# Miniscope format

The Miniscope acquisition software enables simultaneous recording from a microscope and a behavioral camera.
The data recorded by the software is saved in a folder structure based on the data and time of recording.
Depending on the version of Miniscope the data structure can be different.

## Miniscope V4

### C6-J588_Disc5

The folder structure for Miniscope V3 recordings, based on the example session received from the Tye lab, is organized as follows:

    C6-J588_Disc5/ (main folder)
    ├── 15_03_28/ (subfolder corresponding to the recording time)
    │   ├── Miniscope/ (subfolder containing the microscope video stream)
    │   │   ├── 0.avi (microscope video)
    │   │   ├── metaData.json (metadata for the microscope device)
    │   │   └── timeStamps.csv (timing of this video stream)
    │   ├── BehavCam_2/ (subfolder containing the behavioral video stream)
    │   │   ├── 0.avi (bevavioral video)
    │   │   ├── metaData.json (metadata for the behavioral camera)
    │   │   └── timeStamps.csv (timing of this video stream)
    │   └── metaData.json (metadata for the recording, such as the start time)
    ├── 15_06_28/
    │   ├── Miniscope/
    │   ├── BehavCam_2/
    │   └── metaData.json
    └── 15_12_28/

For testing purposes each video file (`0.avi`) includes the first five frames from the corresponging recording.