[ccp4bb] Popularity of Stereo graphics in crystallography

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From: Bart Hazes bart {- dot -} hazes {- at -} UALBERTA {- dot -} CA
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From: Leonard Thomas thomasle {- at -} ITS {- dot -} CALTECH {- dot -} EDU
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Subject: Popularity of Stereo graphics in crystallography
From: P Hubbard dienoylcoa {- at -} HOTMAIL {- dot -} COM
Date: 2007-06-20

Hi,

Thanks for the e-mail. The current results of the survey would certainly put
you in the minority! Stereo graphics are not dead after all.

I have used systems with and without stereo graphics. I personally prefer
them, and think they are great for helping newbies refine, and for
non-structural biologists and students to look at molecular architecture. It
seems a lot of other people, for whatever reason, like them too.

Paul

>From: Kevin Cowtan
>Reply-To: Kevin Cowtan
>To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Survey on computer usage in crystallography
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:27:04 +0100
>
>More likely the issue is that some of us do not find stereo to be necessary
>of beneficial for crystallographic model building.
>
>In which case, given the power of modern PCs and graphics cards, a basic
>off-the-shelf PC costing $1000/£500 is completely adaquate for typical
>structure solution and model building problems.
>
>I use coot a lot and I haven't even bothered installing the graphics
>drivers for my graphics card. All the 3D stuff gets gone in software, and
>most of the graphics hardware sits around doing nothing. If I needed the
>performance, it would be a 5 minute job to install the drivers, but I
>haven't needed it.
>
>Kevin
>
>P Hubbard wrote:
>>I am sorry you are unhappy with the questions, David.
>>
>>As I am sure you know, I half-decent system with stereo graphics doesn't
>>come cheap, and if you price things together to make something that
>>performs well I doubt you'll get much change out of $2000.
>>
>>I am aware of other 3D systems (such as those listed on www.stereo3d.com).
>>However, the price of peripherals like a 3D LCD monitor are prohibitively
>>expensive (and the quality of the images is supposed to be poor). Do you
>>know of a relatively inexpensive way of displaying 3D images on PCs?
>>
>>Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Paul

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