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Can mouse preferences by set to specific UCSF Chimera function (ex. "Undo Move" under Movement Mouse Mode) ?
by Jun Ha Song 30 Oct '19

30 Oct '19

Dear RBVI, My current project involves modifying market set to better-fit the density map, and I use "*Undo Move*" function of "*Movement Mouse Mode*" window all the time (at least 100 times every hour). Although the "*Undo Move*" is already a godsend for my current project, I have to confess that I find moving my mouse all the way to "*Movement Mouse Mode*" window, then clicking "*Undo Move*" little bit tiring (especially after looking for "Movement Mouse Mode" Window over 10,000 times, at least). I have learned that there is also a way to use Undo Move via Toolbar, but the fact that I need to move my mouse from my model to click the Undo Move button remains the same. I want to ask the following question : "*Can Mouse button (ex. MMB), or a specific custom keyboard key (ex. Pause/Break), be assigned to activate a UCSF Chimera function that requires its button to be physically pressed?*" This is such a minor wish, as it would likely only benefit 1 person, I already feel guilty for asking this. That is why I want to know if mouse button can be assigned to actiavte UCSF Chimera function in general. Best, Junha Song.

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molecular dynamics simulation manual
by AYMAN NAEEM 29 Oct '19

29 Oct '19

Hello I want to use molecular dynamics simulation guideline by using chimera. I will be grateful for your attention. Best regards Ayman Naeem

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electron scattering factors
by Thomas Bick 29 Oct '19

29 Oct '19

Is it possible to create a density map based on a pdb using electron scattering factors rather then a sole gaussian distribution? The molmap command apparently doesn`t have a argument to include scattering factors? Are there maybe different possibilities do that in Chimera? Thanks for the help in advance! Best Thomas Bick

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Pov-Ray functionality
by Brown, Jeffrey 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Hello, I like a lot about ChimeraX; however, I can’t figure out how to export to POV-RAY format. Has this functionality been removed? Although there is a pseudo ray trace function in Chimera X - it is impossible to add scenes like I did in this publication https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0009406 In which I used Chimera to render all of the proteins and then moved them around and added membrane etc. Also there is a lot more control in POV-RAY as it is code that you can’t accidentally rotate with your mouse. Cheers, JWB Jeffrey Wade Brown, M.D., Ph.D. Instructor in Medicine Washington University School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology 660 South Euclid, Campus Box 8124 St. Louis, MO 63110 Facsimile: (314) 362-3643 Office: (314) 454-8204 Pager: (314) 253-1585 E-Mail: brownjw(a)wustl.edu<mailto:brownjw@wustl.edu> http://independent.academia.edu/JeffreyWadeBrown ________________________________ The materials in this message are private and may contain Protected Healthcare Information or other information of a sensitive nature. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone or return mail.

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Re: [Chimera-users] Creating movies with alpha channel / transparent background
by Tom Goddard 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Hi Martin, It is possible that some Chimera movie encode command format option will put the transparency channel into the movie -- it all depends on what ffmpeg does and what those formats support. I don't know what ffmpeg supports nor what formats support transparency -- you could try to look that up online, or you could simply try each of the Chimera formats and see if it produces a movie with transparency. Chimera simply hands the sequence of PNG images to ffmpeg (which is bundled with Chimera, ffmpeg version 2.1). From what I saw in ffmpeg docs there is not a special include transparency option -- it is simply a matter of having a transparency channel in the images and having ffmpeg support for the specific output format. https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/movie.html#encode-op… Tom > On Oct 28, 2019, at 2:04 PM, Martin Textor <martin_textor(a)gmx.de> wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > thank you. I'm aware that Chimera can output a series of images with a transparent background, I have done this already (using png). As this is possible, and the "movie encode" command supports, besides other formats, .avi and .mov, both of which definitely support an alpha channel, I had hoped there might be some option for "movie encode" that's just not described in the documentation which allows obtaining a video with transparent background and spares me from having to use a third-party tool. > > With regards to Elaine's reply, I want to use the video overlaid to another one, so a static background image is not an option in this specific case, but thanks for the suggestion. > > Best, > Martin > > Am Mo., 28. Okt. 2019 um 20:05 Uhr schrieb Tom Goddard <goddard(a)sonic.net <mailto:goddard@sonic.net>>: > Hi Martin, > > You can have Chimera save a series of transparent background images using the movie command, for example, > > set bgtransp > movie record dir ~/Desktop/test format png ; turn y 1 90 ; wait 90 ; movie stop > > Then you would need to encode the PNG images in ~/Desktop/test into a movie using some encoding program. I doubt the Chimera "movie encode" command supports any video format that can handle transparent background. Chimera uses ffmpeg to encode movies and apparently ffmpeg can encode some video formats with transparency, for example, as described here the motion PNG format in .mov can handle transparency > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/644684/turn-image-sequence-into-video-w… <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/644684/turn-image-sequence-into-video-w…> > > Tom > > > > >> On Oct 28, 2019, at 10:06 AM, Martin Textor wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I was wondering if it is possible to create movies with a transparent background? I know that it's possible to create images with a transparent background and that the video formats supported by Chimera to encode movies include avi and mov, both of which support an alpha channel as far as I know. >> >> Kind regards, >> Martin Textor >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chimera-users mailing list: Chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:Chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> >> Manage subscription: http://plato.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/listinfo/chimera-users <http://plato.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/listinfo/chimera-users> > > > > -- > Martin Textor > 20 Elmer Mews, > Leatherhead, Surrey, > KT22 9DN, UK > > Fon: +49(0)178 3993650 <> > Mail: martin_textor(a)gmx.de <mailto:martin_textor@gmx.de>

