFile(self, filename):
+        from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
+        from numpy import loadtxt
+        
+        config = ConfigParser()
+        config.readfp(FakeSecHead(openCheck(filename)))
+        self.sectionHeader = config.sections()[0]
+        self.videoFilename = config.get(self.sectionHeader, 'video-filename')
+        self.databaseFilename = config.get(self.sectionHeader, 'database-filename')
+        self.homographyFilename = config.get(self.sectionHeader, 'homography-filename')
+        self.homography = loadtxt(self.homographyFilename)
+        self.firstFrameNum = config.getint(self.sectionHeader, 'frame1')
 
 #########################
 # sqlite