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FOTD 11-12-04 (Brot Rising [8])
by Jim Muth 11 Dec '04

11 Dec '04

FOTD -- December 11, 2004 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I have always enjoyed pictures that show imaginary but possible scenes on other planets circling other stars. Today, thanks to the HyperMandelbrot formula, we have a star-like 'brot' rising above the floor of an imaginary valley on an imaginary planet in Fractal Land. After a bit of consideration, I named the image "Brot Rising". The word 'brot' does not refer to food. It is a word I invented to describe a fractal feature that shows the typical Mandelbrot- type buds and is likely to hold intact midgets. True, the bud in today's image is partly concealed by exotic alien clouds, and I doubt that it holds any intact midgets, but it comes close enough to the shape of a Mandel bud to earn its name. The scene itself exists in the four-dimensional hypercomplex Mandelbrot set, which itself is a single four-dimensional slice of an eight-dimensional monstrosity known as the hypercomplex Julibrot figure. Unlike the more familiar four-dimensional Julibrot, parts of which I can visualize, this Julibrot is totally beyond my woefully limited power of visualization. But a bit of rather simple math will show that through any of its points there passes: 1 stand-alone 0-dimensional point 8 mutually perpendicular 1-dimensional lines 28 mutually perpendicular 2-dimensional planes 56 mutually perpendicular 3-dimensional spaces 70 mutually perpendicular 4-dimensional spaces 56 mutually perpendicular 5-dimensional spaces 28 mutually perpendicular 6-dimensional spaces 8 mutually perpendicular 7-dimensional spaces and 1 stand-alone 8-dimensional space The series reminds me of Pascal's triangle. The image rates an 8, mostly because I like other-worldly scenes. It renders in 2 minutes, which is fast enough to earn it an overall worth of 393. It may be donwloaded in somewhat less time from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The temperature reached 50F 10C, but persistent light rain fell all day Friday here at Fractal Central. The cats passed the day alternating between sleeping on the couch and sitting on their shelf by the window, watching the rain. Extra tuna kept them happy. This morning is starting cloudy with more rain. The day probably will go no better for the dynamic duo. For me, the day appears as though it will be slow, which only increases the chances of a great fractal for tomorrow's FOTD. Check then to see how great. Until next time, take care, and rise with the buds. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Brot_Rising { ; time=0:02:01.99--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=HyperMandelbrot passes=t periodicity=0 center-mag=-0.166657/0/5.940446/1.1211/-90/3.88578\ 058618804789e-016 params=1.03/0/5/0/1e-008/0 float=y maxiter=2500 inside=255 logmap=yes colors=000FJHHGHJEHKBHL9HPHHRJHULHWOHZRHaVHdZHfaHi\ eIlhJolJqoJ9NcAMcBLcCKcDJcEIcFHcGGdHFeIEfJDgKChLBi\ LAjL9jK8jL9jMAjMAjNBjNCjOCjPDjPDjQEjQFjRFjSGjSGjTH\ jTIjUIjUJjVJjWKjWLjXLjXMjYMjZNjZOj_Oj_Pj`PjaQjaRjb\ RjbSjcSjcTjdUjeUjeVjfVjfWjgXjhXjhYjiYjiZjj_jk_jk`j\ l`jlajmbjmbjncjocjodjpejpejqfjrfjrgjshjshjtijuijuj\ jvkjvkjwljwmjwljwljwljwliwkiwkhwkgwkgwkfwjfwjewjdw\ jdwjcwicwibwiawiawi`wh`wh_whZwhZwhYwgYwgXwhXwhWwiV\ whVwhUwiUwiTwiSwiSwiRwiRwiQwiPwiPwiOwiOwiNwiMwhMwh\ LwhLwhKwhKwiLwiMwiMwiNwiOwiOwjPwjPwjQwiRwiRwiSwhSw\ iTwiUwiUwhVwhVwhWwiXwiXwhYwhYwhZwh_wh_wi`wi`wiawib\ whbwhcwhcwidwiewiewifwifwigwjhwjhwjiwjiwjjwjkwjkwk\ lwklwkmwknwknwkowkowkowlowlowlowmpwmpwmqwnqwnrwnrw\ oswoswotwptwpuwpuwqvwqvwqwwrwwrxwrxwsywsywszwszwsz\ wszwszwszwszwtzwtzwtzwtzwuzwuzwuzwuzwuzwuzwuzwuzwu\ zwuzwuzwuzwuzwuzwuzwuzzz` } frm:HyperMandelbrot {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(0,0): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p2+2)*a*b+p3, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Fractint and Freedos
by Tim Wegner 11 Dec '04

