Sift Tutorial - Load and View Data

This tutorial begins by assuming that you have a CMZ file for each subject.session from Visual3D. If necessary you can use our build CMZ feature or work through the Visual3D tutorial for building a CMZ file.

Data

This tutorial can be completed with any CMZ file. One possibility is a data set from a Visual3D Workshop at a recent ASB meeting: V3D Workshop @ ASB.

Load Library

To start, you need to tell Sift where to look for you data. After opening Sift:

1. Click the Load Library on the toolbar or the top left of the load page:
   1. Click Browse to pen a dialog that allows you to select a file path
   2. Select the top level folder/root directory which contains the CMZ file NOTE: the CMZ file' associated CMX file must also be present for Sift to be able to load the library;
   3. Click Select Folder
2. Click Load
3. One the library is loaded, you will be able to do initial exploration on the Load page:
   1. Verify which CMZ file have been loaded in the 3D Viewer, as well as which C3D files are associated with each CMZ;
   2. Verify which file tags are present in the library;
   3. If you have loaded multisubject data, verify which subject prefixes and subject tags are present in the library; and
   4. Animate the data contained in any loaded C3D file.