CinePlex v3 Manual - Plexon Inc

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C.1 Introduction
This appendix is intended to assist current and prospective customers with questions
and advice regarding physical implementation of a CinePlex Version 3 system
in their laboratories.
In any experiment where video recording would enhance experimental results or
is required in a particular experiment, there is a particular area of interest in
which it would be meaningful to record video. This area of interest can be a simple
enclosure, a maze, a geometrical track, or any other area needed for the experiment.
For video recording of behaving animals, this area of interest is known as
the arena. The arena shape and size are critical in determining the lens used and
the distance from the camera to the arena. Colors used and target visibility are
also extremely important.
The second section explains how to select the best lens for the video camera
within the limits of the experiment’s environment. The third section discusses
general experiment design issues that relate to video recording, including arena
layout. The fourth section describes requirements and procedures for video camera
installation.
The result should be that an experimenter achieves the capability to set up for and
install CinePlex Version 3 to conduct successful experiments collecting neural
and video data.
Plexon hopes that this procedure solves these issues for most installations. Plexon
welcomes feedback as to how to improve the experience. Please contact Plexon
support at support@plexoninc.com (+1 214 369 4957) with comments.
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