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CinePlex ® arena with camera and screen capture of CinePlex ® Studio Features CinePlex ® Studio Features • Video capture synchronized with neural recordings from the Plexon OmniPlex ® and MAP™ data acquisition systems • Standard video .avi files in MPEG format • Online and offline position tracking • Four camera recording capability • Compatible with serveral cameras, including AVT™ Stingray (VGA, up to 80 fps) and AVT™ Pike (VGA, up to 200 fps) cameras • Real-time behavioral statistics - time spent in user-defined zones, average velocity, head direction, etc. • Event creation when (i) animal enters/exits user- defined zones or combinations of zones, or (ii) cer- tain behavioral statistics reach specified levels • Event-triggered digital output capability • Three methods for real-time animal position tracking: body contour, colored LEDs on headset, and reflective color markers • Recording of contour motion across adjacent video frames to detect freezing behavior in fear-conditioning experiments • Encoded position data is available to online user-written programs • Selectable image quality setting • Stand-alone operation (independent from Plexon data acquisition systems) with external start/stop and clock output to synchronize with external behavioral equipment CinePlex ® Editor Features • Integrated viewing of neural data files (Plexon .plx, NeuroExplorer .nex) and .avi files • Full digital video recorder (DVR) playback capabilities • Display of tracking position data overlaid on video • Video-aided insertion of event markers and intervals • Removal of temporal segments of neural data during artifact-generating behaviors (chewing, grooming, etc.) • Ability to edit position data from CinePlex Studio, and manually enter new coordinates • Seek and search based on event markers • Save neural data to Plexon (.plx) and NeuroExplorer ® (.nex) files, or export to Excel ® , MATLAB ® , or text files • Reads MJPEG and MPEG files Description CinePlex is a digital video recording, position tracking, and file editing tool that synchronizes video capture with Plexon neural data files. The synchronized video, tracking coordinates, and neural data can then be viewed offline, where behavioral CinePlex ® Digital Video Recording and Tracking System event markers and time-interval variables can be inserted. The modified data file can be exported for further analysis. CinePlex consists of CinePlex Studio and CinePlex Editor. CinePlex ® Studio. CinePlex Studio is combination of hardware and software that records video in synchrony with neural data collection and generates real-time tracking coordinates and events. Video files can be imported into CinePlex Studio for offline position tracking and behavioral analyses. Up to 5 colors may be tracked. CinePlex Studio can also track objects in pre-recorded video files off-line. CinePlex ® Editor. CinePlex Editor is an integrated video and neural data file playback program with editing functionality. Operation With OmniPlex ® and MAP™ Systems, or Stand- alone. CinePlex Studio can be used in conjunction with the Plexon OmniPlex ® and Multichannel Acquisition Processor (MAP™) systems. CinePlex Studio processor receives and processes raw video from up to four Firewire cameras. CinePlex compresses and stores the captured video on the hard drive as an .avi file. The Plexon data acquisition systems signal the CinePlex processor unit to start, stop, pause, and resume recording video to the .avi file. The Plexon data acquisition
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CinePlex® arena with camera and screen capture of CinePlex® Studio
Features CinePlex® Studio Features
• VideocapturesynchronizedwithneuralrecordingsfromthePlexonOmniPlex®andMAP™dataacquisitionsystems
• Standardvideo.avifilesinMPEGformat• Onlineandofflinepositiontracking• Fourcamerarecordingcapability• Compatiblewithserveralcameras,includingAVT™Stingray(VGA,upto80fps)andAVT™Pike(VGA,upto200fps)cameras
• Real-timebehavioralstatistics-timespentinuser-definedzones,averagevelocity,headdirection,etc.
• Eventcreationwhen(i)animalenters/exitsuser-definedzonesorcombinationsofzones,or(ii)cer-tainbehavioralstatisticsreachspecifiedlevels
• Event-triggereddigitaloutputcapability• Threemethodsforreal-timeanimalpositiontracking:bodycontour,coloredLEDsonheadset,andreflectivecolormarkers
• Recordingofcontourmotionacrossadjacentvideoframestodetectfreezingbehaviorinfear-conditioningexperiments
• Encodedpositiondataisavailabletoonlineuser-writtenprograms
• Selectableimagequalitysetting• Stand-aloneoperation(independentfromPlexondataacquisitionsystems)withexternalstart/stopandclockoutputtosynchronizewithexternalbehavioralequipment
CinePlex® Editor Features
• Integratedviewingofneuraldatafiles(Plexon.plx,NeuroExplorer.nex)and.avifiles
• Fulldigitalvideorecorder(DVR)playbackcapabilities• Displayoftrackingpositiondataoverlaidonvideo• Video-aidedinsertionofeventmarkersandintervals• Removaloftemporalsegmentsofneuraldataduringartifact-generatingbehaviors(chewing,grooming,etc.)
