Animating with PyMol

Here, we will create a video of the p53 1TUP model. We will start our animation by going around the p53 1TUP model and then zooming in; as we zoom in, we change the render strategy so that you can see what is deep in the model. You can find the YouTube version of the video that you will generate at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuEP40Id9O8.

Getting ready

This is the first case in which there is no IPython Notebook. Integration into IPython Notebook is not a problem, but as we will use Anaconda as a backend and PyMol does not play very well out of the box, we will use standard Python here. Assuming that you are using the Anaconda Python, if something does not work, I suggest you revert to the standard Python.

You will need to install PyMol (http://www.pymol.org); note that there is a free version as well. On Debian/Ubuntu/Linux, you can apt-get install pymol.

PyMol is more an interactive program than a Python library, so I strongly encourage you to play with it before moving...