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FOTD 24-02-05 (Close but no Cigar [8])
by Vortex Swirling 03 Mar '05

03 Mar '05

Does anyone else have trouble generating this fractal? I use paste n go to use both the par and formula as given. It moves along quite well until it gets to the "white horizon". Then it isn't that it stops, I can see new pixels being colored. But if I come back even after two hours there is hardly anything done below that lower half. Maybe its that I'm trying to generate it at 1280x1024. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.0 - Release Date: 3/2/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.0 - Release Date: 3/2/2005

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FOTD 02-03-05 (Something Horrible [5])
by Jim Muth 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

FOTD -- March 02, 2005 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's Julibrot image pictures an Oblate view of a midget that lies on the negative stem of the Mandelbrot set, very near the point where the stem joins the main body of the M-set. The next five FOTD images will also show Oblate views of the Z^2+C Julibrot. Mandelbrot midgets, or atoms, as they are sometimes called, are shaped like miniature versions of the Mandelbrot set. Julia 'midgets' are shaped like miniature versions of the particular Julia set in which they lie. Oblate 'midgets', which may be better described as holes, have no definite shape. Sometimes they look like Julia sets, at other times, such as in today's image, they have no definite shape, and resemble stretched and distorted, almost tortured bits of perturbed M-sets. Oblate midgets can never resemble intact Mandelbrot midgets however. Today's rather unsettling image reminds me of a face that has just witnessed a horrible scene. I have named it "Something Horrible". The parameter file renders in under 4 minutes, and when the rendering is finished, the resulting image has a rating of an average 5. Rendering may be avoided by downloading the ghastly image from the not-at-all-ghastly FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Don't give up hope, philosophy fans. The next outburst of philosophy will appear in the near future. The temperature reached 39F 4C here at Fractal Central on Tuesday, but the yard remained snow covered, keeping the fractal cats confined to the porch. They spent over an hour lounging in the sun, which is just now starting to clear the holly trees at the bottom of the yard. They must have been satisfied with their time outside, for the normal evening serving of tuna kept them happy. Unfortunately, today is starting notably colder with high wind, and the cats' happiness is in doubt. The work in my department is normal. I should be finished soon enough to leave ample time for the fractals, the next of which will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and regardless of how hard one searches, they will never find the fourth dimension of space. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Something_Horrible { ; time=0:03:42.18--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XY-ZW-new function=ident/flip passes=1 center-mag=+0.00000000001018554/-0.000000\ 00008617887/9.050939e+009/1.5291/-171.386570340830\ 417/-11.1781883317050372 params=0/90/2/0/-1.748659\ 111815974/0.01381380513990133/-1.748659111831792/\ 0.0138138052283043 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 logmap=-188 periodicity=10 colors=000ITKITKITKITKITKITKITKITKITKITKITKITKJTLK\ UMLVNMWOMXQMYSNZTN_VN`XObZOc_OeaPfcPgePdfQ_`RRWNMN\ KEMS6H_BGgGFoLEwPDrNEnLFjKGfIGbHHYFIUDIQCJMAKI9KMB\ JPDJSFIVHIYJI`LHcNHfOHbRIZUJVWJRZKN`LJcLFeMBhN7jNC\ dQG_SKVUPZSTaRXdQ`gPejOimNmpMqsMuvOrqQolSlgUibWfYY\ dU_aVaZVcWVeTWgQWiOWkLXmIXoFXqCYs9Yu7YwjIzgMzeQzcT\ zaXz__zXczVfzTjzRmzPqzNtzMozMkzMgzMczM_zMWzMSzLOzL\ KzLGzLCzL8zL4zL0zM1zN1zN1zO2zP2zP2zQ2zR3zR3zS3zS3z\ R5zR7zQ9zQBzPDzPEzPGzOIzOKzNMzNOzNPzMRzMTzMUzLWzLX\ zLZzK_zKazKbzN`zP_zRZzTYzVWzXVzZUzaTzcSzeQzgPziOzk\ NzmMzlOz9WzAXzBXzDYzEZzFZzG_zH`zJazKazLbzMczNczMaz\ M_zMYzMWzMUzMSzMQzMOzMMzLKzLIzLGzLEzLCzLAzL8zL6zL4\ zJ7zHAzGCzEFzDHzBKzAMz8Pz7Rz5Uz2Vz4Wz5Xz7Xz8YzAYzB\ ZzDZzE_zG_zH`zJ`zKazMazNbzPbzQczSczTdzVdzWezYezZfz\ n`zfcz_fzTizMlzFoz8rz0wz1uz1sz2qz2pz3nz3lz4kz4iz5g\ z5ez6dz0qz7nzElzKizRgzXdz } frm:multirot-XY-ZW-new {; draws 6 planes and rotations ;when fn1-2=i,f, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=O, 90,0=E, 90,90=J ;when fn1-2=f,i, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=R, 90,0=P, 90,90=J a=real(p1)*.01745329251994, b=imag(p1)*.01745329251994, z=sin(b)*fn1(real(pixel))+sin(a)*fn2(imag(pixel))+p3, c=cos(b)*real(pixel)+cos(a)*flip(imag(pixel))+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: Tessellation
by Jim Muth 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

