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fractint and a newer laptop
by Kevin Sexton 07 Jul '03

07 Jul '03

Anybody been able to get fractint to work on a newer xp laptop? I could try disk video, but haven't worked that out. Trying some of the basic modes the fractal is drawn, but then when I go back to the text screen I get scrambling, when I force fractint to close, explorer is scrambled. I was going to keep trying modes until something worked, but on one, the fractal never went away, and forced a power reset to get out. I'm trying manpwin, and this computer is pretty fast to the limits of the program, but I'd like to get to locations others have found with fractint, and fractal types in fractint.

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Re: fractint and a newer laptop
by Bill Jemison 07 Jul '03

07 Jul '03

<< If I set textsave=safe, ...>> It should be textsafe=save

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Multifractal_6
by Albrecht.Niekamp＠t-online.de 06 Jul '03

06 Jul '03

Hi, a lot of changes and new options this time. 1. All channels now have an own input, which is referred to by name, no shared inputs anymore. This means all formulas can be tested without doing any changes except imag(p2) as explained. Use the second input to alternately use an (almost) basic mandel (channel1) or julia (channel2) instead of the default frms. If you want to test a formula exclusively, just type the number followed by four zeros as first input. 2. Just add 5 to the secondary inputs after the 2digits many_mods input to activate the warp-effect separetely for each channel. This is useful in many instances f.e. to change the looks of the inside/outside images and to preserve the julia settings. Add 5 to the primary inputs to do a reset for each channel. This causes that the in/outside image is adjusted to the screen instead of the surroundings. This also works if the warp-effect is shut off, test it. 3. For simplicity reasons "ismand" is not used anymore, so one more line of the text is displayed and the inputs are not ambivalent anymore. 4. A new mixing formula "Secant" is available as default channel one. Check the first par to see what it looks like. In order to go on with this I need some feedback, so I know what Iïm doing this for. So please post your images and your comments. I regard this as a "living" process on the way to perfection, I still have some ideas and critics should help to improve it. Dont hesitate to play around with multifractal, if youïre interested. Youïll see that itïs fun and quite easy once the basics are understood. An easy tweak is to use other functions, fn1 if bees or many_mods is used, the other ones to affect the warp effects. Cosxx will create weird effects in many cases. Fractal greetings, Al. ----------------------------start-par------------------------------------- Mandelbug { ; Albrecht Niekamp July, 03 ; Outside secant inside newton\bees\julia ; Time 0.18.47.56 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/cos passes=t center-mag=0.420263/4.44089e-016/1.718213/1/-90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/11972.3215501/5040.060802\ 1613/4084.02048/384.000004/768.00024/128.00768/384.00768/768.00768000000\ 01 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=4 periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200000<3>764985BA6DC7FE8<17>niQpjRrlS<3>ysX<25>BB7996775<3>000<24\ >n00p00r00<3>y00<25>B00900700<3>000<2>455677899ABBBCC<18>hiijkkkll<3>rss\ <21>HIIFGGEFF<3>677455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<30>022 } ---------------------------------end--------------------------------------- Gran_canyon { ; inside mandel,mandel,julia ; Albrecht Niekamp July, 03 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/cosxx passes=t center-mag=1.10912/0.314452/26.9208/1/-90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/10667.3210111/2543.060802\ 1613/4084.02048/384.0000076/768.00024/128.0076800000001/384.007680000000\ 1/512.0076800000001 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=old periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200200000<2>455677899ABBBCC<18>hiijkkkll<3>rss<21>HIIFGGEFF<3>677\ 455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<25>09C08A068<2>022000111<24>niQpjRrlS<3>\ ysX<25>BB7996775<3>000<24>n00p00r00<3>y00<29>400 } Gran_canyon_zoom { ; Albrecht Niekamp July, 03 ; Time 0.20.10.67 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/cosxx passes=t center-mag=+1.14003818818291000/+0.35936443447906610/197.9471/1/-90/3.88\ 578058618804789e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/10667.3210111/2543.060802\ 1613/4084.02048/384.0000076/768.00024/128.0076800000001/384.007680000000\ 1/512.0076800000001 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=old periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200N00<6>900<3>200000122<5>BCCDEEFGGGHHIJJKLL<13>hiijkkkll<3>rss<\ 