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Re: [Fractint] DOSBOX?
by Hal Lane 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

JoTz, > You gotta be losing some performance with all the hardware/software translation > in any emulation setup. You're absolutely right. It may be that some people are pleased with the convenience of having Fractint available on their current Windows (and possibly only) computer, and this fact compensates for the program's decrease in speed. And the decrease in speed is somewhat compensated for by the (typically) faster CPU on recent Windows machines... - Hal Lane On 2010-12-17 23:36, JackOfTradeZ wrote: > > DOSBOX rocks? Uhh ... maybe, but why not just use real genuine DOS ? > You gotta be losing some performance with all the hardware/software translation in any emulation setup. > > What am I missing here? > > Does a given fractal actually render faster in DOSBOX on a current system then it would in DOS/Win9X on a P3-933 for example? >

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FOTD 18-12-10 (Great Ghost-Bud [6])
by Jim Muth 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

FOTD -- December 18, 2010 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's quickie image shows one of the perturbed Mandelbrot things that I call a 'ghost bud', which explains the name "Great Ghost-Bud". A ghost bud is the left over remnant of the intact bud that appears at the same spot in the un-perturbed M-set. (To see the bud of today's image in its true form, simply change the parameters to 0,0.) The rating of a 6 is all I could give the image. I was doing similar perturbed scenes almost 20 years ago, and there is very little shock value left in such images. (If indeed, there ever was any.) The scene of the action lies on the southern shore line of the main bay of the Mandelbrot set, just west of the large period-3 bud. The location may be a bit confusing because the image has been calculated upside-down. (In my opinion, the proper posi- tion for a bud is on top of or to the left of its valley.) The initial value of Z has been set to 0.3096,1.6056, which perturbs the appearance of the M-set. In fact, it nearly wipes it out. (For some reason the type=mandel actually initializes Z to the square root of the entered value. This is inaccurate, but if it were changed, the type=mandel images made with earlier versions of the program would no longer work.) Another curiosity of the parameter file is that the reset is set to zero. Resetting this value to the usual 2004 makes a small but noticeable change in the spacing of the color bands. Despite the extreme maxiter of 250,000, the type=mandel formula is so efficient that the image calculates in 28 seconds. The image may also be seen in finished form at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> All the past FOTD images may be viewed at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> though the site is probably not up to date. Some sun, some clouds and a temperature around 30F -1C here at Fractal Central on Friday brought some improvement to the area. The fractal cats spent most of the day sleeping by the heat, but the fractal cat Nicholas, who is usually quite friendly with strangers, lost a few points when he swore at a customer who dropped by in the afternoon and got a bit too familiar with him. The next FOTD is due in 24 hours. For all I know it will actually be ready on time. Until then, take care, and beware of synchronicity. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Great_Ghost-Bud { ; time=0:00:28.16-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=0 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.2438\ 2329/-0.639263/476/1/-168.5/0 params=0.3096/1.6056 float=y maxiter=250000 bailout=100 logmap=yes colors=000BA0aoK`oK`oK_nK_nKZnKYnKYnKXmKXmKWmKVmKV\ mKUlLUlLTlLSlLSlLRkLRkLQkLPkLPjLOjLOjLNjLMjLMiMLiM\ LiMKiMJiMJhMIhMIhMHhMGhMGgMFgMFgMEgMEgMDfNDfNDeNDe\ NDdNDdNDcNDcNDbNDbNDaODaOD`OD`OD_OD_ODZODZOCYOCYOC\ XOCXPCWPCWPCVPCVPCUPCUPCTPCTPCSPCSQCRQCRQCQQCQQCQQ\ BPQBPQBOQBOQBNQBNRBMRBMRBLRBLRBKRBKRBJRBJRBIRBISBH\ SBHSAGSAGSAFSAFSAESAESADSADSACTACTABTABTAATAATA9TA\ 9TA8TA8TA8TC9UE9UF9UHAUIAUKAULAUNBUOBUQBUPCUPCUOCU\ OCUNDUQDUSDUVEUXEU_EUaEUdFUfFUiFUkFUkFUm2ck2cj2ch2\ cg2cf2cd2cc2cb2c`2c_2cZ2cX3cW4cV5cU5cT6cR7cQ8cQ8cQ\ 9cQAcPAcPBcOCcNDcMDcLEcJFcIFcHGcGHcFIcDIdCJeBKfAKg\ 9Li7Mk6Nm5No4Oq3Ps2Pu2Qw2Rx2Ry2Sz2Tz2Uz2Vz2Vz2Xz2X\ z2Yz2Zz2_z2`z2`z2az2cz2cz2dz2dz2fz2fz3gz4gz5gz6hz7\ hz8hz9hzAizBizCizDizEjzFjzGjzHjzIlzJnzKpzLrzMtzNvw\ OxzPyzQzzRzzSzzUzzWzzYzz_zzazzczzezzgzzizzkzznzzqz\ ztzzwzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] <Tim, Rich> DOS Fractint's img&txt vis inWinXP's DOSmode; Rich's FractintForWinBeta5
