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257 entries in a map file?
by Richard 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

I just noticed that some of the map files have non-power of two entries in them: 257 altern.map 257 green.map 257 grey.map 257 grid.map 258 landscap.map (last line is empty) 225 goodega.map (last line is empty) How are these map files supposed to be interpreted? -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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more parsets that render improperly in xfractint
by Richard 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

I'm not sure what the common denominator is here. I'm scraping through Roger's old parsets and rendering them in xfractint and a few of them have come up as black (or white) screens or get an error. Attached are the ones I've had problems with so far... 09-April [Fractint] Resampling,complexity compounded 18-April [Fractint] (no subject) 21-April [Fractint] Subject No Subject (fractal noise) and the Droste Effect 22-April [Fractint] Fmod Coloring 25-April [Fractint] A bug with bugs 06-May [Fractint] Techno! -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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Latest version of FractInt
by Mike Frazier 15 Sep '10

15 Sep '10

Let me introduce myself. I am Mike Frazier the programmer of Fracton. I wrote Fracton before I knew about FractInt. Then when I saw what a great resource all of those tens of thousands of par files are I decided to try to add FractInt par file import/export to Fracton. I always started by programming to the documentation. If that wasn't enough then I looked at the FractInt code. If that didn't work then I used test images until I got Fracton to generate the same image that FractInt generated. At no time did I ever copy any code from FractInt to Fracton. Just in case anyone was wondering. I have been able to find version 20.04p04 of the FractInt code but I can't find p09. Could someone please tell me how to find the latest version. Thanks, Mike Frazier www.fracton.org

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Re: [Fractdev] another different rendering
by Richard 11 Sep '10

11 Sep '10

I also get a black screen in my Windows port, so this is starting to look like another case where the DOS and Xfractint code bases are rendering differently. Not sure what's causing it... -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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another different rendering
by Richard 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

Does anyone else get a black image when rendering the parset at <http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com/2010/04/fractal-noise.html> in xfractint? -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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another different rendering
by Richard 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

Does anyone else get a black image when rendering the parset at <http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com/2010/04/fractal-noise.html> ? -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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fishy FOTD image for 02-10-98 (Yves Tanguy Scene)
by Richard 28 Aug '10

28 Aug '10

<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/1998/10/1998.10.02-Yves_Tan…> on xfractint this renders a very plain looking scene. I don't have a reference image to compare with, but I suspect something fishy because Jim's description says something about "the garish yellow sun that appears in the scene", but I don't see any sun. Does it look the same in DOS? Image here: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/1998/10/1998.10.02-Yves_Tan…> -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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FOTD 12-08-07 renders wrong in xfractint
by Richard 09 Jul '10

