3D Stereo Graphics for Macs? · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday June 10, 2003 @03:53AM from the remember-those-red-and-blue-glasses dept.

goombah99 asks: " I'm trying to view protein molecular models in 3D in my Mac OS X equipped office. I've demo-ed StereoGraphics CrystalEyes glasses and could not get them to work: I tried them with both a G4 (ATI rage 128 pro graphics adapter) and with a 800MHz Powerbook G4 with an external CRT. I've considered the NuVision (AKA MacNaughten) passive display system but it wont work with my preferred Molecular Graphics application PyMOL, which uses a 'blue-line' frame synchronizer rather than an 'over/under' synchronizer or Quad-buffer scheme. PyMOL is hardware accelerated so provides nicely rendered and shaded molecular images. Then there's the question of what graphics card to use--preferably one that does not require special drivers (that could break on an OS upgrade). I've tried several discussion groups but without success. Can anyone provide a success story for viewing molecular graphics in 3D on a Mac? Can anyone discuss the merits of different schema (blue line, quad buffer, stereo-ready card, etc), and suggest other molecular graphics programs for Mac OS X."

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Re:Buy a PC by kwerle · 2003-06-10 08:03 · Score: 2, Insightful

Without getting too deep into the technical details, the problem with using a PC is that Windows sucks.

Sucks or not - they do the stereo thing perfectly and trivially.

[typed from an ibook]