At 07:06 PM 3/1/05 -0700, JOTZ wrote: >How do you find these things ...? If I knew that, every FOTD would rate a 10+. The most likely answer would be knowledge and familiarity. I spend at least an hour a day exploring the worlds of fractals. Luck also plays a part. And we must not forget intuition, whatever that is. Sometimes I simply get a feeling that a good fractal lies hidden in a certain location, and sometimes I am right. And of course, not all FOTD images are good. FOTD for Mar 2 in an hour or two. Jim M.

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Re: FOTD 27-02-05 (Tessellation-II [10+])
by Jim Muth 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

At 09:43 PM 2/28/05 -0500, you wrote: >But in all the later series [of StarTrek] warp 10 >was defined as infinite speed which was impossible >to achieve. Actually, when the effects of relativity are taken into account, the speed of light is infinite speed, and warp speed is time travel. At light speed, time slows to zero and space in the direction of motion contracts to zero. This means that from the viewpoint of those on a ship moving at the velocity of light, there is no trip. In effect, they simply leave their departure point and find themselves instantly at their destination. But then, StarTrek science was never intended to be accurate; it was meant to be fun. >Actually I liked the first tessellated fractal >better but thats just me. They are both pretty much the same. I simply got annoyed that I had posted the wrong parameter file. Jim M.

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Fractint to midi file conversion:
by harrybissell 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

Hello All There is some discussion on synth-diy about using fractint to generate MIDI file data. I know that Fractint can support a sound card, and someone (at one time) had made a utility to convert that output to MIDI. Any info would be appreciated. I will transfer any replies to the s-diy group Thanks H^) harry <longtime (well, most time) lurker>

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Re: Tessellation
by JackOfTradeZ 02 Mar '05

02 Mar '05

Yeah Jim - those Tessies are way cool! Gonna see if I can animate them. BTW - <i>HOW</i> do you find these things ... ? Long Live the Cult of Fractint! JoTz

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 27-02-05 (Tessellation-II [10+])
by Fr. Jim Lacasse 01 Mar '05

01 Mar '05

And me Fr. Jim >>> jlewis(a)clara.net 03/01/05 10:09AM >>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:43:23 -0500, Vortex Swirling wrote: > Actually I liked the first tessellated fractal better but thats just me. And me! John -- John Lewis, jlewis(a)clara.net on 01/03/2005 _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint

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FOTD 27-02-05 (Tessellation-II [10+])
by Vortex Swirling 01 Mar '05

01 Mar '05

So what your saying is that you can actually have a fractal rating of up to 10.4999999.... but a fractal rating of 10.5 would be impossible because it could be rounded up to 11? On the StarTrek TOS they could go faster than warp 10 and did so quite a few times. But in all the later series warp 10 was defined as infinite speed which was impossible to achieve. The treknobabble people said they just changed to a new scale. So using fractalbabble so to speak you could change it to anything you wanted (since your the writer) and occasionally present a fractal with say a value of 36 or something just to keep people on their toes. Probably want to wait for one that sort of breaks the laws of physics to do that, though. Actually I liked the first tessellated fractal better but thats just me. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.302 / Virus Database: 266.5.1 - Release Date: 2/27/2005

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FOTD 01-03-05 (Little Oblate Seahorse [4])
by Jim Muth 01 Mar '05

