When will COOT have anaglyph stereo as an option? It should not be too hard to implement. The developers of Chimera have a great implementation of it. The implementation seems to vary in quality between molecular graphics programs.
I received in the mail my first pair of red-cyan glasses today for $3.00. Here are the results of my quick survey of several molecular graphics programs. The results may vary with hardware. I used a 2010 MacBook Pro with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512 MB graphics card linked to a 24" Apple LED Cinema Display. Chimera: /Tools/Camera/camera-mode: red-cyan stereo The image blew my socks off!!! The image really projects out of the screen. I could stick my fingers between alpha helices both with the Cinema Display monitor and the laptop monitor. Seems to do a better job of keeping the colors true. I found that the anaglyph stereo works well enough in PyMOL with versions going back to at least 1.6.0. PyMOL>set stereo_mode, 10 PyMOL>stereo You can write the anaglyph stereo image to a png file with the draw command and view it in 3D with the red-cyan glasses. The colors are not true. Jmol: http://www.edinformatics.com/interactive_molecules/3D/stereographic_style.htm right click in viewport, select /Style/Stereographic/Red+Cyan glasses I lost the colors in Jmol. Conclusion: the quality of the anaglyph stereo image various with its implementation. Take care not to dismiss anaglyph stereo too quickly. For a $2-3 solution, you can't afford to be too dismissive. It may be good enough for everyday model building and teaching. $2.99 reusable anaglyph glasses. Hard to wear over regular glasses. http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&in c_subcat=1&search_in_description=0&keyword=anaglyph $2.49 reusable clip-on anaglyph lenses for eyeglass wearers http://www.eachmall.com/goods-29526-29526.html?gclid=CMD5m9-Y6LwCFUVo7AodzmkAHQ Best regards, Blaine Mooers Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center S.L. Young Biomedical Research Center Rm. 466 975 NE 10th Street, BRC 466 Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5419
