MiniScopeInscopixConversion

A small collection of tools to convert MiniScope video files (.avi) to Inscopix (.isxd) files and back.

Install

Created and tested on Windows 11. Instuctions are for Windows with PowerShell.

• you need Python in version 3.12
• clone repository with git clone https://github.com/WinterLab-Berlin/MiniScopeInscopixConversion or download it as zip
• change into the repository folder cd MiniScopeInscopixConversion
• create the virtual environment with python 3.12: py -V:3.12 -m venv venv
• to activate the virtual environment: .\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
• install all python packages: pip install -r requirements.txt
• make sure the ffmpeg.exe and fprobe.exe are installed on the system or placed in the folder. FFMPEG can be downloaded at https://ffmpeg.org/download.html

Execute

Open the folder with the editor of your choice (e.g. Visual Studio Code)

Convert avi to Inscopix

To convert .avi files to inscopix video file (.isxd) open "avi_to_isdx.py". Change the parameters on the top. Run the file.

Convert Inscopix files

To convert inscopix video files (.isxd) to .avi files open "isdx_to_avi.py". Change parameters on the top. Run the file. It will also split the result file into equal .avi files.