21>HIIFGGEFF<3>677455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<25>09C08A068<2>0220001\ 11<22>jeOlgPniQpjRrlStnT<2>ysX<25>BB7996775<3>000<24>n00p00r00<3>y00<18>\ P00 } Bishops_hat { ; Albrecht Niekamp July, 03 ; Time 0.33.58.01 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=exp/sin/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=0.431817/2.22045e-016/1.34604/1/-90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/10112.3210611/2543.060802\ 1613/4084.02048/384.0000076/768.00024/128.0076800000001/512.007680000000\ 1/768.0076800000001 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=6 periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200700<3>000<5>9AABCCDEEFGGGHH<15>hiijkkkll<3>rss<21>HIIFGGEFF<3>\ 677455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<25>09C08A068<2>022000111<22>jeOlgPniQ\ pjRrlStnT<2>ysX<25>BB7996775<3>000<24>n00p00r00<3>y00<26>900 } Magic_circle_2 { ; Albrecht Niekamp July, 03 ; Time 0.10.55.37 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/exp passes=t center-mag=2.22045e-016/-2.22045e-016/0.8392416/1/90/3.88578058618804789\ e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/40673.3255005/25040.06080\ 21613/2048.02048/768.0000045/768.00024/128.0076800000001/512.00768000000\ 01/768.0076800000001 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=old periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200JHA<13>jeOlgPniQpjRrlStnT<2>ysX<25>BB7996775<3>000<24>n00p00r0\ 0<3>y00<25>B00900700<3>000<2>455677899ABBBCC<18>hiijkkkll<3>rss<21>HIIFG\ GEFF<3>677455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<25>09C08A068<2>022000111<7>HF9 } Universal_robot { ; Time 0.34.13.72 ; Albrecht Niekamp July,03 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.0124931/3.747e-016/11.03753/1/-90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/14178.321055/2540.0608021\ 613/4084.02048/384.0000045/768.00024/128.0076800000001/256.0076800000001\ /512.0076800000001 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=3 periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200554<2>000<24>n00p00r00<3>y00<25>B00900700<3>000<2>455677899ABB\ BCC<18>hiijkkkll<3>rss<21>HIIFGGEFF<3>677455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz\ <25>09C08A068<2>022000111<22>jeOlgPniQpjRrlStnT<2>ysX<27>775 } Mandelmania_zoom { ; makes the 4th generation mandel visible ; Albrecht Niekamp July,03 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/sqr passes=t center-mag=+0.84947498866192170/+0.00000000000000022/895.0965/1/180 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/10111.3210116/2543.060802\ 1613/4084.03072/384.0000055/768.00024/128.0076800000001/384.007680000000\ 1/512.00746 float=y maxiter=10000 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200b00<6>p00<3>w00y00w00<24>C00A00800<3>000<2>455677899ABBBCC<18>\ hiijkkkll<3>rss<21>HIIFGGEFF<3>677455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<25>09C\ 08A068<2>022000111<24>niQpjRrlS<3>ysX<25>BB7996775<3>000<17>`00 } Mandeline { ; most unsual musical instrument ; Albrecht Niekamp July,03 ; Mandelmania deepzoom, takes a while reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/sqr passes=t center-mag=+0.84820315604180700/+0.00000000000000022/29638.96/1/-90/3.88\ 578058618804789e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/10111.3210116/2543.060802\ 1613/4084.03072/384.0000055/768.00024/128.0076800000001/384.007680000000\ 1/512.00746 float=y maxiter=10000 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200C00<4>200000<2>455677899ABBBCC<18>hiijkkkll<3>rss<21>HIIFGGEFF\ <3>677455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<25>09C08A068<2>022000111<24>niQpjR\ rlS<3>ysX<25>BB7996775<3>000<24>n00p00r00<3>y00<24>E00 } The_big_bed { ; Time 0.29.40.30 ; Albrecht Niekamp July,03 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.0108791/3.46945e-016/16.7049/1/90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/14182.3215551/5040.060802\ 1613/4084.02048/384.0000045/768.00024/128.0076800000001/384.00768/768.00\ 76800000001 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=3 periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=2000Wd<14>09C08A068<2>022000111<22>jeOlgPniQpjRrlStnT<2>ysX<25>BB\ 7996775<3>000<24>n00p00r00<3>y00<25>B00900700<3>000<2>455677899ABBBCC<18\ >hiijkkkll<3>rss<21>HIIFGGEFF<3>677455344122000<25>0bo0cq0es<3>0kz<9>0Xf } Mandelmania_2 { ; Time 0.16.49.48 ; Albrecht Niekamp July,03 ; Version 2002 Patchlevel 5 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=mult244.frm formulaname=multifractal_6 function=cos/exp/exp/sqr passes=t center-mag=0.47425/2.22045e-016/1.249125/1/-90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=0.8202154606769005/-0.06207464827417833/10111.3210116/2543.060802\ 1613/4084.03072/384.0000055/768.00024/128.0076800000001/384.007680000000\ 1/512.00746 float=y maxiter=4084 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=yes periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=200VVV<7>iiijjjlll<3>sss<25>BBB999777<2>222000012<24>0bo0cq0es<2>\ 