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FOTD 12-06-08 (Forever Down South [8])
by Jim Muth 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

FOTD -- June 12, 2008 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image shows one of the most impressive minibrots that I have ever found in the exponent range between 1 and 2. The parent fractal was created by the formula Z^(1.5)+C as it appears 11 levels up the complex log ladder when the 'recip' function is applied. This parent resembles a fairly normal looking mandeloid with an unusually long zigzagging filament extending south from the main bud and curving east. A large minibrot lies on this filament, and today's scene is located in the East Valley area of this larger minibrot. The image consists of unmistakable East Valley Julia set stuff. It seems to be a universal fact that minibrots of all orders, which are located in the East Valleys of larger minibrots, have the same underlying appearance. The same is true, though perhaps to a lesser degree, of the minibrots in the Seahorse Valleys of larger minibrots. I named today's image "Forever Down South". I am not sure why I gave it this name, but the name is not totally inappropriate. After all, the scene does lie well south of the main part of its parent fractal. The rating of an 8 is due in large part to the coloring, which largely makes the image. The calculation time of 1-1/3 minutes is quite brief even in the eyes of the most impatient. And as always, the pre-calculated image is available for instant viewing on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> A perfect day here at Fractal Central on Wednesday was fully appreciated by the fractal cats as well as the fractal-sapiens. The sunny skies, low humidity and temperature of 81F 27C could hardly be improved upon. With a repeat expected tomorrow, the satisfaction should only increase. The next FOTD is due to appear almost by magic in 24 hours. Despite the disagreement of skeptics, magic does happen, so expect the next FOTD image to appear on schedule. Until next time, take care, and also walk with care. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Forever_Down_South { ; time=0:01:20.71-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=recip center-mag=+0.4122069256216793/-2.500438043275711/\ 2.156969e+010/1/90/0 params=1.5/0/11/525 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 logmap=208 periodicity=10 colors=00000K00K00K00K00K00K00K01K23I65H86IB9IFCHI\ EGLGFNIGRLLWOPaRUfUXkX_oYbr_dx_gz_izblzcnzdpzeqziq\ zlpzoqzrtzvxzyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzxrztkxobqkYkb\ VbVcVQmjNwzTwsKwkPqgJqaGhT8`I0060bzzF0L008000F9zzT\ zFztIzWDzVIzTNzTRnRVaQ__PdWPgVNkTLkRKlPKnNIqLGtKGx\ LPtNVqPalQgfRn_RzVQzWQzYQzYPz_Pz_PzaNzaNxbNtdLtdLo\ fLofKlgKkgKgiKfiLbfL_dLWbLVaNR_NQWNPVNLTPIRPIQPGNP\ FLQFKQFIQFGQGFTLKVQPYVR_YWbb_dfdggiikllnqnotkqoiql\ gqifrfdrbbrYatV_tRYtPWvLVxGTyDRz9Qz6Pz2Qz1Rv1To1Vk\ 1Qg8NdFKbKGbQDaV9_a6Yg2Yl0Wr0Vx0Tz0Tz0Wz0Yz2_y8avB\ drGfoKgnPikTkgWndaoadqYirVltTglKdd9aY1YQ0VK0WP0YT0\ YY0_b0_g1al6bq9bvDdzGdzKbzIazI_zIczIpzIzzIzzIzzIzz\ IzzIzzIPzLPyPPrRPlVPfYP_aPTbPNfPGiP9lP2oP0rP0vP0xz\ zz0t02z9BzK4zP0zT0zY0za8zNVz8zz0zz0zz1zz4zzBzzGzzz\ zzNzzzzzzzzrzzdzzgzzazzWzz8zzFzzLzzzzzkzzFzz0zz8zz\ zzznzz0zz0zz4zzGzzdzz_zzF } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-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|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] a thought to clarify
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

Jim Muth say: "And it's just as hard to approve of the world's religions, which, after pronouncing conflicting doctrines for thousands of years, have still not found a way to demonstrate that the super- natural things they teach, such as God and the afterlife even exist" I would say: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. (Hebrews 11) And I have always been intrigued by the fact that "worlds" is in plural, not just "world", as in only Earth ..... Keep dreamin' JoTz

