At CCDC we value providing you the support you need with our software and the new features we release. For this reason, in this page you can find our latest videos, from software training short how-to videos to introduce you to the practical aspects of new functionalities, to presentations and instructions of our services and resources, to talks and more on our activities.
Latest how-to videos: Software Training
Short videos demonstrating how to use features of the CSD software.
ConQuest: CSD Subsets
This video shows different ways to use the CSD Subsets in ConQuest.
To watch this video on YouTube click on the image, while for LabTube click here.
CSD-Materials: BFDH Morphology
This how-to video presents the BFDH Morphology feature in Mercury, from the CSD-Materials menu.
Click on the image to watch the video on YouTube, while for LabTube click here.
CSD-Discovery:CSD-CrossMiner
This video shows how to run a pharmacophore search using CSD-CrossMiner, part of CSD-Discovery.
To watch this video on YouTube click on the image, while for LabTube click here.
CSD-Materials: Aromatic Analyser
This video presents how to use the Aromatics Analyser feature in Mercury, part of the CSD-Materials package.
To watch this video on YouTube click on the image, while for LabTube click here.
Full Interactions Maps
Watch this video for a how-to demonstration of the Full Interaction Maps feature in Mercury. This feature is part of both the CSD-Materials and the CSD-Discovery packages.
For more videos, visit our channels! You can find the links and details about subtitles at the bottom of this page.
How-to videos: Structures Deposition
These videos present how to deposit a structure, manage your structure and publish in CSD Communications.
CSD Communications
This video presents what CSD Communications are, and how to publish your data as a CSD Communication.
To watch this video on YouTube click on the image, while for LabTube click here. To read the script as a workshop, click here.
My Structures
This how-to video will show you how to update and publish your crystal structures through My Structures portal.
For more videos, visit our channels! You can find the links and details about subtitles at the bottom of this page.
CCDC Community and Research
These playlists present more aspects of the CCDC mission, including talks, interviews, and education and outreach.
CCDC Events
Follow the link in the image to catch up with our latest What's up Webinars.
For videos from the Crystal Conversations, visit the dedicated webpage.
CCDC Suggests...

Click on the image to access our CSD Educators playlist on YouTube and watch educators from our community sharing their experience, from active learning with the CSD to remote teaching, and more.
CSD50 Talks
Follow the link in the image to access the CSD50 celebrations talks and gain insight about CCDC history and evolution and the uses of the CSD data to advance structural science.
CCDC channels
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Subtitles
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