0jy0kz0jy<24>09C08A068<2>022000211<24>oiQqjRslS<3>zsX<25>CB7A96875<3>000\ 400<23>o00q00s00<3>z00<25>C00A00800<3>000<16>UUU } ------------------------------------------start-frm----------------------- FRM:Multifractal_6 { ; Albrecht Niekamp 020703 ;only integers as first input, second input 5 digits to the right ;real(p2) 5digits: shape, outside, in1, in2, in3 ; 0_off 1_secant/mand 2_bees/jul 3_m_mods 4_newt +5_reset (not shape) ; input2 : 2digits_m_mods 5digits_mand/jul use : 0_no 1_yes +5_warp ;imag(p2)(-) 2-4digits : quasinewton input (max 2000) ; 1digit : no m_mods multipl. : 1_out 2_in1 3_in2 4_all ; 1digit : iter-reset 1_out 2_in1 3_in2 4_all ; input2 : 4digits(-)_mand 2digits_secant 4digits_bees ;real(p3) many_mods bailout, bailout ;imag(p3) shape : factor (fn1), outside : border-in ;real(p4) outside : factor (fn2), border-out ;imag(p4) inside1 : maxiter1, factor1 (fn2) ;real(p5) inside2 : maxiter2, factor2 (fn3) ;imag(p5) inside3 : maxiter3, factor3 (fn4) ;fn(1) is shared by bees and many_mods ; da=real(p2) dd=trunc(da) da=round((da-dd)*10000000)+11111 d=trunc(dd/10000) t=d>5 dd=dd-d*10000 d=d-5*t d3=(d==2)+(d==4) d4=(d3==0) vb=(d==3)+(d==4) d=trunc(dd/1000) ex1=d>0 dd=dd-d*1000 rs1=d>5 d=d-5*rs1 v1m=(d==3) v1j=(d==4) dd1=(d==2)+(d==4) d=trunc(dd/100) ex2=d>0 dd=dd-d*100 rs2=d>5 d=d-5*rs2 v2m=(d==3) v2j=(d==4) dd2=(d==2)+(d==4) d=trunc(dd/10) ex3=d>0 dd=dd-d*10 rs3=d>5 d=d-5*rs3 v3m=(d==3) v3j=(d==4) dd3=(d==2)+(d==4) ex4=dd>0 rs4=dd>5 dd=dd-rs4*5 v4m=(dd==3) v4j=(dd==4) dd4=(dd==2)+(dd==4) ; mm=trunc(da/100000) da=da-mm*100000 d=trunc(da/10000) ex0=d>5 ab=(d==2)+(d==7) da=da-d*10000 d=trunc(da/1000) w1=d>5 ab1=(d==2)+(d==7) da=da-d*1000 d=trunc(da/100) w2=d>5 ab2=(d==2)+(d==7) da=da-d*100 d=trunc(da/10) w3=d>5 ab3=(d==2)+(d==7) da=da-d*10 w4=da>5 ab4=(da==2)+(da==7) tt=ex0+ex1+ex2+ex3+ex4 ; d=imag(p2) t=d<0 if (t) d=-d endif dd=trunc(d) d=round((d-dd)*10000000000) pp=trunc(dd/100)/10 dd=dd-1000*pp da=trunc(dd/10) so1=((da==1)+(da==4)==0) so2=((da==2)+(da==4)==0) so3=((da==3)+(da==4)==0) dd=dd-10*da ir1=(dd==1)+(dd==4) ir2=(dd==2)+(dd==4) ir3=(dd==3)+(dd==4) ; p0=trunc(d/100000000)/10 d=d-p0*1000000000 p6=trunc(d/1000000)/10 d=d-p6*10000000 if (t) p6=-p6 endif p7=trunc(d/10000)/10 d=d-p7*100000 p8=trunc(d/100)/100 d=d-p8*10000 p9=d/100 ; d=real(p3) mb=trunc(d) ba=(d-mb)*100000 ; d=imag(p3) sfac=trunc(d) b1=(d-sfac)*100000 b0=b1/2 ; d=real(p4) ofac=trunc(d) b2=(d-ofac)*100000 ; d=imag(p4) mi1=trunc(d) fac1=(d-mi1)*100000 ; d=real(p5) mi2=trunc(d) fac2=(d-mi2)*100000 ; d=imag(p5) mi3=trunc(d) fac3=(d-mi3)*100000 ; bg=((ab+vb)==0) bg1=((ab1+v1j)==0) bg2=((ab2+v2j)==0) bg3=((ab3+v3j)==0) bg4=((ab4+v4j)==0) ; if (d4) z=0 if (vb) c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) else c=pixel z=pixel*(ab==0) endif else if (bg) c=p9 else c=p1 endif z=pixel endif t=0 u=d3 bo=z p=pp z0=p7 : If (tt) t=t+1 if ((ex0) && bo>b0) u=2*(fn1(t/sfac)) if (d4) z=z*u if (vb) c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) ba=mb else c=pixel endif else z=pixel if (bg) c=p9*u else c=p1*u p=pp*u endif endif ex0=0 tt=tt-1 elseif ((ex1) && bo>b1 && bo<b2) if (w1) u=2*(fn2(t/ofac)) else u=1,0 endif rs=rs1 ab=ab1 if (dd1) if (rs) z=pixel endif vb=v1j d3=1 if (bg1) c=p9*u else c=p1*u p=pp*u endif else d3=0 z=z*u c=z if (rs) z=pixel*(ab==0) endif vb=v1m if (vb) if (so1) mm=mm+mm endif c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) ba=mb endif endif if (ir1) t=0 endif ex1=0 tt=tt-1 elseif ((ex2) && t>mi1) if (w2) u=2*(fn2(t/fac1)) else u=1,0 endif rs=rs2 ab=ab2 if (dd2) if (rs) z=pixel endif vb=v2j if (bg2) c=p9*u else c=p1*u p=pp*u endif d3=1 else d3=0 z=z*u c=z if (rs) z=pixel*(ab==0) endif vb=v2m if (vb) if (so2) mm=mm+mm endif c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) ba=mb endif endif if (ir2) t=0 endif ex2=0 tt=tt-1 elseif ((ex3) && t>mi2) if (w3) u=2*(fn3(t/fac2)) else u=1,0 endif ab=ab3 rs=rs3 if (dd3) if (rs) z=pixel endif vb=v3j if (bg3) c=p9*u else c=p1*u p=pp*u endif d3=1 else d3=0 z=z*u c=z if (rs) z=pixel*(ab==0) endif vb=v3m if (vb) if (so3) mm=mm+mm endif c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) ba=mb endif endif if (ir3) t=0 endif ex3=0 tt=tt-1 elseif ((ex4) && t>mi3) if (w4) u=2*(fn4(t/fac3)) else u=1,0 endif ab=ab4 rs=rs4 if (dd4) if (rs) z=pixel endif vb=v4j if (bg4) c=p9*u else c=p1*u p=pp*u endif d3=1 else d3=0 z=z*u c=z if (rs) z=pixel*(ab==0) endif vb=v4m if (vb) if (so2) mm=mm+mm endif c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) ba=mb endif endif ex4=0 tt=tt-1 endif endif if (vb) if (d3) ;quasinewton Pusk s Istv n z1=z^p-1 z2=p*z*z z=z-z1/z2 else z2=fn1(z)+c ;many_mods Linda Allison q=cos(z2) z=c*(1-q)/(1+q) endif elseif (ab) z2=z*z ;mandel Pusk s Istv n z=z2*z2+p6*z2+c-p0 elseif (d3) z1=fn1(z)-c ;bees Ray Girvan z2=z1^p8-1 z3=p8*(z1^(p8-1)) z=z-(z2/z3) else z3=z ;secant unknown z1=z0*z0*z0*z0-1 z2=z*z*z*z-1 z=z-z2*(z-z0)/(z2-z1) z0=z3 endif bo=|z| bo<=ba }

