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FOTD 17-11-04 (Man-of-War Jungle [6])
by Jim Muth 20 Nov '04

20 Nov '04

FOTD -- November 17, 2004 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's fractal was created with the 'manowar' formula, a formula that draws Mandelbrot-type fractals. I have no idea why the formula was given such a name. Maybe the writer got the formula to draw something that resembles a man-of-war. While working with the formula, I was struck by the fact that the images it draws seem to have no truly trapped points. All the apparent inside areas that I was able to find can be filled in by a sufficiently large maxiter. Sometimes, the maxiter must be as large as 1,000,000,000 but the end result is always an image with no trapped points. I did these fill-in tests at a very small image size however, so I could have missed a truly open area or two. Today's scene lies in a perturbed parent fractal. It is a very fine example of the type of feature I call a dry lake. These 'dry lakes' start out with the symmetry that indicates a midget lying at their center, but the lakes eventually dry up, as has happened at the center of today's image, which is quite symmetri- cal but has no midget. I named the image "Man-of-War Jungle". I gave it this name because it was created with the manowar formula and some of the elements look a bit like palm trees. Other viewers might see something else in the image, but I see a jungle. The rating of a 6 is perhaps a bit high, but I did put some extra effort into the coloring, and IMO this justifies the name. The render time of over 6 minutes results in an overall worth of 94. The man-of-war may be seen more conveniently by downloading the completed GIF image from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The temperature reached 65F 18C here at Fractal Central on Tuesday. The wind was light and the sun was bright. These are perfect conditions for fractal cats, who, like all other cats, demand comfort. The fractal ones were out from 11am until sunset, which is before 5pm at this time of year. They were so tired when they came in that they almost forgot to eat. Today is starting just as warm but with more clouds. The duo should once again be comfortable. With no huge work backup before me, my comfort depends only on finding a proper fractal in the next formula. Check here tomorrow to see my degree of comfort. Until then, take care, and find happiness lies in the fourth dimension. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Man-of-War_Jungle { ; time=0:06:23.05--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=manowar center-mag=-0.005780030929\ 82347/+0.01506436629442627/270932.9/1/-2.5/6.57777\ 304846618449e-012 params=-0.04035188397285378/0.18\ 03508718197241 float=y maxiter=3500 bailout=9 inside=255 logmap=627 periodicity=10 passes=1 colors=000aQl`Rk_SjZTiYUhXVgWWfVXeUYdTZcS_aR`_QaYP\ bWOcUScRSaOS_LTYITW9TUCTSGUQFVOEWMDXK8YIAXGCWFDVFF\ UGHTGIRGKQGMPHNOHPNHRNJPMIRMHSMHTMGUMFWMFXMEYMEZLD\ `LCaLCbLBcLAcKAcJ9cI3cH9cG9cFCcEEcDHbFJYHMUJOQLRMN\ TOPWQQWSRYUS_WTaYTb_Xca_dcbeeffgigilhkmimnjooinojj\ oilohioggofdoebod`ocYobWoaTo`Ro_OnZMlZLjYKiWOfUScR\ WZP_TOcMOg2Ri3Uj4Yl5am7eo8ip9mrAqsBstCrrDppEnoElmF\ ikGgjHehHcgI`eJZcKXbKV`LSZMQYNOWHFaKJYNMVPPSSTPVWM\ XZJ_bGbeDcfCcgBdgAbfB`eC_cCYbDWaEV_ETZFRYGQWGOVHMU\ ILSIJRJFRGIQJKTMMXPO_SQbUSfXUi_WmbYpeZi`Zg`ZeVZcPZ\ aHZ_IZXJZVKZTKZSL_QM`QNaSNbUOcVPeVQfVQgWRhYSiZSiZS\ j_SleJnj8pmBqoEpmHpjKogNmdRmaPn_OoYNoXMpXKqYJqYIrZ\ HsZFsZEt_Du_Cu_BteHskNrmTqnUpkUnhVmfVkcWj`WiYWgWXf\ TXdQYcNYbLYaRZaX_ab``ha_iaah`c`_eU_gMZiFYk7Xm0Xp2c\ r4it5ot8ptBqtDqtGrtIstLstNttQutSutVvtXwt_wtaxtdytf\ yo`okVffPYbJPYDGU77W95XB4 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 14-11-04 (Black Flag [4])
by Jim Muth 20 Nov '04

