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Bees-Secant Zooms
by Niekamp 08 Feb '15

08 Feb '15

Spent two days testing and configuring WinXP X64 on VMware and must admit I´m impressed. Speed and feel are almost like the real edition which used to be my favorite for a long time. The main drawback is the missing access to nvidia graphics and the bad lan communication with the host win7, but it has full access to my XP computer. ; Maybe you have been waiting for the zooms into the Bees-Secant parent, but like I said there is an infinite number so it´s just a small selection. ; https://www.dropbox.com/sh/41mqb2zgdt40xk2/AAD6hZSqEFWCLjKp4KoulaYWa?dl=0 ; Hal has found out for me that there may be some loss of coloring quality using the parfiles due to larger steps beween the colors - more and specific info hopefully later. Any loss of quality can be avoided by clicking on the three dots in the lower right corner of the dropbox image and picking the "original". ; Albrecht ; --------------------------Start Par---------------------------------------- 30001-23 { ; Hermaphrodite ; Bees-Secant ; Time 0.06.18.87 Reso 1280/1024 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=acos/ident/sin/exp passes=t center-mag=+0.19084994759683450/-0.08758731763020938/4126.423/1/-37.5000\ 000000028777/2.79927470092644626e-012 params=4.123456789123456/0.1/30001.32595700002/20004.0506031804/152048.0\ 404808001/33.16048940221/384.3132705812239/256.100002595/512.1007683001/\ 2048.3002200195 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000IpA<2>GoFGnHFmK<7>Aha9gc9gf<3>7dn6cp6bq<3>4_w4Zx3Yy<3>2Vz2Vz1U\ z<3>1Rx0Qw0Pv<3>0Mo0Ln0Ll<6>0GX0FV0ES<3>1CJ1001AF<3>288386375<3>55155064\ 0<3>830830921<3>B15C17C18<3>F0FF0HG0K<7>M0aN0cN0f<3>Q0nR1pS1q<3>V2wW2xX3\ y<3>_4z`4z`5z<3>c7xd7we8v<3>hAoiAniBl<5>mFZnGXoGV<3>qJMqKJrLH<3>tO9tO8uP\ 6<3>wS2wT1wU0<3>xX0yY0yY0<3>za4za5zb7<3>zeDzfFzgH<8>zmaymcynf<3>xpnxqpxr\ q<3>vtwvtxuuy<3>tvzswzswz<3>qxxpxwoyv<3>mzolznlzl<10>dzOczMbzJ<3>_yBZy9Z\ y8<3>Vx3Vx2Uw1<3>Rv0Qu0Pu0<4>Ls4Lr5Kr7Jq8 } 30001-27 { ; Strict Hierarchy ; Bees-Secant ; Time 0.09.16.01 Reso 1280/1024 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=acos/ident/sin/exp passes=t center-mag=+0.19072095522042810/-0.08775171972972690/644753.6/1/-139.499\ 999999357016/-6.882843670008576e-010 params=4.123456789123456/0.1/30001.32595700002/20004.0506031804/152048.0\ 404808001/33.16048940221/384.3132705812239/256.100002595/512.1007683001/\ 2048.3002200195 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000ElO<5>Aha9gc9gf<3>7dn6cp6bq<3>4_w4Zx3Yy<3>2Vz2Vz1Uz<3>1Rx0Qw0P\ v<3>0Mo0Ln0Ll<6>0GX0FV0ES<3>1CJ1001AF<3>288386375<3>551550640<3>83083092\ 1<3>B15C17C18<3>F0FF0HG0K<7>M0aN0cN0f<3>Q0nR1pS1q<3>V2wW2xX3y<3>_4z`4z`5\ z<3>c7xd7we8v<3>hAoiAniBl<5>mFZnGXoGV<3>qJMqKJrLH<3>tO9tO8uP6<3>wS2wT1wU\ 0<3>xX0yY0yY0<3>za4za5zb7<3>zeDzfFzgH<8>zmaymcynf<3>xpnxqpxrq<3>vtwvtxuu\ y<3>tvzswzswz<3>qxxpxwoyv<3>mzolznlzl<10>dzOczMbzJ<3>_yBZy9Zy8<3>Vx3Vx2U\ w1<3>Rv0Qu0Pu0<3>Ms3Ls4Lr5<3>IpBHoDGoFGnHFmKEmM } 30001-29 { ; Trampoline ; Bees-Secant ; Time 0.03.08.61 Reso 1280/1024 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=acos/ident/sin/exp passes=t center-mag=-0.429274/0.000510143/13.82034/1/90/-1.23373533611470521e-014 params=4.123456789123456/0.1/30001.32595700002/20004.0506031804/152048.0\ 404808001/33.16048940221/384.3132705812239/256.100002595/512.1007683001/\ 2048.3002200195 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000000000304708000D0F<5>X0a_0dc0h<3>p0w<4>_0dX0aU0Y<2>K0NH0JG0NE1\ R<3>7UX6`Z4h_2oa0wc<10>2WI2TG2RE<3>4G54D36F5<16>kkammcpoe<3>zwm<3>mhZjdV\ faS<3>VMCRI8OE4KA0000<43>000<4>000330<6>220220220<3>110000110<2>000KA4<7\ >gcOjgRmjT<3>zzc<9>UOFRKDOGA<3>A00<9>f0Ci0Dl0F<3>z0K<6>Z0EV0DR0C<3>A0800\ 4000<29>000 } 30001-35 { ; Far Away ; Time 0.00.40.04 Reso 1280/1024 ; Zoom with increased compression ; Found outside of the parent image reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=acos/ident/sin/ident passes=t center-mag=-0.57399410210741870/-2.22283663860311600/59.43108/1/24.00000\ 00000014317/-8.647249583049188e-013 params=4.123456789123456/0.1/30001.32595700007/20004.0506031804/152048.0\ 404808001/11.16048940221/384.3132705812239/256.100002595/512.1007683001/\ 2048.3000220195 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000<2>110110000KA4<7>gcOjgRmjT<3>zzc<9>UOFRKDOGA<3>A00<9>f0Ci0Dl0\ F<3>z0K<6>Z0EV0DR0C<3>A08004000<26>000<4>000304708000D0F<5>X0a_0dc0h<3>p\ 0w<4>_0dX0aU0Y<2>K0NH0JG0NE1R<3>7UX6`Z4h_2oa0wc<10>2WI2TG2RE<3>4G54D36F5\ <16>kkammcpoe<3>zwm<3>mhZjdVfaS<3>VMCRI8OE4KA0000<43>000<4>000330<12>110 } 30001-43 { ; Deep Zoom ; Time 0.01.48.42 Reso 1280/1024 ; Zoom with increased compression ; reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=acos/ident/sin/ident passes=t center-mag=-0.55408700482952280/-2.21715898257025000/2.007181e+007/1/81.\ 9999999624756271/3.35740246576454737e-008 params=4.123456789123456/0.1/30001.32595700007/20004.0506031804/152048.0\ 404808001/1.16048940221/384.3132705812239/256.100002595/512.1007683001/2\ 048.3000010195 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000<12>000000000<3>000330<6>220220220<3>110000110<2>000KA4<7>gcOj\ gRmjT<3>zzc<9>UOFRKDOGA<3>A00<9>f0Ci0Dl0F<3>z0K<6>Z0EV0DR0C<3>A08004000<\ 26>000<4>000304708000D0F<5>X0a_0dc0h<3>p0w<4>_0dX0aU0Y<2>K0NH0JG0NE1R<3>\ 7UX6`Z4h_2oa0wc<10>2WI2TG2RE<3>4G54D36F5<16>kkammcpoe<3>zwm<3>mhZjdVfaS<\ 3>VMCRI8OE4KA0000<29>000 } ------------------------------------End------------------------------------