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FOTD 11-06-08 (According to Hoyle [in doubt])
by Jim Muth 11 Jun '08

11 Jun '08

FOTD -- June 11, 2008 (rating in doubt) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: When the parent fractal of today's image is rotated minus 90 degrees, it resembles a Mister Potatohead toy, with a ridicu- lously large period-2 bud stuck on its left shoulder, a period-3 wart on its right shoulder, and a period-5 pimple on its butt. Today's scene lies in the western valley leading to the period-5 pimple. I have no idea what happened to a potential period-4 pimple. Anyway, today's image has little to recommend it. Due to the threat of lightning, I kept the computers unplugged most of the afternoon, which left little time for a proper fractal search. The only thing today's image has going for it is its striped appearance, which was created by rendering the scene with the outside set to 'tdis'. But even the stripes are so finely divided that they lose most of their effect. As a result, I gave the image no rating. The name "According to Hoyle" simply came to mind as I studied the image. (Perhaps a psych could do a fair analysis of me from the names I give the FOTD images.) The final bad news is the calculation time, which is a dragging 25 minutes. Run the parameter file if you wish, but I recommend visiting the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> where the image is or soon will be posted for instant access. Tuesday here at Fractal Central started sunny and very warm. But a series of brisk thunder-showers moved in around 3pm and continued until dark. The temperature reached a high of 93F 34C just after noon, but by 6pm was down to a very comfortable 75F 24C. The fractal cats rejoiced. And if the next FOTD, which will be posted in 24 hours, is better than today's, I will rejoice also. Until the rejoicing starts, take care, and as the wise shepherd says, when you see a storm coming, get the flock out of there. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= According_to_Hoyle { ; time=0:25:16.83-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+0.6839673892413574/+0.164658493324798/\ 184137.8/1/-102.5/0 params=1.25/0/0.2/0 float=y maxiter=32767 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=000n4Pp2Nq1Mo3Ln5Lm7Ll9KkBKjDKiFKhHJgJJfLJe\ NJcOIbQIaSI`UIMMRHJOCGL7DI9DJBDJDDJEDJGDJIDKJDKLDK\ NDKP9HOBJODKNFMNGNMIPMKQLMSLNTLPVKRWKTYJUZJW`IYaI_\ cHWfI`dIdcJhaJm`KqZKuYKyXMuYNrYOoYPlYQiYSeYTbYU_YV\ XYWUYC8pXRYqiGpiFpiFpiEoiEoiEoiDniDniDniCniCmiCmiB\ miBliBliAliAkiAki9ki9ki9ihEggIfgMdfQbfUaeZ_ebYdfXd\ jVcnRfvUcrX`oZYlaWhcTefQbiNZkLWnITpFPsCMw9KuAJtBJs\ CJrDJqEJpFJnGJmHJlIJkIIjJIiKIgLIfMIeNIdOIcPIbQIaQI\ _VIYZIXbIW`KW_MWYOVXPVWRVUTUTUURWUQYTPZTN`TMbUNcTM\ cTLcTKcSJcSJcSIcSHcRGcRFcRFcREcQDcQCcQCcQBcPAcP9cP\ 8cP8cO7cO6cO5cO5cQ4cR4c_5hg6mo6rn9qnBpnDonFnmHmmKm\ mMlmOklQjlSilUhlXhkZgk`fkbekddpmekfdf_daTcYNcTGbO9\ bK3bL4`M4_N4ZN5XO5WP5VQ5UQ6SR6RS6QT6PT7NU7MV7LW7KW\ 8IX8HY8GN2HT5GY8FbBEhEDmHCrKByF3wMBvSIuYPtcXsicroj\ quqnlXpd4kcDgbLcaTZ`aV_iP`sRZqTXoUVmWTkXRjZPh_NfaL\ dbJbdIaeG_gEYhCWjAUk8Tm6R } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-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|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 10-06-08 (How Now Brown Cow [4])
by Jim Muth 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