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FOTD 06-07-03 (Chicken Scratches [7])
by JimMuth＠aol.com 06 Jul '03

06 Jul '03

FOTD -- July 06, 2003 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For today's FOTD we take a trip to the barnyard to see the "Chicken Scratches" in the dirt there. Well, what else could I name such a scratchy image? The expression behind the scratchi- ness combines various portions of Z, (1/Z), Z^2, and Z^2.1. The whole works is iterated by the MandelbrotMix3a formula, which works like the MandelbrotMix4 formula, except that it combines 4 different powers of Z instead of 2, and the critical points must be calculated somehow by the user and entered as real(p5). I use the graphical method of calculation. The parent fractal appears as an oversized M-set rotated 180 degrees, so that east is west. This figure is quite normal appearing in its overall shape, but in its filaments, craziness appears. The filaments start out from their buds in a normal enough manner, but halfway to their ends, they split in two. This splitting is most obvious in the period-2 filament, which starts out pointing directly east along the positive X-axis, but before it reaches the large midget, splits in two. Today's image is located near the point where the splitting takes place. The -0.25*(Z^2.1) part of today's formula is the main driving force behind the image. The main feature of the image is the 'scratches' that surround the midget. Such scratches are a common feature along the 'main stem' area of Mandeloids of orders such as 2.1. When coloring the image, I added the purplish aura around the midget to intentionally give the whole image a kind of coronal discharge effect. The rest of the colors were intensified in a separate program. The intensification is included in the attached parameter file, which runs in 3-1/2 minutes on my tired machine, faster on newer models. Another way to see the chicken scratches is to download the finished image from one of the FOTD web sites at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> though by the time the finished image has downloaded and brought into the Fractint program, around 3-1/2 minutes will have passed. Saturday was sunny and hot here at Fractal Central. Luckily for the cat duo the rain bypassed this area, giving them a lazy afternoon in the yard. The temperature of 93F 34C insured that their afternoon would be lazy. Today is starting in a similar manner. If the rain stays away, the duo will have another pleasant day. As for me, I'm ready to pass the day doing as little real work as possible. Until next fractal, take care, and see you in 24 hours. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Chicken_Scratches { ; time=0:03:30.64--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix3a function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+16.3204451061389/-0.011735917608758/44\ 979.7/1/137.5/-3.38639630226289512e-010 params=1/1\ /-1/-1/0.25/2/-0.25/2.1/7.26855686921/3500 float=y maxiter=300 inside=0 logmap=34 periodicity=10 colors=000000000000000000000000000400A0OG0SL4XRAaV\ Jh_NodPtjRzNd0Zq0sz0zv0us4boGRkP2gZ4di8`s8XzHZzNZz\ X`xb`xi`xsbvzbvzduzduzduz`vzXvzTvsPvkLvdHxXExPAxH6\ xA2xC0xE0sG0mH0iJ2dL2ZN2VP2PR4JT4GV4AX46Z80`A0bC0d\ E0eG0g00i00k00m00o20q80sE0uH0vN0xT0zZ0zd0zi0zm0ze2\ zZ4zR6zJ8zCAz4Cz0Ez0Gz0Hz0Hz0Gz0Ez2EzCCzLCzVAzdAzm\ 8zv8zz6zz6zz8zzAzxCzuEzoEziGzdHz`JzVLzPLzJNzGPzARz\ 4Tz0TzARzHPzRPzZNzgNzoLzvLzzGzzAzzCzzCzzEzzEzzEzzC\ zzAzz8zz6zz4zz2zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz2zzCzzJzzTzz`zz\ izzqzzszzuzzuzzvzzvzzxzzxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzxzzvzzuzzszzqzzozzmzzkzzizzgzzezzezzmzzv\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzvzzszzmzzizzdzz`zzVzzRzzLzzHzzCzz8zz\ AzzAzzCzzCzzCzzEzzEzzGzzGzzGzzCzzAzz8zz4zz2zz0zz0z\ z0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz0zz4zzG\ zzPzz`zzizzuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzszzmzzezz`zzTzzNzzGzzAzz\ EzzGzzJzzLzzPzz8zz6zz4zz2 } frm:MandelbrotMix3a {; Jim Muth z=real(p5), c=fn1(pixel), a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=real(p3), h=imag(p3), j=real(p4), k=imag(p4), l=imag(p5)+100: z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+(g*(z^h))+(j*(z^k))+c, |z| <=l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 05-07-03 (Olde-Tyme Minibrot [6])
by Jim Muth 05 Jul '03

