Re: [Jmol-users] Stereographic rendering: YES, it is possible
It is indeed possible to get Jmol to work with a passive 3d setup, i.e. using two projectors polarized perpendicular to each other and a non-depolarizing screen. You can connect the external VGA of a laptop to the Matrox DualHead2Go adaptor: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/dh2go/ which provides two output signals, one for each projector. Set up graphics display on the laptop to extended mode for the external VGA signal and open a Jmol page in the extended display area, invoke the side-by-side stereo display mode (cross-eyed or wall-eyed.. one of these will be correct depending on your connections) and one side will go to one projector, the other side to the other projector. The built-in laptop screen can be used for the script window while the Jmol page displays on the external screen...very convenient. This gadget is not expensive...CDW sells analog version for $149. I have done this with a plain vanilla Dell laptop with Intel integrated graphics...i.e. nothing specialwill work with nvidia and amd graphics cards (although not necessarily all of them (see the Matrox site for compatibility) and I have also done this with mac laptops. Passive glasses can be bought in bulk very inexpensively. Dick Shafer School of Pharmacy UCSF On 4/17/2011 5:23 PM, tvrb wrote: wagquack wrote: However I did not find the option described in the standalone application? Could somebody please help me and tell me if this is possible ? wagquack, it looks like your article shows exactly how to get stereographic 3d. Open a molecule, right click, go to style -- stereographic -- select your style of stereographic 3d. Forgive me for hijacking this thread, but I have a similar question for anyone who may be reading this: Is it possible to get JMol to work with a passive 3d setup (2x polarized projectors and polarized glasses)? I haven't done extensive testing, but I don't see an easy option like I do in DS Viewer Pro (for instance). -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
Re: [Jmol-users] Stereographic rendering: YES, it is possible
On 4/18/2011 8:44 PM, Tucker wrote: It is indeed possible to get Jmol to work with a passive 3d setup, i.e. using two projectors polarized perpendicular to each other and a non-depolarizing screen. Set up graphics display on the laptop to extended mode for the external VGA signal and open a Jmol page in the extended display area, invoke the side-by-side stereo display mode (cross-eyed or wall-eyed.. one of these will be correct depending on your connections) and one side will go to one projector, the other side to the other projector. The built-in laptop screen can be used for the script window while the Jmol page displays on the external screen...very convenient. This gadget is not expensive...CDW sells analog version for $149 Thanks for the responses! The setup I'm working with already works with DS Viewer Pro (we have the proper video card, silver screen, and 3d glasses). I will definitely try this new way to get the cross-eyed/wall eyed views to work. Just to confirm, I should 'extend the desktop' and open a Jmol on the extended screen. I'm concerned that this will simply show 2 side-by-side images, just like when you select this stereographic mode on the monitor (as opposed to two overlapping images, one of a slightly different angle). Here is the setup I'm working with: http://chemed.chem.pitt.edu/3DProjection/technical.htm http://chemed.chem.pitt.edu/3DProjection/technical.htm It would be great to show a 3D animation of an enolation or similar rxn before the semester ends! -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users Yes, you should set the graphics display mode to extended (rather than mirror), move the Jmol window into the extended screen...which should move it off your laptop screen, then maximize the window and it should extend the standard view across the two screens. But when you invoke the side-by-side mode, each external screen should get exactly one of the views. At least this is how the DualHead2Go adapter works in our experience. If your graphics card has two outputs, and you bypass the Matrox adapter, I am not sure how things will work but I would think it would be OK. I would practice the setup in my office using two external monitors to which I would connect the two outputs of the DualHead2Goand when the side-by-side mode results in a full image on each monitor, then it will work OK with the two projectors. -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev___ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
[Jmol-users] Problems with Jmol 1.8 and Java 1.6
I am running Windows XP SP2, using Firefox 3.5.7, and the most recent version of Java on my system is 1.6.0_17. When I load a Jmol page to view via the Jmol applet, the drop-down menus do not workthere is a blank box that appears upon right-clicking, but no individual menu items (the graphic display appears fine). In order to get drop-down menus to work, I must revert Java back to version 1.4. I have replicated this problem using Internet Explorer as well as earlier versions of Firefox, and using other versions of Windows. I have not been able to find any mention of this incompatibility by searching on the web.and it is not mentioned at www.jmol.org. Has anyone else experienced this problem? In my experience I have to be sure students here at UCSF are running older versions of Java rather than the most recent version. It would be a big improvement if this conflict can be resolved. Richard Shafer -- The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com___ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users