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Can't get it to work
by Dean Norris 02 Nov '12

02 Nov '12

I was using Fractint back in the late 80's. I Just tried to D/L a windows 7 version and unpacked it. I cant find a working exe file. I just get an error message saying it cannot open the file. It tells me it won't work in a 64bit environment. Help Dean

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FOTD 03-05-11 (Most Unexpected [9])
by Jim Muth 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

FOTD -- May 03, 2011 (Rating 9) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I was recently surprised when Brian found a minibrot in a scene that I had assumed and stated held no minibrots. As is so often the case in the world of fractals, things are not always as they seem. Knowing that minibrots were in the scene even though the (apparently flawed) 'fmod' method had indicated they were not, I made an old-fashioned search by locating areas of 2-way symmetry and zooming into the center. The old-fashioned way soon led to today's minibrot and image. I named the image "Most Unexpected", not because the minibrot was unexpected, but because the round-cornered square is unlike anything I have perviously stumbled upon in a fractal image. The image was given extra excitement by rendering it with the outside set to 'tdis'. When I found an acceptable color palette, the final result rated a lofty 9. Part of the rating expresses my pleasure at finding that there are more minibrots in fractals than I had previously assumed. Of course, since I have always assumed the number of minibrots is infinite, it is hard to explain how that number can be increased. (Almost anything done to infinity equals only more infinity.) The calculation time of 1 minute is already quite fast, but even this brief time may be saved by hopping to the FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> where the finished image is posted. Those who prefer their fractals in hi-def may find satisfaction at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The original FOTD web site may be accessed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Hazy sunshine through a veil of clouds, a few sprinkles of rain and a temperature of 70F 21C made Monday a very typical day for the start of May here at Fractal Central. The fractal cats spent the day trying to stay out of trouble. They were almost successful. My day was annoying. It could have been better but also could have been worse. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and pay no attention to what they tell you on the telly. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Most_Unexpected { ; time=0:01:01.61-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=+0.6316470288267675/-1.940029456046413/\ 7.679e+008/1/-42.5/0 params=11/-1.1/1.1/-11/0/0/0/0 maxiter=2000 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=6 colors=000zzAK8HI7GG7EF6DD5CB5B94A8396384273265356\ 35835935B45C44D44F44G54I54J54K53M63N63O13O33P42N43\ M44L84LG5LF6KF6KG7JG8JH8JG9IHAIHAIIBHIBHICGIDGIDGI\ EKHFKHFKHGJHHJHHIGIIGIIGJHGKHGKHFLGFMGFMFFNFEOFEOE\ EPEEQEEQDDRDDRCDSCDTCDTBCUBCVBCVACWABX9BX9BY9BY8BZ\ 8A_8A_7A`7Aa6Aa69b69c59c59d59d6Be7Ce7Df8Ef8Ff9Gg9H\ gAIgAJhBKhCLhCMiDNiDOiEPjEQjFRjFSkGTkHUkHVlIWlIXlJ\ YmJ_mK`nKanLbnLcoMdoNeoNfpOgpOhpPiqPjqQkqQlrRmrSnr\ SosTpsTqsUrtUstVttVuuWvuVxvWhuWhtWgsWfsWerWfqWhpXj\ pXloXnnXonXomXnlXmkXlkYljYkiajiciqhiskhzhgrefl`fgZ\ edZdcZcbZcaZbaZa`_`__`___Z_ZY_YX_YX_XW`WV`VV`VU`UT\ `TS`SS`SR`RQaQQaPPaPOaONaNNaMMaMLjLLgKKbJJcJIbIIbH\ HbGGZ99bGGfMMjSSnZYrdczkjzjiziiuiiuhiugitgitfitfit\ eitdhtdhychsbhsbhsahsahs`hr_hr_grZgyZgrYgvXgqXgqWg\ qVgqVgqUfpUfzTfpSfpSfpRfpQfoQfoPfoPeoOeoNeoNenMenM\ enLenKenKemJdmIdmIdmHdmHd } 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=========================================

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A Fractal?
by juanw＠shaw.ca 04 Jul '11

04 Jul '11

Don't know if this is fractal-based. Certainly looks that way, and I find it remarkable! http://inoyan.narod.ru/kaleidoskop.swf John W.