05 Jul '03

FOTD -- July 05, 2003 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's FOTD reminds me of the kind of Fractint image that was popular around 10 years ago, when the second edition of "Fractal Creations" was published. I named it "Olde-Tyme Minibrot" accordingly. And yes, I realize that 10 years ago is hardly ancient history, but in this era where books are outdated before they hit the bookstands, and operating systems come and go like day and night, it is far enough in the past to be called "Olde-Tyme". The parent fractal is an oversized thing with X-axis symmetry, created by subtracting 11 parts of Z^(-2.3) from 11 parts of Z^(-1.7) and adding (1/C). Today's scene is located in a valley of a lopsided bud lying quite close to the origin. The olde-tyme look was achieved by coloring the outside parts of the image with the 'atan' option. The standard 'iter' coloring results in an image with flat areas of color that are too large to be interesting. When the time came to rate the image, I decided on a 6, which is the average of the images good enough to make a FOTD. The 7-minute render time is short enough to be practical, and even that short wait can be avoided by downloading the finished GIF image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> or from: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Friday was sunny and hot here at Fractal Central, with a temperature of 91F 33C. Thunder-storms threatened in the late afternoon, but passed off quickly, permitting the fireworks to go off as scheduled. The dynamic duo had a pleasant afternoon in the yard, though they got a bit skittish when the fireworks noise started. Independence Day has now passed. It's another hot day, and all else is well. Until next FOTD, take care, and the past always seems better than today. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Olde-Tyme_Minibrot { ; time=0:07:16.77--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.07173085565404393/-0.394457304834334\ 30/111092.7/1/132.5/1.62781177426296608e-010 params=-11/-2.3/11/-1.7/0/0 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 outside=atan periodicity=10 colors=000UaoVboWboWcpXdpYdpZepZeq_fq`gq`gqahrbhrc\ ircjrdjsekseksflsgmthmthntintjoujpukpulqvmrvmrvnsv\ oswotwpuwquwrvxrvxswxtxxtxyuyyvyywzywzzxzzyzzzzzzz\ zyzzwzzuzzszzqzzozzmyzkyziyzgxzexzcwzawz_wzYvzWvzU\ wzSuzQuzOuzMuzLtzKtyKtyJsyJtxIsxIsxHswHswHrwGrvGrv\ FqvFqvEquEpuDpuDptDotCotCosBnsBnsAnrAmr9mr9mr9lq8l\ q8lq7lp7kp6kp6ko5ko5jo5jo6jn7jn8im9imAilBilChkDgkE\ fjFejGdiGbiHahI`hJ_gKZgLYfMXfNWeOVePUdQTdQRcRQcSPb\ TObUNaVMaWL`XK`YJ_ZI__HZaF``G__GZZHZYHYXHXWIXVIWUI\ VTJVSJURJUQKTPKSOLSNLRMLQLMQKMPJMOINOHNNFMMHNNINOJ\ OOKOPMPPNPQOQQPQRRRRSRSTSTUSTVTUXTUYUVZUV_VWaVWbWX\ cWXdWYeXZgXZhY_iY_jZ`lZ`m_an_ao`bp`cracsadtbdubewc\ excfydfzdgzdgzcfycfxcfwbevbevbeuadtadsadr`cr`cq`cp\ `bo_bn_bm_amZalZakZ`jY`iY`iY_hY_gZ_f_Ze`ZdaNcbNbcN\ bdMaeMafM`gMahI`iK`jM_kN_lPZkRZjSYiUYiWXhXXgZXf`Wf\ aWecVdeVcfUchUbjTakT`mT`n } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 04-07-03 (Lemon-Lime Country [7])
by Jim Muth 04 Jul '03

04 Jul '03

FOTD -- July 04, 2003 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image takes us back to the number-one fractal, the Mandelbrot set, which still does and always will contain an infinity of undiscovered scenes. Today's scene is one of a midget located in a spiral in a valley of a bud lying quite deep in East Valley, in the area where the features are on the verge of becoming pinched off. This deep in East Valley the iteration count is quite high. The maxiter of today's image is 500,000, and almost every feature has a count above 10,000. With iteration counts such as today's the coloring often works best if the logmap feature is turned off. Doing so results unavoidably in areas of total chaos which I call sand, but it adds definition to those features that would otherwise be flat. Several outside coloring options give nearly identical results with today's scene. I chose the 'summ' option for no reason in particular. The 'fmod' and 'tdis' options were not considered, since they slow the render time to over an hour. The 'mathtolerance' statement is included in the parameter file so that the image will not flip into arbitrary precision math and take several hours to complete when it is rendered at a high resolution. I named the image "Lemon-Lime Country". I thought I saw enough lemon and lime colored areas in the picture to justify the name. I rated it at a 7 because it is always a pleasure to find interesting new scenes below the arbitrary math magnitude in the M-set. The render time in the 11-minute range can be avoided by downloading the finished image from one of the FOTD web sites: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The light showers ended in early afternoon here at Fractal Cen- tral on Thursday. At 5pm the sun appeared, a little late, but better late than never. The temperature at the time was 77F 25C, which is near perfect for cats. Taking full advantage of the opportunity, the once-dynamic duo spent over an hour in the yard, which was not as much time as they would have preferred, but still enough to keep them happy. Today promises to be hot as a firecracker, and since it is Independence Day here in the USA, there will be a lot of firecrackers as well as other assorted fireworks going off. The duo does not like sudden loud noises, so they will probably be skittish. Check here tomorrow to see how they make out. Until then, take care, and are fractals a blast or not? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Lemon-Lime_Country { ; time=0:11:20.81--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=+0.2531\ 3254012409130/-0.00035259026063394/5.075036e+011/1\ /-27.5/0.001974 mathtolerance=/1 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=500000 outside=summ inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000tnJsmJslKslKskLrjLriMrhMrhMqgNqfNqeOqdOq\ dOmfXjgdjccj_bjWajS`jO_jKZjIYjHXjHWjIVkJUkKTlLSlLT\ mMVmNXnOZnO`oPboQdpRfqShqSjrTlrUnsVpsVrtWttXvuYxuY\ zrXvpWsmVokUlhThfTecSbaRZZQWXPSUOPSOMPNINMFKLBIK8G\ K5IM8JOAKQCLSEMUGNVIOXKPZMQ`ORbQSdSTeUUgWViYWk_Xmb\ iohrpmzorzorzorwommnhdmcehZgcUiZPjUKkPBjK5iF4fF3bG\ 3_G2WH1TI1PJ0MJ0OM6QPCSRIUUOVWUXZ_Zae`ckbfqchvbfub\ etadsacs`br`aq_`p__pZZoZYnYXmYWmOYhEZc4__ed_ggahkc\ jnekrgmuinxjkvlhumetobsp_rrXqsUpuRovOnwSoxWpx_qxcr\ xgrxksxotxsuxvuxsrwqpvonumltkjsihrgfqedpcboa_n_YmY\ WlWUkTSkRQjPOiNMhLKgJHfHFeFDdDBcB9b97a75`53_31_84`\ C7aHAaLDbQGbUJcYMcZNe_Of`PgaPiaQjbRkcSmdSneToeUqfV\ rgVshWuizzizwgznfzedyXcxPauO_sNZqMXoLWmKUkJTiIRfHQ\ dGObFN`ELZDKXCIVBHSAFQ9EO8CM7BK6AI5FI4KKGPKKSKOUKS\ WKWYK__IcaEecEgeFigGkiHmkIphPmjUilZencaphYrmUtrQvu\ MutIutGusGurHtqHtpItpItoJ } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 03-07-03 (Shimmering Midget [7])
by Jim Muth 03 Jul '03

