[Chimera-users] Genetare animation from several .cube files

[Henrique C. S. Junior]

Sorry, Elaine, here are some screenshots to clarify (attached).
The .cube files are all sequentially numbered (but not at the beginning of
the name).

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Elaine Meng <meng at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

> Hi Henrique,
> Sorry, I can’t view the movie.
>
> If you could give an example of how your files are named (like the names
> of the first few) and how you are opening them, we may understand better:
> If using a dialog, how did you get the dialog and what did you choose in
> the dialog, or if using a command to open, what was the command?
>
> If you want us to try your data, you could send a small sample, like your
> first 3-5 files to just me (meng at cgl.ucsf.edu).
> Thanks,
> Elaine
> ----------
> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.
> UCSF Chimera(X) team
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
>
>
> > On Oct 11, 2017, at 8:09 PM, Henrique C. S. Junior <
> henriquecsj at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Elaine, thank you, you're amazing.
> > I'm using Chimera 1.12 (Build 41600) and following your instructions, it
> looks like Chimera is importing the same .cube over and over again. (can
> you see the little video attached?)
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:09 PM, Elaine Meng <meng at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> > Dear Henrique,
> > There is a “Volume Series” graphical tool (or “vseries” command) to open
> a series of map files and show them in order:
> >
> > The tool is in the menu under Tools… Volume Data.  The map files would
> need to be named so that they open in the right order.
> > <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/volseries/
> volseries.html>
> > <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/vseries.html>
> >
> > To record a movie file, you would need to make a Chimera command script
> including the “vseries” command to play back the frames of your volume
> series, “movie” to record and save the movie, and any other things you
> might want in your movie (coloring, labels, motions, …)
> >
> > Movie-related commands and example command files:
> > <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/
> movies.html#moviecommands>
> >
> > I hope this helps,
> > Elaine
> >
> > > On Oct 11, 2017, at 3:42 PM, Henrique C. S. Junior <
> henriquecsj at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear list, I'm getting results from an RT-TDDFT calculation that
> generates several (> 450) .cube files and I'd like to know if we have a
> nice way to generate an animation.
> > > I know that Chimera can generate beautiful images, but can I load each
> .cube as a frame and animate the result?
> > >
> > > Thank you so much for any help
>
>


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*Henrique C. S. Junior*
Industrial Chemist - UFRRJ
M. Sc. Inorganic Chemistry - UFRRJ
Data Processing Center - PMP
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