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Creating movies with alpha channel / transparent background
by Martin Textor 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to create movies with a transparent background? I know that it's possible to create images with a transparent background and that the video formats supported by Chimera to encode movies include avi and mov, both of which support an alpha channel as far as I know. Kind regards, Martin Textor

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Fit list behavior query
by Oliver Clarke 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Hi, I often use fitmap with the “search” flag to find the orientation of a fragment (e.g. a single domain of a larger protein) in a cryoEM map - something like “fitmap #1 #0 search 100 radius 5”. Normally, a fit list table will appear and the model will reorient to match the highest scoring entry in the fit list. One thing I have noticed is that if I run a second such command after the first (e.g. to try a different radius or number of trials), the fit list is not updated - all the entries are identical, and the model is again reoriented to match the highest entry in the first list. I find I need to first manually clear all the fits from the first trial in order for it to correctly update with the results of the second run. I wonder if it would be possible to alter this behavior such that the fits from the first run are automatically cleared if a second fitmap command is issued? Cheers Oli

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Using Chimera on IOS devices
by Lytle, Ayren 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

Good afternoon, I've reviewed the list of supported operating systems<http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/download.html> on your website and did not see IOS listed. Do you have any experience using Chimera on iPads and if so do you recommend it for College Biology students? Our instructors have referenced some Galaxy Tab A (2019) Android tablets, but we would prefer to support IOS devices over Android due to our existing central support manage systems. I've included a link below to the Andriod tablet they are considering as well. I appreciate your time. Thanks. https://www.cdwg.com/product/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-2019-tablet-android-9.0-p… Best regards, Ayren Lytle Manager, User Services College of Southern Nevada | Department of Office of Technology Services 3200 E. Cheyenne | North Las Vegas, NV. 89030 Office: (702)-651-4450<a%20href=%22tel:%20(702)-651-4450%22%3e123-456-7890%3c/a> | ayren.lytle(a)csn.edu<mailto:ayren.lytle@csn.edu> www.csn.edu/ots<https://at.csn.edu/otsservices> [ConfidentialSignatureLine]

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50 chains structure numbering errors
by Ahmad Khalifa 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

Hello, I'm trying to deposit a PDB with 50 chains. My PDB has a lot of HETATM records and at some point it switches from HETATM"number" to HETATM*****. The PDB throws an error regarding HETATM*****. If you any suggestions regarding the error and / or processing the .pdb to make the deposition easier, please let me know. I also wonder if I can save my file as a cif by Chimera. Regards.

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could not access chimera webpage
by Sirin Theerawatanasirikul 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

Dear Chimera UCSF developers I am Sirin Theerawatanasirikul from Thailand. I am working on protein structures and use chimera every day. In a couple days, I tried to access your website via safari run in Mac Os Mojave ; https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu › chimera I could not access any topic or any feature. Could you please give me a suggestion? Sincerely yours, Sirin -- Sirin Theerawatanasirikul DVM (Hon.),PhD.(Pathobiology) Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University THAILAND e-mail: fvetsrth(a)ku.ac.th, sirin.t(a)ku.ac.th, numilo(a)hotmail.com office phone: +66(0)2 942 8954

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