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An unscheduled fractal
by Jim Muth 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Fractal visionaries: To give assurance that I am still doing fractals, here is a scene I recently found deep in the Mandelbrot set. It is not an FOTD. The FOTD will be resumed when my FOTD web site is in respectable condition. The parameter file is rather slow, which will give lots of time to ponder the mysteries of fractals. Until next time, stay tuned and enjoy the occasional fractals from Fractal Central. JIM START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Ellipse_of_the_Day { ; time=0:28:47.51-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.154430158076852307578200573930148812\ /1.02818405143782995934904475562903725/2.386084e+0\ 31/1/-15/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=2800 bailout=9 inside=0 symmetry=none periodicity=6 colors=000F`UF`UE_UD_VCaVCcVBeWAgWAiWBkVClVDkUEiUF\ gUGeVGcVHaVH_VIYVIWVJUVJSVKQVKPVKOVLNVLMVMLVMKVNJW\ NIWOHWOGWPFWPEWPDWQCWQBWRAWR9WS8WS7WT6WT5WT4WU6VU8\ UUATVBSVDRVFQWGPWIOWKNWMMXNLXPKXRJYSIYUHYWGYYFZZEZ\ `DZbC_cB_eA_g9_i8`j7`l67pU8nTAmTBkSCjRDhRFgQGePHdO\ JbOKaNL_MMZMLWLLUKLSJLQILOHLMGKJFKHEKFDKDCKBBK9AJ1\ 8K79KDAKIAKOBKUCLZCLdDLjELoELuFKzFUzZcvYjrYgmXdhXa\ cXZcWWcWTcVUcVXcOZcVYcabehcclmWnkXoiYpfZqd_rbas`ct\ _ep_gm_ijZkgZmdZo`ZqYYrVYsSYtPWuJYtM_tPasRbsUdrWfr\ Zhq`iqckpemphnpjnoXnpUnqWnrYns`ntcnufnvmnwfnxRny7n\ x9oxBqxDswFuwHwwOxwZyvezwmzxpzyvzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zvzzrzzmzzhzutVrqUpoTmmSkkRiiQfgPdeOacN_aMY_LVXKTV\ JRTIORHMPGJNFHLEFJDCHCAFB0634A78DBCHFGKJKONORQSVUW\ YY_aacdeghioopmmnkkljijhhhffgedecbcaaa`__ZYZXWXWVV\ UTTSRRTNUSOSRPRRQQQRPPSNPTMOULNVKNWJMWHMXGLYFKZEK_\ DJ`BIaAIb9Hc8Hc7Id6Ie6If6 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Multifractal_10 (War - Zoom into "Islands in the Sun")
by Albrecht Niekamp 26 Jun '11

26 Jun '11

Hi, I´m not sure about your reactions to this one. It´s not a pretty one, can´t be with that title, but very unusual indeed. Please tell me what you think. Thanks. Albrecht -------------------------start par------------------------- 20105az2 { ; War ; Time 0.52.39 ; Mandel-secant-mmods ; Zoom into "Islands in the Sun" ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 11 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=cos/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-1.13058642478997200/+0.28449817625896450/693\ .8962/1.1228/101.291651332089913/-2.44095331583978226 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/20105.035\ 64960102/25234.2207090221/151024.0204808192/384.32768524\ 288/384.00482000595/128.1007683001/256.1007683001/256.20\ 07683001 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=4 periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=n0B00z<78>vv4ww3ww2<2>zz0zz0zy0<77>z40z30z20z20z1\ 0z00<9>s07r08q08<3>n0Cm0Dl0E<59>50u40v30w<3>00z000 }

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The missing FOTD's explained
by Jim Muth 26 Jun '11

