From: davides Subject: Re: (fractint) Ack! Date: 01 Feb 2001 07:04:03 -0500 >Just to counter balance Bogeys' vote of no-confidence, may I, Paul, give >a big plus vote. I'll second that! >A very old quote comes to mind; > >'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.' I would change the above quote, though: "If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried." (smile - humor injection here) David S. davides@pipeline.com http://www.mbfractals.com/usergal/davides.html http://home.pipeline.com/~davides ^ ^ 0=BF0 _ New Windows Message: Error reading FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N) Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 01-02-01 (Mystical Minibrot [5]) Date: 01 Feb 2001 09:30:00 EST Classic FOTD -- February 01, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's FOTD is late because I had no chance to prepare in time to post it on schedule. And I'm still backed up this morning, so I'll have to settle for a very terse discussion. The image shows a tiny midget in the Z^2.5+C Mandeloid. I named it "Mystical Minibrot" when nothing better came to mind. I rated the image a 5, which is average. The parameter file runs in 20 minutes. The image will be posted in 3 hours to the usenet group: alt.binaries.pictures.fractals The image is also available on the Web at: and at: The fractal weather today was partly sunny with a temperature of 54F (12C), though the high winds kept the fractal cats outdoor time limited to 10 minutes. It's now time to settle down for a day of trying to get caught up in my work. Until next time, which will come in 12 hours, take care, and be at ease. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Mystical_Minibrot { ; time=0:20:12.36 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=branchct.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC passes=1 center-mag=+0.66189386170993060/+0.38792031175369780\ /1.293822e+009/1/84.999 params=2.5/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=75000 inside=0 logmap=427 periodicity=10 colors=00051H52I<3>6BM6DN6FO7HP7JP<20>CfhChiCij<3>Dm\ n9lmDnnGon<3>Zsoctphupmvprwqwxqzyqwzq<2>hgi_`fVVcRPa\ IIZDCWA5T<42>9Yk9Zk9Zk<2>9`m9am8cl<24>VAvW8wX7w<2>_4\ x_3xZ5v<27>YoPYqOYsM<2>YxJZzJYzIXzI<9>ozHqzHszH<2>yz\ GzzGzzG<27>zzCzzCzzC<3>zzCzzDzzC<11>zz7zz7zz6<3>zz4z\ zDzzC<3>zzG } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Programmer Dude Subject: Re: (fractint) Ack! Date: 01 Feb 2001 09:52:26 -0600 davides wrote: >> 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.' > > "If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried." If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is probably not for you. Hmmmm... Is this a Bill The Cat thread?? -- |_ CJSonnack _____________| How's my programming? | |_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | |_____________________________________________|_______________________| Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Programmer Dude Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 31-01-01 (The Fractal Swarm [8]) Date: 01 Feb 2001 10:06:50 -0600 JimMuth@aol.com wrote: > Classic FOTD -- January 31, 2001 (Rating 8) That is a *way* cool fractal!!! -- |_ CJSonnack _____________| How's my programming? | |_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | |_____________________________________________|_______________________| Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 02-02-01 (A Fractal Survivor [5]) Date: 01 Feb 2001 22:54:14 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 02, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: It's a fractal survivor that won the honor as the FOTD for February 2 -- the last midget that still existed as the world closed in around them. The midget is a tough little contestant, surrounded by sharp angular discontinuities and harsh colors. To find such a tough midget, I started with the formula Z^1.5+C and gradually lowered the exponent until the midgets vanished. As the exponent of Z is lowered past 1.5, the midgets become increasingly hard to find, until at around Z^1.25, where none are left at all. Today's midget however breaks that rule, since the exponent of Z that draws the parent fractal of today's scene is 1.19. Since it's such a robust little midget that appears in today's picture, I named the image "A Fractal Survivor". The intentionally harsh colors keep the rating at an average 5, though a 6 might have been more appropriate if the conditions had been more normal. As is the case with all midgets in this sub-basement zone of the world of fractals, there is no well-defined shape. Instead, the shape of midgets varies randomly. Today's midget for example is roughly elliptic, with the tiny buds few and far between. Some midgets this low down the exponent ladder have no buds at all, and all midgets appear to have at least one edge with ill-defined borders. But my fascination with this exponent range lies not in the shape of the midgets, but in the challenge of finding them. The parameter file of today's image renders in 11 minutes on an aging Pentium machine running at 200mhz. Yes, I realize that this time is a bit too long to wait to see such an outstanding scene. So to ease the wait, the pre-rendered GIF file will soon be posted to the web at: and at: For those who can bear the wait, the image will also be posted in 14 hours to the Usenet newsgroup: alt.binaries.pictures.fractals The fractal weather today was partly sunny, with a temperature of 49F (9.5C), which must have pleased the fractal cats, who spent over an hour in the yard, watching for squirrels and birds. And that's it for tonight. I'm about ready to shut down the fractal shoppe and call it a night, but I'll re-appear tomorrow around this same time. Until then, take care, and may the good fractals prevail. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ A_Fractal_Survivor { ; time=0:11:11.24 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=branchct.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC passes=t center-mag=-0.86047093804658910/+2.98274963158541900\ /1029.124/1/19.999 params=1.19/0/4/0 float=y maxiter=30000 inside=0 logmap=65 periodicity=10 colors=000H6UH6U<14>HPkHQmHRnHSoHUqHVr<3>H_wH`xJbyKc\ zLdzMezLdyLcwLbtLbrL`o<3>LYdLYbLW_KVYKUVKUSKSQKRM<3>\ KPCKOAKM7CK0KM5QOBWPG<3>vVczWizYnzZkz_iz`g<3>qeYogVm\ hS<2>ejMckK`mHZnFYoCVqA<3>Lv0Jw0Gx0Fx0Cv0As08q26n55k\ 82iB1gE0dG0hH0bJ0WJ0QK<2>47L51M50L<3>70Q71R72S<2>86W\ 87Y88YCCV<2>MMOPQLSSKWWHZ_FbbCdeAhi7kk6no4rs1tv0xy0y\ z0zz0vx0qt0kq0<2>Ye4Rc0Sb5Sb8SbCUbGUbKUbP<3>VbcWbgWb\ kWboYbsYbwYbzYbzWYz<2>WMzWJzVEzVAzV6zV2zV0zU4zU7ySBw\ SFtSJrROo<2>QZhQbeRgdRjcRocRsbRx`Rz`UwcWreZm``hhccie\ ZnhUrnPvvPyzSz<3>zKzzHzzGzzEyzByzAyz7xz5xz4xz6vz8szA\ rzCozEnzGkzHjzKhzMgzOdzQczR`zU_zVYzYWz_Uz`SzcQzdPzgM\ zhLzjJzrE<3>zUR<19>zWPzWPzVQzWP } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 03-02-01 (Unexpected Fractal [7]) Date: 03 Feb 2001 07:49:03 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 03, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Yes, I realize that I'm late with today's FOTD, but it's still before 8am of February 3rd here at Fractal Central, so I'm still technically on time. Sometimes when exploring in the infinite world of fractals, I come upon a scene truly unexpected. Today's image is one of those scenes. The formula that drew the image is Z^1.5+C -- about as simple an expression as one could find. True, I used the MandelbrotBC formula, which draws the more remote parts of the infinite complex-log spiral, but the entire spiral is all basically the same image. The unexpected feature is the decoration surrounding the order-1.5 midget. The circular features scattered through the image are unlike anything I have seen, and far from the fragmented chaos that would be expected in a fractal with an exponent of Z equal to 1.5. When I saw the horde of circular depressions, I immediately realized how unexpected such objects are in such fractals, and named the picture "Unexpected Fractal". The rating is a marginal 7. The midget in the image lies near the shore of a larger midget, which in turn lies near a secondary bud of the parent fractal. The image takes over 50 minutes to render from the parameter file. Luckily for those with limited time, the completed GIF image file will soon be posted to: and to: And since this posting is already late, the wait for the image to appear on the Usenet news board: alt.binaries.pictures.fractals has been cut to under 6 hours. The fractal weather today was partly sunny and quite pleasant, with a temperature of 49F (9.5C) that let the fractal cats have a good romp in the yard. At 4pm a squall of rain and snow moved in, dropping the temperature to near freezing, but by that time the cats had completed their day's adventure. It's now time to reconfigure the fractal shoppe, and turn it into a more conventional work shop. Until 18 hours from now, when I'll return with another fractal and quite likely some philosophy, take care, and don't feel concern when the FOTD is a bit late. It's just that those extra good images sometimes take a little longer to find and render. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Unexpected_Fractal { ; time=0:50:50.72 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC passes=1 center-mag=+0.6463\ 5330784977680/-0.85505467314147980/923397/1/-19.999 params=1.5/0/6/0 float=y maxiter=75000 inside=0 logmap=1050 periodicity=10 colors=000PVuTTsWRr_PqcOpfNojKm<3>xEhq9mk6q<2>gAsfCs\ fDu<2>cHvaIwaJw`Lx<2>YPyYQzWRz<3>TWzVZzY_z_ay`cycdxe\ fwggwhhvkkumluposqprsqrvsqxupyvp<3>Tz6ZmAdaGjQKpEPu0\ Vv2U<3>xGUxJUyNUyPUyTUzWUz_UzaU<3>zpVzoUzoUwoTuoTroT\ omRlmRjmRfmQ<5>QlOOlOKkNIkNGkNCkL9kL6oJ7kL8hN9fPAdQC\ aTD_UEWWGUYHR_IP`JNcKKdLIeNKdNLcOOaOP`PQ_PTZQUYQWYRY\ WRZVT`UTaTUdRUeQYgKUfQ<3>KdkIdpGcvCZzDez<2>DzuDzsCzq\ <2>CojCdhC`fAYdAT`AOZ<2>A9O73NA3KE2JI3KK6LO7NR8OV9PY\ CQ`DRdERgERjGRmGRqGRuGRwHRzHR<3>zHQzHPzIP<4>zONzPNzQ\ L<6>zZJz_Iz`IzaJ<3>zfEzgDzhCzjA<3>zo7zp6zq5zr3zs3zu7\ zv9zwCzxGzyI<10>zzkzzmzzpzzs<2>zzzzzwzzszzqzzmzzk<3>\ zzZzzWzzTzzQzzWzzY<3>zzZzz_zz_zza<5>zzwzzv } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tim Wegner Subject: (fractint) I suggest mechanics of posting FOTD is off topic Date: 03 Feb 2001 13:17:18 -0600 Let me suggest that the mechanics of when and why the FOTD (Fractal of the Day) appears on various websites, or whether it was early, or whether it was late, or whether it was on time be declared off topic. Please no one take offense at this, I'm just trying to keep this list as valuable as possible for the members. If you do have concerns about the accessibility of the FOTD images, I suggest emailing privately to the people maintaining the various web sites. The FOTD itself, of course, is very much ON topic - discussion about the image or the parameters is always welcome. And thanks Jim Muth! Tim Wegner Fractint list administrator Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: DeBow Freed Subject: Re: (fractint) I suggest mechanics of posting FOTD is off topic Date: 03 Feb 2001 21:27:33 -0600 hERE hERE, OR hEAR, HEAR, OR OR WHATEVER SUGGESTS STRONG AGREEMENT AND DYSLEXIA Tim Wegner wrote: > Let me suggest that the mechanics of when and why the FOTD > (Fractal of the Day) appears on various websites, or whether it was > early, or whether it was late, or whether it was on time be declared > off topic. > > Please no one take offense at this, I'm just trying to keep this list > as valuable as possible for the members. If you do have concerns > about the accessibility of the FOTD images, I suggest emailing > privately to the people maintaining the various web sites. > > The FOTD itself, of course, is very much ON topic - discussion > about the image or the parameters is always welcome. And thanks > Jim Muth! > > Tim Wegner > Fractint list administrator > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List > Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com > Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" > Administrator: twegner@fractint.org > Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 04-02-01 (Four Fractal Spirals [6]) Date: 04 Feb 2001 00:23:43 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 04, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The formula -5Z^(-1.5)-0.5Z^(-15)+(1/C) when calculated with a bailout radius of 900 produces a north-south oriented double- lobed fractal with one east valley separating the two large lobes, and two smaller west valleys separating the lobes. Today's scene lies deep in the east valley, on the shore of a Mandelbrot bud that seems to have no reason for being in the otherwise non-critical appearing valley. I could have given the picture any of a number of names. The name I decided on is "Four Fractal Spirals", which is little more than a description. Actually, the more interesting part of the image lies inside the four spirals, closer to the central midget, where the brilliant leaf-like features surround the midget. After some thought, I rated the image a slightly above-average 6. With more time, I probably could have done better on the coloring by trying a logmap of -888 on the slow image, or by turning off the logmap entirely. The parameter file takes over one hour to render on a Pentium 200mhz machine. The fastest machines can likely finish the image in less than half that time. For convenience, the GIF file of the finished image will soon be posted to: and to: In 12 hours, the image will also be posted to the Usenet group: alt.binaries.pictures.fractals With so many ways of viewing today's fractal, no one need be disappointed. The fractal weather today here at Fractal Central featured sunshine and cold temperatures. The 35F (1.5C) was too cold for the delicate fractal cats to venture into. Instead, they passed the afternoon shifting between heating themselves at the radiator, sitting in the window and wishing it were warmer outside, and worrying for food. Well, I'm worn out, the cats are well fed, and it's time to shut down the fractal corner for another night. Until tomorrow around this same time, take care. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ FourFractalSpirals { ; time=1:04:00.01 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=t center-mag=+0.3081096921170355/-0.0035040231105116/3\ .448459e+008/1/172.5 params=-5/-1.5/-0.5/-15/0/800 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 logmap=888 periodicity=10 colors=000E0cBNo8JmKOoYTqUSbNPeHEbBJimHaZGeKGhca5MRR\ YZDOSPEM`7UGSZ7MfIGYSAPa8YQ7SY6MdUMihMnWKmIIlOf0ETOc\ N`MJfWPrIKnF`RAQa2gIbm42`Z3Uc4NgsfEbYQMP`LQ9sMgUJiQB\ bQgxt63<2>IE`1NWgG7OGSR_hJTiCMjeIpNHmagM6Lr<2>5HlSTo\ <2>AJld4XIMF<3>8XH5_I3aI<3>4z3<2>QWR<3>Yad_chadkcfoe\ grgYehPU<3>clgbrjXji<3>DIf<3>`kUfrRlyOrNY<3>cHL_FHXE\ ETCBQB8<3>j`XogbtmhysnljP`a0<3>spUws`okd<3>NJq<3>HMj\ GNiFOgEOfPmm<3>NHs<3>TG`UGXJXY9mY<3>dFOk7MYAVJDc77Ne\ leJA_<2>8FheZUK3r<2>8DlWYwzwmhrrDWi7LM6IZgX6PQ5<3>hb\ 5mc4rT7zIAr7C<2>cUeZKGUQgPNhKJjbyZ<2>DRhDbcw8eWChqLq\ TInlLX<2>GHhDkrA`o7Zm4cy<2>5rn6wn_zRPzYFzdHz4EzFFzQK\ z`PzQUzcZzaczfhzsmzorz`wzfzzD<2>zzczzBzzUzzA<2>zzbzz\ M<2>zzezzA<2>zzbzzt } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul N. Lee" Subject: Re: (fractint) I suggest mechanics of posting FOTD is off topic Date: 04 Feb 2001 07:44:09 -0600 Tim Wegner wrote: > > Let me suggest that the mechanics of when and > why the FOTD appears on various websites..... > ....be declared off topic. > Thank you very much, Tim!! :-) Sincerely, P.N.L. http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) Re: I suggest mechanics of posting FOTD is off topic Date: 04 Feb 2001 10:49:50 EST On 01-02-03 at 14:18:38 Tim Wegner wrote: >Let me suggest that the mechanics of when and why the FOTD >(Fractal of the Day) appears on various websites, or whether it was >early, or whether it was late, or whether it was on time be declared >off topic. > >The FOTD itself, of course, is very much ON topic - discussion >about the image or the parameters is always welcome. And thanks >Jim Muth! Thanks Tim. The complaints were becoming a bit annoying. And thanks again for the compliment. The FOTD will be around for a long time to come. Jim M. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul N. Lee" Subject: (fractint) Fractal-Art 2000 Contest Results Date: 04 Feb 2001 10:34:16 -0600 ................ Congratulations to all of the winners!! ................ The voting has ended and they have been tabulated: - Nature - 1st: 262, Mothtique, Virginia Sterling - 2nd: 037, Athene's Jewel Tree, Garth Thornton - 3rd: 080, Cockatoo, Lee Skinner - - Artifice - 1st: 285, Opaline Tower, Morgan Bell - 2nd: 296, Pearl Butterfly, Robert "Red" Williams - 3rd: 116, Encrusted Ring. Garth Thornton - - Scene - 1st: 210, Just a Perfect Summer Morning, Gissel Escudero - 2nd: 387, Summer Sedimentary, Garth Thornton - 3rd: 106, Dry Streambed, Lee Skinner - - Interpretation - 1st: 132, Feather Duster, Dennis Magar - 2nd: 311, Promise of Autumn, Faye Williams - 3rd: 182, Hiroshima Burning, Jon Williams - - Abstract - 1st: 430, Twisted Dream, Mark Townsend - 2nd: 117, Endicott, Janet Parke Preslar - 3rd: 283, Oldest Memory, Cory Ench - - Limited Color - 1st: 189, Ice Trees, Cory Ench - 2nd: 320, Reflux, Paul DeCelle - 3rd: 397, Symbiosis, Stephen Johnson - - Classical Mandelbrot - 1st: 050, Bistred Mandorla, Tina Oloyede - 2nd: 118, ENE, Janet Parke Preslar - 3rd: 342, See Shells, Seashells, Dave Makin - - Movement - 1st: 004, 1/50th of a Light Year, Damien Jones - 2nd: 035, Armageddon, Godwin Vickers - 3rd: 010, A Year in the Fractal Garden, Tina Oloyede - - Best Color - 1st: 050, Bistred Mandorla, Tina Oloyede - 2nd: 408, The Inspiration, Colleen Deery - 3rd: 037, Athene's Jewel Tree, Garth Thornton - - Best Lighting - 1st (tie): 146, Folds, Trixi Willius - 1st (tie): 285, Opaline Tower, Morgen Bell - 3rd: 025, Ancient Stone, Mikko Vainiala - - Best Texture - 1st: 336, Sandstone Shadows at Sunrise, Sylvie Gallet - 2nd: 155, Fukasetsu, Domenick Annuzzi - 3rd: 042, Avedensora, Daniel Kuzmenka - - Best Still - 1st: 285, Opaline Tower, Morgen Bell - 2nd: 210, Just a Perfect Summer Morning, Gissel Escudero - 3rd: 387, Summer Sedimentary, Garth Thornton Sincerely, P.N.L. http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Damien M. Jones" Subject: (fractint) Fractal-Art 2000 Contest (Status) Date: 05 Feb 2001 00:04:00 -0500 Greetings folks, I spent about ten hours today on the contest site, adding artists' names and software information to the entry pages, setting up the winners pages, and building indexes of all 450 images by title and by artist. These last two items took more than half of that time, but I think they'll be well worth it, as they make locating specific images a lot easier. I have more changes to make to the overall site, and some general cleanup before releasing the update of the site. I expect that work to go very quickly tomorrow night when I get home from work, and to release the site then. At that time, you'll only need to download a new HTML file pack to update your download. A large number of comments on images have been submitted through the web site. Because sending those out to the artists will involve a small amount of scripting on my part (not a lot, but more than I had time for this weekend) I will most likely not have those sent out until this coming weekend (February 10). They are being collected here, though, and they'll all go out. This contest was more work than I've ever done. Even though it was very late, it would have been much later if not for all the scripting that was done, and for the tireless efforts of the other volunteers. So I'd like to extend my most voluminous gratitude to Kerry Mitchell, Janet Parke Preslar, Ken Childress, Tina Oloyede, Paul DeCelle, and Jean-Pierre Louvet. They deserve special thanks for putting up with me. And to those who volunteered to do translations, which I never found the time to coordinate: Sylvie Gallet, Disonel Herrnsdorf, Robert Zimmerman, Vladimir Balon, and Timothy Pierson. For the large number of people who volunteered to burn contest CDs--I'm sorry, I don't have a full list handy!--your willingness to help is very much appreciated. And finally, thanks to all the people who entered, voted, or just visited the contest web site. That's what the contest is for. Oh, and to the individual who volunteered the contest site to be featured in an e-mail newsletter with over 200,000 subscribers--you know who you are--thank you. You've likely introduced a large number of people to fractals who might never have discovered them otherwise. Of course the fourfold increase in traffic made my host a *little* unhappy over how much of their capacity I was using. :) Damien M. Jones \\ dmj@fractalus.com \\ Fractalus Galleries & Info: \\ http://www.fractalus.com/ Please do not post my e-mail address on a web site or in a newsgroup. Thank you. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 05-02-01 (Partly Curdled 'brot [4]) Date: 05 Feb 2001 00:17:35 EST Classic FOTD -- February 05, 2001 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For some reason I felt drained of energy all afternoon today. The lethargy was not enough to put a damper on the ongoing fractal search, but it does have me pretty well worn out and ready for a junky movie. Before the movie however we have a fractal to enjoy. The formula that drew the image is 0.075Z^(-10)+0.75(1/Z)+(1/C), which I found by entering numbers at random. The image is a rather sandy looking affair, which I named "Partly Curdled 'brot" for no obvious reason. Having put almost no effort into the picture, I rated it a below-average 4. The parameter file renders in 11-1/2 minutes. An easier way to view the scene is to give Paul and Scott a chance to post the image to their web sites at: and at: and download the image from there. Unfortunately, the FOTD will not be posted to Usenet until I straighten out the computer confusion, which should be accomplished in about one month. The fractal weather today was mostly sunny, with a temperature of 45F (7C), conditions that had the fractal cats romping in the fractal yard for over an hour. Well, I see it's shut-down time, so until next time, so-long for now. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ PartlyCurdled'brot { ; time=0:11:29.20 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.75147211119564610/+1.48797426184523300\ /646684.1/1/-164.999 params=0.075/-10/0.75/-1/0/800 float=y maxiter=1800 inside=0 logmap=116 periodicity=10 colors=000edAdeBdUCccDc`EbeFakG<3>_pJZqKZrLYsMYtM<3>\ QoIOnHMmGKlFIkFZjEmiDchChgB8fA<2>3c8<2>4GW48b6Ba<4>D\ NXFQXGSW<3>MaSgdRPfmQjQRcQ<12>bKOcJOdHO<3>gCOnJIuPDv\ cEvcFvOG<10>vKQvKRvKS<3>vJV<3>TIeMIhFIj<12>9T`9U_8UZ\ <2>7XX7XX8YZ<3>CajCalE_m<14>gIniHnkGn<3>sBnzAy<2>mAU\ m7F<3>_GXXI`UKd<2>KQqDNx<3>TdlWhjaPE<10>WcOWdOVeP<3>\ TjTWnR<3>MbZK_`IXbFUdDSf<3>4Wn2Xp3Yq<14>DlvDmwEnw<2>\ GqxGrxJst<3>TwdWx`_yV<8>JzmHzoFzq<3>8zy<3>BzuCztDzsE\ zrEzrLzYSzE<3>RzI } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Rupert Millard" Subject: Re: (fractint) Fractal-Art 2000 Contest Results Date: 05 Feb 2001 16:33:25 -0000 Damien, How did you make your zoom (1/50th of a Light Year) have so many frames but still be so small? I realise that it is Flash, but I wonder what program you had used (and if it is free!)