ADFview and ADFmovie beta version 2004.02

Beta version

This is a beta version of ADFview and ADFmovie. As such the software might have unforeseen side effects, so use it at your own risk.

The functionality has been greatly improved, many users will actually prefer to use these new versions. If you encounter problems, or if it is unclear to you how to use the new modules, tell us so we can fix them before the 'normal' release. Suggestions for improvements or additional features are also welcome.

(New) features ADFview

Improved speed and quality (using OpenGL and your graphics card)
Show molecule (balls and/or sticks) at anytime, together with [possibly transparent] isosurfaces
Isosurfaces, possibly transparent
Isosurfaces colored by some other property
Show color legend for colored surfaces
Cut planes colored by the value
Cut planes with contour lines
Combine any of these in one picture
Flexible arithmetic combination of fields
Interpolated fields
Additional scene light
Anti-aliasing
Change background color
Save picture as .png, .jpg, .tiff, .bmp or.ps

(New) features ADFmovie

Improved quality (using OpenGL and your graphics card)
Anti-aliasing
Change background color
Save picture as .png, .jpg, .tiff, .bmp or.ps
Save all frames as a sequence of pictures (to make a movie)

Downloading

To install:

• Download the proper file:
  Pentium Linux with RedHat 9 or later
  Pentium Linux with RedHat 7
  Windows (98, 2000, XP)
  Macintosh OS X 10.3 (Panther)
• Make a backup of your $ADFBIN directory
• gunzip and untar the file in your $ADFBIN directory
• Windows users need to unzip the archives overwriting any existing files

To use:

• Start ADFview by typing '$ADFBIN/adfv mol.t41' at your command line, next use the Add menu to visualize something
• Start ADFmovie by typing '$ADFBIN/adfm mol.t21' at your command line (or $ADFBIN/adfm mol.logfile)
• Check out the detailed instructions on using adfv and adfm
• On Windows, you may want to create desktop shortcuts for the new files. The new files are adfv.exe and adfm.exe in the $ADFBIN directory.

Username and password

In order to download the files of the ADF package, a username and password are required.
You get these when you buy ADF or get a trial license.
The new GUI modules work immediately if the GUI is enabled in your license file. No new license file will be needed in that case.

Free trial license file for all ADF users

We provide a demo license file for all ADF users who do not yet have a license for the ADF-GUI. This allows all ADF users to try out both the new beta-versions of ADFview and ADFmovie, as well as the other modules available in ADF2004.01. The demo license file is valid until October 17, 2004. After unzipping the file, cut out the lower part and append it to your current license file.