26 Jun '11

Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I have been trying to get my FOTD web site up to date for several months, with little success. There is simply not enough time in one day to write a new FOTD and work on the 125 or so months that still need to be put up on the web site. Regret- fully, I will need to stop posting the daily FOTD until the web site is in better shape. How long this will take is anybody's guess, but with the good stuff that has been posted on the Fractint list recently, I doubt that a fractal drought is on the way. Meanwhile, keep checking the FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> where things will still be happening, and keep your eye on the new multifractal images being posted on the Fractint list. They could lead to an entirely new world of fractals. JIM

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Lee Skinner MFR Zooms _(019ba3)
by Albrecht Niekamp 26 Jun '11

26 Jun '11

Hi, this is a new zoom into one of Lee´s MFR Images. Another way of displaying the dualism shown in the "Islands in the Sun" image. Tension: Dark colours Released Tension: Light colours. Although this is a relatively deep zoom it has many more zooming spots especially where the two come together. Albrecht --------------------start par------------------------------ 019ba3 { ; Expander ; Time 0.20.04 ; fractal training device ; source Lee Skinner ; Image Albrecht Niekamp ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 11 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr.frm formulaname=multifractal_ni ismand=y function=exp/exp/exp passes=t center-mag=-1.57088265758921400/+0.15471848579516250/143\ 399.1/1/95.0000000000226237/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=-0.8940855128635518/0.8105868709372235/384.00001/\ 256.1133/4094.00016/768.0003400000001/768.0076800000001/\ 256.01024/18937.52/5 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=yes symmetry=none periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000000Aaz<3>PJoSFlWAi_5fc0ce7_jFRoNIzb0<2>zz1zzC<\ 2>zzz<3>jqdfo_blU<3>Mb8<3>LQ8KM8KJ8<2>I88H44G00<3>TA5WD6\ ZF7aI8eLAhMBiODjQF<3>qeBriAtm9vq8xu7zz5zz4zz3<8>zY4zV5zS\ 5<3>zE6wE6tD6<10>w8Px8Rx7S<3>z5_<3>f5Ma5IW4E<2>_4H<3>P3D\ N2CK2A<3>805G0BO0G<3>g0Ul0Xq0`v0d<2>y0fz0gy0h<3>u1mt1ns1\ or2q<2>v2u<3>c5eZ6`U6X<2>F9LAAG7FO4KW0Qc<3>5Xc6Zc7`c7aa7\ c_7eY<3>FcgHciJbl<3>S_v<3>civflvinvlqvotvsww<2>zzz<3>rwz\ ovzhsw<3>Gch8_d8Xa<3>8JP8FL8CI<4>XCAaB9fB7<3>zA0<13>SA1Q\ A1NA1<3>D92<6>UXAW`BYcC<3>hrI<6>JkgFfp } -----------------------start frm--------------------------- FRM:multifractal_ni { ; Albrecht Niekamp 24.3.03 ; d=real(p2) fac1=trunc(d) b1=(d-fac1)*100000 ; d=imag(p2) da=d<0 if (da) d=-d endif mi1=trunc(d) d=round((d-mi1)*10000) p6=trunc(d/100)/10 d=d-1000*p6 if (da) p6=-p6 endif p7=d/10 ; d=real(p3) ba=trunc(d) mm=round((d-ba)*100000) ; d=imag(p3) fac2=trunc(d) b2=(d-fac2)*100000 ; d=real(p4) mi2=trunc(d) fac3=round((d-mi2)*100000) ; d=imag(p4) b3=trunc(d) mi3=round((d-b3)*100000) ; da=real(p5) t=da<0 