20 Nov '04

FOTD -- November 14, 2004 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: With today's fractal we move on to the 'manfn+exp' formula. This formula gave me a fight when, knowing next to nothing about how it works, I tried to make it do something interesting. I forget all the tricks I tried, but nothing much happened until I tried the 'abs' function. The fractal I found defies descrip- tion. A a good idea of its appearance can be gained however by viewing today's image. The image is not quite like anything I have done before. When I saw it, I found nothing in it that might inspire a name. After puzzling over the image for a few minutes, I noticed what looks like a small, triangular black flag waving in the upper right part of the frame. I named the image after this unimportant feature. When I saw an image so unlike my usual fractal fare, with no Mandelbrot midget at its center, I could rate today's FOTD no higher than a humble 4. But it is actually a rather active, jazzy image, well worth the 5 minutes required to run the inclu- ded parameter file. When it is combined with the rating of 4, this 5-minute render time gives an overall worth of 76. As a side note, today's image is the last one I will create with the current version of Fractint. A slightly updated version has just been released, and I will use it for all future images. I am kind of curious about what kind of images the new passes=o option will draw. As always, the finished GIF image is or soon will be posted in all its glory on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> There was lots of sun here at Fractal Central on Saturday, but the wind blew all day and the temperature never made it above 43F 6C, which was simply too cold for the delicate ears of the fractal cats, not to mention their whiskers and paws. They chose to venture no farther than their porch chairs. Today is starting about the same. Little change is expected. I am planning on another slow day. The work is caught up; the fractals are brewing on schedule; is that a burst of philosophy I feel coming on? Check back tomorrow, same place same time, to see what, if anything, comes of this. Until then, take care, and if every conscious entity were suddenly removed from the universe, would the material part of the universe still exist? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Black_Flag { ; time=0:05:17.63--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=manfn+exp function=abs passes=1 center-mag=-3.69511578397888100/-4.784533569672067\ 00/496.1529/0.08901/-157.725134848375319/72.874014\ 7653520154 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=1200 bailout=100 inside=255 logmap=64 periodicity=10 colors=000zKNzUNzcNzgNZzMmpMzzzzzLWmLqwLUcKcrKSUK_\ hJQoJPKJOKJNfLMKNLKPKKRJKTKLVNNXPPZSR`UTbVVbWUcWUd\ WUdXTeXTfXTfXTgYShYShYSiYSjZRjZRkZRl_Ql_Qm_Qn_Qn`P\ o`Po`Pp`PqaOqaOraOsbNsbNtbNubNucMvcMwcMwcMxdLydLyd\ LzdLzcMzcMzcMzbMzbMzbMzaNzaNzaNz`Nz`Nz`Nz_Nz_Oz_Oz\ ZOzZOzZOzYOzYOzYPzXPzXPzXPzWPzWPzWQzVQzVQzVQzUQzUQ\ zUQzTRzTRzTRzSRzSRzSRzRRzRSzRSzQSzQSzQSzPSzPTzPTzO\ TzOTzOTzNTzNTzNUzMUzMUzMUzLUzLUzLUzKTzKSzKSzJRzJRz\ JQzJQzIPzIOzIOzHNzHNzHMzHMzGLzGKzGKzFJzFJzFIzFIzEH\ zEHzEGzDFzDFzDEzDEzCDzCDzCCzBBzBBzBAzBAzA9zA9zA8z9\ 7zA8zA9zBAzBAzCBzCCzDDzDDzEEzEFzFGzFGzGHzGIzHJzHJz\ IKzILzILzJNzJPzJRzJTzJVzJWzKYzK_zKazKczKezKfzJgzJg\ zJgzJgzIhzIhzIhzIhzHizHizHizHizFjzHizJhzLgzNfzOezQ\ dzSczUbzVazX`zZ`z`_zaZzcYzeXzgWzhVzjUzlTznSzoSzjTz\ fTzaTzYUzTUzPUzKVzGVz8XzCVzFUzJTzMSzQRzTQzXPz_NzcM\ zfLzjKzmJzqIzsIztHztHztHz } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 20-11-04 (Monster Carnival [7])
by Jim Muth 20 Nov '04

