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Due to the importance of the dynamic behavior of shallow foundations, in this study the behavior of shallow footings on liquefiable soils is studied. Small-scale footings without any embedment were subjected to seismic loads using 1-g shaking table. The subsoil was saturated loose sand with high liquefaction potential. The effect of aspect ratio of the foundation, and the effect of the loading direction along the length and width of the foundation were studied. In addition to laboratory monitoring, video processing technique was used for closer examination of soil-structure system. Test results revealed that by increment of foundation aspect ratio, settlement values were increased. This increment was more along motions parallel to the width than the corresponding value for loading parallel to the length. Using image processing technique, the exact dynamic behavior of the foundation was investigated. The results showed that the foundation horizontal displacement was limited by increasing the embedment of foundation caused by dynamic excitation.