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Petal Webs
by Mike Frazier 08 Feb '15

08 Feb '15

This fractal is one I found while exploring variations of the parallel resistor formula with 3 terms. The formula in this case mixes cosh, sinh, and z: z=1/(1/((cosh(z)-1)+pixel+1) + 1/(z*sinh(z)+pixel-1) + 1/(z*z+pixel)) The equation was constructed so that the minimum power of z representing the series for each term is 2. Thats the reason for the -1 after the cosh and the extra z* in front of the sinh. I haven't made any conclusions about whether or not 3 terms is better than 2 terms but it certainly is different. Here is a link to an image: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33642054/image/petal_webs_1200_5.jpg I liked how the inside stuff in the image was filled with the "webs". Even the arms of the webs have little webs along the sides. The FractInt compatible PAR file for the image is: petal_webs { ; Exported from Fracton. reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=fracton.frm formulaname=F_20150208_1101 passes=1 float=y center-mag=-6.997039369982983/0/2222.22225/1/0/0 params=0/0/0/0/-1/0/1/0/0/0 maxiter=10000 inside=0 logmap=10 periodicity=6 colors=000APIAPIAPIAPIAPIARLARLARLARLBTOBTOBTOBTOB\ TOBVRBVRBVRBVRBXUBXUBXUBXUBXUBZXBZXBZXBZXB`_B`_B`_\ B`_CabCabCabCabCabCceCceCceCceCehCehCehCehCehCgkCg\ kCgkCgkCinCinCinCinCinCkqCkqCkqCkqDlsDlsDlsDlsAKAA\ KAAKAAKAAKAAKAAKAAKADMDDMDDMDDMDDMDDMDDMDDMDFPGFPG\ FPGFPGFPGFPGFPGFPGIRJIRJIRJIRJIRJIRJIRJIRJLTMLTMLT\ MLTMLTMLTMLTMLTMNWPNWPNWPNWPNWPNWPNWPNWPQYSQYSQYSQ\ YSQYSQYSQYSQYST`VT`VT`VT`VT`VT`VT`VT`VWbYWbYWbYWbY\ WbYWbYWbYWbYYe`Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye``gc`gc`gc`gc`g\ c`gc`gc`gccjfcjfcjfcjfcjfcjfcjfcjfelielielielielie\ lielieliholholholholholholholholkqokqokqokqokqokqo\ kqokqomsqmsqmsqmsqmsqmsqmsqmsqkqokqokqokqokqokqokq\ okqoholholholholholholholholelielielielielielielie\ licjfcjfcjfcjfcjfcjfcjfcjf`gc`gc`gc`gc`gc`gc`gc`gc\ Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye`Ye`WbYWbYWbYWbYWbYWbYWbYWbYT`\ VT`VT`VT`VT`VT`VT`VT`V000 } frm:F_20150208_1101 { ; Similar to the parallel resistance formula z=0,c1=pixel-p3,c2=pixel-p4: z=1/(1/((cosh(z)-1)+c1)+1/(z*sinh(z)+c2)+1/(z*z+pixel)), |z|<100 } -- Mike Frazier www.fracton.org

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<David> Re: If the Fractint window isn't active when I use Ctrl-1...
by Hal Lane 07 Feb '15