03 Jul '03

FOTD -- July 03, 2003 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Sometimes fractals shimmer. Or they can be made to appear to shimmer. The subtle wavy fringes around the edges of the main pattern in today's image remind me of something shimmering in the distance on a hot afternoon. With only a moment's thought I named the image "Shimmering Midget". The parent fractal was created by subtracting Z^(-1.33) from Z^(1.33) and adding (1/C). It is a distorted Mandeloid rotated 45 degrees from the 'normal' position, with its East Valley on its southeast side. Normally, this would mean that its main period-2 bud was on its northwest side, but as I said, today's parent fractal is distorted. The main bud, or the bud that should be the main bud, is actually located on the south-south- west side of the parent. It is not the largest bud -- that honor goes to the period-4 bud to the right of the main bud, with the period-3 and period-5 buds right behind. This is one of the things distortion does to Mandeloids. Today's scene is located near the tip of a chain of pseudo-buds on the bud side of the left branch of the Seahorse Valley of the parent fractal. Seahorse Valley is always the valley that encloses the period-2 bud, regardless of whether that bud is the largest or is located exactly opposite East Valley. The features that are found there will always have an underlying similarity to those in the classic Mandelbrot set, though the details will change. In today's image, the shimmering effect is one of the changed details. For midgets with really new features, one must find unlikely areas of non-classic-shaped parent fractals, and examine the parts that are critical. It is not always easy, in fact it is often downright hard to tell which areas are critical. As is so often the case in life, the harder the scene is to find, the more it is likely to be worth. Finding these critical areas is a large part of the fun of using the MandelbrotMix4 family of formulas. Because of the unusually brilliant blue coloring of today's image, I have rated it at an above-average 7. The render time of 17 minutes is getting into the area where the download of the already-completed image makes more sense. The download can be found at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The rain held off until 3pm on Wednesday, giving the fractal duo ample time in the yard before being forced indoors. The tempera- ture of 77F 25C was close to ideal, making their day at least good if not great. But this morning the rain is still falling. It is due to end soon, but who knows for sure what will happen, certainly not the weather experts. And who knows the moods of a cat? One thing certain to happen is several hours of work. I've got another job from a customer who doesn't know what he wants, but does know when he gets something he does not want. And the time to start on it is now. Until 24 hours from now, take care, and adopt a needy fractal. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Shimmering_Midget { ; time=0:17:45.60--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.11844856655981260/+0.742760244255860\ 20/1.782961e+010/1/27.5/-0.000246466487240595833 params=-1/-1.33/1/1.33/0/0 float=y maxiter=2000 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000z0zu0yk0oe0gY3ZRDRIKIDVB5c30k09`0HR0PH2Y\ 73e05n07v09z0Bz0Bz0Fv0Ho0Kg0NZ0RT5TKBYFIZ7Rc0Ye0ei\ 0nk0un0oc0kT0gI0cB0Z20V00R02V03Z55`F7ePBiZDkiFouHr\ zDozBnz7az5by2cy0cx0cy3cy9bzDZzIfzPWzT`zZ`zc`ziZzo\ ZzuZzzZzzZzeIuI5`00I002TnzRgzP`zNYzNRrKNiIH`IDVH7N\ F2FD07D00B009009009009209D09P09`07e05k53oB3uF2zK0z\ R0zV0oN0YF0F700000000000000000200520B20F20K20P30V3\ 0Z30e30i50o50u50z50zH0zR0zc0yn0vz0uz0rz0oz2`uPNgn9\ nuFrzIyzNzzTzzYzz`zzezzgvzikzk`znRzoHyz7tu0ov0ky0g\ z0cz0_z0Wy0Uu0So0Pk0Ne3K`9HYHFTNDNVBIo9Fv7Bv57vD9v\ IBvPDcVFZ`FYiHToIRvKNzNKzNVzBez2nz0yz0zz0zz0yv0uoD\ ogRk`eiVreRu`NuYIuTFuPDuK9uH5vD2v90v50v20v00v00v00\ u00r30r50o90nB0nD0kH0iI0iN0gP0eT0eV0cY0cZ0g`0kc2ne\ 7reDvgHyiNzkTzkYzcRzVNzPIvHFu9Bo37k03g00e00`00Y00V\ 00R07P0BN0DK0FI0HI0IH0KF0ND0PD0TB0V90Y70Z70`50c30e\ 20g20i50k70n90oD0rFzRFzi3 } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 21-06-03 (Beware the Lava Pit [5])
by Jim Muth 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

