UCSF Chimera - Presentation Images and Movies

Presentation Images and Movies

  • high-resolution images
  • visual effects including depth-cueing, silhouette edges, lighting, colored backgrounds
  • stick, ball-and-stick, sphere, ribbon, and surface displays of molecules
  • ellipsoids to show anisotropic B-factors
  • nonmolecular geometric objects
  • renderings of density maps and other volume data (see below)
  • labeling with text, symbols, arrows, color keys
  • different structures can be clipped differently and at any angle
  • optional raytracing with bundled POV-Ray
  • scene export to X3D and other formats
  • simple graphical interface for creating movies interactively
  • alternatively, movie content and recording can be scripted
  • movie recording is integrated with morphing and MD trajectory playback

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