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DIMSpec Training Resources

Database Infrastructure for Mass Spectrometry 

This series of videos tutorials for the DIMSpec project are made available to assist with getting started. For more information, see the project repository on GitHub or the DIMSpec User Guide.

DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 1: DIMSpec Download and Setup
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 1: DIMSpec Download and Setup
This is Episode 1: Download and Setup. It is intended to guide you through installing the software elements required to get started with DIMSpec.
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 2: File Conversion to .mzML
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 2: File Conversion to .mzML
This is Episode 2: File Conversion to .mzML. It is intended to guide you through the process of converting raw instrument output into the .mzML open-source format used by the DIMSpec project.
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 3: MSMatch – Importing and Processing Data
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 3: MSMatch – Importing and Processing Data
This is Episode 3: MSMatch – Importing and Processing Data. The MSMatch web application is included as part of the DIMSpec toolkit and is used to match chromatographic features in experiment data against mass spectra included in an attached database. This video is intended to guide you through the first step of using the MSMatch application, importing and processing of experiment data and identifying chromatographic features of interest.
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 4: MSMatch – Compound Match
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 4: MSMatch – Compound Match
This is Episode 4: MSMatch – Compound Match. The MSMatch web application is included as part of the DIMSpec toolkit and is used to match chromatographic features in experiment data against mass spectra included in an attached database. This video is intended to guide you through the second step of using MSMatch, identifying compounds.
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 5: MSMatch – Fragment Match
DIMSpec Video Tutorial Series Episode 5: MSMatch – Fragment Match
This is Episode 5: MSMatch – Fragment Match. The MSMatch web application is included as part of the DIMSpec toolkit and is used to match chromatographic features in experiment data against mass spectra included in an attached database. This video is intended to guide you through the last step of using MSMatch when a compound match is not found, matching mass spectral fragments to begin characterizing a new compound.
Created February 16, 2024, Updated February 21, 2024