20 Nov '04

FOTD -- November 20, 2004 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The next formula in line in our tour of the escape-time formulas of Fractint is the 'manzzpwr' formula. This formula raises Z to the power of the previous Z and adds Z raised to a user-defined power before adding C. One would think that this would produce some very interesting images, but when I began work with the formula, I was almost immediately disappointed. The first thing I found is that when the formula calculates, it truncates the fractional parts of values entered as the exponent, (not that I expected fractional values to make much of an improvement). Then I realized that the formula produces little beyond an endless series of bits and pieces of perturbed Mandeloids. I did stumble upon traces of a few distorted midgets, which appeared to be mildly interesting, but not being in the mood to determine critical points, I let these midgets go without further investigation. I soon came to the conclusion that, if I were to get anything of FOTD value from this formula, I would have to do it myself. So I took the image that results when the exponent is set to -12, rotated it -90 degrees, chose an appropriate cropping, and began trying the different inside and outside options. The 'atan' option seemed to work best with both the inside and outside parts of the scene. After a few minutes of working with different color palettes, I found today's image. It kind of reminds me of a carnival tent sitting on a hill, so I named it "Monster Carnival". Since I thought I did a pretty good job with the coloring, I rated the image at a 7. The render time is a very fast one minute, so the overall worth comes in at a very impressive 835. The crazy carnival tent, if that's what it is, may be viewed by running the included parameter file or by downloading it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Clouds that hung around all day Friday here at Fractal Central were offset by the failure of the predicted rain to arrive, as well as the light winds and unusually mild temperature of 63F 17C. The cat duo approved by staying out in the yard for three hours. The high point of the day came when Tippy went for a squirrel, causing the squirrel to drop his nut and scamper up a tree, from where he scolded loudly. This morning is starting mild and damp, with showers in the area. I fear the good day for the duo will not be repeated. Unless some unexpected work arrives, I will have a day of peace and relaxation. The next FOTD fractal will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and I hear it's all right to start eating carbs again. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Monster_Carnival { ; time=0:01:20.80--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=manzzpwr passes=1 periodicity=10 center-mag=1.34097/0/0.3257576/1/-90/-1.2337353361\ 1470521e-014 params=0/0/-12 float=y maxiter=1500 bailout=10000 inside=atan outside=atan logmap=yes colors=000RVASVASVBTUBTUBUUCUUCUTDVTDVTEVSEURETQFS\ PFROGQNGPMGOLGNKFMJELIDKHCGGBDFBFECGDDHCDIBEJAEKCF\ MDFNEGOGGPHHQJHRKITLIUNJVOJWPKXRKYSLZTL`VMaWNbYNcZ\ Od_OeaPgbPhcQieQjfRkhRliSnjSolTpmTqnUrpUsqVsrXtrVt\ rUtqStqRtqQtpOtpNtoLtoKuoJunHunGumEumDumCulAul9vl7\ ul8uk9tkAtjBtjCsiDsiDrhErhFrgGqgHqfIpfJpeJpdKodLoc\ MncNnbOnbPmaPmaQm`Rl`Sl_Tk_UkZVkYVjYWjXXiXYiWZiW_h\ V`hV`gUagUbgTcfTdfSeeTcdUbfSdgQdiObkM`lK_nHYpFWqDV\ rBTs9Rt6Rt7Qu7Qu7Pu7Pt7Ps7Or7Or7Nq7Np7No7Mo7Mn7Lm7\ Lm8Ll8Kk8Kj8Jj8Ji8Jh8Ig8Ig8If8He8He8Gd8Gc8Gb8Fb9Fa\ 9E`9E_9E_9DZ9DY9CY9CX9CW9BV9BV9BU9AT9AS99SA9RA9QA8\ QA8PA7OA7NA7NA6MA6LA5KA5KA5JA4IA4IA4HC5HD6HE7HF8HG\ 9HHAHIAGJBGKCGLDGMEGNFGOGGPGGQHFRIFSJFTKFULFVMFWMF\ XNFYOE_PE`QEaREbREcSEdTEeUEfVDgWDhXDiXDjYDkZDl_Dm`\ DnaCobCpbCqcCrdCseCtfCugAwhCvgDugEtgFsfGsfHrfIrfJr\ fKqfKqfKpfKpfKofKofKnfKmf } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] An Ultimate Par File Collection?
by Vortex Swirling 19 Nov '04