11 Dec '04

There was some talk about running Fractint from a boot cd. I recall that someone created such a CD, can anyone remind me? I tried the following. 1. Created a DOS partition on my Windows XP. Put fractint on it. 2. Downloaded an ISO image version 3.1 of the ultimate bootcd (see www.ultimatebootcd.com) and burned it on a CD. Fits on one of those tiny sized CDs. 3. Booted CD, which gives you a menu of a plethora of high powerewd utilities. Pressed F6 (boot disks) and then F1 (freedos). When freedos boots, there are some options for more aggressive or more defensive configuration. The default option hung on my Athlon machine, but "more defensive" worked. After it booted, I cd'ed to the DOS partition. Fractint ran great. I abandoned my ATI video board and replaced it with an Nvidia Geforce model because Nvidia has much better VESA support. By this approach you can run Fractint forever, as long as you have a DOS partition to save images and hardware that still supports DOS. Wouldn't be too hard to add fractint to the ultimatebootcd. Could include anything that could fit on a 2.88 mb "floppy". Probably also wouldn't be too hard to make a CD that boots right into Fractint, though you'd lose the ability to edit fractint.cfg Tim

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Re: [Fractint] An Ultimate Par File Collection?
by Vortex Swirling 10 Dec '04

10 Dec '04

Paul, I hope I'm not duplicating your efforts. So far all I've done is eliminate binary duplicates. I've also determined authorship of most pars and moved them into named sub-directories. When I look further into the pars files then I will know where to start looking in previous collections. That plus the ability to search within par files comes in handy. However, this isn't something that is going to get done soon I'm afraid especially with the holidays approaching. O's pars will add to the list if allowed to publish. I have close to 1700 maps of which about 700 are dups. Those I left alone since they don't take up much space and most are in established collections already. Some are intermingled in the pars but a simple file find will reveal them. Roger -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.5.0 - Release Date: 12/9/2004

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FOTD 10-12-04 (The New East [6])
by Jim Muth 10 Dec '04

10 Dec '04

FOTD -- December 10, 2004 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Strange things are happening in a certain East Valley. We have always known that elephants lurk there, but what has happened in the East Valley of the midget that appeared in yesterday's image? Today's image is a blow-up of that valley. The valley itself enters the frame at center right. But it never terminates. Instead of coming to the expected sharp point, the valley smears out and breaks apart into a comb-like series of sub-valleys that appear to be converging on a point near the center left of the frame. They would reach the point if I had given them enough iterations. There also appears to be a bud of some sort partially hidden beneath the comb-valleys. Unfortunately, even the maxiter of 16000 falls far short of fully defining this vague feature. The unusually smooth coloring is a result of the convoluted boundaries of the iteration bands, which reflect the East Valley character of the part of the midget in which they exist. The name "The New East" does not refer to an emerging third- world country in the Eastern Hemisphere. It tells that such a scene in the East Valley area of a midget is new. (At least I have never before observed such a scene.) The rating of a 6 is a bit above average. It's not really a great image, and much of its impact is due to the color map I gave it. Unfortunately, it is a very slow image, mostly due to the necessity of turning off the periodicity checking when using the HyperMandelbrot formula. As a result, the overall worth comes in at a paltry 6-1/2. But relief can be found on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where the image, which I sent on ahead, is waiting for download. Morning clouds led to steady afternoon rain here at Fractal Central on Thursday. The fractal cats had no time at all out- side, which left them quite testy. Luckily, the frequent treats of tuna and turkey kept their sullen moods within bearability. This morning is starting cloudy and wet. It looks like another bad day for the duo. I managed to clear out the unexpected job by mid-afternoon on Thursday, leaving time enough to find today's fractal. (Since the image is a blow-up of a part of yesterday's fractal, the search was not a difficult one.) The rest of today looks to be on the slow side, which can only mean a good fractal for the next FOTD. Until that time arrives, take care, and I am, there- fore I think. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_New_East { ; time=1:31:23.32--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=HyperMandelbrot passes=1 center-mag=-0.74865643015637660/+0.084463614436210\ 81/3.442205e+009/1/176.999998805285543/-1.61460920\ 61228301e-005 params=0/0/0.0125/0/1e-015/0 float=y maxiter=16000 inside=0 logmap=-1500 periodicity=0 colors=000eTKfUKfUKgVKhVKiWKjWKkXKlXKmWJmWJnWInWHn\ WHoVGoVFpVFpVEqUDqUDqUCrUBrUBsTAsT9tT9tT8tT8sUCsUG\ rUKrUOqTSqSWpR_pQcoPgoOknNonMrmLrmKrlJrlIrkHrkJrjK\ rjLriNriOrhPrhRrgSrgTrfVrfWreXreZrd_rd`rcbrccrbdrb\ fragrahr`jr`krZjy`lrbnkdpefrZhtSkyLivMhsMgqMfnNekN\ ciNbfOacO`aO_ZOZWPXUPWRPVOQUMQTJQE7CLCJSHQYLXdQcjU\ oiTniTniSliSkhSjhRhhRghQfhQegQegPegPdgOdfOdfOcfNcf\ NcfMbeMbeMbeLaeLadMceLafK`gK_hJZhJXiIWjIVkHUlHTlGR\ mGQnFPoFOpENpELqDKrDJsCIsCHqJJqOJoPKmQLkRLjSMhTMfU\ NeVOcWOaXP`XPZYQXZRV_RU`SSaSQbTPcUNdULeVKeVIfWGgXE\ hXDiYBjY9kZ8l_6m_4n`1oa3n`5m`7l`9k_Bj_Di_Fh_GgZIfZ\ KeZMdZOcYQbYSaYU_VT`YTa_TbaSccSdfSehRfjRglTimRhnQh\ nPhoOhoNgoMgpKgpJgpIfqHfqGfqFfrEerCerEfsGgsIhsKitM\ jtOkuQlvSmwUmwWmwYmw_mwamwcmwemwgmwimwkmwmmwomwqmw\ smwumwvmwwmxxmxymxzmxzmyzmyzmyzmyzmzzmzzmzzmzznzzo\ zzpzzqzzrzzszztzzuzzvzzwz } frm:HyperMandelbrot {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(0,0): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p2+2)*a*b+p3, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] An Ultimate Par File Collection?
by Vortex Swirling 09 Dec '04

