Basic components for Video Capture and Editing, as assembled into our low-budget PC Configuration 1.


Combined cost was approximately US$20,000 or euro23,000. All brand names mentioned are registered trademarks of the respective companies listed here.

I. Optics

  1. Olympus BX50 microscope with transmitted light arm, lamphouse, 5-position universal condenser, mechanical stage, 6-position DIC nosepiece and trinocular observation tube with 10x eyepieces.
  2. Objectives: Universal Plan Semi-Apochromat 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 100x/NA1.30.
  3. DIC optics: standard prism for 20x, 40x and 100x objectives; Analyzer; Gout slider adapter; Transmitted DIC prism slider.
  4. Drawing attachment.
  5. 1x video adapter + C-mount camera adapter (for video camera).
  6. Phototube with PE2.5x projection lens + L-adapter camera mount (for reflex camera).
  7. 35WH10x focusing eyepiece for phototube.


II. Cameras

  1. JVC TK-C1381EG 1/2" single CCD color video camera.
  2. Olympus SC35 single-lens reflex camera.


III. Computer hardware

  1. ATX mid-tower case with Award MS6167 motherboard, AMD K7 550 MHz processor, 64MB PC-100 SDRAM, mouse and keyboard.
  2. Fixed Quantum Fireball 13.6 Gb ATA/100 7200 rpm hard drive.
  3. Generic 50x CD-ROM drive.
  4. Hewlett-Packard 8250 Surestore 4x4x24x CD-RW.
  5. Generic 1.44MB floppy drive.
  6. Internal 100MB Iomega ZIP drive.
  7. Pinnacle Systems DC30plus video capture card.
  8. Generic 3D soundcard & speakers.
  9. Intel 10/100 ethernet card.
  10. Daewoo 17" .25mm monitor.


IV. Computer software

  1. Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition (includes Windows Media Player 6.01.05.0217).
  2. Pinnacle Systems miroVideo Capture (included with DC30plus)
  3. Adobe Premiere 5.1c (included with DC30plus).
  4. QuickTime Player 4.1.1.

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