FOTD -- June 10, 2008 (Rating 4) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image lies in the debris along the southern shore line of the main bay of yesterday's fractal image, which is then the parent fractal of today's image. This fractal, when its inside is not decorated, resembles nothing as much as a quail brooding a clutch of eggs. But such things are for the birds. I named today's image "How Now Brown Cow", which I admit makes no sense at all. Of course this is no surprise. As FL often tells me, if I had any sense, I would devote far less time and energy to the useless FOTD. But then I tell FL that some people just cannot see the worth in these fascinating images. I rated today's image at a 4, which might be a gift. I found it in less than 5 minutes, and gave it far too little coloring effort. Hot weather makes me lazy. The calculation time of a mere 1-1/4 minutes can be improved upon only by viewing the already-calculated image, which is or soon will be posted on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Continued heat and blazing sun made Monday a very lazy day here at Fractal Central. The high temperature of 97F 31C made swim- ming and boating the activities of choice. The fractal cats' activity of choice was sleeping, and my activity was clearing away the work. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if life serves up a lemon, make a lemon fractal. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= How_Now_Brown_Cow { ; time=0:01:13.35-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=+0.1973598/-0.7442536/622.1558/1/22.5/0 params=1.237/0/14/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 logmap=92 periodicity=10 colors=000_QSYRSVTSTUSRVRPWRMXRKYQIZQG_QE`QC_OB_MA\ _K9`I8`G7aE6cC5cA4a83`62_41Z50YA4WF8TKCQPGOUKMZOKc\ SIhWMg_SecXcgbakg_omYsrWqsYps_os`nsbmsdlseksgjshht\ jgtlftmetodtqctrbttatuljkwaatZZqXWnVTlSQiQNfOKdLHa\ JEZHBXF9UGCSGFQGIOGLMGOKGRIGTFHWDHZBHa9Hd7Hg5Hj3Hl\ 8NhCSeGXbKa_OfWSkTWpQ_uNczKbxLbvLbuLasMarMapMaoM`m\ N`lN`jN_iO_gO_fO_dOZcPZaPZ`PYZQYYQYWQYVQXOXXHcXAjX\ 3pZ5o_7n`8naAmbBmcDleFlfGkgIkhJjiLjjMilOimQhnRhoTg\ pUgqWfrXfnWdkWchWaeW`bV__VYXVXUVWQUUNUTKURHUQETPBT\ N8TM5TL7UK8VK9VJAWJCWIDXIEXHFYHHYGIZGJZFK_FM`EN`EO\ aDPaDRbCSbCTcBUcBWdAXdAYe9Ze9lOIz6QnAUcDYSGaHJe6Mi\ 8IdAE`CAXAVW8oWMRk_3z`5y`6y`7x`8x`Ax`Bw`Cw`DwaFvaG\ vaHuaIuaKuaLtaMtaNtdJkgFbjCUm8Lo5C`CQNJb9PoASmBVlC\ XkD_jEbiEdhIfkMhmPjpTlrWnu_pwbryr8ppAnoClnDjmFilHg\ kIejKciLbhN`gPZfQXeSWdUUcVSbXQaYPZXRXXSVXUSXVQWXOW\ YLW_JW`HVbEVcCVeAVf9Xg9Zi } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-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|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Using Fractint 20 in XP
by Robert Baker 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Apologies if this has been raised before; I've just joined and don't know if there are any archives, or where to find them. Although 18 worked fine in a DOS prompt under Windows 95/98 (don't laugh), now I have a shiny new computer running XP, 18 and 20 both crash this (resulting in a, rare IME, BSoD) if I try to run them under a Command Prompt. Hence I have to run them under DOS-Box (0.72). * How do I set up DOS-Box to run Fractint (or the like) with maximum power? * How do I avoid the corruption of the output screen when I switch out of drawing and back within Fractint, or when I switch away from DOS-Box and back? BTW, 20 seems to have lost the Palette Editor, and not gained the promised 32767-pixel limit (the latter according to the help, which still says 2048). Can anyone enlighten me?