09 Dec '04

Hee hee... that's what most people think. But why not? This is the Internet after all. I actually got the moniker from something completely benign. As for the ultimate par file collection, I grabbed the two other sets on Paul's site. I then expanded everything I have, and those and with a duplicate finder eliminated exact duplicate files. However, there are many that differ by just one byte that don't get picked up this way. The result is having to examine quite a few files by hand which I haven't yet done. Plus many pars are actually in the Discussion List collection but that is at a level hard to detect other than by brute force. I decided to let previous collections like the spanky "Various Artists", Jo Webers Compuserve collection, Fracxtr6, and the Discussion list intact so there will remain a few duplicates within those but not many. One thing which is of issue is that some Pars refer to a specific map which doesn't exist and Fractint chokes. Rather than amass a map collection, might it not be better to notify the default map is used instead and show the fractal anyway? Roger >On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Vortex Swirling wrote: > >An alias that reminds me of how interested >Gremlin used to be in the toilet. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.7 - Release Date: 12/7/2004

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FOTD 09-12-04 (Hyperbrot Junior [7])
by Jim Muth 09 Dec '04

09 Dec '04

FOTD -- December 09, 2004 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I'm in a bit of a rush this morning, stuck with an unexpected large job and a customer who needs it sooner than immediately. So today's discussion is brief and late. Today, we continue studying the 'HyperMandelbrot' formula, which draws slices of the Mandelbrot figure created by 4-part hypercom- plex numbers. In Mandel-type fractals, the distortions of the midgets often mirrors that of the parent fractal. While explor- ing the HyperMandelbrot fractal yesterday, I wondered if the cor- responding distortions were true of this fractal also. I found that it is partly true. The midget in today's image does not show the appearance of its parent, the parent is a perfect Mandelbrot set, but it does show what will happen to the parent fractal when the parameter values are farther removed from zero. The midget's plight also makes a rather striking image, aided in a large degree by manipulation of the colors on my part. The de- tail on the inside of the midget is not inside stuff made visible by an active inside fill. It is true high-iteration outside stuff, and can be zoomed in on like any other 'outside' feature. I named the little midget "Junior", and the image, "Hyperbrot Junior." The rating of 7 means I consider the image to be above average. The render time of 8 minutes gives the picture an overall worth of 86 -- not bad for a picture of a typical midget lying in Seahorse Valley. All this may be seen by running the included parameter file, or by downloading the finished GIF image from: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The Wednesday weather was absolutely perfect here at Fractal Central, with warm sun, moderating winds, and a temperature of 61F 16C. Needless to say, the cats were ecstatic. In fact, it took a surprise serving of tuna to lure them back inside when the sun went down. But this morning is starting cloudy, with a forecast of rain. Things do not look good for the dynamic duo. For me it's more of the usual. The next fractal will appear in 24 hours. Until that hallowed moment arrives, take care, and be at ease. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Hyperbrot_Junior { ; time=0:08:08.18--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=HyperMandelbrot passes=1 inside=0 center-mag=-0.7486564238863157/+0.084463614911547\ 23/3.10774e+007/1/177/0 params=0/0/0.0125/0/1e-015\ /0 float=y maxiter=10000 logmap=300 periodicity=0 colors=000iPFlXMpdSslZqmdonghhjbblWXoPRrJLtCFw69yA\ EwEIuINtKMrMLqOKoQJnSIlUHkWGi_FgaEecDcdCceBceAcdDc\ cGccJcaNc_QdYSgWVkUYnS`rQcuOfsNiqTkoYmmZmk_mi_mgYm\ eWmcUmaSm_QmYOmWMlULkSKjQOhPSgSVfVZdZbcafadi`gm_jq\ YmsXpuVpsVppUnlTlhSieRgaQeYPbUP`QOZNNWJMUFLSBKP7KN\ AMMDOLGQKJSKMUKPWKSYKV_KWaKYcK_dKaeKcdKecKfaKi_KlZ\ KoXKqWKmUKjSKgQKcOK`MKYLJXOIWRIVUHUXHT_HSbGReGQhGP\ kFOnFNqFMtELwELwEMvIMtLMqONnSNlVNiYNf`OcdO`gOZjOWm\ PTqPQtPNwPLzQKwSJrVImWHhYGccKZkNUoQPsUKxXFzXAsX8lU\ CeRFZOISLLMIOGFRADUCESDFRFFSGGSHGTJHULHUPIVSIWVJWZ\ JWaKWcKWcIX`HXZGXWEWUDVRCVPAUO9TM8TM7TK6RI5PG4NE3M\ C2LA1K80J60I40G20E00C00A00800600400000000000000000\ 0000000000000QuSPsRNqQMnPLlOJjNIhMHeLFcKEcJDcICcHN\ cJYcKfnLzzMyyKvwIrtGnqFkoDhlBej9gg8id9kaAmZCoWEqTG\ sQIuNKwKMxHOyEQyBSy9UyAWyBYyC_yDbzEezFhzGkzHnzIqzJ\ tzKwzKzyJzxJzwIzwIzvIzuHz } frm:HyperMandelbrot {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(0,0): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p2+2)*a*b+p3, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] An Ultimate Par File Collection?
by Vortex Swirling 09 Dec '04

09 Dec '04

Jonathan, Woops, sorry, it does use the default map. I haven't encountered a par with a map reference for years. I get the error message loading such a par or selecting one with "2". What I didn't do was try to then generate the fractal which then does use the default map. I didn't think to try that, I just figured the par was already blown. Jo, Thanks for the maps, I will add them to the compilation. I also found references to maps posted by Wizzle but I couldn't find them on the web. What I did find was a reference to where they once were. So I used the Internet Wayback Machine to get the old web page out of their archive. Sure enough they also archived the zip files which they don't always do. Here folks can do it for themselves if they want to try http://web.archive.org/web/20001211122000/http://wizzle.simplenet.com/fract… The one thing I discovered which probably everyone else knows, that you can have pars which are nothing but color maps. If you load one it will just show the default fractal with those colors. Here is one such wizzl019_map { colors=000Z5f`5ic4m<9>S2WR2UP1S<2>M1MK0KL1J<8>aI8cK7eM5<3>mU0<9>WI0UH0SF\ 0<3>KA0<9>8ZC7`D5cF<2>2jI0mK0kJ<8>0P80N70K5<2>0D20A00A3<8>64`64d73h<3>A0\ w<9>40Z40X30U<3>00K<9>V0aY0c`0e<3>m0m<9>P0PN0NK0K<3>A0A<9>d09g09j09<3>w0\ 8<9>Z03X03U02<3>K00<9>eK0gM0jO0<3>sW0<8>VI0SH0QF0<3>E90<9>e7Ph7Rk6U<3>w5\ c<9>N8FJ9DF9A<3>0B0<12>W6c } Roger -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.7 - Release Date: 12/7/2004

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FOTD 08-12-04 (Theme and Variations [5])
by Jim Muth 08 Dec '04