07 Feb '15

> If the Fractint window isn't active when I use Ctrl-1, > everything is fine. This potential workaround might or might not help: Running DOS Fractint under WinXP and using <alt><Enter> to switch between: - full screen Fractint and - Fractint in a window, I sometimes lost my Windows cursor. I found that if I always had Fractint showing a text window -- instead of an image, that I would never lose my cursor. Maybe trying this could help with the problem you describe. My usage of Fractint is such that I typically find a zoom into a fractal I want to calculate at a resolution that requires a Disk Video Mode -- so after I start that I have a text screen -- and I can switch Fractint from full screen to a window knowing that I'm not risking losing my cursor. I guess you could use (or define in Fractint.cfg) Disk Video Modes for normal viewable resolutions and switch away while still doing 'investigations' at a low resolution. When you came back to Fractint you would save the completed image and (R)estore it in a viewable video mode... It's called a WORKaround for a reason, I guess... - Hal Lane (\__/) ######################## (='.'=) # hallane(a)earthlink.net (")_(") ######################## =========================================== Author: david Date: 2015-02-04 04:31 -500 To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion Subject: Re: [Fractint] Which OS does Fractint like best? Just downloaded it again and tried it again. Here's what happens: For a few seconds, I see a menu, I think of 3 or 4 items? Doesn't stay up long enough for me to read or pick anything from it. Then it goes to the bad or missing command interpreter message, and the VM hangs. Tried again. By hitting a cursor key, I got to select menu item 1 (the JEMEX one?). That gives me the bad or missing command interpreter message. Picking option #2 got me to a DOS prompt. CDed to fractint and started Fractint. Let it render a mandelambda at 1280x1024x256 and zoomed in. Then, while it was rendering, I switched away using Ctrl-1 (to switch to my primary XFCE desktop, I was running it on my 3rd desktop) and the Fractint window turned into a blank "text size" window that didn't respond to keyboard or mouse input. Had to kill it from the VM manager. (The 1280x1024 mode is the Chips & Tech one, maybe it doesn't get along with the virtual video card.) If the Fractint window isn't active when I use Ctrl-1, everything is fine. So I guess it goes back to the keymapper ... So: menu option 1 doesn't work at all for me. #2 and 3 work. #4 works but attempting to zoom using the mouse gets not response, it doesn't include the mouse driver. After it got working, I tweaked the appliance settings. I loathe and don't use PulseAudio, so I switched the audio to use ALSA. I may disable audio support since I don't use it in Fractint, anyway. Is there a reason why you give the VM 32MB of memory? That seems to be way beyond what any version of DOS ever supported. Suggestion re the menu: can you make it stop there so the user has to pick something? Or stop there longer? It seems to only wait a second or two on this 2.4GHz i7 laptop here. My old DOS days are long ago or I'd poke around in AUTOEXEC.BAT, where I guess it's happening? I have LinuxMint17 Cinnamon running on a VM here, but I'm also using the XFCE desktop there, not Cinnamon. Thanks for the appliance, now just need to figure out how to get a 1920x1080x256 display mode that isn't distorted. ======================================= --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Jonathan - MFR_13
by Albrecht Niekamp 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Jonathan, if you are reading my posts you know that I have difficulties because more then 4 FN variables are needed to complete my task of generating a new work of art from the basic image. Do you think it will be possible to add fn5 to fn8 to fractint ?? You said you are working on an update with increased buffer size. I know this is a new country again but it´s not the first time and that could be a suitable tool to combine fractal mathematics and art using my Warp Effect. Thank you so much for any help!! Petta

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Parent View
by Niekamp 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

The combination of Bees and Secant offers an infinite number of zooms, some obscure, some beautiful and some of a special nature that occurs when the bilateral data are perfectly mixed. Today´s presentation is the parent image that looks best on a big flatscreen for panorama viewing. Yesterday´s link remains: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/41mqb2zgdt40xk2/AAD6hZSqEFWCLjKp4KoulaYWa?dl=0 ; Albrecht ; --------------------------------------Start Par--------------------------- 30001-24 { ; Parent View ; Bees-Secant ; Time 0.03.47.06 Reso 1280/1024 ; The perfect zooming playground reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=acos/ident/sin/exp passes=t center-mag=0.727874/0.00775151/0.691017/1/90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=4.123456789123456/0.1/30001.32595700002/20004.0506031804/152048.0\ 404808001/33.16048940221/384.3132705812239/256.100002595/512.1007683001/\ 2048.3002200195 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000708000D0F<5>X0a_0dc0h<3>p0w<4>_0dX0aU0Y<2>K0NH0JG0NE1R<3>7UX6`\ Z4h_2oa0wc<10>2WI2TG2RE<3>4G54D36F5<16>kkammcpoe<3>zwm<3>mhZjdVfaS<3>VMC\ RI8OE4KA0000<43>000<4>000330<6>220220220<3>110000110<2>000KA4<7>gcOjgRmj\ T<3>zzc<9>UOFRKDOGA<3>A00<9>f0Ci0Dl0F<3>z0K<6>Z0EV0DR0C<3>A08004000<26>0\ 00<4>000304 } ------------------------------------Ebd------------------------------------

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multifractalz
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

. Thanx - the new FRM worx. Interesting complex images; I do not see bees or insects, but they do have a "biologic" look, like from an "alien" movie. .

