diff --git a/EX05_recordSingleImages.py b/EX05_recordSingleImages.py
index 5ad2c90..c9fdfd1 100644
--- a/EX05_recordSingleImages.py
+++ b/EX05_recordSingleImages.py
@@ -8,18 +8,25 @@
 
 
 def run_example_recordSingleImage(
-        userSettingsDir,
-        factoryDir,
-        recDir,
-        exposure,
-        nrImgs):
+        userSettingsDir: str,
+        factoryDir: Path,
+        recDir: str,
+        exposure: int,
+        nrImgs: int):
     print("loading user settings...")
     cuvis.init(userSettingsDir)
     cuvis.set_log_level("info")
 
     print(
         "loading calibration, processing and acquisition context (factory)...")
-    calibration = cuvis.Calibration(factoryDir)
+    if (factoryDir.is_dir()):
+        calibration = cuvis.Calibration(factoryDir)
+    elif (factoryDir.suffix == '.cu3c'):
+        print("using .cu3c file as calibration instead of factory dir...")
+        calibFile = cuvis.SessionFile(factoryDir)
+        calibration = cuvis.Calibration(calibFile)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Unrecognized file format')
     processingContext = cuvis.ProcessingContext(calibration)
     acquisitionContext = cuvis.AcquisitionContext(calibration)
 
@@ -85,7 +92,8 @@ def run_example_recordSingleImage(
     if userSettingsDir.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         userSettingsDir = loc_settings
 
-    factoryDir = input("Factory directory (default: {}): ".format(loc_factory))
+    factoryDir = input(
+        "Factory directory (default: {}) or .cu3c file: ".format(loc_factory))
     if factoryDir.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         factoryDir = loc_factory
 
@@ -105,5 +113,5 @@ def run_example_recordSingleImage(
         nrImgs = loc_nimgs
     nrImgs = int(nrImgs)
 
-    run_example_recordSingleImage(str(userSettingsDir), str(factoryDir), str(recDir), exposure,
+    run_example_recordSingleImage(str(userSettingsDir), Path(factoryDir), str(recDir), exposure,
                                   nrImgs)
diff --git a/EX05_recordSingleImages_async.py b/EX05_recordSingleImages_async.py
index b7af5c9..25786b4 100644
--- a/EX05_recordSingleImages_async.py
+++ b/EX05_recordSingleImages_async.py
@@ -10,18 +10,25 @@
 
 
 async def run_example_recordSingleImage(
-        userSettingsDir,
-        factoryDir,
-        recDir,
-        exposure,
-        nrImgs):
+        userSettingsDir: str,
+        factoryDir: Path,
+        recDir: str,
+        exposure: int,
+        nrImgs: int):
     print("loading user settings...")
     cuvis.init(userSettingsDir)
     cuvis.set_log_level("info")
 
     print(
         "loading calibration, processing and acquisition context (factory)...")
-    calibration = cuvis.Calibration(factoryDir)
+    if (factoryDir.is_dir()):
+        calibration = cuvis.Calibration(factoryDir)
+    elif (factoryDir.suffix == '.cu3c'):
+        print("using .cu3c file as calibration instead of factory dir...")
+        calibFile = cuvis.SessionFile(factoryDir)
+        calibration = cuvis.Calibration(calibFile)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Unrecognized file format')
     processingContext = cuvis.ProcessingContext(calibration)
     acquisitionContext = cuvis.AcquisitionContext(calibration)
 
@@ -84,7 +91,8 @@ async def run_example_recordSingleImage(
     if userSettingsDir.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         userSettingsDir = loc_settings
 
-    factoryDir = input("Factory directory (default: {}): ".format(loc_factory))
+    factoryDir = input(
+        "Factory directory (default: {}) or .cu3c file: ".format(loc_factory))
     if factoryDir.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         factoryDir = loc_factory
 
@@ -104,5 +112,5 @@ async def run_example_recordSingleImage(
         nrImgs = loc_nimgs
     nrImgs = int(nrImgs)
 
-    a.run(run_example_recordSingleImage(str(userSettingsDir), str(factoryDir), str(recDir), exposure,
+    a.run(run_example_recordSingleImage(str(userSettingsDir), Path(factoryDir), str(recDir), exposure,
                                         nrImgs))
diff --git a/EX06_recordVideo.py b/EX06_recordVideo.py
index 1822fd6..1a84390 100644
--- a/EX06_recordVideo.py
+++ b/EX06_recordVideo.py
@@ -7,18 +7,25 @@
 import cuvis
 
