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From: Kim, Kwiseon (kwiseon_kim_at_nrel.gov)
Date: Wed Oct 19 2005 - 11:03:19 CDT

 John,

 Since you mentioned that this is how VMD runs on one of the systems at
NCSA, can I ask you the setup details ? Is it being run with a unix box or
WinXp ? I assume they are using active stereo with emitters. I only know
about stereographics emitters and CE glasses. Are they using those or are
there any other kinds of stereo glasses ?

 Incidentally, I have been asking you about portable 3D stereo systems.
 We finally have a sort of mobile 3D stereo projection system working - Dell
precision M70 (or M60) [WinXp] with Nvidia Quadro fx go1400 (or go1000) and
Infocus DepthQ projector, and adaptor, emitters, CE glasses from
stereographics. Actually now the bag with CE glasses, cables and adaptors
are the largest carry-on item.

 Thank you.

 Kwiseon

On 10/17/05 4:24 PM, "John Stone" <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:

>
> Paul,
> Assuming you get it setup and running, the remaining issue about
> switching between powerpoint and stereo will have a lot to do with
> the details of how you have things setup. If you use the special
> "twinview clone mode stereo", I would expect that you'll have the
> best results. That's the mode that will work best for this type
> of projector system, particularly if you plan to mix and match
> stereo and non-stereo applications in the same session.
>
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 09:42:01AM -0400, Paul Van Allsburg wrote:
>> John,
>> That's good to hear. The initial setup will be WinXp with the
>> projectors ceiling mounted in the classroom. I am also concerned with
>> how to smoothly move between Stereo pictures and powerpoint slides, or
>> is this not an issue?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul
>>
>> John Stone wrote:
>>> Paul,
>>> You should be able to do this. The main issue is getting the NVidia
>>> stereo parameters setup right. If you can tell us more about what OS
>>> you're planning to run, and the physical arrangement of the projectors,
>>> that will help a great deal in giving specific advice. It can be done
>>> as this is how VMD runs on one of the large projection systems maintained
>>> by NCSA here on the UIUC campus. The real work is in the details of the
>>> video driver configuration and so on.
>>>
>>> John Stone
>>> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 04:16:20PM -0400, Paul Van Allsburg wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm working on in setting up a 3D projection system for a classroom.
>>>> I'm trying to confirm that a two projection system(NEC LT265) driven by
>>>> a nVidia fx1400 with two DVI-I ports can produce stereo displays with
>>>> VMD molecular modeling software. Has anyone experienced this and how is
>>>> the quality?
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> --
>>>> Paul Van Allsburg
>>>> Natural Sciences Division
>>>> Hope College
>>>> Holland, Michigan
>>>
>>>