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multifractalz
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

. Was anyone able to render [ FSOL, Magnetic Bees Zoom1,2,3 ] ?? I just get a blank (colored) picture. There is a code error but I can't find it; appears to be in the "parameters" line. WTF .

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Re: [Fractint] I'd like to virtualize & host my entire WinXP computer on Win8.1 - Help.
by Hal Lane 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. I'm using them to look for more links and experiences of people who've tried these out and written them up. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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FSOL
by Niekamp 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

Watching the traffic in this forum you cannot avoid noticing that it comes alive only if the subject is hardware. With the exception of Hal and Jack there is NOT ANY one posting with reference to fractals. Why? What is the use of sophisticated hardware without progressive and matching contents? But probably I will not get an answer again. ; Continuing with new mates for the Bees - Secant today. There are images with both but in connection with ManyMods, - wait for Jack´s animation -, where Manymods plays the main part. The two alone are a world of it´s own. Remember The Future Sound of London? This is the guitar they are playing. , Albrecht ; https://www.dropbox.com/sh/41mqb2zgdt40xk2/AAD6hZSqEFWCLjKp4KoulaYWa?dl=0 ; -----------------------------------------Start Par----------------------- 30001-10 { ; FSOL ; Bees-Secant ; Time 0.10.43.17 Reso 1280/1024 ; SG Miracle Map reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=acos/ident/sin/exp passes=t center-mag=0.270922/-0.000189856/24.42792/1/90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=4.123456789123456/0.1/30001.32595700002/20004.0506031804/152048.0\ 404808001/33.16048940221/384.3132705812239/256.100002595/512.1007683001/\ 2048.3002200195 float=y maxiter=3072 inside=maxiter periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000507406<6>114113013<9>041051050<4>270270200380<7>7C08C09D09E0<1\ 7>MO4NO4OP5<5>RS7RT7ST8<3>TWATWAUXA<8>U`FUaFUaG<3>TcIScJScJ<5>PfMOfNOfO<\ 5>KhRJhRIhSHhSHiTGiT<7>AiX9iY9jY<8>3ia3ia2ib<3>1hc1hc0hd<9>0ef0df0df<7>3\ ag3`g4`g5_g<8>AWfBVfCVfDUfDUf<9>LOcLNcMNcNMbNMbOLb<4>RI`RI_SH_<3>TFYTEYU\ EX<8>U9TU9SU8S<4>S6PS6PS5O<3>Q4MP4LP3L<4>L2IL2IK1H<11>B0BA0AA0A90A<5>507 } -----------------------------------------------------End------------------

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I'd like to virtualize & host my entire WinXP computer on Win8.1 - Help.
by Hal Lane 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

Does anyone know anything about virtualizing an entire WinXP machine and hosting it under Win8.1? I just got a powerhouse of a new computer, and I'm looking for a *temporary* way to keep all the apps and drivers I will lose when I fully commit to the Win 8.1 machine. Over time I will be replacing WinXP apps that will not run under Win 8.1 -- but I need to get the new machine working efficiently pretty quickly, and I don't want to suddenly lose all the capability I've built up over many years in my Win XP computer. I believe that the new computer's 16 GB RAM, 4 GHz eight hyper-threaded cores & 2 TB drive (+ SSD helper drive) will actually support this (obscure reference follows) checkers-playing-dog, even if it wins very few games. I got the idea of virtualizing my WinXP computer here: http://tinyurl.com/Virtualize-Windows-XP-computer or: http://www.infopackets.com/news/9473/how-copy-programs-windows-xp-windows-8 I was encouraged when I found this: "Intel and AMD have ... developed virtualization extensions to the x86 architecture. ... Either will allow a virtual machine ... to run an unmodified guest operating system *without* *incurring* *significant* emulation *performance* *penalties*." I would not use the WinXP browsers or email to help mitigate its security risks. Any recommendations, experiences, gotchas, links, etc. about virtualizing and hosting an entire WinXP machine would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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