08 Dec '04

FOTD -- December 08, 2004 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: After more than two months' travel, we have finally completed the tour of the built-in escape-time formulas. But we have not even dented the surface of the library of formulas that have been written by the Fractint users over the years. This collection is far too vast for me to explore before the 22nd century arrives. In fact, I doubt that I could explore even my own formulas in that time. We turn today to the HyperMandelbrot formula, which I wrote several years ago but have never intensively explored. My interest in this formula became re-kindled when I posted the FOTD created by the 'hypercomplex' formula of Fractint, and remembered the limitations of that formula. My formula adds four additional changeable parameters, and can draw far more interesting images. But everything it draws is based on the familiar Mandelbrot set that we know and love. When I first saw some of the images drawn by my formula, I wondered if they were mere artifacts. The image changes were too great for very small changes of the parameters. But then I remembered the Z^2+C Julia sets, and how very small parameter changes can sometimes result in very large image changes. When the questionable features proved stable under magnification, I decided they are true parts of the Hypercomplex Mandelbrot set. The default image drawn by the formula when all parameters are set to zero is the Mandelbrot set. Today's image shows what happens to the M-set when only two parameters are changed by a small amount. The set appears to be closing in on itself, the valleys joining into bridge complexes. I have named the image "Theme and Variations". The Mandelbrot set is the theme; the images posted in the next week or so will be the variations. To me, the most interesting part of today's image lies in the area of Seahorse Valley and the north bud. The Seahorse Valley has blossomed into an incredible complex of interlinked valleys, while the north bud has collapsed into a kind of M-set with two feathers in its tail. The inner details of both these areas are unlike anything to be found in the familiar M-set. I have rated the image at a 5, which equals average. It can be no more than average because I have done nothing with the parent fractal but enlagre it. Over the next few days I will post several additional curious slices of the hyper-M-set drawn by today's formula. These will likely be average also. Then I will search for the interesting inner details that might lie hidden in the images I have posted. These could well rate higher, as the 4-D M-set appears far richer than the familiar 2-D set. Because the periodicity must be turned off for the HyperMandel- brot formula to work correctly, the render times of images drawn by the formula are rather slow. But today's image, being of such a low magnitude, is quite fast. The render time of 37 seconds joins with the rating of 5 to give an overall worth of an outstanding 814. And the image can always be downloaded from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> though this will take a bit more time than the rendering. Rain, fog, and a chilly temperature of 46F 8C kept the fractal cats indoors all day Tuesday. A good bit of tuna was expended in the evening as a result. This morning is milder and the sky is clearing, but the wind is up, and fractal cats do not like wind, which conceals the sound of intruding cats. Hopefully, if the wind abates this afternoon as scheduled, the cats will have enough time in the yard to keep them happy. For me its work before fractals. The next variation on the Mandelbrot set will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and may the best happen. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= ThemeAndVariations { ; time=0:00:36.86--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=HyperMandelbrot center-mag=-0.462673/4.44089e-016/0.9363296 params=0/0/0.25/0/0.01/0 float=y maxiter=4000 inside=0 logmap=3 symmetry=xaxis periodicity=0 colors=000ICTIDVIFYIHbIKeHMhHPjHSmHUpHVrHXsHZuE`wH\ cuKcsMaqPZoRWmUUkWSiZPgaOecMcfKahJ_kHYoBYmGWlKUjOS\ iTQgXOf`MeeKciIbmG`rE_vCWzCZzBayAcw9fv8it7ks6nq5os\ 4pp5qm5rj6rg6sd7tb7u_8uX8vU9wR9xOAyK7xMAxOCxQExSGx\ UIxVKwXMwZOw`QwbSwdUvfZweWxdUxcRybPyaNz`Kz_IzZFzYD\ zXBzW8zV6zV4zT9zSDzRHzPLyOPxNTxLXwK`vJdvIhrKeoMczO\ azP_zRYzTWzVTzWRzYPz_NzaLzbJz5Zz6_z7`z8az8bz9czAdz\ BezBezCfzDgzEhzEizFjzGkzGkzJjzLizOizQhzTgzVgzYfz_f\ zaezddzfdziczkbznbzpazrazu_zwYzt_zr`zpbznczldzifzg\ gzehzcjzakz_lzbezd_zfTziNzkGzmAzo4zp5zp6zp7zp7zp8z\ q9zq9zqAzqBzqBzoEzmGzlIzjKzhMzgOzeQzdSzbVz`Xz_ZzY`\ zWbzVdzTfzShzXizaizeizjjznjzsjzwjzugztezrbzq`zpZzn\ WzmUzlSzjPziNzgKzfIzeGzcDzbBza9zbnz`kz_izZgzYezWcz\ VazU_zTYzRWzQUzPSzOQzNOzRMzULzXKz`JzcIzfGzjFzmEzpD\ zsCzoDzlDziEzfEzbFz_FzXGzUGzQHzNHzKIzHIzDQzAYz7ezA\ fzCgzFhzHizKizMjzBLzDOzFQ } frm:HyperMandelbrot {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(0,0): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p2+2)*a*b+p3, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 07-12-04 (Yin and Yang [8])
by Jim Muth 08 Dec '04

