From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 25 2015 - 08:56:29 CDT

On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Vidyalakshmi CM
<vidyalakshmi.cm_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am trying to visualize the gromacs output .xtc trajectory on VMD. I am
> generating .xtc trajectory frames every 5 ps. The total simulation run time
> is 24195 ps which should give me 4839 frames (without any skip). However,
> when I load frames say 4000 to 4100, I get the error message 'Error reading
> timestep, file does not match format'.
>
> With a skip of 10, I find the trajectory loads only initial frames (~200
> frames out of more than 480 which is expected). Please advise.

this sounds like your trajectory file has been corrupted somehow.

axel.

>
> I have used VMD for viewing .xtc trajectories previously and have never had
> this issue previously.
>
> Please help.
>
> Thanks and Best Regards,
> C.M.Vidyalakshmi

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International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.