FOTD -- June 21, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: What do you get when you mix some Z^(1.1) with some Z^(-1.1)? A pit of boiling hot lava of course. I named the image "Beware the Lava Pit". Actually, I should have named it "Beware the Magma Pit" since the scene is underground, and molten rock is known as magma until it reaches the surface. Only then is it called lava. When the time came to rate the image, I studied it several minutes before realizing that it was merely an average image. The rating of 5 is average. There's nothing wrong with being average, it's just that I like my FOTD images to be above average, and the greater the number of above-average images I post, the higher the standard of average becomes. One thing that does not change however is the average render time of my FOTD's, which currently stands around 12 minutes on my tired, worn-out P200 machine with the exhaust fan that needs to be nudged before it starts turning. When I forget to nudge it, the smell of the over-heated power-supply unit soon reminds me to give it its nudge. Today's image requires 25 minutes to complete on my machine. It will finish faster on faster machines. But the fastest way of all to see the lava pit is to download the completed GIF image from one of the FOTD web sites at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> Heavy rain fell during the day Friday here at Fractal Central. The cats, who were confined to the indoors, turned sullen in the afternoon. Several treats of tuna were needed to restore their spirits. Today is starting with a bit of sun, but heavy storms, and perhaps hail, are due this afternoon. I doubt that the cats will have a good day. If the grass dries enough, I'll trim it today. If not, I'll let it grow another couple inches. In any case, I'll visit Fractal Land to track down the next fractal. Until next time, take care, and beware. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Beware_the_LavaPit { ; time=0:25:44.24--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.15929781727837890/+0.033662025303030\ 13/7.522503e+007/1/52.5/4.46614381509335967e-006 params=-0.86/1.1/-0.53/-1.1/0.03/525/0/0 float=y maxiter=3400 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000pl8niAmeCkbFjZHhWJfSMePOcLQbIT`EV_BXgUZo\ l_dmNVqBWtDXwEYzFZzG_zH`zJazKbzLczMczN_zTWzYSzbOzh\ KzmHzrzkKziKzgKzeKzcKzaKz_KzYJzWIzUHzSGyQGxOGwMFvK\ FuFEtAEs5ErBJoFNnJ_hNWeRhbWcZ_mWclTgpQhtReqRfrRdrR\ aqR_qRYpRVpSToSRoSOnSMnSKmSHmSFlSDlRHmRKnQOnQRoQUp\ PYpP`qPcrOgrOesOksPcmQVhRLbSCYT3TUAXUTlUNdUZrU_kUe\ oUlsUjwUrzMlwFot7kq0gn1fk2ei3dg4cd5cb6b`6aY7`W8`U9\ _RAZPBYNBYLVMAmA0f63_25Z36Y37X38W39V3AV4AU4BT4CS4D\ R4ER4ET7FUAFVCFWFFXHFYKGZMG_PG`RGaUGbWGams_kqZjoXi\ mWhkVgiTfgSeeRddSbbSa`S_ZTZXTXVTWTUURUTQUSOVQMVPKV\ NIWMGWKEWJCWIBZKI`MPbNWePbgRiiSoeVmbXlZZkWaiSchPeg\ Q`aRXXSTRSPMQOKONJNMILLHKKGIJFHIEFHDDGCCFBAEA9D97C\ 86B7AF6DI6GM5JP5MT4PW4V`4_e4ei4jn4ps4uw4WoH6hUHXJR\ M8VJAZGCaDEeAGi7Il5JhJUdXc`jmXwwUrkRm_OhOLcCOVGRMJ\ UDMX5PeeUdbSc`QbYObWMaUK`RI_PG_MFZKDYIBXF9XD7WA5V8\ 3V62ZD3aK3eR4hX4lc5oj5rp5 } frm:MandelbrotMix2 {; 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 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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FOTD 02-07-03 (A Fractal in Paradise [6])
by Jim Muth 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

FOTD -- July 02, 2003 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Where do good fractals go when they die? I would assume, to fractal paradise. And what do these fractal angels see in paradise? Glorious fractals of course. Today's image might not be glorious, but it's been good enough to earn a place in paradise, so I felt justified in naming it "A Fractal in Paradise". I looked up the roots of the word 'paradise' in my dictionary, and found that the word is derived from 'pairi', which means 'around', and the word 'daeza', which means 'to build a wall'. I suppose this means that the original paradise was seen as a refuge of unlimited happiness surrounded by a wall strong enough to keep out all unhappiness. I might add that anything one could desire must be present in paradise or their happiness would be limited. I have yet to decide how those such as myself, who enjoy things such as stormy weather, are going to have their storms in a place where the weather, if there is any, is always perfect. And how could those who want the peace of perfect weather be happy in a place with storms. I had best leave the theological discussion to the theologians and move on to the fractal discussion. Today's fractal combines Z^(1.25) with Z^(-0.75) and adds (1/C) to make a parent fractal that appears as a Mandeloid rotated 90 degrees, with a large area of chaos to its north and east. Today's scene is located in a broken line of chaos that runs down one side of the interior of the unusually small East (south) Valley of this Mandeloid. I chose the name of the image when I had a fleeting thought about fractals in heaven, a thought that might make for some active philofractal discussion. The image itself departs from my usual perfectly symmetrical style and shows some of the non- symmetrical surroundings of the midget. In fact, there are two midgets in the image, with the second being located near the top center of the frame. I colored the image, which consists entirely of outside material, with the 'tdis' option. When colored in the normal 'iter' manner, the image drops one or two rating points. As it is, the image has nothing in it that would rate it any higher than a 6, regardless of its lofty place in paradise, though the render time of 6 minutes is short enough to be practical. As always, those who would rather download a ready-to-view image can find that image on the internet at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and at: <http://sdboyd.dyndns.org/~sdboyd/fotd/index.html> The fine weather for cats held through the day Tuesday here at Fractal Central. Lots of sun, light winds, and a temperature of 83F 28C kept the intrepid duo happy from noon until dusk. Their biggest excitement came when the trash was collected and they ducked for cover in the holly thicket. Today is starting cloudy, with rain forecast. Hopefully, the rain will hold off until the cats have had their fun. My fun will start when the work ends, which looks to be in about 4 hours. Until next time and next FOTD, take care, and if paradise is so wonderful, why do so many try so hard to postpone their trip? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ AFractalInParadise { ; time=0:06:06.57--SF5 on a p200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.71753899920961710/+0.527791195534077\ 30/76865.91/1/87.5/-1.82916205793137721e-009 params=0.9/1.25/-1/-0.75/0/0 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=0000vO0sW0p_0sW0uQ2xK8zFHzBMz4Uz0Zz0ez0kz0g\ z0dz0az0Zv0Xs0Up0Ql0Og0Kd0I_2FX4BS68R84PB2ND000DTO\ IXUM_XQeaWkgZplaspilspeuu_vzUszOpzQiyQdvSbrS_oSXkU\ WiUQgUKfWFcW8cW2nQKxK_zHpzBzz6zHzqMzlQzgUzaXzX_xUd\ uOgqIknDnk6qg2slDspMssWsvdszlszuszzszzszzszzqzzqkz\ qUzqBzq0zu4zxHzzQzz_zzizzszzzzszvdzpOzg6z_4za4za4z\ d4zd4ze2ze2zg2zg2zi2zi2zi6zgDzdHz_WzUZzOdzHguBkl4q\ zUxzpqzglz_ezS_zKazOazSazWazZZzXXzXXWFWzXUzWSzWQzW\ 00e4Bd8MaDX_FgZIqXMzWzsvszldzdzz0gzH0Zz8snF0xIKnMl\ d0D00M20W80dD6lIDuMIzSz0Wz0Wz8WzKWvWWngWeqWXzWSzvQ\ ziU0z0F04_0FsHxUQliS_xUl0xi0seDpaQkZagWnaSzZI0zzQ6\ saFinKZzQWQ0Sg4QvIzevza0Xu4SzIz0BzDHsUKiiOZxSz2i0z\ z0zv0zp8ziHza_00X00WH0UW8SkHQxOk00g00dD4_QBXaHUnMQ\ zSk0De2H_MKXdOSuSiFUZiWzpH00I00K0BM0MO4XQBgSFqUKzW\ zUqviiexaz0zvUqa0zZ4xXKsWZlSlgQz_WzzIQ2KgDMvMizQez\ SdzS_zUZzUSz0Kz0Fz26zB0zH } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE==================================