08 Dec '04

FOTD -- December 07, 2004 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today we tackle the last formula of the Fractint list, the 'volterra-lotka' formula, which appears in the book "The Beauty of Fractals". This formula is one of those that fully comes to life only when its inside parts are rendered with an active fill, such as the 'atan' that I used for today's image. Setting the 'decomp' feature to 256 helped the image also. Today's fractal has brought out the mystic in me. The reason for the name of the image, "Yin and Yang", is obvious as soon as the image is seen. The resemblance to the yin-yang symbol is striking. Yin and yang are not two Chinese farmers, they are the names the Chinese have given to the two great polar oppo- sites of the universe, the energies which manifest themselves in many contrasting ways, such as positive-negative, objective- subjective, matter-energy, time-space, past-future, wave- particle, male-female, heaven-earth, body-soul, brain-mind, etc., (though materialists would deny that things such as heaven and the soul exist, and would insist that the mind is somehow generated by the brain). Having caught myself waxing philosophic, which I have a tendency to do, I will now admit that in the second half of my life I find myself slowly drifting from the scientific view of the world toward the mystical view. In contrast to the scientific view, which breaks things down into their constituent parts and studies the pieces, the mystical view joins things together into larger units, the ultimate single unit being God. (Become one with ***** they say.) I have not yet found God, but then we are all like deep-sea fish searching for water. Fractals must in some way be connected to the ultimate unit, but we have gone far enough in the philosophical direction for one day. Today's fractal rates an 8 and renders in a little over 2 minutes, a combination that gives it an overall worth of 360 -- not bad for a yin-yang symbol. It will take no miracle to see today's image by running the included parameter file or by downloading it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Cold, damp, dreary weather with occasional light rain here at Fractal Central kept the dynamic cats indoors all day Monday. Needless to say, much tuna was needed to keep them happy. Today is starting warmer but it is raining again. It looks like I should stock up on more tuna. For me the work is moderate. I should be at the fractal machine before the sun sets, which it does at 4:43pm today. Until tomorrow, take care, and despite the skepticism, never abandon the search for the part of existence that lies beyond the limits of the senses. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Yin_and_Yang { ; time=0:02:19.95--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=volterra-lotka passes=1 center-mag=1.08715/1.13888/3.934074/1/-90/-1.23373\ 5336114705e-014 params=0.5008/0.4827 float=y maxiter=256 bailout=9 inside=atan outside=atan logmap=yes decomp=256 periodicity=0 colors=000UekWdkYck_ajc`ih_imXjrVkwTlzRmzPnzNozLqz\ JszguzewzczzazzZzzXzzUzzPzzKzzFzzAzz5zz0z000000000\ 000A0AA0AA0AA0AA5LB8NDBOFEQHHRJKTKNUMQVOTXQWYSZ_Ua\ `RBrSBrSArTArTArU9sU9tV9uV8vW8wW8xW8wVAuUBtUCrTDqT\ EpSGoSHoRIoRJnQKnQMnPNmPOmOPmOQlNSlNTlMUkMVkLWkLYj\ KZjK_jJ`iIaiIchHdhHehGfgGggFigFkfEmgEohDqiDsjCukCv\ mBwoBwqAwsAwu9ww9wy8wz8wzAwzBwzDwzEwzFwzHwzImzKjzL\ hzMfz3azQgzllzUSNB05A8H99T8Ad8BpSZqjuqPRX000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 0000000000000000000000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] An Ultimate Par File Collection?
by Vortex Swirling 07 Dec '04

07 Dec '04

Paul, Did you see the raw pars I found on Google? I sent you the location of that zip in email, but I'll add the link here as well. I'm not sure how long this link will last but I will keep it for a while. http://rogerkaufman.mystarband.net/GooglePars.zip Roger -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.2 - Release Date: 11/24/2004

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