CinePlexfile.yizimg.com/415758/2013051712261147.pdfCinePlex ® arena with camera and screen capture...

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

CinePlex®

Digital Video Recording and Tracking System

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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CinePlex Studio

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

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