if (t) da=-da endif start=2-t dd=trunc(da) da=round((da-dd)*100) if (dd<5) start=0 vb=(dd==3)+(dd==4) else d=trunc(dd/10000) vb=(d==3)+(d==4) dd=dd-d*10000 d=trunc(dd/1000) or1=d>5 d=d-5*or1 vv1=(d==3) vv2=(d==4) dd1=(d==2)+(d==4) dd=dd-d*1000 d=trunc(dd/100) or2=d>5 d=d-5*or2 vv3=(d==3) vv4=(d==4) dd2=(d==2)+(d==4) dd=dd-d*100 d=trunc(dd/10) inr1=d>5 d=d-5*inr1 v1=(d==3) v2=(d==4) d1=(d==2)+(d==4) dd=dd-10*d d=trunc(dd) inr2=d>5 d=d-5*inr2 v3=(d==3) v4=(d==4) d2=(d==2)+(d==4) endif ; d=trunc(da/10) da=da-10*d ab=d>=5 d=d-5*ab bb1=(d==1) bb2=(d==2) dd=da>=5 da=da-5*dd ab=ab+dd ab1=(da==1) ab2=(da==2) ; d=imag(p5) dd=trunc(d) d=round((d-dd)*1000000) le=d>10000 da=trunc(dd/10) so1=((da==1)+(da==3)==0) so2=((da==2)+(da==3)==0) dd=dd-10*da wo=dd>=5 dd=dd-5*wo ir1=(dd==1)+(dd==3) ir2=(dd==2)+(dd==3) if (le) freq=round((trunc(d/10000))*10) ;frequency_lake effect by S.Gallet d=d-freq*1000 level=(trunc(d/100))/100 ;water level d=d-level*10000 ampl=d/100 ;amplitude of the wave u=real(rotskew*pi/180) t=exp(-flip(u)) bo=1/real(magxmag) q=bo/0.75*imag(magxmag) dd=tan(imag(rotskew*pi/180)) d3=2*q*t rs=2*bo*(dd+flip(1))*t z2=center+(-q-bo*dd-flip(bo))*t z=pixel-z2 d=imag(conj(d3)*z)/imag(conj(d3)*rs) if (d<=level) da=level-d z=z+2*da*(1+ampl*sin(freq*da^0.2))*rs endif z=z+z2 endif if (ismand) if (vb) c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) z=z*le else c=z*le+pixel*(le==0) z=0 endif else c=p1 z=z*le+pixel*(le==0) endif t=0 d3=(ismand==0) u=d3 : if (vb) if (d3) z=(z*z-real(c))^(z*u+imag(c)) else z2=fn1(z)+c ;Linda Allison q=cos(z2) z=c*(1-q)/(1+q) endif elseif (ab) z=z*z+c+c*c-p7 ;Pusk s Istv n elseif (d3) z2=z*z z=z2*z2+(p6+u)*z2+c else z2=z*z ;Pusk s Istv n z=z2*z2+(p6+u)*z2+c-p1 endif bo=|z| If (wo) t=t+1 if ((t<mi1)+(bo>b1)) u=2*(fn1(t/fac1)) if (ismand) z=z*u if (vb) c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) else c=z*le+pixel*(le==0) endif else z=z*le+pixel*(le==0) c=p1*u endif wo=0 if (ir1) t=0 endif endif elseif (start) t=t+1 if (start==2) if (bo>b2) u=2*(fn2(t/fac2)) rs=or1 ab=bb1 if (dd1) if (rs) z=pixel endif c=p1*u vb=vv2 d3=vb else d3=0 z=z*u c=z if (rs) z=0 endif vb=vv1 if (vb) if (so1) mm=mm+mm endif c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) endif start=1 endif elseif (t>mi2) u=2*(fn2(t/fac2)) rs=inr1 ab=ab1 if (d1) if (rs) z=pixel endif c=p1*u vb=v2 d3=vb else d3=0 z=z*u c=z if (rs) z=0 endif vb=v1 if (vb) if (so1) mm=mm+mm endif c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) endif endif start=1 if (ir2) t=0 endif endif elseif (bo>b3) u=2*(fn3(t/fac3)) ab=bb2 rs=or2 if (dd2) if (rs) z=pixel endif c=p1*u vb=vv4 d3=vb else d3=0 z=z*u c=z if (rs) z=0 endif vb=vv3 if (vb) if (so2) mm=mm+mm endif c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) endif start=0 endif elseif (t>mi3) u=2*(fn3(t/fac3)) ab=ab2 rs=inr2 if (d2) if (rs) z=pixel endif c=p1*u vb=v4 d3=vb else d3=0 z=z*u c=z if (rs) z=0 endif vb=v3 if (vb) if (so2) mm=mm+mm endif c=0.4*log(sqr(pixel^mm)) endif endif start=0 endif endif bo<=ba }