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Screen mode (widescreen) for a Packard-Bell laptop?
by Robert Baker 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

I have a PB laptop bought back in January, and want to be able to run DOS Fractint 20 in its native res of 1280x800(x2^32, although of course for Fractint purposes I'd like a colour depth of 256). I've tried to assign this mode to the F2 key with a fast hack of FRACTINT.CFG, but having done almost no machine-code programming on the PC I don't know what the register values should be, so I just left the existing ones. The resulting mode gives a display of sorts, but in graphics mode it's garbled. Does anyone have any idea what I should type? I don't know what chipset the onboard display adapter is, nor how to find out... (Would setting it as a VESA mode instead work? How do I do that?)

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FOTD 09-06-08 (On Fire Inside [8])
by Jim Muth 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

FOTD -- June 09, 2008 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: While FL and I were sitting on the shore of a nearby lake Sunday afternoon, watching the duck families peacefully swim past, she innocently commented on how cynical I am becoming in my later years. She said that I seem to be turning against everything, especially science, religion and politics. She asked me what, if anything, I now approve of. Well, I replied, it's rather hard to approve of a science that fails to include the most important thing of all -- self-aware- ness -- in its search for a theory of everything. (This is why I refer to this theory as 'the theory of almost everything'.) Perhaps the omission is an oversight, or perhaps the physicists do not yet realize that self-awareness is included in the set of everything. If so, this omission should be acknowledged and corrected. Or could it be that they fear ridicule, or even worse, that their venerated scientific method is powerless? And it's just as hard to approve of the world's religions, which, after pronouncing conflicting doctrines for thousands of years, have still not found a way to demonstrate that the super- natural things they teach, such as God and the afterlife even exist. As I often comment, "It seems as though God gave us the faculty of reason so we couild understand his universe, but when we use this gift of reason, we are led to the conclusion that He does not exist." As the nuns used to say, 'it's a mystery'. Oh well, I guess a mystery is better than an accident. As for politics, the less said the better. And this is no mystery. But this leaves the big question unanswered. What do I approve of? Why I approve of fractals. And today's fractal is a typical example. The image consists of the entire parent fractal created by the formula Z^(1.237)+C as it appears 14 levels up the logarithmic ladder when the 'floor' function is used. Without the 'bof60' inside fill, the fractal is rather dull, but with this fill the inside explodes to life. And check those crazy orbit paths of the points around the edges of the circle inside the fractal. It's those wild orbits that led me to try the various inside options on the originally bland fractal. Too bad the orbits cannot be included in a parameter file. I rated the image at an 8. It's worth it. And I named it "On Fire Inside", which the fractal most certainly is. The calcula- tion time of just over 2 minutes means that no one will suffer fractal exhaustion waiting for the parameter file to finish running. An even better way to stay refreshed in such hot weather is to visit the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and view the finished GIF image there. Hot sun, high humidity, and a temperature of 95F 35C made Sunday another lazy day here at Fractal Central. Luckily, Fractal Central is only 1/4 mile from Lake Augusta, where peeping duckling and gosling families make it seem 10 degrees cooler. The fractal cats see baby ducks and geese as food however, not as psychological air conditioners. So they spent the day safely indoors, keeping cool as best they could. My fractal search went well enough, and hopefully, tomorrow's search will go even better. The next FOTD fractal will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if we don't know what we don't know, how will we know what we know when we find the answer? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= On_Fire_Inside { ; time=0:02:08.09-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=-0.58138/-0.286362/0.6230116/1/-12.5/0 params=1.237/0/14/0 float=y maxiter=1150 inside=bof60 outside=tdis colors=000G0XRKgVUhYci_ihanhcigecggZfiWfkSemPeoNdq\ RdsUcuXcw_bzcbzg_zlYzl_zneznjzppzrvzvzzzzzzzzzz8W9\ 9TAARABPBCNBCLBDJCEHCFECGCDGADH8DI6EF4EK2EUDIUOMcZ\ PmiTztWmmSVgPcaLUVISPESJBQLIONOMPUKQ_OKYSEWW9VVDSU\ HPTLNSPKtgXwo_ulYtiXsgWrdVqbUp_TnXRmVQlSPkQOjNNiKM\ hILfFJeDIdAHc7Gb5Fa2E`0D_1CZ1BY2BX2AW3AW39V49U48T5\ 8S57R66R66Q75P75O84N84M93M93NB5NC7ND9NEBNFDNHENIGO\ JIOKKOLMOMNOOPOPROQTPRVPSXPUYPV_PWaPXcPYe567FLPPZf\ _mzZlxZlwZluZltZlsYkqYkpYkoYkmYklXjjXjiXjhXjfXjeTg\ eXjd_lcbobeqaht`lxZkv_jt_jr`iq`hoahmagkbfjbfhcefcd\ ddWW_dcdmkiyuovsnsrnqqnnpmlominmgmldllbkl_jkYikVgk\ SfjQejNdjLciIbiGaiD`hB_h8Zh6Yh7Ye8Yb9Y_AYYBYVBYSCY\ PDYNEYKFYHGYEGYCFWGFVKFUNFSRFRUEQYEP`ENdEMgELkDHpE\ KnFMmGOlGQkHSjIUhJWgJYfK_eLadMdbMfaNh`Oj_PlZPnXQpW\ RrVStURxQSwSSvTSuUStVSsWSrXSrZSq_Sp`SoaSnbSmcSmeSl\ fSkgSjhSiiShjRlrShkTddT`Y } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-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|<a } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Rants (sorry but...)
by Robert Baker 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

