Optical flow (OF) or motion history image (MHI).. or if the objects have specific color like blue/red/yellow or mix of other colors, you can apply color filter which is very easy to process..
I realize this post is over 2 years old, but do you happen to still need assistance with this? We have just release a software package at http://MIPAR.us that could be perfect for this application. I'd love to see if I could help!