19 Nov '04

Such a large file could be built out of all the pars. I organize my par file finds into directories which are named appropriately for the author or some other logical organization. Some par writers do place their name in the comment field or within each par. But others, without some speck of information from the file name, have no known origin if taken out of that context. That is why I'd like to keep current practices intact and just search everything. Parsers can be made to work in most situations. I'd code something like this if I had the resources and time. It would keep track of all the pars, formulas and maps in any directory tree(s) specified and place just what is needed in the fractint directory to run. It would include directory and filename text as what would be searchable. Roger -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.0 - Release Date: 11/18/2004

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FOTD 19-11-04 (Retro-Virus [7])
by Jim Muth 19 Nov '04

19 Nov '04

FOTD -- November 19, 2004 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today we move on to the manzpower formula, one of my favorites. I have done so much exploring in this formula (and formulas I have written myself that do the same thing) that I already know where the goodies are likely to be found. For today's fractal I calculated the Z^(2.003)+C Mandeloid. This fractal looks quite like the classic Mandelbrot set except along the negative stem, which is broken apart into infinitely divided sub-stems. I chose to explore the area immediately east of the large midget on the stem, an area where the break-up is particularly interesting. After only a few minutes, I tracked down today's scene, which lies on one of the fractured stems. The tiny midget at the center is surrounded by one of the most unexpected patterns in all of fractaldom. To emphasize the unusual pattern, I gave the image a very strong color palette, perhaps going a bit beyond the most pleasing point of color intensity. When the time to name the picture arrived, I had a bit of trouble thinking of a fitting name for such a scene. Then I glanced at the cover of the December issue of 'Scientific American' magazine, which had just arrived in the mail and was lying on the table beside the fractal desk. On the cover is a picture of a virus, illustrating the inside article 'Are Viruses Alive?'. The virus looks quite like a 3-D fractal, with its feelers reaching out, ready to latch onto and burrow into any susceptible cell it happens upon. Then I glanced back at the screen, and saw the same feelers surrounding the midget in the image I had just finished. It was total synchronicity. I immediately named the image "Retro-Virus", one of the varieties of viruses. I was ready to give the image a rating of 8, but then I remem- bered how many times I had been here before, and how I found the scene with almost no effort. I settled on a rating of 7. A rating of 7 is above average however, and at under 6 minutes, the render time is within reason. The render time combines with the rating of 7 to give an overall worth of 123. When I finished the fractal, I read the magazine article. I was not surprised when the article said that whether or not viruses can be considered alive depends on one's definition of the word 'life'. (The writer must be a politician.) One thing not under dispute is that the completed GIF image of today's fractal will soon be available on the FOTD web site. The URL is: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The clouds cleared away by noon on Thursday here at Fractal Central, leading to a sunny and warm afternoon with a temperature of 66F 19C. The cats had another excellent day in the yard, watching the birds and squirrels. No special treat was needed to end their day happily. Today is starting cloudy and mild. If the sun breaks through, it could be a repeat. In my department, the unexpected rush job has been cleared away, with only a small bit of fine-tuning to do before returning to the world of fractals. Whatever I find there will appear as tomorrow's FOTD. Until then, take care, and viruses may or may not be alive, but what about fractals? Are they alive? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Retro-Virus { ; time=0:05:42.51--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=manzpower passes=1 center-mag=-1.74332121452800500/+0.000087077710564\ 06/5.828169e+007/1/157.5/-5.86284235604139781e-008 params=0/0/2.003/0 float=y maxiter=7500 bailout=9 inside=0 periodicity=10 colors=000rCCrCCoEEmFGkGIiHKgILdJNbKP`LRZMTXNUVOWS\ QYQR_OS`MTbKUdIVfFWhDXiBYk9Zm7_o5`p4eb3jQ2oD2s06o4\ Ak7EgAIcDM_GQWJTTNXPQ`LTdHWhDZl9ao6dn5cm5bl5bl5ak5\ `j5`i4_i4_h4Zg4Yg4Yf4Xe3Xd3Wd3Vc3Vb3Ub3UYAWTHXPOYK\ U_G``Bga7zbzzazz`zz`Hj_JjZLiZOiYQhXShXVgWXgWZfVaeU\ ceUedThdSjcSlcRobQqbQsaPuaPp_OkYNfWNaUMXTLSRLNPKIN\ JDMJELLFLMGKNHKOHJPIJQJIRKISKITJHSJGSIFRIERHDQHDQG\ CPGBPFAPF9OE8OE8ND7ND6MC5MC4LB3LB3LC4KC5JC6JC6IC7H\ C8HD8GD9GDAFDAEDBEDCDDCDEEEFFFGGGHHHIIIJKJKLKLMLMN\ MNONOQOPRPQSQRTRSUSSVSXXVaZYf``nUPeYS0aV0eY0i`07c0\ 8b09b0Ab0Bb0Cb0Db0Eb0Fb0Gb0Hb0Ib0IcAId2Ie6If9IgDIh\ GIgKIeNIcRJaUK_WMYXOWYQUZSU_UU`UULUUUUUaUUcPTc3IcE\ KcPMcaQcZNcWKcUIbRFZOCUMAQJ7G96JD5MH5PL4SP4VT4YX3_\ _3bc3eg2hk2ko2ns1qw1sz1tv2us3uo4vl5vh6we7xa8xZ9yVA\ ySBzOCzLCuJDqIDmGDiFDeDEaCEYAEU9EQ8EX9Jc9NjASw1St6\ UqAWnEYkIZhN`eRbcVcqEDrDC } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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An Ultimate Par File Collection?
by Vortex Swirling 18 Nov '04