1) FOTD date format: This is somewhat ambiguous at the moment, although it appears to be Short European (dd-mm-yy), which is probably a better choice than (Short) American even if only because it's more widely used. Remember that there are at least six numeric date formats; Short European, Short American (mm-dd-yy), Short Japanese (yy-mm-dd), and the Long versions (yyyy instead of yy; Long Japanese is more usually known as ISO-8601 or International). Of these, International is the only one that's completely unambiguous to everyone, hence the name. 2) Will people please not send large files, even off-list, as happened to me as a result of my problems with DOS Fractint 20; at my current account level, this account has quotas of only 16Mb storage and 40Mb/monthly bandwidth (which I think includes incoming BW), which are normally ample for me, but won't be if several people decide to send me large files (fortunately, it was only the one). Unsolicited large attachments (only 0.6Mb larger and it would have been bounced by my filters) are considered rude by many; kindly send a *link* to the file instead, and if I want it, I can then get it myself. Sorry about that; we now return you to your scheduled list. :-)

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Re: [Fractint] Using Fractint 20 in XP
by gnome＠hawaii.rr.com 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

I'm not sure you can fix it at Fractint's end at all. I used to experience that back in the days when I was dualbooting between Windows98SE and OS/2. Fractint ran fine under OS/2, with no problems whatsoever. NOTHING I tried with Fractint under W98 made a difference. The problem was in the Windows video drivers, not in Fractint - Windows would fight over the video hardware and die. It was specific to the Windows drivers for the video hardware - other people were (at the time) running Fractint under Windows98SE without any problems. That was one of the reasons I quite using Windows (that and the fact that Fractint could bring Windows to a standstill for any other uses when it was generating an image to disk, and not bother OS/2 at all). When I do fractals here now, I use XFractint. It would be particularly lovely with a dual monitor set up - put the text mode command window on one monitor, and stretch the image window out across the other monitor ... -- david gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community ---- Robert Baker <mandy(a)rjbaker.fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:46:56 -0500, "Jonathan Osuch" > <osuchj(a)avalon.net> said: > > Robert, > > > > Did you try creating a shortcut to Fractint, then set the properties > > to run Fractint full screen (2 places)? > > Just tried that, as soon as I read your email. New shortcut worked > fine... until I tried switching out of Fractint (whilst in a text > screen), at which point I got the same BSoD as before. :( Since Windows > progs can grab focus and thus force a switch (and hence the BSoD if I > have Fractint running), this needs to be resolved... > > > If you have a machine where the manufacturer has tuned the XP video > > drivers to work with the hardware, you should be able to get this to > > work. > > Unfortunately my laptop (a Crappard-Bell) was optimised for Vista -- the > reason I'm running XP is because of Crappard-Bell's cheapskate policy of > making users roll their own recovery discs (which can only be done once, > so if it doesn't work (as it didn't for me), you're screwed). Still, I > find XP better than Vista, with the sole exception of dial-up > networking.

