Not much to say. On a whim I generated the July 21 post with outside=fmod and a proximity value of 0.5 and a different map. The difference is significant. Go to http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com to see the Fractint compatible gif and a resampled version. fract325.gif { ; remapped ; blank ; calctime 0:07:07.33 ; created Jul 20, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=magnet1m center-mag=+1.70824602043643800/-1.99477496163781800/314.4654/1/19.99999\ 99999996128/1.45072148738378814e-012 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 proximity=0.5 outside=fmod colors=00101211312412413523624724825935936A36B37C47D48E48F49F59G5AH5AI5B\ J6BK6CK6CL6DM7DN7EO7EP7FP8FQ8GR8GS9HT9HU9IUAIVAJWAJXBKXBKYBLYCLZCMZCM_DN\ `DN`DOaDOaEPbEPbEQcFQcFRdFReGReGSfGSfHTgHTgHUhIUiIViIVjIWjJWkJXkJXlKYlKY\ mLZnLZnM_oM_oM`oN`pNapOaqObqPbrPcrPcrQdrQdsResRetRftSftSgtTguThuUhuUivVi\ vVjvVjvWkwXkwYlwYlwZmxZmx_nx_nx`ox`oxapyapybqybqycrydryesyeszftzgtzhuzhu\ zivzjvzkwzmwznxzpxzqyzryzuzzuzzuzzryzqyzoxznxzmwzkwzjvzivziuzhuzgtzftzfs\ zesydrycrybqybqyapyapy`ox_ox_nxZnxZmxYmwYlwXlwXkwWkwVjvVjvVivVivUhvUhuTg\ uTguSfuSftRetQesQdsQdrPcrPcrObqObqOapNapN`oN`oM_nM_nMZmLZmLYlLYlKYlKXkJX\ kJWjJWjIViIViIUhHUhHTgHTgGSfGSfFRfFReFQdFQcEPcEPbEObDOaDNaDN`CM_CM_BLZBL\ ZBKYAKYAJXAJWAIV9IU9HU9HT8GS8GR8FR8FQ7EP7EO7DN7DM6CL6CL6BK6BJ5AI5AH59G59\ G48F48E47D37C36B36A35A259248247236135124124113012001000 } Roger Alexander _________________________________________________________________ Learn more ways to connect with your buddies now http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734388