18 Nov '04

Hi, Jim Muth's examples of all the Fractint built in formula's has been very interesting. Every once in a while I search my pars collection for some of the rarer formulas he's been presenting lately. I use software called "Find It Pro" which can be set up to search the par files for various text strings. I like Find It Pro over some Indexing service like Google Desktop because I only search occasionally and I don't need all that overhead. In any case, some of the rarer formulas might have only every been submitted in public par files less than 10 times which I find interesting in and of itself. I have a large number of par files to search including the fotd's and list submissions. As far as individual artists, I once started collecting them but have never been diligent enough to even expand many of the zip files I've downloaded (which don't get searched by the way). I was wondering, has anyone ever seen or built what might be considered most of the pars submitted over the years? Something like OrgForm but for pars? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.796 / Virus Database: 540 - Release Date: 11/13/2004

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Re: [Fractint] An Ultimate Par File Collection?
by Vortex Swirling 18 Nov '04

18 Nov '04

hajotem and Paul, 28MB?! Do you have any idea how many pars that is? That is some pretty diligent collecting I will have to say. I know I've run across lots of par files I haven't bothered to download. To go back and try to find everything now, well, I could do it, if that is the only thing I did on the web for a few months. But if some central collection was formed I'd be able to tell if I had something that wasn't there (improbable). But if others did that it could grow. I was trying to think of a way to organize them similar to Orgform but I don't think there is a simple way. The natural way is by author, but in some cases, such as fractal contests or list contributions, the authors are all different. Perhaps that isn't the way to go, rather it might be considered a data mine. If the program that searched the par files could pull those individual pars out into a list, and then additionally search for candidate formula(s) that match, it could then build the par/formula that could be submitted to Fractint via Pastengo. If the pars came up in a list this way, the author could be listed in a column along with other info. The point is, once it can be searched like that then file organization becomes less of an issue. Unfortunately, the search program I use only goes down to the par file level which I open as text, find the par and then cut and paste into Pastengo. It works to do this but it could be more seemless. Roger -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.3.1 - Release Date: 11/15/2004

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FOTD 18-11-04 (Portuguese Man-of-War [5)
by Jim Muth 18 Nov '04