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FOTD 08-06-08 (The Dreg of Fractals [1])
by Jim Muth 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

FOTD -- June 08, 2008 (Rating 1) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I found today's image in 3 minutes, which I think is a new short-time record. It calculates in 1-1/3 minutes, which is quite fast though not a record. The formula behind the image subtracts 1/2 part of Z^(-1.1) from 1/2 part of Z^2 and adds C. Today's scene lies very near the tip of a filament. The magnitude of 1*10^13 is actually a bit beyond the point of breakdown, but the slight bit of jaggedness is hardly notice- able. The magnitude does make the mathtolerance entry necessary however. The rating of a 1 shows what I think of the image. The name "The Dreg of Fractals" echoes the opinion. Even with its calculation time of 78 seconds, the image is most conveniently viewed on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> With a high temperature of 97F 36C, the weather was far too hot for comfort here at Fractal Central on Saturday. It was so hot that FL and I decided to take a day off in the surrounding wood- lands. The day in the woods was cool and enjoyable, but left no time for fractals. While we were out, the fractal cats spent the day stretched in the coolest spot they could find. The next FOTD is due in 24 hours, and as far as I know, it will appear on schedule. Until then, take care, and keep your cool. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= TheDregOfFractals { ; time=0:01:18.71-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.1848571131062667/+1.389112151819734/\ 1.00707e+013/1/5/0 params=0.5/2/-0.5/-1.1/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000qFhjFidFiYFjRGkLGkEGl7Gm1Gm2Jj3Lh4Ne5Qc6\ S`7UZ8XW9ZU9`SEcRJeQNhPSjOXmN`oMerLitLdpN`lPXiRTeS\ PaULZWHVYDSZDUVDVRDWNDYJDZFD_BD`8Gb9Jd9Mf9Ph9Rj9Of\ AMbBKZCIVDFREDNFBJG9FH7CHBFLFHOJJRNLUQNXUP`YRcaTfe\ VihXlfZke_jdajccibdh`fg_gfZieYjdWlcVmbUoaTp`Sr_QsZ\ PuYOvXNxWMyWVxZcx`lwcuweod`tvdtudtudttdssdsscsrcsq\ csqcrpcrocrobrnbrmbqmbqlbqkbqkaqjapiapiaphapgapg`o\ f`oe`oe`od`EUrGVqIVpJWoLWoMXnOXmQYlRYlTZkUZjW_iX_i\ Z_h``ga`fcafdaefbdhbcicckcbldand`1DmCJjMPgWUee_bjC\ 5kE7kF8kG9kHBlJCD_mCdkBiiBnhDhjEckFZlHUmIOoJJpLEqM\ 9rN4sO9oPDlPHiQMfQQcRU`RYY_f_go`owamc`kK_j0_h6WfBS\ dHPbML`SHZXEXbAVg6Tl3Wj6Yh8`fAbdDecFgaHj_KlYMoWOqV\ QoUTnUVlTXkTZiTahScfSeeSgcRibRl`Rn_QpYQrXQtWRrWSpV\ SnVTmVUkUUiUVgUVfTWhTWiSWjSWkRXlRXmQXnQXoQYpPYqPYr\ OYsOZtNZuNZvNZwO`uPatQbrRcqSdpTenUfmVhlWijXjiYkhZl\ f_me`ndQUmG9vKBpOCjxEhxEg } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; 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)+(p4)), 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=========================================

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