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"Monarch" - Zoom into Mixdown3
by Harold Lane 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

Although I called this "Monarch" I later found that the predominantly orange monarch butterfly has white spots on a black background on their wing tips rather than the black on white in this image. Thanks to Albrect Niekamp for a rich base formula (multifractal_5) and fractal (Mixdown3) and to Lee H. Skinner for the color map. The timing may be off as I often calculate more than one fractal at a time to Disk-Video. I once had Win98 calculating a dozen at a the same time. They share the processor relatively evenly while calculating the fractals but then loop, reading the keyboard, (using a similar amount of processor time) when the fractal itself is done. This behavior might possibly be modified by playing with the Idle Sensitivity in the DOS window properties. Info on the web has been contradictory. An exception to the rule of thumb of multiple windowed Fractint processes sharing the processor evenly occurs when you give focus to one of the Fractint windows. This gives the lion's share of the cpu to that process. I use this to quickly finish up a fractal that I see is nearing completion. After the fractal is saved and that instance of Fractint has been exited, the remaining instances of Fractint each get a greater portion of the cpu and can finish up more quickly. If I remember correctly, when I submit a .PAR file my ancient Compuserve mail program converts all instances of "=" to "=3D". When I find this problem with other people's .PAR files I use Robin Bussell's Paste & Go Windows utility which has an "=3D" button which quickly repairs the damage. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/robin.b2/pastengo.htm Any text editor with a "Replace" function can also change all instances of "=3D" back to "=" to get the same repair. Paste & Go V1.3 uses the Microsoft Visual Basic runtime DLL (msvbvm50.dll) which many people already have on their machines. If not, Robin also has a downloadable version of Paste & Go that includes this file also. For those who successfully use Fractint with a version of Windows, Paste & Go is a great way to painlessly get a set of parameters and a formula into Fractint. I've gotten lazy and now paste both the parameter text followed by the formula in the Par window. When you do this just insure that the text: FRM: precedes the formula. This also saves one from having to change the existing formula file's name to: pastengo. A nice feature of Paste & Go is that in addition to the parameter file name and parameter list name it can add custom parameters to the command line that invokes Fractint. I use Paste & Go's Setup feature to add the following parameter to get a quick windowed version of the fractal to see if I want to calculate a full size version: viewwindows=4/0.75/yes/0/0 If I like it I then send the fractal off to Disk-Video and then hit Alt-Enter to change the Fractint window from full screen to a normal window so I can proceed with my usual use of my machine. ################################################### mf5-001{ ; Title - "Monarch" Albrect Niekamp's ; Multifractal_5. Zoom into Mixdown3 ; Approx 1:30:00 on P2 400MHh 1024x768 ; Color Map by Lee H. Skinner ; Fractal by Harold Lane (c)2003 ; Version 20.02.04 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=pastengo.par formulaname=multifractal_5 ismand=y function=cos/exp/exp/sin passes=1 center-mag=1.26399/1.12753e-005/33.86394/1/2.5000\ 0000000015055/1.56522017569216132e-012 params=-0.1156346324045534/-0.5338602862636189/14\ 237.3200001/53000.1314021613/2048.02048/384.00000\ 49/768.00024/128.0076800000001/768.0076800000001/\ 1024.00768 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=4 symmetry=none periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 cyclerange=2/255 sound=off colors=000000zzz<2>nsjQdrLdtblU<3>Mb8<3>LQ8KM8KJ8\ <2>I88H44G00<3>TA5WD6ZF7aI8eLAhMBiODjQF<3>qeBriAt\ m9vq8xu7zz5zz4zz3<4>zj4zg4zc4<3>zS5zP5zL6zI6zE6wE\ 6tD6<6>vAIv9Kv9M<3>x7Sy7Uy6Wz6Yz5_<3>f5Ma5IW4E<2>\ _4H<3>P3DN2CK2A<3>805G0BO0G<3>g0Ul0Xq0`v0d<2>y0fz\ 0gy0h<3>u1mt1ns1or2q<2>v2u<3>c5eZ6`U6X<2>F9LAAG7F\ O4KW0Qc<3>5Xc6Zc7`c7aa7c_7eY<3>FcgHciJbl<3>S_v<3>\ civflvinvlqvotvsww<2>zzz<3>rwzovzhsw<3>Gch8_d8Xa<\ 3>8JP8FL8CI<3>SCCXCAaB9<3>uA2zA0xA0<12>SA1QA1NA1<\ 3>D92<6>UXAW`BYcC<3>hrI<3>UnXRm_NlcJkgFfpAaz<3>PJ\ oSFlWAi_5fc0ce7_jFRoNIzb0<2>zz1zzCzzTzzi } ################################################### - Hal Lane hallane @ compuserve.com

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