18 Nov '04

FOTD -- November 18, 2004 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: When I was working with yesterday's formula, which is the Mandelbrot version of today's manowarj formula, I could find no truly open areas in which the points are definitely trapped. This does not mean such areas do not exist, only that if they do, I found none of them. Today's Julia version continues the same trend. True, a large open area does lie at the center of today's image, but the area is not truly open. It shrinks as the maxiter is increased, and with a large enough maxiter would likely vanish entirely. With today's image I can see why the formula is named manowar. The shape in the picture looks just enough like a drifting portuguese man-of-war to inspire its name. In the twisting elements of the image, the tentacles swirling in the currents can be imagined, as I suppose the sting can also be, at least by those who have been stung by one of these colonies of jellyfish. The magnitude of the image is a measly 3.4, yet it takes almost one hour to render on my worn-out P200 unit. (It renders in just under 7 minutes on my fastest machine.) The slowness is due to the unusually large maxiter of 250,000 and the lack of periodicity to speed things up in the large pseudo-open area. As for a rating -- I could give the image only a 5. It is basically a slight enlargement of half of the parent fractal -- something that most casual explorers would come upon. To make matters worse, when the render time of almost one hour is taken into consideration, the overall worth registers a nearly worthless 8.7. But all is not lost, for the rendering wait can be eliminated by downloading the already-rendered image from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Wednesday turned out to be a repeat of Tuesday here at Fractal Central, with lots of sun and a temperature of 61F 16C. The cats had another great day. Today is starting cloudy and not quite as warm. The cats will likely find it good enough, but only time will tell for sure. My good day will be delayed until the unexpected large design job now before me is put behind me. The next FOTD fractal will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and be an activist for the environment. Go out and Demon- strate against a butterfly catastrophe. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= PortugueseManOfWar { ; time=0:57:39.31--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=manowarj center-mag=-0.00783669/\ -0.291023/3.392057 params=0.03/0 float=y inside=0 maxiter=250000 bailout=9 logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=000bHi_JgXLdUMbRO`OPYLRWKSVJRUIQTHPSHORGNQG\ MQFLNEKKCJHBIF9IC8J97K7DMCJPHQSMXWRbZWha`mceqdjsgk\ uhnsgmpdmn`lkXlhVkfUkeYmddockqbrsaup_xnZzkYziWygUu\ fSqdRmcPjaNf`MbZKZYIVWHSVLU`OWfRYkU_qZ`uXavWawUawT\ axSaxQbyPbzNbzMbzLbzJczIczGczFczEczHbzKbyNawPauS`s\ V`qX_n__lbZjdZhgYfjYdwXglYbbZZS_UI`Q8aMBbNDcNFdNHe\ NJeNLfNNgNPhORiOTiOVjOXkOZlO`mOTezbmOajRahU`eW`cZ_\ ``_Zcs8Y_XeEweHumrIWzCRsGVlKZdObYSfQWjBVlJ_nRcoZgq\ olzfkrZkfQkVIkJAk8ClFDlMElSFlZHleIlkJlrKlxOfrSamWW\ g_RbcLXgGSkAMo5HpGJpRLq`NqkPrwTquRpsQoqPnoOmmNlkMk\ iLjgKieJhcIgaHhaFg`Gg_GgZHgZHgYIgXIgXJgWJgVKgUKgUL\ gTLgSMkRKgSMcSN`SPXSQUSRQSTNSUJSVGSXCSY9SZDUYGVXKW\ WNYWRZVU_UGQfX`UllJmjImiImhHmgHmfGneGndFncFnaEn`Eo\ _DoZDoYCoXCoWBtW9oVBjUDeUE`TGWSIPQESSJVTNXUS_WWaX_\ dYdfZhi`lkaqnbupcyq`xqZxqWxqUxrRxrPxrMwrKwsHwsFwsC\ wsAwv6zs8wpAumBrjDpgEndGk } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 16-11-04 (Something is Fishy [5])
by Jim Muth 16 Nov '04

