; Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:05:24 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 22-08-02 (Square in Sight [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20020822110617.2b474324@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; FOTD -- August 22, 2002 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; Checking the fractal gossip lines, I see that a new version of ; the fractal generating program preferred by the trendy fractal ; crowd has just been released. I already have the previous ; version of the program, though I rarely use it, so I may or may ; not eventually pick up this newest version, for which the ; program's author is charging a nominal upgrade fee. In any ; case, I'll wait until a debugged version appears. ; ; I have nothing against the performance of this other program, ; it's a fine fractal generator, but I remember several years ago, ; when the Fractint list was receiving queries from the author of ; the other program, asking questions about the operation of the ; Fractint code. Shortly thereafter, the other program appeared ; on the scene as a shareware product, and the 'I'm an artist' ; crowd left the Fractint list to flock to the other program. ; ; So far, so good, but I wonder how much of the original Fractint ; code now resides in slightly modified form in the other program, ; which is being sold for profit. Something not quite ethical ; appears to have happened somewhere along the line, but neither I ; nor apparently anyone else can pin it down. ; ; Well, I guess it's time to move on from ethics to today's ; fractal, which was generated by the old-fashioned Fractint ; program aided by the MandelbrotMix4 formula. The expression ; 6Z^(-0.7)-0.12Z^(2.2)+(1/C) was iterated to create the parent ; fractal, which consists of a large double-lobed Mandeloid with a ; smaller satellite Mandeloid just to the east. Today's midget ; lies deep in the main valley on the east side of the large ; Mandeloid. ; ; I named today's image "Square in Sight". No square features ; actually exist in the image, but the coloring gives the ; appearance that the midget lies in the center of a square. This ; illusory square inspired the name. ; ; I feel that the rating of 7 is justified in light of the fact ; that the pattern around the midget is different enough to ; warrant notice. The render time in the 4-minute range is short ; enough to make running the parameter file practical and long ; enough to make it interesting. ; ; As always, those who would rather avoid parameter files may ; download the completed image from Paul's web site at: ; ; ; ; or from Scott's site at: ; ; ; ; The fractal weather was typical mid-summer fare here at Fractal ; Central on Wednesday. The high temperature of 88F 31C was just ; about average; the moderately high humidity and stagnant air ; were also average for mid-summer. The fractal cat duo had an ; average day -- one hour outdoors lounging in the shade, 22-3/4 ; hours indoors lounging on the floor, 1/4 hour eating. ; ; With another day's work before me, I'd best get busy without ; delay. Until the next glorious FOTD appears on August 24, take ; care, and remain steadfast. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Square_in_Sight { ; time=0:04:16.99--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.42420968295669740/-0.001119486396590\ 06/4.82806e+009/1/-70/2.93649964008824149e-006 params=6/-0.7/-0.12/2.2/0/0 float=y maxiter=750 inside=0 logmap=81 periodicity=10 colors=000M0aO0cP0dQ0eS0eT0fV0fX0gY0i_0j`0la1mc3od\ 4pf6rg7jf9cd6Xg4Qj3Lm3Fp19s03vF0yM0zT0rM0jF6cMFVSP\ O`YGif7rp0uy`zz0zz0zz1xy4uv7rsAorDloGilJfiMcfP`d_P\ jiDos1uz0yx0vs3soArjGodOm`TjX_gSffMlcIsaDy_9sYCoiD\ _uFJzAMu7Ol3Qa0ST0YX0cj0_l0Vl0Sm3Om6LmAGoDDoI9oM4p\ P1pT0pX0r`0rc0rf0si0sl0sm0sp0ss3uu4ux7uzAuzCuzDpzD\ mzDizDfzDazD_yFXyFSyFPyFLyFIyFFsIDmJCiLAcO9_P9TQ7P\ S6JV4DX39Y33`10a00c00d00`6AXDMSLXOQgJYrFdzAlz7rzAs\ zDuzGvzJxyLxvOysQzpTzoVzmYyl`xjcuifsgirflofmmdplcs\ iavg`yf_zcYzaYz`0r00m00h30eA0cG0fM0iT0l_0of0rl0ur1\ sm9rjGpgOodVma`l_cgXfcTi_QlVOoQLrMIuKFrPCmUAhZ3cc0\ Zh1Ym4Yr7XvCXvFXvIVuLVuPVuSTsVTsYTsaSudSvgSxjPyiOz\ gLzgJzfGzfFzdCzdAzc7zc6za4zaazmzzxzzpzzjzzczzYzzQz\ zLzzDzz7zz1zz7zzCzzGzzLzzPzzTzz_zzczzgzzlyzpxzuvzy\ xzzxzzyzzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzXzz0zz0vz4lzAczGTzMLzQPzOSz\ LXzI_zFXzDVzCTzCSzAuzszzx } 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 PARAMETER FILE================================== ; ;