 
-def run_example_recordVideo(userSettingsDir,
-                            factoryDir,
-                            recDir,
-                            exposure,
-                            autoExp,
-                            fps):
+def run_example_recordVideo(userSettingsDir: str,
+                            factoryDir: Path,
+                            recDir: str,
+                            exposure: int,
+                            autoExp: bool,
+                            fps: float):
     print("loading user settings...")
     cuvis.init(userSettingsDir)
     cuvis.set_log_level("info")
 
     print("loading calibration (factory)...")
-    calibration = cuvis.Calibration(factoryDir)
+    if (factoryDir.is_dir()):
+        calibration = cuvis.Calibration(factoryDir)
+    elif (factoryDir.suffix == '.cu3c'):
+        print("using .cu3c file as calibration instead of factory dir...")
+        calibFile = cuvis.SessionFile(factoryDir)
+        calibration = cuvis.Calibration(calibFile)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Unrecognized file format')
 
     print("loading acquisition context...")
     acquisitionContext = cuvis.AcquisitionContext(calibration)
@@ -131,7 +138,8 @@ def run_example_recordVideo(userSettingsDir,
     if userSettingsDir.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         userSettingsDir = loc_settings
 
-    factoryDir = input("Factory directory (default: {}): ".format(loc_factory))
+    factoryDir = input(
+        "Factory directory (default: {}) or .cu3c file: ".format(loc_factory))
     if factoryDir.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         factoryDir = loc_factory
 
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ def run_example_recordVideo(userSettingsDir,
         "Target frames per second (fps) (default: {}): ".format(loc_fps))
     if fps.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         fps = loc_fps
-    fps = int(fps)
+    fps = float(fps)
 
-    run_example_recordVideo(str(userSettingsDir), str(factoryDir), str(recDir), exposure,
+    run_example_recordVideo(str(userSettingsDir), Path(factoryDir), str(recDir), exposure,
                             autoExp, fps)
diff --git a/EX06_recordVideo_async.py b/EX06_recordVideo_async.py
index c16b824..5da3399 100644
--- a/EX06_recordVideo_async.py
+++ b/EX06_recordVideo_async.py
@@ -18,18 +18,25 @@ async def worker_collect_mesu_task(workerContainer: cuvis.WorkerResult):
             workerContainer.mesu.session_info.sequence_number))
 
 
-async def run_example_recordVideo(userSettingsDir,
-                                  factoryDir,
-                                  recDir,
-                                  exposure,
-                                  autoExp,
-                                  fps):
+async def run_example_recordVideo(userSettingsDir: str,
+                                  factoryDir: Path,
+                                  recDir: str,
+                                  exposure: int,
+                                  autoExp: bool,
+                                  fps: float):
     print("loading user settings...")
     cuvis.init(userSettingsDir)
     cuvis.set_log_level("info")
 
     print("loading calibration (factory)...")
-    calibration = cuvis.Calibration(factoryDir)
+    if (factoryDir.is_dir()):
+        calibration = cuvis.Calibration(factoryDir)
+    elif (factoryDir.suffix == '.cu3c'):
+        print("using .cu3c file as calibration instead of factory dir...")
+        calibFile = cuvis.SessionFile(factoryDir)
+        calibration = cuvis.Calibration(calibFile)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Unrecognized file format')
 
     print("loading acquisition context...")
     acquisitionContext = cuvis.AcquisitionContext(calibration)
@@ -127,7 +134,8 @@ async def run_example_recordVideo(userSettingsDir,
     if userSettingsDir.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         userSettingsDir = loc_settings
 
-    factoryDir = input("Factory directory (default: {}): ".format(loc_factory))
+    factoryDir = input(
+        "Factory directory (default: {}) or .cu3c file: ".format(loc_factory))
     if factoryDir.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         factoryDir = loc_factory
 
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ async def run_example_recordVideo(userSettingsDir,
         "Target frames per second (fps) (default: {}): ".format(loc_fps))
     if fps.strip().lower() in ["", "default"]:
         fps = loc_fps
-    fps = int(fps)
+    fps = float(fps)
 
-    a.run(run_example_recordVideo(str(userSettingsDir), str(factoryDir), str(recDir), exposure,
+    a.run(run_example_recordVideo(str(userSettingsDir), Path(factoryDir), str(recDir), exposure,
                                   autoExp, fps))