16 Nov '04

FOTD -- November 16, 2004 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today we see what we can wring from the manlam(fn||fn) formula, a variation of the Mandelbrot formula that was proposed by Jonathan Osuch. In the formula, the magnitude of the current orbit value is used to switch between two different variable functions. (In C programming language the '||' is the logical 'or'.) Curiously, I have never counted the number of different functions available in Fractint, though my guess would be around 20, which would give this formula the ability to draw around 400 different fractals. As would be expected, some combinations of functions draw blank screens, while other combinations draw very interesting fractals. With a total of around 400 combinations to try, I was forced to let many go untried. I finally chose the cos/sqr combination, which draws two distorted Mandelbrot sets sitting butt to butt. Raising the shift value to an astronomical 1000000 revealed that these Mandeloids are surrounded by an extraordinary array of filaments, which with only a little imagination can be seen as herring-bones. I named the final image "Something is Fishy" because the filaments surrounding the central midget remind me of fish skeletons. The formula almost certainly has better fractals in it than I was able to find in only an hour. The rating of a 5 is my way of saying that today's image is nothing exceptional among the images that the formula might produce. Like a witch's broom, today's image is as fast as lightning. It renders in only 21 seconds, and this with the single-pass rendering option, which is the slowest, most accurate method of rendering. This hyper-speed gives the image an unjustified overall worth of 1394. The fun way to see the image is to run the included parameter file. The convenient way is to download it from the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The fractal cats were quite happy when the sun shone brilliantly and the temperature rose to 61F 16C here at Fractal Central on Monday. They spent over three hours in the yard, doing next to nothing. When evening arrived, they came inside without a complaint. BTW, fractal cats are indistinguishable from ordinary every-day non-fractal cats. The only difference is that the pet humans of fractal cats are fascinated by fractals. Today promises to be warm again, but with perhaps a bit less sun. The cats should be happy again. The commercial work is still up to date, so I'll be happy too. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours at this same place. Until then, take care, and count those fractal carbs. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Something_is_Fishy { ; time=0:00:21.53--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=manlam(fn||fn) function=cos/sqr passes=1 center-mag=-1.263291907718205/+2.94746802\ 7564623/8.384535e+007/1/107.5/-2.8308692836265e-006 params=0/0/1000000 float=y maxiter=267 bailout=1000000 inside=0 logmap=12 periodicity=10 colors=00058A6GB7LB9TJTbPhpUzlDwsFzrOcozckzchzvtzt\ bcrLWq4WnASkGOhMKfSGcYC`c8Zh4_f6`h7`k8anAbqBbtCXwE\ RzFLzHFzIIzFKzDMzAOz8Qz5Sz3Pz4Nz4Kz4Iz4Fz5Dz5Az58z\ 5BzCEzIHzOKzUNz_QzeTzkWzqRzjMzcIzXDzQ9zJ4zC0z6CzGO\ zP_zYkzfvzowzkwzhxzdxzaxzYyzVyzRyzOwzFvzLuzQuzWtz`\ szfszkmzfgzaazXYz_VzaSzdPzfMziJzkQzcXzWczPjzHqz9xz\ 2Yz98zF7zL7zR7zWEzXLzYSzZZzZez_lz`rz`lzcfzeazhWzjR\ zmLzoGzqFzqFzqEzqEzqDzqDzqEzoEznEzmEzlEzkEziEzhEzg\ Fz2EzfEzeEzdEzbEzaEz`Ez_EzZEzXEzWEzVEzUEzTEzSFzQFz\ PFzOFzNFzMFzKFzJFzIFzHFzGFzFFzDpzVpzMqzDqz4jzDdzMZ\ zUTzbNzkHzsRzq`zpizosznzzmyzivzdsz`pzWmzSjzNgzJpzG\ yzEzzCzzGuzKozNizRczUYzYSz`WzZZzXbzVezUazZYzbUzfQz\ jMznIzrEzuJzjNz_QzYSzXVzVXzU_zTazRdzQfzPgzThzWizZi\ zbjzekzhkzkjzjizihzhgzgfzffzfizbkzZmzVpzRrzNtzKMzX\ Pz_SzaVzcYze`zgbziazh`zh_zgZzgYzgVzdTzbRz`PzZizczz\ hzzkyzmwzouzqGzMBzH7zD3z9 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Fractint/Xfractint Version 20.4 is now available
by Jonathan Osuch 16 Nov '04

16 Nov '04

Version 20.4 patches and executables (DOS) are now on the developer's web site: www.fractint.org What's new: Incremented the version number to accommodate backwards compatibility for the mandel based per-pixel routines that were not setting the Y variable. Added a passes=o option that draws an image by plotting the orbits of the escape time fractals and leaving them on the screen. This technique uses the same coordinates to draw an image as the other passes options, sets "passes=1" and no symmetry, and then plots the orbits for each pixel. See {Drawing Method}. Cleaned up panning logic. Cleaned up docs. Xfractint fixes: Fixed the newton and newtbasin types in Xfractint so they would work without using the FPU=387 option. Fixed the Xfractint mandelbrot code in calmanfp.c so that the image generated matched the one produced by the StandardFractal() routine. Fixed the outside=sum option when used with the mandel fractal type. Fixed the command line option -geometry, which broke at 20.2.05. Jonathan

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