? From, Rupert P.S. Congratulations on winning! P.P.S. Would you care to guess what size that animation would be as a MPEG or an animated GIF? _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Damien M. Jones" Subject: Re: (fractint) 1/50th of a Light Year Date: 05 Feb 2001 21:26:28 -0500 Rupert, There are 52 fully-rendered frames in the animation, each one a 2:1 zoom over the previous frame. At any given moment, there are two or three images displayed, scaled to fit together seamlessly. Each frame increases the size of the displayed images logarithmically, each image magnifying in lock-step with the others. Because Flash is scaling the images on-the-fly, most of the frames contain very little data; only when a new keyframe is introduced is there a bulky JPEG to transfer. (These are the pauses you get when you first play the animation.) Because Flash doesn't have a way to automatically program a logarithmic scale, I had to manually insert all 5,000+ keyframes. This was a tedious process, let me assure you. Once that was done, "all" I had to do was select all the frames and center the images. Unfortunately Flash's interface isn't really set up to select so many frames with its onion skin; it took twenty-four hours just to complete the selection process. (Fortunately I could just start that and walk away.) The animation itself is only 2,000 frames, at 20fps. This makes it 1:40 in length. I originally built the animation at 720x360, but even at 640x320 it would be quite large. Each frame has a raw size of 614,400 bytes; with 2,000 frames it's about 1.2G. If compressed as motion-JPEG (JPEGging each frame separately) with 15:1 compression that's still 81M. If compressed with 100:1 MPEG, it's 12M. Compressed with this keyframe method and played back by Flash, it's 3.8M, or about 309:1 compression. I can't take credit for dreaming up the technique; I first saw it done in an old PC graphics demo, and later with Fractal eXtreme. I've written my own programs to do this, as it requires sub-pixel accuracy in rendering to work well. I did a version in JavaScript (not good) and Java (better). While reading information about Flash's animation format, I saw that it had sub-pixel accuracy in its rendering, so it seemed like a good candidate to try the technique. After an initial proof-of-concept animation (just six keyframes) I decided to try a big one. Originally I had intended to write a program to produce the .swf file, but with time running out I did it by hand instead. I do NOT recommend the manual approach! I may at some point wrap this whole bit into a simple program, but I make no promises. :) Damien M. Jones \\ dmj@fractalus.com \\ Fractalus Galleries & Info: \\ http://www.fractalus.com/ Please do not post my e-mail address on a web site or in a newsgroup. Thank you. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Damien M. Jones" Subject: (fractint) Fractal-Art 2000 Contest (update) Date: 06 Feb 2001 00:42:01 -0500 Good evening folks, I know most of you would be disappointed, but unsurprised, if I told you there had been delays in getting the contest results posted. Well, not this time. The contest results have been posted to the web site. The winners are presented here: http://www.contest2k.com/en/winners.htm I've also prepared indexes of images by artist and by title, here: http://www.contest2k.com/en/entries-artist.htm http://www.contest2k.com/en/entries-titles.htm If you'd like to just download the updated files, you can get the updated HTML pack here: http://www.contest2k.com/fa2k-html.zip Damien M. Jones \\ dmj@fractalus.com \\ Fractalus Galleries & Info: \\ http://www.fractalus.com/ Please do not post my e-mail address on a web site or in a newsgroup. Thank you. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 06-02-01 (Mandelbrot Garden [7]) Date: 06 Feb 2001 00:38:23 EST Classic FOTD -- February 06, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's half-hour fractal is named "Mandelbrot Garden". I gave it that name after 10 minutes or so of staring at it, trying to make something of it. The name isn't too appropriate, but it's adequate. The formula behind the image is a very simple Z^(sqrt2)+C. When I go exploring in the area between Z+C and Z^2+C, I often choose the Z^(1.414...)+C fractal to explore. The reason I choose this fractal is because the midgets in it are often surrounded by the same 2-way symmetrical pattern that makes quadratic midgets so easy to find. Today's distorted midget, for example, lies in a feature that resembles one of the higher order scepters of the classic Mandelbrot set. And today's midget is located just where one of the Z^2 midgets would be expected. After a brief consideration, I decided to rate today's image at a 7, which might be a bit optimistic. The features are actually a bit more fractured than I would like to have seen, but the colors are pretty good. Actually, a 6-1/2 may have been a more accurate rating. As I remarked yesterday, I will not be posting the FOTD to ABPF until I get the current computer-ISP confusion straightened out. I'll probably end up with a DSL connection, though that has not yet been arranged. Regardless, the GIF image will appear on the Web at: and at: as soon as Paul and Scott can render and post it. The fractal weather today was totally miserable, with a raw mixture of rain and snow that kept the cats pinned indoors. The temperature of 36F (2C) did not help matters. I see it's time to shutter the shoppe and call it a night. Until next time, take care, and be sure to de-ice your fractals. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Mandelbrot_Garden { ; time=0:29:01.69 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=branchct.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC passes=1 center-mag=-0.1694281645165105/+1.5429071620987/6.34\ 9252e+007/1/-87.5 params=1.414213562373/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=15000 inside=0 logmap=707 periodicity=10 colors=0001zi3zp4zv7zs<2>CyjDxgFvdGuaIu_JsXLrVMpSOpP\ PoMQmJSlGTlDVjAXi7Yg4_g3`d3ac3a`1c_1dX1dV1fT1gQ1gP0i\ M0jL0jI0lG0lF0iG1fG3<2>_G7XG9VG9SIAPICMIDLHFIGGFFIDE\ ICBKAAKA8K97K95K74K72K61K64K44K33K31K10K<4>00K00K00K\ <3>00K<2>01Z01c03d<3>04_CCcMIfYOigTldXic_fa`c`c`YdYX\ gVViSTlPQmMPpJOrGMuDLvAMx9Ox9Ox9Px9Px7Qx7Sx7Sx7Tx7Tx\ 6Vx6Vx6Xx6Yx6Yx4_x4<2>`x4crDdmOfgYgcfj_plTzmPzoLz<2>\ pGzpPzpUzpZypUxrPsrKrrIprFor6ls4ju3ix1fy4d<3>zGYzJXz\ MVzLTyJSuIQrGQmFPiDOfCOaAMY9LV7LS6JP4IO3IL1GI0FG0FD0\ DA0C90C<3>Q06V04Y04a03f01j00o00s00y00<2>z00z30vD6lPC\ c_JTjPLuVDz`izizzpzvmsmjidg_adPcaFd`IfYJgVMiTOjQPlOS\ mMToJVpGYrF_sC`uAXvCSxCOyCLzDGzDCzD9zF4zF0zF<3>0zG0z\ L3zOCzQLzTTzY<2>szfrzgrzipzjpzjozlozmozmmzomzplzplzr\ lzsjzsjzuizvizvizxgzy<2>fzz0zP0zV0za } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Andrew Coppin" Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 03-02-01 (Unexpected Fractal [7]) Date: 06 Feb 2001 15:59:49 -0000 >From: Jim Muth >Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 03-02-01 (Unexpected Fractal [7]) This is one waaaaay cool fractal! Man this rocks! _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Zorba the Hutt" Subject: (fractint) High-res FotD Date: 06 Feb 2001 19:51:20 -0500 For those who may be interested . . . I was recently rendering extremely high-res antialiased versions of some of the FotD, and I realized that others may be interested. They're posted at www.geocities.com/zorbathut (no functional webspace of my own, heh) and are all rendered at 1600x1280, in .png format. At the moment I've got Good Luck Minibrot, The Fractal Swarm, and Unexpected Fractal up there - any who want some really beautiful desktop backgrounds, enjoy. And credit is given to Jim Muth all over the place ;) -Zorba Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 07-02-01 (Reaching Out [6]) Date: 06 Feb 2001 22:12:47 EST Classic FOTD -- February 07, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For today's fractal we return to the Z^(sqrt(2))+C figure for a look at another never-before-seen midget. With today's image, we have moved a bit farther out the log spiral. The result is that the parent fractal has been slightly rotated and has changed shape, though the overall characteristics remain unchanged. The midget at the center of today's image lies deep in a valley of its parent. The features surrounding the midget are unusually well defined for a scene in a fractal of such a low order, and are obviously related to the scepters that abound in the classic Mandelbrot set. I named the image "Reaching Out" for no particular reason, and rated it a 6. The parameter file renders in 22 minutes on a Pentium running at 200mhz. A faster way of viewing the image is to go to the Web at the URL's: and download the GIF image file from there. The fractal weather today was pleasant enough, with partly sunny skies and a temperature of 48F (9C), which the fractal cats must have found enjoyable, for they spent almost 2 hours outdoors in the yard, doing mysterious things. While I'm trying to solve the mystery, I'll call it a night and close down the fractal shoppe. Until next time, take care, and take some more care. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Reaching_Out { ; time=0:21:54.96 -- SF5 on a p200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=branchct.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC passes=1 center-mag=-0.1698880815350267/+1.538364144638048/34\ 96059/1/2.499 params=1.414213562373/0/0.5/0 float=y maxiter=3000 inside=0 logmap=-493 periodicity=10 colors=000T7YT6XT6XS4VS3VR3TR2TR0SP0SP0RN0SP0RR2PS4P\ T7OVAOXCNYFLZHL_KKbNKcPJeSHfVHgZG<2>lfEmiEplCqnCsqBx\ tAzwAzy8zz8zz7zz6<2>zz8zz8xzAszA<2>ZzCSzCLzEFwEAqE<3\ >FXFGRFHLF<3>N0GO0GP0G<2>N0FN0FL0F<2>K6FK8FJ8FJAEJAE\ HBE<2>GCEGFEFHEFLEEOEESEEVCCZC<3>BgCAiCAlC8mC8pC8qCA\ jLAfTB_bBSjATi8Vg<3>3_b2aa0b_0cZ0bV0cX0cY0eZ<5>8gfAg\ gBiiCiiEjjFjlGjmHln<3>NmtOnuPnwPnwSpu<4>_qsaqsbqscsq\ esqfsqispjtpltpmtnntnqumsumtumuulwwlxwlzwj<2>zxizxiz\ zgzzi<3>zzjzzjzzjzzl<3>zzmzzmzzm<2>zznzznzzp<3>zzqzz\ qzzqzzq<3>xzlwzjwziuzgtzftzeszcqzbqzapz_pzZnzYmzXmzV\ lzTjzSjzRizPgzO<2>ezKezJczHgzBezFczHbzK_zNZzPYzSVzVT\ zYSz_PzbOzeNzgKzj<3>EzuCzxCzzBzzAzuAzn8zi7zb7zYgzC<2\ >czKbzNazO_zRZzTYzXXzZYzaXz_Xz_VzZVzZVzY } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Programmer Dude Subject: Re: (fractint) High-res FotD Date: 07 Feb 2001 09:40:39 -0600 Zorba the Hutt wrote: > They're posted at www.geocities.com/zorbathut How nice. I really, really like THE FRACTAL SWARM and was going to render it myself in a larger format when I got the chance. But Ultrafractal with antialiasing and .png is way nicer! Thanks!! -- |_ CJSonnack _____________| How's my programming? | |_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | |_____________________________________________|_______________________| Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 08-02-01 (Fractal Patches [5]) Date: 08 Feb 2001 00:18:04 EST Classic FOTD -- February 08, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For today's glorious? image we return to the fractal that is the square-root of the Mandelbrot set. I visit this fractal often, because not only does it have very interesting midgets, but the midgets are relatively easy to find. The parent fractal is a grotesquely mis-shapen Mandeloid with an unusually long and twisted stem. Today's midget lies in a tiny valley near the point where the stem joins the main body of the fractal. I named the picture "Fractal Patches". Once I saw the patchwork effect around the midget, no other name was possible. The final result however is only average, which earned the image a rating of 5. It's an unusually slow image, taking 1-1/2 hours to render from the parameter file, and since I will not be posting binary files to Usenet until I straighten out my computer confusion, the only way to view the finished picture is to be patient and wait until Paul and Scott have had a chance to render the image and post it to their web sites at: alt.binaries.pictures.fractals and at: The fractal weather was near perfect today, as bright sun, light winds, and a temperature of 50F (10C) made the fractal cats ecstatically happy. The philosophy is still going strong, with the next outburst scheduled for the 9th or 10th, so don't miss the next few FOTD's. The next FOTD will appear in 21 hours. Until then, take care, and sometimes the less one thinks about a fractal, the better the fractal becomes. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_Patches { ; time=1:34:44.24 -- SF5 on a p200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=branchct.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC passes=1 center-mag=-0.191914030284824/+1.629880331142094/1.2\ 50907e+007/1/35 params=1.414213562373/0/0.6/0 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 logmap=2100 periodicity=10 colors=000a1Yd1_g1_WAYLIW9PV0WTFTcWSmmRvnPsnOqnMnnLm\ pKjpIipHfpFdqDaqC`qAYq9Wq7Vs6Ss4Rs3Os1M<2>t0Ft0Dv0Av\ 09v06v04v03s04q04n04m04j06i06g06d06c07`17_17W37V47T6\ 9R79P79M99LAAKCAHDAFDACFAAHC7IC6KC4KC1LD0MD0OD0PD0PD\ 0RF<3>0WF0YF0_F0`H<3>1fH1gH1iH4jI6kK7kL9mMAmOCnPDnRF\ pSHpTIqTLqVMsWOsYPt_Rt`SvaTwcVwdWxfYxf`zg<3>fzmgzniz\ pjzqkzsmzsjzqizqgzqfwqcvqatp`sp_ppWnpVmpTjnSinPgnOfn\ McnLanI`mHYmFWmDVmATm9Rk7Pk6Ok3Lk1Kk0Ij0Hj0Dj<2>09j0\ 7g07d07c07`07_07W07V17S37R47O47M<3>A7CC7AC77D76F73H7\ 1I70I70LA0OD0PH0SK0VL1WO1_R3aT3cV4fY4i`6jc6md7pg7qj9\ tm9vn9xjHzfM<2>zTfzRkzLnsHpkCqd6tY1vR0wK0xz9TzKnzTzM\ KzqPzgLzWHzjTj_i799CCALDASFC_<3>LDz6R_<3>KFz0qs0cxCR\ z06z07z19z<2>IDzmcz0ks0kw3nzAqzHtzzwzzz03z0AzKHzizz0\ zzImz__zq0zd1znCzxMzPMz_MzgMzqMzzIzWKzcKziLzpLzvMzz } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 09-02-01 (Crown of Thorns [6]) Date: 08 Feb 2001 19:52:31 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 09, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I'm getting rather interested in the fractal created by the formula Z^1.414+C, which I call the square root fractal of the Mandelbrot set. Like the M-set, this fractal has buds and midgets, though the buds are distorted and the midgets far more difficult to find. But unlike the M-set, the Z^1.414+C Mandeloid is infinite in two ways. Not only is it infinitely complex in its depths, it is infinite in its surface extent. Due to the multi-valued nature of the complex log function, the Z^1.414 mandel-fractal is actually in the shape of an infinite spiral, giving an endless supply of new things to see and new places to explore. The p2 parameter of the MandelbrotBC formula determines which part of the spiral will be drawn. The parent fractal of today's image is a mandel figure that looks like it has been sliced in half, with a mis-shapen bud on one end. The scene of today's image lies in a nest of sinuous filaments near this bud. As is true in most of my FOTD's, a midget lies near the center of the image. This midget is so small that its actual shape is indistinct, though another magnitude of enlargement will reveal the midget to be shaped like an eastern half of the classic M-set that has been cut off from the west half. After studying today's image for a few minutes, I imagined a crown of thorns effect. I named the picture "Crown of Thorns" and rated it a 6. With a render time of only three minutes from the parameter file, today's FOTD is a welcome relief from the slow images of recent days. If three minutes is still too long to wait, the GIF image file will soon be posted to: and to: The fractal weather was pleasant enough today here at the place where all things are fractal. The partly sunny skies and temperature of 50F (10C) were pleasant enough, though the fractal cats couldn't decide whether they wanted to be indoors or outdoors. They finally settled on indoors, lured by a treat of sliced turkey. I have some philosophy all thought up and waiting to be written, but I was too busy today to write it out. I'll likely still be busy on the same job tomorrow, so the philosophy will probably not appear until the 11th, when it will do its tiny part in the enlightenment or mis-enlightenment of humanity. Until tomorrow and the next FOTD, take care, and see you then. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Crown_of_Thorns { ; time=0:03:03.33 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=branchct.frm formulaname=mandelbrotbc passes=1 center-mag=-0.0827557054067479/+1.545045515561042/18\ 3767/1/107.498 params=1.414213562373/0/1.5/0 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 logmap=75 periodicity=10 colors=0005GZ2G`q0nr0qr0rr0tr1wt4xt7ztAztDzvGz<2>vOz\ oTzjZtddkZjcToVOvMIzDCz5PmAaVDnCIz0Lj0IW0FI0C2080070\ 480785A8CD8IG8OLA<2>dTAjWAo`CvcCzeCzhCzkCzcLqWTgOaZG\ hP7qF0z50z80zA0zD0xF0vG0rJ0oL0mO0jP0gQ0dT0aV0ZW0YP0J\ I04A00C00C20<2>CL0DR0DW0Da0Dg0Dm0Fr0Fx0Fz0Fz0Fz0Mz7T\ tG`jPg`WnQdvGmz5vz0zz1zz7zwDz<3>e`zaezYkzTqzPwzLzzGz\ zFzzDzwCwrArnAoj8me7ha5eY4cT4ZP2WL1TG0PC0M70J44I5AG5\ GF7MD7SC8YA8c8Ah7AOxVMtTLqSJnQJkPIhOGhMGjLFkJDmIDnGC\ oFAqDArC8tA7v87w8Dx7Iz7Mz5Sz5Wz4`z4ez2jz2nz1tz1xz0zz\ 0xz5<3>gzOczTZzYVzaQzeOzjLzmIznGzoDzqCzr8zt7zv4zw1zx\ 0zz<3>0zz0zz0zz0zz0zw1zq5zkCze<2>PzPTzJZzDcz7gz1kz0o\ z0vz0zz7<2>zzT<3>zzSzzSxzSwzStzSrzSozSnzSkzSjzSgzY\ <2>azj`znYzrWzwTzzSzzQzz`zwhzjrzYzzMhz`Qzm7zz<2>Wz\ zczzjzzrzzzzzzzzzzzxzxtzxozwmzwhzvdzv`ztYztOzQLzSG\ zTDzW8zY } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Khemyst@aol.com Subject: (fractint) AMD K6-2 CPU Date: 09 Feb 2001 08:36:36 EST --part1_b4.1116c5f4.27b54c64_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Over a year ago there was considerable discussion about comparisons of the FPU capabilties of the Pentium vs the Celeron. Now we have the Duron and AMD K6-2. At the time, there was much speculation that the AMD K6-2 would be a contender against the Pentium in terms of the FPU and on-chip cache. I'm writing to ask whether now that the K6-2 has gone from the drawing board to reality whether it lives up to the hype that was discussed at the time over what the K6-2 was expected to be. I'm considering purchase of a system and am looking for pentium performance, not celeron or lesser FPU capability... I use a lot of math crunching (fractals, spreadsheets, database, no gaming..) Thanks.... Paul --part1_b4.1116c5f4.27b54c64_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Over a year ago there was considerable discussion about comparisons of the
FPU capabilties of the Pentium vs the Celeron.  Now we have the Duron and AMD
K6-2.  At the time, there was much speculation that the AMD K6-2 would be a
contender against the Pentium in terms of the FPU and on-chip cache.

I'm writing to ask whether now that the K6-2 has gone from the drawing board
to reality whether it lives up to the hype that was discussed at the time
over what the K6-2 was expected to be.

I'm considering purchase of a system and am looking for pentium performance,
not celeron or lesser FPU capability... I use a lot of math crunching
(fractals, spreadsheets, database, no gaming..)

Thanks....

Paul --part1_b4.1116c5f4.27b54c64_boundary-- Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) FOTD 10-02-01 (Royal Blue Fractal [8]) Date: 09 Feb 2001 21:45:05 EST FOTD -- February 10, 2001 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I do not consider today's fractal to be a classic, though it rates an exceptional 8. Classic fractals are those with the inside color set to 0, and the outside consisting of flat equal- iteration bands. Today's image has the inside color set to 0, sure enough, but the outside consists of fmod with a proximity of 1.8. I tried the new outside=fmod coloring option when the normal outside=iter fell flat and failed to deliver all that I felt the scene had in it. Today's fractal is one of those rare images where the passes=b algorithm runs the fastest, though the time saved over passes=g is only a few seconds. I still find passes=b the most fun to watch in action, though I rarely use it because of its normal slowness and the fact that it cannot be used with inside=0. The formula that drew the image is -1.5(1/Z)+0.5Z^(3)+(1/C). I named the picture "Royal Blue Fractal" when I saw the unusually brilliant blues throughout the scene. The draw time from the parameter file is a fast 2 minutes, and running the parameter file is the fastest way of viewing the image. Those who would rather not run the parameter file will find the GIF file posted in an hour or so to Paul's web site at: and to Scott's site at: The fractal weather today here at Fractal central was very changeable. A damp chilly morning suddenly gave way as a warm front passed in early afternoon to hazy sunshine and a temperature of 68F (20C). The fractal cats took full advantage of the spring-like conditions by spending all afternoon in the yard, searching for some green grass to chew on. Unfortunately for them, there is little green grass in mis-winter. And I'm now searching for a way to end this FOTD. I guess the best way is to end it the way I always have, by saying, "until next time, take care," and adding, "where is the fractosophy?" Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Royal_Blue_Fractal { ; time=0:02:10.09 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=b center-mag=+0.663679273531236/+0.07484778936714/6.33\ 8219e+010/1/-140.008/0.008 params=-1.5/-1/0.5/3/0/0 float=y maxiter=2400 inside=253 proximity=1.8 outside=fmod logmap=yes symmetry=none periodicity=10 colors=000IEwMKy<2>Y_zZXzZSzZOzZMz<2>_Az_7za3za0za0z\ a0zV0zO6wIDrHBkHAfHA_H8VF7O<2>F67K7BO7FU7J<3>k7Zo7bs\ EgwJkzOozUuzZyzczzgsujk<2>_rNSuFMw6Ez07z0Az0BzBDzKEz\ VFzcHznIzwHzuFzrEzoDzmBykAwi8vf8uc7sa6r_<2>2nS0mQ0kO\ EbZRUgcKrqDzrHusJouMjvOewS_yVV<2>zbF<2>yiFykFwmFwoFv\ rFvsFuvFuwFrrIqnJnjKmfMjbNiZOfVQeRRbNSaJUZFVYBXX7YU6\ _<3>M6eK6fI6gH6jE6kD6m<3>46rB8oHBnMEmRHj<3>kRcqUbiYg\ a_mVbqNevHgzEerBck8bc6aY3_R0ZJ0YD0X63aDAfJHkQMqVSvaZ\ zgczm_yoYsrUnsRgvNbyKYzBYz2Yz8evEkmImn<3>YnnVikScj\ <2>MQevz7jmHZUQOAYK8cH7jE7qA6w64z34z7NzBeuEvnIsgMq\ bQnYUkRYiMafHccBkSKrHSy4_z0gzAfuOeobejqcezcUziIznN\ FQVJFaM4gO0fI7eBJc4Xb0gVDkNRoFes7rwSoUmn0VKJD0_7AZ\ 3SY0jY6QiB6uKIy<2>gqziozjny<3>oijqgfqfc<2>sRQsMMuH\ IuBDv68v24g3A<2>43Q03UUBc20s00s000A3vE8w } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Damien M. Jones" Subject: Re: (fractint) AMD K6-2 CPU Date: 09 Feb 2001 23:24:05 -0500 Paul, The Pentium and the Celeron should be virtually identical as far as floating-point performance is concerned--they have the same CPU core, just different caches and bus speeds. The Duron and Athlon are again very very similar, especially in floating-point performance. However the K6 is the generation *before* the Athlon and Duron, and its floating-point performance is substantially worse. It's a poor choice for fractals. The Athlon and Duron will not disappoint, however. Damien M. Jones \\ dmj@fractalus.com \\ Fractalus Galleries & Info: \\ http://www.fractalus.com/ Please do not post my e-mail address on a web site or in a newsgroup. Thank you. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) FOTD 11-02-01 (Corn-cob Minibrot [5]) Date: 10 Feb 2001 22:00:32 EST FOTD -- February 11, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal results from a formula that adds a large negative portion of Z^(-1.2) to an even larger negative portion of Z^(-3). Once again I cannot call it a classic FOTD, because the outside consists of tdis bands. This new outside coloring option colors pixels according to the total distance traveled by the orbit, and appears as though it might be quite useful. I named the very fast image "Corn-cob Minibrot" because the bright yellow kernels surrounding the midget remind me of kernels of corn on a corncob. The rating of a perfectly average 5 fairly accurately reflects my opinion of the day's effort. The parameter file renders in under 2 minutes, fast enough to make a download superfluous. But for those who would still download the finished image, it may be found on the web on Paul Lee's web site at the URL: and on Scott Boyd's site at: The FOTD images will not be posted to Usenet until I get the new enlarged Fractal Central up and running in a month or so. The fractal weather today was very windy. The sun and temperature of 46F (8C) were pleasant enough for the duo of fractal cats, but the high winds gusting to near 50mph (80kph) kept them hiding indoors. The philosophy smouldered all day but did not ignite. I'll give it another try tomorrow. Until then, take care, and what is a fractal? Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Corn-cob_Minibrot { ; time=0:01:47.27 -- SF5 on a P200 ; Version 2001 Patchlevel 5 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+9.4286289565161110/-5.0938442055086210/3\ .397323e+008/1/-47.5 params=0.3/-1.2/11/-3/-2400/487 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 outside=tdis logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=000Eb6kqSeuN`xJ<7>UuTTuUSuV<3>PtZ<2>U6d<9>TAk\ TBkTBl<3>TCn<3>BgW7oSApO<3>LqB<8>GiCFhCFgC<2>DdCDdCB\ WI<2>57Y<3>7N_7R_7V_<3>8i`<4>AkRAkQAkO<2>BlIBlHEjJ<8\ >XZZZY``Xa<3>hShacVVnI<4>dL8fF6g95C7o<2>lq3<3>LbTE__\ 7We0Tk<9>COKENHFNF<2>IL6JL4INEHPOGRY<5>QGRSEQUDP<2>Z\ 7M_6LZBR<3>XVlX_q_`k<3>idPkdKleQ<3>nii<4>djgbkg`kg<3\ >Ukf<3>ROWRIUXPP<3>tp6yw2`q6<3>tE9x59t9B<3>gPIcTJ`XL\ <3>OlR<4>eQchMelHh<3>y0q<2>dvl<3>_egZaeYYdXUcWQb<5>O\ XTNYRMZQ<3>HbKUhUemb<8>Hc9 } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David Jones" Subject: Re: (fractint) AMD K6-2 CPU Date: 10 Feb 2001 21:44:26 -1000 Hmmm, K6-2 has been reality for many years now, methink you're confused between it and the Athlon (which was sometimes referred to as a "K7" by the press). I've been runnning a K6-2/350Mhz chip for a couple of years. VS my old Pentium 200 (the original Pentium I, not the Pentium 2, 3, 4 series), the P200 beats it on floating point I also have a 700MHz Duron box here. According to Tom's Hardware Guide, at the same clock speed, the Duron and Athlon beat the Pentium 2 and 3 by a large margin in both floating point and integer instructions. In fact, the Athlon beats the Pentium 2/3 by such a large margin that you need something like a Pentium 3/900 to match a 650MHz Athlon. On 9 Feb 01 at 8:36, Khemyst@aol.com wrote: > Over a year ago there was considerable discussion about > comparisons of the FPU capabilties of the Pentium vs the > Celeron. Now we have the Duron and AMD K6-2. At the > time, there was much speculation that the AMD K6-2 would > be a contender against the Pentium in terms of the FPU > and on-chip cache. > > I'm writing to ask whether now that the K6-2 has gone > from the drawing board to reality whether it lives up to > the hype that was discussed at the time over what the > K6-2 was expected to be. > > I'm considering purchase of a system and am looking for > pentium performance, not celeron or lesser FPU > capability... I use a lot of math crunching (fractals, > spreadsheets, database, no gaming..) Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Sylvie Gallet Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 31-01-01 (The Fractal Swarm [8]) Date: 11 Feb 2001 14:50:34 -0500 Hi Jim et al, >> Luckily, Fractint has an evolver feature, which varies the input = >> parameters at random within specified limits. So today's fractal is >> not one I found, it is one my Pentium 200mhz fractal computer found. Your computer found a very interesting one! I love to play with your FOTD and this time, I managed to create 36 images with the same parameters. Here are some of them: SWARM02 { ; . t=3D 0:50:07.43 ; Copyright Sylvie Gallet, Feb 11, 2001 ; ; t=3Dcalc time using a PII 300 at 1600 x 1200 ; Version 2001 Patchlevel 2 reset=3D2001 type=3Dformula formulafile=3Dfractint.frm formulaname=3Dmandnewt07 passes=3D1 center-mag=3D+1.14937893104461400/+0.61291839909482810/168.935\ 8/1/152.499 params=3D1.86/-0.8/1/-3.6/3.72/0.15 float=3Dy maxiter=3D240 inside=3Dbof60 logmap=3Dyes symmetry=3Dnone periodicity=3D0 sound=3Doff colors=3Dzmutfo<23>N8IM7HL5F<3>F0AIII<27>VVVVVVVVVVVVVVV<53>dd\ ddddddd<77>yyyyyyyyyzzzzzz<10>pppooommm<39>555 } SWARM04 { ; . t=3D 0:44:26.86 ; Copyright Sylvie Gallet, Feb 11, 2001 ; ; t=3Dcalc time using a PII 300 at 1600 x 1200 ; Version 2001 Patchlevel 2 reset=3D2001 type=3Dformula formulafile=3Dfractint.frm formulaname=3Dmandnewt07 passes=3D1 center-mag=3D+1.35622267850081100/+0.74429271550881250/96.4622\ 9/1/-2.499 params=3D1.86/-0.8/1/-3.6/3.72/0.15 float=3Dy maxiter=3D240 inside=3Dbof60 logmap=3Dyes symmetry=3Dnone periodicity=3D0 sound=3Doff colors=3Dzmuzzr<3>vnaukYthUseRqbOp_L<3>kQEjNChLB<2>bE7`C6YB5<3\ >K42H31D10A008B8<4>BEBCFCDGDEHEFHFFIF<49>sustvtuwuuwuvxv<3>x\ zxxzxwyw<47>hkhhjhgjggiggig<98>CFCBEBBEBADAADAADA } SWARM11 { ; 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. t=3D 2:15:17.04 ; Copyright Sylvie Gallet, Feb 11, 2001 ; ; t=3Dcalc time using a PII 300 at 1600 x 1200 ; Version 2001 Patchlevel 2 reset=3D2001 type=3Dformula formulafile=3Dfractint.frm formulaname=3Dmandnewt07 passes=3D1 center-mag=3D+0.01107350756528302/-4.51904243116685800/61.2513\ 8/1/122.499 params=3D1.86/-0.8/1/-3.6/3.72/0.15 float=3Dy maxiter=3D500 inside=3Dbof60 symmetry=3Dnone periodicity=3D0 cyclerange=3D0/255 sound=3Doff colors=3Dmrz<30>GHRFGQEFO<3>9AK89J77H<3>33D22C11B<15>002002001\ <3>000000000<177>TTYTTYTTZ<5>VV_ } Cheers, - Sylvie Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Guy Marson Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 31-01-01 (The Fractal Swarm [8]) Date: 11 Feb 2001 21:06:06 +0100 Hi Sylvie, At 14:50 11/02/01 -0500, you wrote: nice to see that you're still meeting this list.. got some troubles in using your lake-transform and the fractext generated .frm's. May I send some examples to you? Cheers, Guy >Hi Jim et al, > >>> Luckily, Fractint has an evolver feature, which varies the input >>> parameters at random within specified limits. So today's fractal is >>> not one I found, it is one my Pentium 200mhz fractal computer found. > > Your computer found a very interesting one! > > I love to play with your FOTD and this time, I managed to create 36 >images with the same parameters. Here are some of them..... Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Sylvie Gallet Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 31-01-01 (The Fractal Swarm [8]) Date: 11 Feb 2001 16:15:23 -0500 Bonsoir Guy, >> nice to see that you're still meeting this list.. Thanks you! >> got some troubles in using your lake-transform and the fractext >> generated .frm's. What kind of troubles? >> May I send some examples to you? Yes, of course. Cheers, - Sylvie Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) FOTD 12-02-01 (Best of the Lot [8]) Date: 12 Feb 2001 00:47:36 EST FOTD -- February 12, 2001 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For the third day in a row we have an image with no equal iteration bands on the outside. Instead, I have rendered the outside area with the tdis option. The effect is quite striking, and rates a slightly exaggerated 8. I named the image "Best of the Lot" because I chose it from several fractals I had filed away for a busy day such as today. The formula -14(1/Z)+1.4Z+(1/C) created the image, which renders from the parameter file in a little under 8 minutes. If running the parameter file is inconvenient, the GIF image will soon be available at: and at: The fractal weather today here at fractal central was sunny but cold. The temperature of 37F (3C) kept the fractal cats indoors. As one may surmise from the brevity of this discussion, I am very busy today. I will be busy again tomorrow, but regardless, I'll still have a fractal to enjoy at that time. Until then, take care, and fractals are forever. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Best_of_the_Lot { ; time=0:07:46.00 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.03318084634771779/-0.20818825170544190\ /8.583598e+009/1/-122.5 params=1/-1/-0.1/1/-15/0 float=y maxiter=1600 inside=0 outside=tdis logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=000WLgYIkZFo`Ct`8xZDvZIrZMqZPnZTkZYjZ`gYddYhc\ Ym`YoYYtWYxTYzS`zWcz`exd<3>qvvtvzwvzngqeTeZGVaOYcT`d\ ZceddjedmheqjetmgxngzqgzrhzvhzwhzoazjWzdQzYLwSFtM8zZ\ 8z`Dw`Gq`Lm`OgaScaVZaYTaaPcdJchFckAcn`tzzzzWzm1wO4hL\ 5VI7IF82CA0AT47kJ4zY1x`2va4qd5ne5jh7gj8dmA`nAYqCTrDQ\ vFOwFPvJQvMSvPSvSTvWVvZVvaWtdYtgZtkZtn`tqattatw`nv`h\ tZcrZYqYTqYOoWInWCmW7mQDkMJkGPkCVk5`k1ek<3>7JG8D7870\ A57C4DD2LD2QF1WG0cI0hI0nG2mG7kGCjFGjFLhFOgDSgDWeD`dC\ ddCgcCkaAoaAt`AxZAzZIeOPLCV01Y14Z27a4Ac5Dd7Fg8IhALkA\ OmCQnDSqFVrGYvI`wJcxJdxJcwLavMZtOYtOWrPVqQSoSQoSPnTM\ kYMmVLkWJ0Oz0Vw1ar7hnDhh<3>`htehwxhzwhzvgzveztczt`zv\ Yz<3>wMzwJzwGz<54>wGz } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Khemyst@aol.com Subject: Re: (fractint) AMD K6-2 CPU Date: 12 Feb 2001 11:40:45 EST Methinks you are correct. In a message dated 02/10/2001 11:45:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, gnome@hawaii.rr.com writes: << Hmmm, K6-2 has been reality for many years now, methink you're confused between it and the Athlon (which was sometimes referred to as a "K7" by the press). >> Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 13-02-01 (Pinched-off Midget [5]) Date: 13 Feb 2001 00:28:07 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 13, 2001 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: It was a hectic day here in fractal land today as the effort to consolidate Fractal Central and the Fractal Branch Office into a single location began in earnest. But it was not too busy to find a few minutes for fractal fun. The parent of today's average-rated fractal was created by a very simple formula: 1.03(Z)+1.03(1/Z)+(1/C). Z by itself produces no fractal, and 1/Z produces only a meaningless row of circular disks, but combined in various portions, Z and 1/Z produce some quite interesting Mandeloids. The midget in today's image is located on the tip of an elephant trunk in the east valley area of a Mandeloid that is ready to open into a hyperbola. The features in this area are pinched almost to the point of being disconnected, which is why I named the picture "Pinched-off Midget" It's a very slow image, so I recommend waiting a couple hours for Paul and Scott to calculate it and post it to their respective web sites at: and at: The fractal weather was sunny but chilly for most of the day, with a temperature of 37F (3C), which kept the cats indoors. In the evening however a cloud bank rolled in, dropping ice pellets and light freezing rain. That's it for today, fans of fantastic fractals. Despite the continuing hectic activity, I'll return tomorrow with another fractal. Until then, take care, and fractals always make things better. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Pinched-off_Midget { ; time=1:16:28.66 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-2.93980983411536100/-0.06281557207556004\ /1.09117e+007/1/-132.5 params=1/1/1/-1/0.03/0 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000UMT<2>MDT90L<3>DAHECHFEG<2>ILDINDHRG<3>EfO\ DjQCnSCqU<3>Lj`NiaWjZ<2>ukRmSZf8f<2>ayp<2>fYoXXkOWg2\ E0<2>bfe<3>mgG<2>ZLY<8>TCGSBERAC<3>P743bk5ZR7W7<3>GT\ BJSBLSC<2>RQE<7>PTePTiPTl<2>PUwPUzQTy<8>RRyRRyRRy<3>\ RQy<3>OXEOY3N`5<3>LiDLkFLmHb9VRLZFXa<9>cQVfQUhPT<3>r\ NR<3>NKr<4>dc_hgXkkT<3>yzF<6>hYXeU_cQa<3>VAk<7>lPnnR\ opSo<3>xZp<3>iXHfX9VaCJeF7iHv8i<9>_NUYOSWQR<3>NVL<8>\ jTXmTZpT_<3>zTd<3>peUnhRkkPinMgqK`mMUjO<4>ZWd_Tg`Qj\ <3>cEwjRmpcdqa`piU<6>XPT } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Multiple Bogeys" Subject: Re: (fractint) FOTD 10-02-01 (Royal Blue Fractal [8]) Date: 13 Feb 2001 09:52:14 -0500 >Today's fractal is one of those rare images where the passes=b >algorithm runs the fastest, though the time saved over passes=g >is only a few seconds. What the hell kind of video card are you using? Sounds like it's archaic enough that bank switching occurs when working on high resolution images. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) Re: FOTD (Royal Blue Fractal [8]) Date: 13 Feb 2001 20:42:15 EST On 01-02-13 at 09:55 EST, Multiple Bogeys wrote: >Jim wrote: >>Today's fractal is one of those rare images where the passes=b >>algorithm runs the fastest, though the time saved over passes=g >>is only a few seconds. and M.B. replied: >What the hell kind of video card are you using? Sounds like it's archaic >enough that bank switching occurs when working on high resolution images. I calculate all my fractals on a separate computer reserved for fractals. The CPU in the computer is a Pentium 200mhz. The video card is an S3 Trio64v2, with 1 meager meg of memory. The run times on this machine for the Royal Blue fractal at 640x480x256are: passes=b -- 2min 9.18sec passes=g -- 2min 11.44sec passes=t -- 2min 19.18sec passes=1 -- 2min 24.51sec passes=2 -- 2min 24.57sec passes=3 -- 2min 24.57sec passes=d -- 2min 27.37sec Passes=b wins; passes=d comes in last. Jim M. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 14-02-01 (Fractal Regrowth [7]) Date: 13 Feb 2001 21:23:22 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 14, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: All times of year are my favorite times, but early spring, when the new green shoots are just appearing, is my extra-favorite time. Since that time of year is not far off here in the northern hemisphere, I must have been thinking of spring when I named today's image "Fractal Regrowth". Apparently, the greenish features shooting out from the magenta body of the image inspired the name. And the deep blue background is as close to a spring sky as a fractal can come. Unfortunately, the equinox is still 5 weeks away, and the Fractal Central plants are still deep in their midwinter sleep, and the only spring growth I'll see for a number of weeks will be on the screen of my fractal-dedicated computer. The whimsical formula, (all FOTD formulae are), behind today's image is 0.0005(Z^100)+1.25(1/Z)+(1/C). This formula draws a main Mandeloid with a bloated main bud and a few auxiliary mini- Mandeloids scattered about, which I have not yet investigated. Today's midget is located deep in the north branch of the Seahorse Valley area of the main Mandeloid. The fractal elements in the picture are unusually well defined, and the colors are unusually brilliant. These features earned the picture a well-earned 7 on my zero-to-ten scale of fractal worth. The parameter file runs quite a bit faster than yesterday's dawdler, but still, 23 minutes will set no new speed record. Relief for the weary is at hand however, and may be found in the form of the pre-rendered GIF image file on the web at Paul Lee's web site at the URL: and at Scott Boyd's automated site at: The fractal weather today featured a cloudy cold morning and a sunny mild afternoon with a temperature of 54F (12C). In response, the fractal cats hugged the radiators all morning and spent all afternoon lurking in the yard grass, chattering at the local birds, but catching nothing. Unfortunately, I had no time for philosophizing today, and I will have no time until the all-new consolidated Super Fractal Central is up and running in a month or so. But I'll somehow find time for fractals regardless of how busy things become. In fact, the next fractal will appear in 27 hours. Until then, take care, and when you wish upon a fractal, your dreams come true. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_Regrowth { ; time=0:23:05.20 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-4.552775034858155/-0.110616707317948/779\ 485.7/1/-22.499 params=0.0005/100/1.25/-1/0/0 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=0 logmap=-466 periodicity=10 colors=000K0zK0zI0zI0zI0zO0zVBzYMzdYzjizovzvzzzzztzz\ pzzjzqevgaqXYlKVg9Qa0<2>FO0IM0MK0QI0VH0XF3_DBdBIg9Ql\ 7Yn5dq3lv2tz0z<2>z0zz0t<3>z0Fz05x00x00x00z00z00z00z0\ 7z0Fz0Mz0Vz0az0iz0oz0nt0nl0le0l_0iT5_MBRFF`9hzAawKXm\ U_dcdamiaznaweep_igTncMqUFvK9xI3zO0zX0za0zi0zo0zd0zV\ 0zK0zB0z03z0Bz0Hz0Mz<2>0Hz7FzFDzOBzY9xe7xo5vx3vz2tz2\ tz7vzBxzFzzIzzMz<2>z_zzdzzgzxlzvozttztxzotznozlnziiz\ ggtddoa_i_YdYV_XTVTOOQKKOIFMF9KD5OH9QKDTOFXTIYXM_YOd\ aTeeVgiYlnanodotgtxlvznxzqzztyzwwtzumzsczqUzoKzo3zo2\ zo2zq2zq0zq0zq0zt0zt0zt0zv0zv0zv0zv0zx0zx0zx0zz0x<3>\ z0xz0xz0x<2>z0xz0xz0v<3>z0vz0vz0v<2>z0vz0vz0t<3>z0tz\ 0tz0t<3>z0tz0o<4>z0t<2>z0wz0xz2y<2>z7zzBzzDzzFz<2>zJ\ zzKzzKz<25>zKz } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jewitt, John" Subject: RE: (fractint) C-FOTD 14-02-01 (Fractal Regrowth [7]) Date: 14 Feb 2001 10:56:14 -0800 I am a new user to Fractint. How do I create a fractal using the FOTD (for Feb. 14th) formula 0.0005(Z^100)+1.25(1/Z)+(1/C) Thanks for your help. John Jewitt -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 6:23 PM Cc: philofractal@lists.fractalus.com Classic FOTD -- February 14, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: All times of year are my favorite times, but early spring, when the new green shoots are just appearing, is my extra-favorite time. Since that time of year is not far off here in the northern hemisphere, I must have been thinking of spring when I named today's image "Fractal Regrowth". Apparently, the greenish features shooting out from the magenta body of the image inspired the name. And the deep blue background is as close to a spring sky as a fractal can come. Unfortunately, the equinox is still 5 weeks away, and the Fractal Central plants are still deep in their midwinter sleep, and the only spring growth I'll see for a number of weeks will be on the screen of my fractal-dedicated computer. The whimsical formula, (all FOTD formulae are), behind today's image is 0.0005(Z^100)+1.25(1/Z)+(1/C). This formula draws a main Mandeloid with a bloated main bud and a few auxiliary mini- Mandeloids scattered about, which I have not yet investigated. Today's midget is located deep in the north branch of the Seahorse Valley area of the main Mandeloid. The fractal elements in the picture are unusually well defined, and the colors are unusually brilliant. These features earned the picture a well-earned 7 on my zero-to-ten scale of fractal worth. The parameter file runs quite a bit faster than yesterday's dawdler, but still, 23 minutes will set no new speed record. Relief for the weary is at hand however, and may be found in the form of the pre-rendered GIF image file on the web at Paul Lee's web site at the URL: and at Scott Boyd's automated site at: The fractal weather today featured a cloudy cold morning and a sunny mild afternoon with a temperature of 54F (12C). In response, the fractal cats hugged the radiators all morning and spent all afternoon lurking in the yard grass, chattering at the local birds, but catching nothing. Unfortunately, I had no time for philosophizing today, and I will have no time until the all-new consolidated Super Fractal Central is up and running in a month or so. But I'll somehow find time for fractals regardless of how busy things become. In fact, the next fractal will appear in 27 hours. Until then, take care, and when you wish upon a fractal, your dreams come true. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Fractal_Regrowth { ; time=0:23:05.20 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-4.552775034858155/-0.110616707317948/779\ 485.7/1/-22.499 params=0.0005/100/1.25/-1/0/0 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=0 logmap=-466 periodicity=10 colors=000K0zK0zI0zI0zI0zO0zVBzYMzdYzjizovzvzzzzztzz\ pzzjzqevgaqXYlKVg9Qa0<2>FO0IM0MK0QI0VH0XF3_DBdBIg9Ql\ 7Yn5dq3lv2tz0z<2>z0zz0t<3>z0Fz05x00x00x00z00z00z00z0\ 7z0Fz0Mz0Vz0az0iz0oz0nt0nl0le0l_0iT5_MBRFF`9hzAawKXm\ U_dcdamiaznaweep_igTncMqUFvK9xI3zO0zX0za0zi0zo0zd0zV\ 0zK0zB0z03z0Bz0Hz0Mz<2>0Hz7FzFDzOBzY9xe7xo5vx3vz2tz2\ tz7vzBxzFzzIzzMz<2>z_zzdzzgzxlzvozttztxzotznozlnziiz\ ggtddoa_i_YdYV_XTVTOOQKKOIFMF9KD5OH9QKDTOFXTIYXM_YOd\ aTeeVgiYlnanodotgtxlvznxzqzztyzwwtzumzsczqUzoKzo3zo2\ zo2zq2zq0zq0zq0zt0zt0zt0zv0zv0zv0zv0zx0zx0zx0zz0x<3>\ z0xz0xz0x<2>z0xz0xz0v<3>z0vz0vz0v<2>z0vz0vz0t<3>z0tz\ 0tz0t<3>z0tz0o<4>z0t<2>z0wz0xz2y<2>z7zzBzzDzzFz<2>zJ\ zzKzzKz<25>zKz } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul N. Lee" Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 14-02-01 (Fractal Regrowth [7]) Date: 14 Feb 2001 20:53:18 -0600 Jewitt, John wrote: > > I am a new user to Fractint. How do I create > a fractal using the FOTD (for Feb. 14th) formula > 0.0005(Z^100)+1.25(1/Z)+(1/C) > There are several approaches (each very similar). You can save the entire email as a file, or just save everything between Jim's START and END lines as a file, with the extension of PAR. Make sure the file is located in a directory path accessable to FractInt. After you start the program, choose the "@" command and then locate the file you saved and run that selection. Sincerely, P.N.L. http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 15-02-01 (Dreaming [7]) Date: 15 Feb 2001 00:15:58 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 15, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's quickie fractal image is a nice one, depicting a scene with a hectic yet strangely peaceful atmosphere. The word 'nice' is an all-purpose word of mild praise, used when something pleases in a broad sort of way. The word fits today's image nearly perfectly, since the image pleases me in an overall way, with no specific details that deserve special comment. The formula behind the image is once again Z^sqrt(2)+C, a formula that draws fractals with nearly as many surprises as the Mandelbrot set itself. Today's midget is located in a curled-up and cut-off fragment of filament lying some distance from the main body of the parent fractal. I named the picture "Dreaming" when I noticed that it seems to be illuminated by the same greyish-blue light that illuminates dream objects. With a run time of 1-1/2 minutes, rendering the image from the parameter file is the best way of viewing the scene of the day. Since the picture is nice, I rated it a 7, a nice rating for a nice fractal. As always, the GIF image file will soon be available on the web at the following two URL's: I will again begin posting the FOTD to ABPF when the new improved Fractal Central office is up and running. The fractal weather today was very unpleasant, with rain, drizzle, fog, and a temperature of 43F (6C) combining to keep the fractal cats sulking indoors the entire day. Such unpleasant conditions call for a junky TV movie, so without further hesitation I'll shut down the fractal shoppe and call it a night. Until next time, take care, and when the fog closes in, clear the air with a fractal. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Dreaming { ; time=0:01:39.42 -- SF5 on a p200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=branchct.