David,

Thanks for bringing it to the list's attention. Now, can Fractint produce images with a maximum dimension of 8000 or 12000 pixels (sizes that final images selected for print) need to be?

Yes, by splitting the image and rendering it in parts. I have done many renders in FractInt this way, some of which I had printed very large. --Damien

David,

Cool! While I don't have anything suitable for such a prestigious contest, it's nice to know I could come up with something that could fill a 30"x40" poster.

My first fractal print was from FractInt at about 45x34. I still have it, although it's not up on the wall any more; I first put it up unframed and damaged it slightly while doing so. The judges come from a variety of backgrounds. One never knows what will be selected, so you might want to enter even if you think you won't win. :-) Back in 1997 a ballet choreographer and teacher saw the FractInt contest site and decided to enter; she had never shared a fractal in public before. That was Janet Parke. She won that contest and today is one of our judges. --Damien

Paul (since Maryetta Campbell is your sock puppet, I'll address you directly), The linked article is written by someone who knows next to nothing about the contest, but does have a very big grudge. He's entitled to his opinion, but it's neither authoritative nor even remotely unbiased. Considering the authors of the Orbit Trap blog have dedicated considerable effort over the past couple of years to attack me and anyone associated with me, I'd take anything they say with a grain of salt. --Damien Maryetta Campbell wrote:

Damien Jones wrote:

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I would like to inform you that the Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest.... http://www.fractalartcontests.com/2009/

For further reading concerning this contest, please use the following link:

http://orbittrap.blogspot.com/2009/08/has-2009-benoit-mandelbrot-fractal-art...

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David,

There are freeware fractal generators that work in 24-bit color - Chaos Pro is one I use - so spending money on UltraFractal or other commercial products isn't needed.

No, it's not. We've had submissions from free and commercial products.

I would be very very surprised if ANY image generated by Fractint was selected. A 256-color palette spread over that big an image? A 24-bit-color capable Fractint would be nice for that ...

I created several images with FractInt where I did the compositing in another program (you can use the GIMP if you would like a free one). This produced images well in excess of 256 colors. Also, there's no reason that a deliberately reduced-palette image could not be created (e.g. sepia-tone). It's an art contest. --Damien

Damien Jones wrote:

Paul (since Maryetta Campbell is your sock puppet, I'll address you directly),

I do not know why you make such accusations, since you do not know me, nor have you ever had any discussions with me. But I am aware of you through your reputation (sadly to say), which makes me very glad to not really have had any dealings with you. But I do know Paul very well, I have known him personally since the early 1970's (we went to college together). I trust his knowledge and experience over yours any day.

The linked article is written by someone who knows next to nothing about the contest, but does have a very big grudge.

Terry Wright knows quite a bit about what is going on in the world of fractals. He has entered contests and knows many people that are also involved with such things. Here again you make false accusations about somebody else. Is that all you ever do, go around putting others down to make yourself seem better? You are such a sad little person!!!

....I'd take anything they say with a grain of salt.

I will believe Terry over somebody like you any day. And I am definitely not the only person that feels this way!!! There are several people that see what you and those around you have been doing with these contests and other endeavors.