01 Mar '05

FOTD -- March 01, 2005 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Every so often my interest in the fourth dimension surges, and I start exploring the odd slices of the Z^2+C Julibrot, which just happens to be a four-dimensional mathematical object containing both the Mandelbrot set and all the Julia sets. For today's image I went to the large midget on the negative X-axis of the Mandelbrot set, where I calculated a slice in the Oblate direction, (real[z],imag[c]), through the 'Seahorse Valley' area of that midget. Don't search for the name 'Oblate' in any book about fractals. It is a name I invented myself for slices cut in this particular orientation through the Julibrot. It is not a straight and simple slice, since the imag(z) para- meter is not zero. The small imag(z) value of 0.025 gives the entire scene an interesting skew to the left. The skewing is in the scene. The image itself, though stretched in the vertical direction, is unskewed. Unfortunately, the final result, which I did not put adequate work into, rates only a 4. After two tens and an eight, today's 4-rated image might seem a big come down, but the 'passes=b' option renders the image in a blazingly fast time of under 20 seconds, which means that little time will be spent in rendering the ho-hum image. I named the image "Little Oblate Seahorse", which is a descrip- tion of the area and direction in which the image is found. The parameter file calculates very fast, but a download of the image from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> is nearly as fast, and for those with over-qualified computers, it is far more convemient. The snow started later than forecast here at Fractal Central on Monday, but when it finally did come, it came heavy, and by the time it wound down well after dark, over 7 inches (18cm) were on the ground. The fractal cats, being wise as all cats are, took their outside time early. By the time the snow began, they were safely ensconced on their shelf, watching with satisfaction the big flakes falling outside. A surprisingly small tuna treat was needed to keep them happy. This morning is starting with partly cloudy skies and sub-freez- ing temperatures. The snow covering the ground and clinging to the trees is making a winter wonderland of the surroundings, but cats of the fractal variety do not like snowy paws, so it is yet to be seen what kind of day they will have. I'll have a day of clearing away the snow however, which will take about an hour and leave ample time for the next FOTD, which will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and be of high faith. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= LitleOblateSeahors { ; time=0:00:19.88--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=multirot-XY-ZW-new function=ident/flip passes=b center-mag=0/0/55.71368/0.1391 maxiter=3750 params=0/90/2/0/0/0.025/-1.768529748533/0 float=y inside=255 logmap=yes symmetry=origin periodicity=9 colors=000QMcQMcQMcQMcQMcQMcQMcQMbQMaQM`QM_QMZQMYQ\ MXQMWQMVQMUQMTQMSQMRQMQQMPQMOQMNQMMQMLQMKQMJQMIQMH\ QKGPJFONJOQNNTQNXUM_YMb`LfdLigKlkKpoJsrJvvJyyLquMi\ qOamPUiRMeSEbZYhepnkzsozlrsevl_ydTzXMzQGwWNoaUgg`_\ mgchigckkZmnUnrPpvKryFsuLnrQioVdl__hdVeiQbnL_sGbpF\ dmFgjFihEleEnbEp`EsYDuVDxSDzQCzNCzKCzICm_PVp`Xq_Zq\ Z`qYbqXdqXfqWhqVjqUlqUnqTpqSrqRtqRoiQkbPgVOcONbRQb\ UTbXVb_Yba_bdbbgeajgamjaolaroauraxtazwazyhzpnzgkt_\ inTfhMdbFbX8iaGofOukVzpbzujzyqzxozxmzxkzxizwgywevw\ ctwaqv_ovYlvWjvUhvTiuYHkVHkWHkYHkZRjd`jjjiptivuguv\ fuweuxduycuzauz`uz_uzZuzYuzWuzVuzUuzTuzSuz`vzhvvqv\ ryvozvowtonroepoXnoOloFjqNjsUjuajvhjxpjzwjzzjzzjyz\ huzgrvfnqdjlcggbcb`_Y_XTZTOXPJWMEVRKSVPQ_UNcZLhcIl\ iGqnDusBzx8zz6zz4zzBwzIqxPluWktZjs`irbirdhqfgphfoj\ folenndmpclrcltorpsufwxXzzQzzHzzJzzLzzMzzOzxQzwRzu\ TzsVzrWzpYzn_oFSlCCnFD000 } frm:multirot-XY-ZW-new {; draws 6 planes and rotations ;when fn1-2=i,f, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=O, 90,0=E, 90,90=J ;when fn1-2=f,i, then p1 0,0=M, 0,90=R, 90,0=P, 90,90=J a=real(p1)*.01745329251994, b=imag(p1)*.01745329251994, z=sin(b)*fn1(real(pixel))+sin(a)*fn2(imag(pixel))+p3, c=cos(b)*real(pixel)+cos(a)*flip(imag(pixel))+p4: z=z^(p2)+c, |z| <= 36 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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