09 Jul '10

Here's another one that looks like a difference between C parser and asm parser. Compare: <http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/FotD_07-08-12.html> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2007/08/2007.08.12-Straight…> ; Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:43:46 -0400 ; ; To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com ; cc: philofractal(a)lists.fractalus.com ; ; From: Jim Muth <jamth(a)mindspring.com> ; Reply-To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion ; <fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com> ; ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 12-08-07 (Straight Forward [9]) ; ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20070811224929.2a5fb0f2(a)pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- August 12, 2007 (Rating 9) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; It's nice to escape the endless spirals that fill so many ; fractals. In today's image we escape them with a vengeance. ; There are no spirals in today's image. In fact there are no ; curved elements at all. Some of the elements do have jagged ; edges, but the overall shapes radiate from the central midget ; straight as an arrow. In recognition of all this straightness, ; I named today's image "Straight Forward". ; ; While I was coloring the image, I had an attack of serendipity. ; The colors flashed onto the screen ready-to-go, complete with ; the bright white band. I needed to tweak only about 10 color ; registers to create today's outstandingly moody color palette. ; ; The colors are what raises the rating to a superior 9. And it ; is an honest 9, not a typing error like the 9 I typed by mistake ; three days ago, when the image actually rated only a 6. ; ; In today's formula I subtracted 20 parts of Z^(1.01) from 20 ; parts of Z^(0.99) and added C. The 20 parts are necessary ; because the actual difference between the two exponents is so ; small that nothing but a blank screen is produced unless the ; difference is magnified. And even with the difference magnified ; 20 times, the parent fractal is grossly oversized, making the ; excessive escape radius of 1000 still necessary. ; ; The parent fractal is another Mandeloid rotated 180 degrees, ; similar to the parent fractals of the past several fractal ; images. Today's scene is located at the extreme western edge of ; the chaos, very close to the X-axis. The mathtolerance entry is ; necessary to assure that the image generates from the parameter ; file at the correct magnitude. ; ; I was sorely tempted to position the midget away from the center ; of the frame, somewhere near one of the upper 1/3-1/3 points, ; which would have added additional tension to the scene. If the ; purpose of the image were artistic, I would have done so, but ; the FOTD images are for mathematical interest rather than an ex- ; hibition of art, so I kept the midget centered and in the normal ; orientation. There is no rule stating that midgets must always ; be centered however. I might start adding tension to future ; images by eliminating the all-too-common symmetry around the ; center of the frame. ; ; At just over 1 minute, the calculation time of today's image is ; quite short. And considering the rating of a 9, it is quite a ; bargain. It's also a bargain to see the image already rendered ; on the FOTD web site at: ; ; <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> ; ; The weather was perfect here at Fractal Central on Saturday, ; a day that would make any outdoor activity a pleasure. The ; fractal cats' day was near perfect; the FOTD fractal is near ; perfect, and the commercial work is totally under control. I ; don't want to tempt fate by saying that everything was totally ; perfect all day, but it came close. ; ; The next FOTD will appear on schedule in 24 hours. Until then, ; take care, and keep alert. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth(a)mindspring.com ; jimmuth(a)aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Straight_Forward { ; time=0:01:15.55-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=-10.61536422079259/+0.00000051589073515\ /6.265924e+011/1/-45.877/-0.0058784538 params=20/\ 0.99/-20/1.01/0/1000/0/0 float=y maxiter=15000 inside=0 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000zsCvqFrpIooLknOhmRdlUajXYi_VhbRgeOfhKekH\ dnTwrWvqYup_uoatndsmfslhrkjrjilhhffgadfWbeR`dLZcGX\ bAVb5TLPR9uEDsGGqHJoJMmKQkMTiNWgPZeQbcSeaTh_VkZWm`\ Ynb_odapecqgerigtjiulkvnmwooxqqysszttruujuucvvWvvP\ wwHwwAwwCouEhtFasHUrJNqKGpJEqHDrGCscMmzVgsRb201mOZ\ gLU`IQVFMPCHI9DC68634HaNG_LFYKEWJDVIDTHCRGBPFAOEAM\ D9KC8JB7HA6F96D85C74A6385364253132011N7bL6_K6YJ5WI\ 5UG5SF4QE4OD4MC3KA3I92G82E72C61A4183162041029Gb8F`\ 8EZ7DX7CV6CT6BR5AP59N48L48J47H36F35D24B24913712501\ 3001RMgLHZGDQA8H548WZqPSfJLWCEL67AswzLPjMNiNLhOJgP\ HfQFeQDdNEbKEaHE_EEZBFX8FW5FU3FT7IVALXEOYHR_KUaOXb\ R_dUbfYeg`hicjj`ggYddWbaT_ZQXWOVTLSQIPNGNKDKHAHE8F\ B5C82950734D58J6BP7FV9I_AMeBPkDTqEWvFzw0zw0zw0zw0z\ w0zx0zx0VxcVxcVxcVxcVycVydVyfVyzVyzVzzVzzVzzVzzVzz\ VzzUzzUzzUzzUzzUmkTkiTigTfdTdbTa`T_ZSYXSVVSTTSQQSO\ ORMMRJKRHIREGRCERACPBEOCF } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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FOTD 09-09-07 renders wrong in xfractint
by Richard 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