• AbilitytoeditpositiondatafromCinePlexStudio,andmanuallyenternewcoordinates
• Seekandsearchbasedoneventmarkers• SaveneuraldatatoPlexon(.plx)andNeuroExplorer®(.nex)files,orexporttoExcel®,MATLAB®,ortextfiles
• ReadsMJPEGandMPEGfiles
DescriptionCinePlexisadigitalvideorecording,positiontracking,andfileeditingtoolthatsynchronizesvideocapturewithPlexonneuraldatafiles.Thesynchronizedvideo,trackingcoordinates,andneural data can then be viewed offline, where behavioral
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event markers and time-interval variables can be inserted.Themodifieddatafilecanbeexportedforfurtheranalysis.CinePlexconsistsofCinePlexStudioandCinePlexEditor.CinePlex® Studio. CinePlex Studio is combination ofhardware and software that records video in synchronywithneuraldatacollectionandgeneratesreal-timetrackingcoordinates and events. Video files can be imported intoCinePlex Studio for offline position tracking and behavioralanalyses.Upto5colorsmaybetracked.CinePlexStudiocanalsotrackobjectsinpre-recordedvideofilesoff-line.CinePlex® Editor.CinePlexEditorisanintegratedvideoandneuraldatafileplaybackprogramwitheditingfunctionality.Operation With OmniPlex® and MAP™ Systems, or Stand-alone. CinePlexStudio canbeused in conjunctionwith thePlexon OmniPlex® and Multichannel Acquisition Processor(MAP™) systems. CinePlex Studio processor receives andprocessesrawvideofromuptofourFirewirecameras.CinePlexcompressesandstoresthecapturedvideoontheharddriveasan .avi file.ThePlexon data acquisition systems signal theCinePlex processor unit to start, stop, pause, and resumerecordingvideotothe.avifile.ThePlexondataacquisition
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Host PC
Camera #1FirewireCamera
Cable
PC-LinkCable
24 ChannelProgrammableDigital Output
OmniPlex Control Software
Camera #2
TimingCable
OmniPlex
systemsalsoprovideaclocksignaltoCinePlexStudiofortimestampingeachvideoframe.In stand-alonemode, the CinePlex can receive externalstart/stop commands, and send a clock output tosynchronizewithexternalbehavioralequipment.Tracking Option. The available Tracking option enablesCinePlex Studio to analyze each frame of video data todetermine thepositionsofobjectsbasedon theircolororimage contrast. Tracking can be performed live, during
acquisitionofthevideo,oroff-line.On-linetrackingpositiondata also available to online user-written programs via C/C++andMatlabclientdevelopmentkits.The video, tracking, and neural data can then be importedintotheCinePlexEditorprogramforvisualizationanddefiningneweventmarkersandtimeintervals.
Behavior Option with Programmable Digital Output.TheCinePlex Behavior option creates events when a trackedobjectentersorleavesauser-definedzoneintheimage,orwhenathresholdlevelisreachedforanobject’sspeedortheanglebetweentwomarkers(headdirection).Zonesmaybecenteredaroundobjectsbeingtracked-dynamiczonesforuseinsocialinteractionstudies,behavioraltraining,etc.TheBehavioroptioncomeswith24programmabledigitaloutputlines.LogicalAND/OR/XOR/NOTandsequenceoperationsonbehavioraleventvariablesmaybeperformed tocreatecomplexevents-e.g.,createaneventandgenerateadigitaloutputwhenanobjectentersacertaincombinationofzonesinaparticularsequence,orentersazoneatcertainspeed.Real-time statistics are calculated including object speed,timespentineachzone,anglebetweentwomarkers(headdirection).
CinePlex Technical Specifications
Cameras AVT™Stingray(upto80fps)andAVT™Pike(upto200fps)VGA,triggerable,PCIFirewireBboard
Lenses Normal,1/2”CSmount,4.5-12.5mmTele-zoom,1/2”Cmount,8-46mm(withCSadapter)
VideoFileFormat MPEG.AVICompatibilitywithPlexondataacquisitionsystems
OmniPlex®System-yesMAP™System-yesRecorderSystem-no
Typical CinePlex® Setup with the Plexon OmniPlex® System
CinePlex Studio with zones
CinePlex Studio with behavioral statistics
FororderinginformationcontactPlexonSalesat+1-214-369-4957orinfo@plexon.com.www.plexon.com
