CinePlex Software
Plexon’s CinePlex® Behavioral Research System revolves around two powerful programs – CinePlex Studio and CinePlex Editor – that form the core of the sophisticated video tracking and behavioral analysis functionality. CinePlex Studio drives the recording functionality, and can be enhanced with any of the following application-specific options: CinePlex Tracking, CinePlex Basic Behavior, and CinePlex 3D.
**CinePlex Studio v3.7 now supports 4 cameras at 200 fps and more!**
The CinePlex System is powered by two primary programs–CinePlex Studio and CinePlex Editor. Together, they are referred to as the CinePlex Software. All users of the CinePlex Behavioral Research System will require CinePlex Studio, while only those using the CinePlex System in conjunction with either the OmniPlex® Neural Data Acquisition Systems or the Multichannel Acquisition Processor (MAP) Data Acquisition System will require the CinePlex Editor software.
Benefitting from more than a decade of development and experience, CinePlex v3 offers possibly the most sophisticated, yet easy to use video tracking and behavioral analysis functionality in the industry. Benefits are further enhanced and unmatched by optional synchronization with either of Plexon’s neural data recording systems mentioned above.
The CinePlex Software arrives pre-loaded on a control computer if purchased with any CinePlex System. All upgrades within a version are free of charge and will be bundled into a single CinePlex Software upgrade package accessible online upon release.
To observe the CinePlex System integrated with an OmniPlex System in use during a freely behaving rat experiment, we invite you to view the methods section within the publication “Automated Visual Cognitive Tasks for Recording Neural Activity Using a Floor Projection Maze” authored by a team in Rebecca Burwell’s Behavioral Neuroscience of Memory and Attention Lab at Brown University and published in the Journal of Visualized Experimentation (JoVE) on February 20, 2014. The study presented uses CinePlex Studio with the CinePlex Tracking and CinePlex Basic Behavior options, as well as the OmniPlex System for synchronized neural recording.
A Plexon Sales Engineer is available to provide additional information and to assist you in determining how the CinePlex System could improve efficiency, save time and minimize human error.
The table below outlines selected information specific to the CinePlex® Software. See the individual application-specific pages – CinePlex Studio, CinePlex Editor, CinePlex Tracking, CinePlex Basic Behavior, and CinePlex 3D – for more information regarding those specifications.
| Features | Specifications and Options | Remarks |
| Computer platform | Windows® 7 | Beginning with CinePlex Studio v3.6.0, only Windows 7 is supported. The last version to support Windows XP was CinePlex v3.5.0. |
| Operational modes | – Online (from cameras) and – Offline (from files) | |
| Software required for Stand-alone operation | CinePlex Studio | |
| Software required for synchrony with neural data acquisition (NDAQ) | – CinePlex Studio and – CinePlex Editor | |
| Synchrony with NDAQ systems | – OmniPlex and OmniPlex Systems – MAP Systems | Also synchronized with Tucker-Davis Technologies data acquisition systems, though with limited functionality. |
| Timing clock | 1MHz | Plexon’s OmniPlex, OmniPlex and MAP Systems use the same timing clock as does the CinePlex System. |
| Resolution of time stamps | 25µsec | |
| Video and neural data file synchrony | Simultaneous starting, stopping, pausing and resuming of both files. | |
| Neural files saved to | Plexon (.PLX) and NeuroExplorer (.NEX) files | |
| Files read | .MPEG and .MJPEG files | |
| Video file format generated | Standard .AVI files in MPEG format | Essentially unlimited .AVI file size (Microsoft extension to NTFS format eliminates the 4GB size limit). |
| Video file compression | MPEG quality adjustable from 1 to 10. | CinePlex Studio default is 4. |
| Number of cameras supported | 1 to 4 | Depends on camera type and application- specific option implemented. |
| Advanced functionality options | – CinePlex Tracking – CinePlex Basic Behavior – CinePlex 3D | |
| Integrated viewing of | Neural data files (Plexon .PLX, NeuroExplorer® .NEX) and .AVI files | |
| Tracking data saved to | .DVT and .AVI files | |
| Export options | Excel®, MATLAB®, or text files | |
| Licensing | Requires the purchase of a CinePlex System. Advanced functionality accessible with purchase of appropriate license keys. | Upgrades within a software version are free of charge and do not need a modification to the license key. Upgrades to the next version do require an updated key with expanded privileges. |
| Installation | The CinePlex Software can be loaded onto as many computers as you desire. However, the license key is required for operation. |
Any questions? Ask a Plexon Sales Engineer. We are here to help you explore whether the CinePlex System is the best tool to launch you from experiment to publication the fastest.
Post date December 2015
Post Date September 2018
Post date October 2014. This user guide contains updated functionality for the use of CinePlex integrated with OmniPlex only.
Legacy Manuals/User Guides
Post date February 2010. Comprehensive CinePlex User Guide through version 3.0.
Post date February 2008.
Installation Packages/Upgrades
Post date May 2017
Post date May 2014
Post date August 2014
Guides and How To Papers
Change Log
Technical Specs and Data Sheets
Research Articles with Video
Jacobson, Tara K., Jonathan W. Ho, Brendon W. Kent, Fang-Chi Yang, and Rebecca D. Burwell. “Automated Visual Cognitive Tasks for Recording Neural Activity Using a Floor Projection Maze.” JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) 84 (2014): e51316-e51316.