Many thanks to all who replied to my original posting about capturing real-time moving images on a computer screen. I have included the original posting and the replies. The solution to the problem was the software SnapZpro, available from Ambrosia software’s website. http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/ This software enables a Mac user to easily record any activity on their screen as a movie file. The part of the screen to be recorded can be easily altered. The price of the software, $69 US, compares quite favourably with Leica’s own product, $1000 U.S., which doesn’t work with the Leica camera we have available anyway. Unfortunately, it looks like SnapZpro is a Mac only product and doesn’t work with PCs. Derek Dunn. Original posting: We need software to record fig wasp behaviour using a binocular microscope but have been unable to find a suitable package for the hardware we have available. If anyone has any suggestions they will be gratefully received. The microscope we have access to is a Leica MZ6 with a Leica DFC 280 camera. The camera is connected to a Mac mini with a Mac OSX 10.4.6 operating system. We have tried the demo of Leica's Openlab software, but it doesn't work with the DFC280 camera. We get great real time images on the screen using Leica's Firecam software, but this does not enable us to capture a video of what the animals are up to. Kind regards Derek Derek, Funny you posted on that. I just tested two camera's, one from Leica and the one at this webpage. And, I ended up buying the Unibrain. http://www.1394store.com/eshop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=59&pf%5Fid=4417 Haven't used it yet except as demo, but it takes stills and videos and has great resolution and its own software. The Leica software couldn't get us both capabilities although it has a pretty spiffy interface. On closer reading, I see you don't want a camera, just sottware. I don't know if Unibrain would sell it separately and whether it would work on your camera....probably not.. Leica does sell separate video software for about $1k. But, I think the sampling rate was low if I remember correctly. I would be interested to know what you come up with. Sarah Cohen Hi, I know a linux package made rather for video surveillance, but capable of interacting with many different cameras and hardware. Maybe its worth to try it - anyway, I do not know on which port your camera connects to the computer. It available on http://www.zoneminder.com Good luck, Wolfgang Arthofer Hello Derek, I have successfully used iMovie to capture live video feeds (in my case from a digital video camera. Have you tried this yet? The fact that you can see it on screen makes me think you can capture it. You can then export Quicktime movies at lower frame rates, import them into ImageJ and take various measurements. I have attached the instructions I use for my undergrads. -Patrick Lorch Derek, If you can get video on screen, you could use Ambrosia Software's SnapZ Pro to capture the video. http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/ Hope this helps, Joshua Der Dear Derek, I have a similar setup (but with a DFC 320 and a PC) in my lab. However, I do have a Powerbook which I occasionally like to plug in. The setup suggested to me was to use the standard firecam streaming and then capture it with one of the following programs (listed in order of preference): Snapz Pro BTV Pro Media Capture I haven't done this in a few months but, for a time, I had it working quite well. In any case, I'd be very interested to hear which solution you finally decide on. Nathan Pike "Dunn, Derek W"