Same formula as the other one, different parameters. Compare: <http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/FotD_07-09-09.html> <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/2007/09/2007.09.09-The_Laye…> ; Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:03:50 -0400 ; ; To: fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com ; cc: philofractal(a)lists.fractalus.com ; ; From: Jim Muth <jamth(a)mindspring.com> ; Reply-To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion ; <fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com> ; ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 09-09-07 (The Layered Look [9]) ; ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20070908230420.0dbf76a6(a)pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- September 09, 2007 (Rating 9) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Yesterday's sorrowful image left me unsatisfied, so I atoned for ; it by finding today's image, which I feel kind of makes up for ; the failure of yesterday's image. ; ; I generally do not care for those trendy fractals that come in ; layers, such as those created by the fans of fractal-generating ; programs X and XX. Such images remind me too much of a photogra- ; phic double exposure. But today's FOTD most definitely has two ; layers. The difference is that the layers of today's FOTD are ; an actual part of a single fractal, and are created in a single ; pass, not piled on individually by a creative fractal artist. ; ; The generating formula and parent fractal are the same ones that ; brought about the past several days' images. Today's scene lies ; on a minor side-shoot of the immense ring that makes up most of ; the parent. ; ; I named the image "The Layered Look" because of the effect of ; two separate layers, which in a way actually exist. I rated it ; at a 9 because I think it's worth it. And if I had had more ; time to work on the colors, I might have been able to rate it at ; least a 9.5. ; ; The layers were achieved by partially evaporating the 'outside' ; part of the image by raising the bailout radius to 1,950,000,000 ; and coloring the newly revealed 'inside' parts with the 'zmag' ; option, which is responsible for the straight diagonal bands. ; ; The calculation time of 2-1/2 minutes on the fireball P4-2000mhz ; unit would be increased to near 15 minutes on the slower P200mhz ; machine. But the trip to the FOTD web site at: ; ; <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> ; ; where the completed image may be viewed instantly, can be done ; in under a minute, if all goes well. ; ; Lots of heat and humidity prevailed here at Fractal Central on ; Saturday. The high temperature of 90F 32C felt more like the ; middle of July than early September. Showers threatened in the ; afternoon, but passed well south. ; ; The fractal cats seemed not to notice the weather, spending ; their time instead looking for mischief. My day was adequate. ; All I can hope for is that tomorrow be the same. The next FOTD ; will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and enjoy the ; world. It's a big bang of a fractal show. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth(a)mindspring.com ; jimmuth(a)aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Layered_Look { ; time=0:02:33.46-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-13.48658364309034/-4.135779398727093/\ 8.047622e+009/1/-177.500087240412142/0.000269112669 params=-5.5/-1.4142/-1.1/-4/0/1950000000/0/0 float=y maxiter=550 inside=zmag periodicity=10 colors=00000AKA0CakCciBegBgeQ1cSAcUJcWRcY_a_hgapmv\ lzsVhf2a`9SVGIZaeavzcQihIsmBzGXtqbuQfvUewZgxciy00m\ zzzuzzuvzrszooyllxijvfhucgt`esYcqVbpSboPcnMclJckGc\ jEdiGefIfcKbcL_cMVcMQcNLcOHcQCcP7cN3cqnBrkDqhFqfHr\ dIscKtbMveAwaPzhAy`AwYPlVMPSJRVKTYLV`MXdMZfP`hUafZ\ bcccZhdUmePrfKwgFwhAwi5wj6wk9wmDwnHwoLwqPwqTwrWwrZ\ wrawsdwsgwsjwbkwMkwlTghVj00AbZp_`sXavWWtUQrTKpSFnO\ JkLNhIReFUbCY_9aX6dVzlfuigpfhkcig`jbYkYVlTSmPPnLah\ HmbJl`Kk_MjZNjYOiWQhVRgUSgT`bWhZYpV`xRbuUdsWeqZfo`\ gmbhkeiigjfikdllbnm`pnZsoXupVwqXvnYulZti`tgasdbrbc\ r`dnbdkcdgddded`fdYgdUhdRieOkeKlcnN`lOYjPVhQTgQQeR\ NcSKaTH_UFZUG_WH_XH`YI`ZI`_Ja`JaaKbbKbcLbdLceMcfMc\ gTaeZ_ceYbkW`rUZxTYeNzfPzgQzgRzhSzhTziVyiWwjXvkYuk\ Zsl`rlapmbomcmndlnekg_daUYWORQJLOKMMKNKKOJKOHLPFLQ\ ELQCLRAMS9MS7MT5MU4MU6OX7PZ9QaARcBSfDUhEVkGWmHXpIY\ ruBNlFUcJ`VNfMRmDUsCWcCYo } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } ; END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ; ; ; _______________________________________________ ; Fractint mailing list ; Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com ; http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>

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Re: [Fractdev] xfractint barfs when par names have - in them
by osuchj＠avalon.net 05 Jul '10

05 Jul '10

--- legalize(a)xmission.com wrote: I noticed a pattern when processing Jim Muth's FOTD pars that every time the parset name had a '-' in the name, xfractint would not be able to render the file properly. I verified this by changing my script to rename the parset 'tmp' as I rendered the image and all the ones with '-' in the name are now rendering properly. -- Rich, I'm out of town this week and don't have my development computer with me. I get back on Sunday, and should have a chance to look at this next week. Thanks. Jonathan

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