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Two Left Turns
by Mike Frazier 25 Jun '11

25 Jun '11

I did some more exploring in the Bristling Energy fractal. The name Two Left Turns came from the process I used to find the image. I made two left turns when I chose the path to zoom into. The two left turns added the two octagons to the fractal. Here is a link to a web page with an image: http://www.fracton.org/fmlposts/two_left_turns.html The parameter file used to make the image is below: Two_Left_Turns { ; Exported from Fracton. ; time = 5 min 42 sec at 640 x 480 with no aa ; on a Mac Pro 2 x 2.8 Ghz Quad-Core Xeon reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 float=y center-mag=-0.126245138931413858672422416646500180\ 6066151164938915275145862382678838012749e1/0.40833\ 58177658692924030543625981883443850512333421119460\ 012321903238149605257/7.58518528e+65/1/0/0 params=0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 maxiter=12000 inside=135 logmap=6951 proximity=0 colors=80G80G80G80G80H80H80I81I71I71J71J72J72J72K6\ 2K63K63L63L63L63M54M54M54M54N55N55N45O45O46O46P46P\ 46P37P37Q37Q37Q37R38R28R28S28S29S29S29T19T1AT1AU1A\ U0BV1CV2DW4EW5FX6GX7HY9IYAJZBKZCL_EM_FN`GO`HPaJQaK\ SbLTbNUcOVcPWdQXdSYeTZeU_fV`fXagYbgZch_dhaeibfibfi\ cgjdhkfikgjlhkljlmkmmlnnnpnoqoprorspqropqnopmnnllm\ kkljjkiiighhffgeefdddcccbaba`a`__ZZZYYYXWXWVVVUUUT\ TTRRRSSSUUUVVVXXXYYY___aaabbbdddeeeggghhhjjjkkkmmm\ <9>zzx<9>wrg<2>ujS<4>q`9<5>lT0<5>fM1<4>`F2<3>U83<1\ >O13ujS<1>q_9<2>lT0<2>fM1<2>_F2<2>U83O13ujSq_9<1>k\ T0<1>fM1<1>_F2<1>U83O13ujS<1>q_9<1>lT0<1>fM1<1>_F2\ <1>U83<1>O13<3>ujS<6>q_9<3>kT0<3>fM1<3>_F2<3>U83<3\ >O13<2>zzz } -- Mike Frazier www.fracton.org

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Multifractal_10 (Islands in the Sun)
by Albrecht Niekamp 24 Jun '11

24 Jun '11

Hi, another new and original image, unique shapes and "pseudo 24bit" colours. Lots of zooming spots. Have fun! Albrecht -------------------------start par------------------------- 20105a { ; Islands in the Sun ; Time 0.52.39 ; Mandel-secant-mmods ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 11 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr.frm formulaname=multifractal_10 function=cos/exp/exp/sin passes=t center-mag=-1.24239/0.0032193/2.971136/1.1324/90/-1.2337\ 3533611470521e-014 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/20105.035\ 64960102/25234.2207090221/151024.0204808192/384.32768524\ 288/384.00482000595/128.1007683001/256.1007683001/256.20\ 07683001 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter outside=tdis logmap=4 periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=n0B00z<78>vv4ww3ww2<2>zz0zz0zy0<77>z40z30z20z20z1\ 0z00<9>s07r08q08<3>n0Cm0Dl0E<59>50u40v30w<3>00z000 }

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD 14-06-11 (Tsunami-Plus [8])
by Brian Prentice 24 Jun '11

24 Jun '11

Here are four more details from this amazing fractal: http://linuxenvy.com/bprentice/Fractals/Set%2016/BP_16_20e.png http://linuxenvy.com/bprentice/Fractals/Set%2016/BP_16_20f.png http://linuxenvy.com/bprentice/Fractals/Set%2016/BP_16_20g.png http://linuxenvy.com/bprentice/Fractals/Set%2016/BP_16_20h.png Brian Prentice

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