Re: need image capture solution

Posted by Nico Stuurman-4 on Mar 17, 2011; 3:06am
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/need-image-capture-solution-tp3684584p3684587.html

>>> I am in need of some solution to capture images from a microscope and
>>> display live video at reasonable framerates (30fps).  I have a few
>>> compatible cameras (svideo, and bnc) that I would like to use.  

>> I have done this with The Imaging Source video to firewire (or video to USB) converters. Ask tehm about micromamanger support -- they directed me to someone who had a suitable plugin for it.
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> Up until last week, there was a link on The Imaging Source web site to the Firewire version. Today I can only find a link to the USB version. MicroManager ( www.micro-manager.org ) is a free open source project for handling microscope control and acquisition. It is tied directly into ImageJ. I have been told that there is a MicroManager plug in for the Firewire version, but as of yet I have not been able to determine if there is a USB plugin.

Micro-Manager has an "adapter" to the SDK from The Imaging Source (written by Falk Dettmar from Maerzhauser).  Both the Firewire version (apparently no longer available) and the USB version of the video capture device are supported by the SDK.  Since Aryeh reported success with the Firewire version, it is quite likely that the USB version also works.  I asked "The Imaging Source" about Micro-Manager support for the USB frame grabber, and they offered me to test it.  I'll report back once I have done so.

Best,

Nico