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC passes=1 center-mag=+0.56328786228482250/-1.52723830718759500\ /10108.71/1/122.5 params=1.414213562373/0/-1.5/0 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 logmap=41 periodicity=10 colors=00096P07A07C0DJ0FO0IS0LX0M_0Pd0Si0Tr0Xv0Yzuuz\ mgzf`v_VsSOoMGlFAg73d00`00Y00`40a91cD4fI7gOCiSFjXIm<\ 2>iSr`Xi<3>7mA0r10u01l0Ac0JV0SO0`F0i60r00p03<3>o1To1\ _m3f<2>l4yl4zl4zj9z<3>iQziVzg_z<2>flzfpzfszarzYrzTrz\ PpyLpvIpsGlrGgpGcoG`mGXlGSjGOiGLiFGgFCfF7dF4cF0a<2>F\ 0_J0VO0QQ0MV0IY0Da09d14i30<2>s70gF0YL9OQJDXS<3>CaGCc\ DCdACf7Cg4Ci1Cj0Cj0Fg0Gd1Ia3L_4MX6OT9QQASOCTLDXIFYFI\ <2>c6Md4OgIIiVDjg7lu3gv4cx6_x6Xy7Sz7Oz9Lz9GzACzC9zC4\ zD0zD0zF0zF0zG0zG0zI<3>vzIzzIxzPlzX`zcPziLzlIzoFzpCz\ s7zv4zx1zz0zz0zz3zyAzsIzmPziPziPzjPzlPzmPzmPzoPzpPzp\ czPrz0mz01z6jz0<2>az1dz1gz1jz3<3>vz4yz4zz4zz6zz6zz6z\ zzzzz<12>zzPzzMzzJ<3>zz7zzzzzy<8>zz_zzXzzT<3>zzIzzFz\ zCzz9zz0<3>zz0zzzzzzzzi } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 16-02-01 (Land of Terraces [8]) Date: 15 Feb 2001 19:35:28 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 16, 2001 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image reminds me of a colony of giant worms, like those in the 'Dune' series. But worms are not poetic, and I like to give my fractals poetic names, so I named the image "Land of Terraces" The terraces, which line the fractal hillside, were built by the formula 0.2(Z^2)-10(1/Z)+(1/C), a formula that I pecked out at random. The tdis outside coloring option also played an important part in the construction. The parent fractal of today's creation is little more than a giant blob filled with countless smaller blobs arranged in a pretty much haphazard manner. Today's image is located in the center of a large blob near the center of the giant blob. In addition to earning a much above average rating of 8, the FOTD image has the advantage of being a fast one, requiring only a little over 5 minutes to render on a slow old Pentium 200mhz. At this point I must confess a venial sin. I post-processed the image in a separate graphics program. But my sin has been forgiven, because I made no changes that could not be coded into a conventional Fractint parameter file. The 'tdis' outside coloring option, which was suggested by XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, is proving to be a fine alternative to the classic equal iteration bands option. I feel I'll be using it more and more frequently in future FOTD's. Since I am not currently posting the FOTD to A.B.P.F., the only way to see the image is to run the parameter file or to give Paul and Scott a chance to post the GIF image file to their web sites at: and at: The fractal weather today was totally miserable for men and cats alike. The rain and temperature of 43F (6C) kept both myself and the fractal cats safe indoors all afternoon. Tippy accepted his confinement, but Thomas complained loudly by the back door until I showed him how wet it was outside. Then he went to the side door and started complaining there. And it's now time for me to be complaining about how late it's getting and how hard I've been working. But I won't. Instead of complaining, I'll find some more fractals. The next, perhaps with a bit of philosophy, will appear in 27 hours. Until then, take care, and a cat's gotta do what a cat's gotta do. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Land_of_Terraces { ; time=0:05:20.16 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=mandelbrotmix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.356722643327391/-0.1068235836299646/3.\ 375269e+012/1/-110.022/-0.002 params=0.2/2/-10/-1/0/0 float=y maxiter=1200 bailout=25 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=000zTzD0pJ0pP0pT0pZ3pdDphLpnTp\ r`pxjpzrpzzpzzpzzpzzhzz`<2>zbDzV5zP0tJ5nFDhBJb7RX3ZP\ 0dJ0lD0t70z10z00z00z10z30z70v90rB0nF0hH0dJ0`N0XP0TR0\ PV0NX0LZ0J`0Hd0Ff0Dh0Bj09l09p09<3>x09z09z09<3>z09z09\ z09<2>z19z59v99pB9<3>`JHXLJVNLRPNNRNJTPFVRDXT<2>1bZ0\ d`0d`0Xf3Rl7LrBDxF7zJ1z<3>Z0zb0zv0zzNzzJtzFnzBfv7`r3\ Tl0Nh0Fd09Z01V00R00P00P00N00N00L00L01J03J05H07H09L0B\ P0BT0DX0DZ0Db0Ff0Fj0Fn0Hp0Ht0Hx0Jz0Jz1Jx7PrDTlHXfN``\ TfVXjPbnJhrDlv7rz1xz0zz<3>0zz0tt5nl9hdDbXJXPNRHRL9L0\ 0P01R01V01X01`01b01d03h03j03n03p03r03f05H07K09Q19R79\ RD9PLBPRBNXBNbBTd7Zf5dh3jj0nj0tp0zr0zw0zm0w`0kQ0cI5_\ HBTFHU5NV5LS4JP9HM9HGEFDJDHPBHVBJ`9Jf7Ll5Lr5Nx3Nz1Pz\ 0Pz0Rz9TzHTzPVzXVzdXzlXxtVpv<2>VZvVTvVLx<2>V3xV0xV0z\ <3>V0zV0z`0zd0zh1zlDzpRztdzxpzvjzvdzv`zvVztPztLztFzz\ PzzPzzRzzTz } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; 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, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Multiple Bogeys" Subject: Re: (fractint) Re: FOTD (Royal Blue Fractal [8]) Date: 15 Feb 2001 20:04:46 -0500 >The run times on this machine for the Royal Blue fractal at 640x480x256are: > >passes=b -- 2min 9.18sec >passes=g -- 2min 11.44sec >passes=t -- 2min 19.18sec >passes=1 -- 2min 24.51sec >passes=2 -- 2min 24.57sec >passes=3 -- 2min 24.57sec >passes=d -- 2min 27.37sec > >Passes=b wins; passes=d comes in last. Which is typical for most fractals if the video system isn't bank switching. The algorithm overhead for passes=b is a bit more than for passes=g but passes=g can easily be seen to calculate every pixel passes=b does and then some, so on most fractals it will be slower -- the exceptions being extremely fast low-iteration fractals where the algorithm overhead actually dominates the compute time and very "busy" fractals where none of the passes algorithms can find many pixels to skip calculating. Except if the video system bank switches -- then passes=b can slow down dramatically because it goes vertically all over the place, triggering bank switches, while passes=g makes just a few vertical passes down the screen. Bank switching will also hurt passes=t and passes=d; the big overhead of passes=d over passes=3 on your system (the latter actually calculates *more* pixels and also draws filled rectangles) also seems to indicate bank switching. One test of this will be to do the same tests but in a disk-video mode and see if passes=d takes proportionately as much longer than passes=3. I have a recent ATI video card and 400MHz K6-2 processor; at 1024x768, a particular Mandelbrot fractal takes: 1 minute 0.69 seconds with passes=b 1 minute 4.7 seconds with passes=g 1 minute 30.9 seconds with passes=t 2 minutes 42.47 seconds with passes=1 2 minutes 42.63 seconds with passes=3 2 minutes 43.62 seconds with passes=2 3 minutes 18.43 seconds with passes=d Looks like my copy of Fractint might not be using its linear framebuffer modes, hmm... zzz { ; Version 2001 Patchlevel 6 reset=2001 type=mandel center-mag=-0.74675246823069360/+0.09307030638852679/2133333 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=16384 inside=1 logmap=232 colors=000hb7<33>J5II4JH3JG2JF0K<3>F0KF0KF0L<54>T0aT0bT0bT0bU0c<58>wuxwv\ xxwx<2>zzzzzzzzy<56>zz5zz4zz3zz2zz1zz0<22>ic7 } _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Multiple Bogeys" Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 14-02-01 (Fractal Regrowth [7]) Date: 15 Feb 2001 20:21:58 -0500 > Sometimes these links won't work with Hotmail -- all you get is a window saying "There was an error displaying this link". Strangely enough, this happens consistently with the link in today's FOTD but not happen with the link in yesterday's FOTD, despite the links using the *exact same URL*. What can be done about this? It forces me to navigate to the FOTD by means of a Web search or similar. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: O.Binderheim@corag.de Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 16-02-01 (Land of Terraces [8]) Date: 16 Feb 2001 08:53:50 +0100 Hi there, >The 'tdis' outside coloring option, which was suggested by >XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, is proving to be a fine alternative to the >classic equal iteration bands option. I feel I'll be using it >more and more frequently in future FOTD's. in my version of fractint - which i thought would be the newest one - i= s no option outside=3Dtdis available. Am i doing something wrong=DF Or am i only using the wrong version? thanks & greetings Oli = Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) Re: C-FOTD 16-02-01 (Land of Terraces [8]) Date: 16 Feb 2001 08:57:43 EST Hi there, >>The 'tdis' outside coloring option, which was suggested by >>XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, is proving to be a fine alternative to the >>classic equal iteration bands option. I feel I'll be using it >>more and more frequently in future FOTD's. The 'tdis'outside coloring option was suggested by Steve Robinson. I meant to check and fill it in, but forgot. >in my version of fractint - which i thought would be the newest one - is no > option outside=tdis available. Am i doing something wrongß Or am i only using the wrong version? The tdis option was introduced in version 20.0.0 If you are using an earlier version, you need to download the latest version. If you are using version 20.0.0 or later, you are doing something wrong. I am using version 20.1.5, but I am not sure that this version is the latest. Jim M. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul N. Lee" Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 16-02-01 (Land of Terraces [8]) Date: 16 Feb 2001 08:18:14 -0600 O.Binderheim@corag.de wrote: > > in my version of fractint - which i thought would > be the newest one - is no option outside=tdis available. > Am i doing something wrongß > Or am i only using the wrong version? > The latest version is 20.1.06 and may be obtained from the Development teams web site: http://www.fractint.org/ Sincerely, P.N.L. http://www.fractalus.com/cgi-bin/theway?ring=fractals&id=43&go Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Muth Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 17-02-01 (Broken Doughnut [6]) Date: 16 Feb 2001 20:57:46 -0500 (EST) Classic FOTD -- February 17, 2001 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Some broken titles have a certain class. Titles such as 'Broken Blossoms', 'Broken Arrow', or even 'Broken Promises' bear witness to a coming drama. But, 'Broken Doughnut'? What could be classy or dramatic about a broken doughnut unless one drowned in their coffee while dunking it? As for the strange name, something in today's image reminded me of a doughnut. Most likely it was the drab green band surrounding the almost invisible midget at the center. But the reason is unimportant; the fact remains that the image has been named "Broken Doughnut", and that name will be its name forever. After giving the picture its classless name, I rated it a 6, which is just slightly above average on my 0-to-10 scale of fractal worth. The scene of today's FOTD is part of the Z^sqrt(2)+C fractal -- a fractal that has more nooks and crannies and buds and valleys than the earth has ants. Having a fractional exponent, the scene is almost overwhelmed by discontinuities. In fact, the discontinuities are what creates the scene. The parameter file runs in 10 minutes on a worn-out 200mhz Pentium, even faster on a more up-to-date machine. Since I will not be posting the FOTD to ABPF until further notice, the 10 minute run time can be bypassed only by downloading the GIF image file from: or from: The fractal weather today was totally and unabashedly miserable, with a steady rain, raw wind, and a temperature of 39F (4C), which was so obviously unpleasant that the fractal cats were satisfied to remain indoors, gazing from their favorite window. (Windows are a cat's TV.) Since I spent so much time today moving stuff to the new Fractal Central, I found no time to sit and ponder the mysteries of existence. Actually, I need a few new mysteries of existence to ponder. The old ones have gotten stale. So when I get the chance, I'll have to ponder what to ponder. Right now, I'm pondering shutting down the soon-to-be-abandoned old Fractal Central and calling it an evening. Until tomorrow at around the same time, take care, and you may already be a fractal. