[spctools-discuss] Re: AB-Sciex TripleTOF wiff files to MGFs

2011-02-22 Thread ben
I didn't realize that about PeakView. So I am generating mgfs from a single wiff 4 ways right now: dll script within Analyst, dll script within Daemon, through PeakView (which took about two seconds), and using Distiller (going on 3 hours right now). Then I will compare them. Thanks for all the id

[spctools-discuss] Re: AB-Sciex TripleTOF wiff files to MGFs

2011-02-22 Thread lgillet
Hi Ben, I do not know how you look at your runs, but the PeakView software (I use Version 1.1) that open the raw data wiff files can actually export mgf format. You need to open the IDA runs with the IDA explorer, select filtering criteria you want (rt, spectra "quality") and then right click on th

Re: [spctools-discuss] AB-Sciex TripleTOF wiff files to MGFs

2011-02-22 Thread Matt Chambers
ProteinPilot 3 doesn't support the 5200 or 5600 afaik so neither can msconvert. We're helping to test a new api that will add that support but it won't be available until the testing is over (probably another month or so). In the meantime, try to get a copy of the AB's new beta standalone converter

RE: [spctools-discuss] AB-Sciex TripleTOF wiff files to MGFs

2011-02-22 Thread Eric Deutsch
Hi Ben, we have had some trouble with msconvert and TripleTOF. It seems that the ProteinPilot dll calls that msconvert uses does not get the precursor m/zs right. At least this happened at one time, I'm not certain this is still a problem. However, AB is beta testing a converter tool that will conv