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Broken_Doughnut { ; time=0:10:03.36 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC center-mag=-1.186109041897596/-0.4223498239916194/80\ 27451/1/-32.499 params=1.414213562373/0/24/0 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 logmap=616 periodicity=10 colors=000A0GL0LF0KG0TF0YC0cA1g73l64p36u17y03z07z4Az\ 9Fz<3>QTzVXz__y<2>ljxpmxurvyuvzzzzxvxsjuoYplMmg9ic0f\ `0d_0c_0c_0a_4a_9`_D__J__OY_S<2>X_d_```aXacSddOffJgg\ F`g0iiApiPxjcziszjrzlpzmoyoovpmurlrsjpujmvilxgiyfgzf\ dzdczc`zaXzm_zalzJazSSz`Izg7zp0zx1zr4zm6zg9zcCz_DzTG\ yPIvJLuFOrAPp4Sm0Qm0Tl0Vl0Xl0Yj0_j0`j0aj1ci3di3fi4gi\ 6ig6jg7lg9mg9<2>6Gu07z6GzJOpYXfocXvgIxjMydPz`SzVXzQ_\ zLazGdzAiz6lz0oz0rz1ox6lpAiiFfaLcVP`OTYG_VTe_NbSAZMC\ TGDPAFL4GG0IC0M90J90I90F90D90C90990790690390190<3>09\ 609707109709D09J0AO0AT0A_0Ad0Ci1Co3Cu4Cy9IvCOsGTrJ_o\ OdmQjjXsdToi<3>IcuF`xDYzG`s<2>LiaMlXOoP<3>Tz1Vz0Yv1<\ 2>cdIfiDglAjo6lr3mp7opCopGpoLpoProTsmYsmaumfumjaipJf\ v0cz4`u9_pDYjGXfLTa<2>XPO_SLaVJdXGg_FjaClcAof7ri6uj3\ xm1zp0zr0zu0zx0<2>zz0zx0zs0xm0ri0of0lc0f_0`T0VP0PL0J\ F0 } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 18-02-01 (Mandelbrot Arches [7]) Date: 18 Feb 2001 08:43:18 EST Classic FOTD -- February 18, 2001 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Yes, I realize that I'm late. It's actually 8:15am Sunday morning here at Fractal Central, and I'm just now getting around to writing and posting the FOTD for today. My excuse is that I was busy all day yesterday and last evening painting walls in the new soon-to-be Fractal Central. Another peculiarity is that I have attached two different versions of the parameter file of today's FOTD. Version-1 refers to a separate arches.map file for the color information; version-2 has the color information included in the normal manner. I have attached the .map file required by version-1 to the bottom of this letter. Running version-2 of the parameter file can be done in the normal manner, but the colors will be significantly incorrect (at least on my monitor). Version-1 of the parameter file will give more accurate colors, but before this can be done, the arches.map file must be edited from the bottom of this letter and saved in your Fractint directory as a text file named < arches.map >. The image itself was created by number 12 in my series of 12 MandNewt formulae, all of which are distortions of the Ikenaga function. I named the picture "Mandelbrot Arches" when I noticed the group of arch-like features spanning the screen before a multi-colored-sky background. I considered all aspects of the image before rating it an above-average 7. It is this exceptionally smooth background that causes the inaccuracy when the colors are recorded in the normal manner. The background should have virtually no visible bands, but this happens only when version-1 of the parameter file is run. Running version-2 causes unintended bands to appear. The difference is small, but it is there. This is not a bug in the program; it is simply an unavoidable result of squeezing the color information into the very compact 'parameter file' format. Both versions of the parameter file run in just under 13 minutes on a 200-mhz Pentium, though it will take a few minutes longer to get set up to run the more accurate version-1. Time can be saved by giving Paul and Scott a chance to run the image and post it to their web sites at: and: though I can't say which version they'll run and post. The fractal weather today was sunny but quite cold and blustery, with an afternoon temperature near freezing, which kept the cats safely indoors. They seemed to accept their confinement unusually well, probably because I gave them an extra treat of tuna. Well, I see that it's now time to get started on another day of work at the up-and-coming new Fractal Central. It will take several weeks to finish the new place, so don't worry if the FOTD is occasionally late in the next month or so. All FOTD's will eventually appear. And I'm about to disappear. Until next time, take care, and see you in about 16 hours. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Mandelbrot_Arches1 { ; time=0:12:47.53 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandNewt12 passes=1 center-mag=0.576401/\ 0.549019/5.615454 params=-2.11485/5.39629/1.36453/-5\ .27693/-1.42156/-3.25674 float=y maxiter=250 inside=bof60 logmap=yes periodicity=0 colors=@arches.map } Mandelbrot_Arches2 { ; time=0:12:47.53 -- SF5 on a P200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=critical.frm formulaname=MandNewt12 passes=1 center-mag=0.576401/\ 0.549019/5.615454 params=-2.11485/5.39629/1.36453/-5\ .27693/-1.42156/-3.25674 float=y maxiter=250 inside=bof60 logmap=yes periodicity=0 colors=000QQkRRjRTjSPgTGW00HZBUVZh<3>ZbfZdf_ee<2>bhd\ fjfdke<11>MIVKGUJDT<3>C3P<8>H9UIAVIAW<3>KEYLFYLGZMHZ\ MH`<3>OKaPKbPLbQLcQLcPLdOMc<3>UPdWQdXRd<3>bYcdZce_c<\ 3>kcbmdboebofb<3>ujawkaxla<9>omfnmflmg<16>UmoTmpSmpR\ mqQmq<2>NkuMksNjvMjuLjsLjqKirKimJijJihIhhHhd<2>Gg`Fg\ WFgUEfVDfUDfNCfLCfJBfH9fG<4>EfEEgEFgE<23>Zs8Zt8_t7`u\ 7au7<2>bv7XrLRnZLjlHgy<28>4Vy4Vy4Vy<2>2Ty2Ty1Rz<3>2V\ x2Vw2Ww2Xw92t<18>PPk } frm:MandNewt12 {; Jim Muth z=g=pixel, a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2), e=real(p3), f=imag(p3): h=z^a+(g-1)*(z-b) j=c*z^d+g z=z-e*h/(f*j), .0000000000000000000000000000005 <= |h| } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== START arches.map FILE====================================== 0 0 0 104 104 192 108 108 188 108 116 188 112 100 176 116 64 128 0 0 68 140 44 120 124 140 180 128 144 176 132 148 176 136 152 176 140 156 172 140 164 172 144 168 168 148 172 168 152 176 164 156 180 164 172 188 172 164 192 168 156 184 164 152 172 160 144 164 156 140 152 152 132 144 148 124 132 144 120 124 140 112 112 136 108 104 136 100 92 132 96 84 128 88 72 124 80 64 120 76 52 116 68 44 112 64 32 108 56 24 104 48 12 100 52 16 104 56 20 108 56 20 108 60 24 112 60 28 112 64 28 116 64 32 116 68 32 120 68 36 120 72 40 124 72 40 128 76 44 128 76 48 132 80 52 132 80 56 136 84 60 136 84 64 140 88 68 140 88 68 148 92 72 148 92 76 148 96 76 152 96 80 152 100 80 156 100 84 156 104 84 160 104 84 160 100 84 164 96 88 160 104 88 164 108 92 164 116 96 164 120 100 164 128 104 164 132 108 164 140 112 160 144 120 160 152 128 160 156 136 160 164 140 160 168 144 160 172 148 160 180 152 156 184 156 156 192 160 156 200 164 156 208 168 156 208 172 156 216 176 152 220 180 152 228 184 152 232 188 152 240 192 152 244 196 152 244 200 152 240 200 156 236 200 156 232 200 160 228 200 160 224 200 164 220 200 164 216 200 168 212 200 168 208 200 172 204 200 172 196 200 176 192 200 176 188 200 180 184 200 180 180 200 184 176 200 184 172 200 188 168 200 188 160 200 192 156 200 192 152 200 196 148 200 196 144 200 200 140 200 200 136 200 204 132 200 204 128 200 208 120 200 208 116 200 212 112 200 212 108 200 216 104 200 216 100 200 220 96 196 228 92 192 232 88 192 224 92 188 236 88 188 232 84 188 224 84 188 216 80 184 220 80 184 200 76 184 188 76 184 180 72 180 180 68 180 164 68 180 156 64 176 152 64 176 148 60 176 128 60 176 120 56 172 124 52 172 120 52 172 92 48 172 84 48 172 76 44 172 68 36 172 64 40 172 60 44 172 60 48 172 60 52 172 60 56 172 56 56 176 56 60 176 56 64 180 56 68 180 52 72 184 52 72 184 52 76 188 52 80 188 48 84 192 48 88 192 48 88 196 48 92 196 44 96 200 44 100 200 44 104 204 44 108 204 40 108 208 40 112 208 40 116 212 40 120 212 36 124 216 36 124 216 36 128 220 36 132 220 32 136 224 32 140 224 32 140 228 32 144 228 28 148 232 28 152 232 28 156 236 28 156 236 28 156 236 28 132 220 84 108 204 140 84 188 196 68 176 248 64 172 248 64 172 248 60 168 248 60 168 248 56 164 248 56 164 248 56 164 248 52 160 248 52 160 248 48 156 248 48 156 248 48 156 248 44 152 248 44 152 248 40 148 248 40 148 248 36 144 248 36 144 248 36 144 248 32 140 248 32 140 248 28 136 248 28 136 248 28 136 248 24 132 248 24 132 248 20 128 248 20 128 248 16 124 248 16 124 248 16 124 248 12 120 248 12 120 248 8 116 248 8 116 248 4 108 252 8 112 248 8 116 248 8 120 244 8 124 244 8 124 240 8 128 240 8 132 240 36 8 228 40 16 224 44 20 224 48 24 220 52 28 220 56 32 216 56 40 216 60 44 212 64 48 212 68 52 212 72 56 208 72 64 208 76 68 204 80 72 204 84 76 200 88 80 200 88 88 200 92 92 196 96 96 196 100 100 192 END arches.map FILE======================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Rupert Millard" Subject: (fractint) Pattern in Mandelbrot Set Date: 18 Feb 2001 18:43:49 -0000 Hi, Here are two parameter sets: ForDiscussion01 { ; No filament ; By Rupert Millard (rupertam@hotmail.com) on Feb 18, 2001 ; Version 2001 Patchlevel 4 reset=2001 type=mandel center-mag=0.308393/0.0252562/976.0013/1/124.998 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=500 inside=0 symmetry=none cyclerange=0/255 sound=off colors=@blues.map } ForDiscussion02 { ; 1 filament ; By Rupert Millard (rupertam@hotmail.com) on Feb 18, 2001 ; Version 2001 Patchlevel 4 reset=2001 type=mandel center-mag=-1.74882/0.000537696/143569/1/-19.999 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=500 inside=0 symmetry=none cyclerange=0/255 sound=off colors=@blues.map } One has a spiral with no filaments, the other has a spiral with one filament. Are there any areas in the mandelbrot set which have *two* or more filaments? From, Rupert "Nice but Concise" Millard Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JimMuth@aol.com Subject: (fractint) C-FOTD 19-02-01 (Zebra Mandelbrot [3]) Date: 19 Feb 2001 00:39:08 EST Classic FOTD -- February 19, 2001 (Rating 3) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I was quite busy today, trying to get the new Fractal Central closer to usability. As a result, I found almost no time for fractals. With no time to try again, I settled on today's image, which is the first and only scene I investigated. I named the image, which rates only a below-average 3, "Zebra Mandelbrot" after the zebra stripe effect around the edges. Unfortunately, the center is a mass of unresolved chaos. Other coloring options likely would have worked better, but I had no time to try them. The parameter file renders in 15 minutes on a 200mhz Pentium. I leave it to the viewer to decide whether the below-average result would be worth the effort of running the parameter file. For those who decide that the result is not worth the effort, the GIF image file will soon be posted on the WWWeb to: and to: The fractal weather today was colder but sunny and less windy, which made it feel a bit more comfortable. The fractal cats disapproved of the freezing temperatures, and showed their disapproval by sitting with their backs to me, actively ignoring me during the short time I spent with them. And now, I'm tired. It's time to shut down the old fractal shoppe and call it a night. I'll return tomorrow. Until then, take care, and be at peace. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ Zebra_Mandelbrot { ; time=0:15:04.18 -- SF5 on a p200 reset=2001 type=formula formulafile=branchct.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC passes=1 center-mag=+0.36678559341833930/+0.11807384741335470\ /350854.3/1/37.499 params=1.414213562373/0/24/0 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=000cHDYA9SWBNpD<2>qlq<3>PJLICDIJ_IPu<3>AHp8Fo\ 6EnBKeFQX<3>QIoTGtVEx`Q_<3>hKZjJZeF`<3>P3hL0jV6adBUm\ GM<3>M9LF7L85L24Lmoa<3>fmdemdcmebme<3>WnRUoNSoKQoGPo\ D<3>sD3z41tEB<2>edc<3>KvTFzRMrNTkJRX_QJoeEj<3>sDBvD2\ sR9qcG<3>hBHirI<3>lpGlpGmpGmpG49P<3>N7ES7BX68a65e63<\ 4>RBfPCm<3>HIZFKVDLS<3>BPYBQZAR`ASaASb<3>GgsHjwOet<2\ >eTkjabniU<3>bZM_WKXUJ<3>aVUcWXdWZeWafWc<3>kkdmodnsd\ owdpzdAq`pVB<3>tePuhTvkWwn_wpb<3>WXePTebeToqG<2>tIA<\ 3>CZ61b5D_D<3>vPe<3>7T5<3>XbH`_j<3>mWPpVJsUEvT8yS3<2\ >1Sd<2>PcV<2>uZmqma<3>TqWMrVGsTAtS4uR<3>0J`0AbC8d<2>\ j2g<3>aK__PYYTWWYUUaTMgZElcHdYg_ZwdPpXLjPH } frm:MandelbrotBC = { ; Z = Z^E + C e=p1 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*trunc(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|<100 } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Multiple Bogeys" Subject: Re: (fractint) Pattern in Mandelbrot Set Date: 19 Feb 2001 05:02:51 -0500 >One has a spiral with no filaments, the other has a spiral with one >filament. > >Are there any areas in the mandelbrot set which have *two* or more >filaments? Nope. OTOH, go deep enough into the second spiral and you can find convincing "fakes" with two main spiral arms and two filaments, alternating -- zoom deep enough into these, though, and they turn out to be two spirals each with one arm and one filament wrapped around each other, then joining and separating. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Multiple Bogeys" Subject: Re: (fractint) C-FOTD 19-02-01 (Zebra Mandelbrot [3]) Date: 19 Feb 2001 05:10:33 -0500 >Classic FOTD -- February 19, 2001 (Rating 3) Actually, I quite like this one. You should probably have rated it a six and called it "Tyger Tyger burning bright" ... or maybe "Eye of the tiger"... _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Thanks for using Fractint, The Fractals and Fractint Discussion List Post Message: fractint@lists.xmission.com Get Commands: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "help" Administrator: twegner@fractint.org Unsubscribe: majordomo@lists.xmission.com "unsubscribe fractint" ----------