by jimmckenzie＠earthlink.net 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Pretty much "DOS MODE" is not available at all during boot-up. There is no option like that even if you press F8 or F5 and bring up the advanced boot options menus. M$ idea is that DOS was the cause of most instabilities in older Windows releases so they "fixed" that by doing away with it. As for how well that worked out, that's a matter of how you use your computer, for a lot of folks it didn't help, for some it did. Older DOS based programs like FRACTINT are just going to be out and out frozen out because everything that they needed to work was so very DOS-centric. As for the Windows versions of Fractint I've had no luck what-so-ever with them. They just won't run right for me. Maybe in future releases that'll change but so far no dice. -----Original Message----- >From: Hal Lane <hallane(a)earthlink.net> >Sent: Dec 12, 2010 8:43 PM >To: Richard_Fractint4win <legalize(a)xmission.com>, Fractint_msg <fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com>, "Wegner, Tim" <twegner(a)swbell.net> >Subject: [Fractint] <Tim, Rich> DOS Fractint's img&txt vis inWinXP's DOSmode; Rich's FractintForWinBeta5 > >Tim, >> ...under Windows 7 in XP compatibility mode, if I set >> "tools->disable integration features", running the DOS >> fractint shows nothing, but after pressing F3, a fractal >> is indeed generated. > >I can get both images & text to appear in Win XP's DOS mode, >but apparently my video card only does one VESA graphics mode, >640 x 480 -- as well as the needed text mode. I then set "High" >Idle Sensitivity on the shortcut and use <alt>Enter to switch >back and forth between full screen and windowed Fractint. > >I can only make this switch without disrupting Fractint if the >program is in text mode, so I can't leave an image calculating >in a window while I (say) read email. To get around this, I >first "locate" my fractal in my one working video mode & then >calculate it in Disk Video mode -- which keeps Fractint in >text mode. > >Fractint's intense CPU usage leaves a very sluggish computer, >though. > > >> Hard to use, though, without any text screens showing. >I hope the problem is not your graphics card not implementing >the needed DOS text mode... > >Can you run another text only DOS program to see if your >problem of no DOS Fractint text is reproducible in another >DOS program? > >Can Chkdsk still be run at boot time in DOS mode in Win7 or is >"DOS mode" gone -- and not available to test your graphics >card's being able to enter a DOS text mode? > >BIOS Setup routines have, in the past at least, likely used >DOS text mode. What are they using these days? > >Are there docs available describing the video modes available on >your graphics card? > > >It's my understanding that it's primarily the video card/chip >companies no longer implementing many DOS modes in graphics cards >being the problem with getting DOS Fractint to run on recent >computers... > > >> Hmmm, might be possible to run a PAR file from the command >> line. >That sounds like a possibly workable scenario. > >> Of course Rich's windows version does work nunder Windows 7 >> (albeit without mouse support). >I've found that I can move the cursor around (when in Palette >Editing mode: "e") using <ctrl> and arrow keys, but this really >isn't as convenient as using a mouse. > > >Rich, Tim, >When using Rich's Fractint for Windows beta 5 to render Jim's FOTD, >I have found a couple of items that give me a problem, only one of >which I can overcome. > >The X dimension of every fractal calculated from Jim's parameter >files is stretched too wide. By trial & error I found that >reducing the X Magnification Factor by a factor of 0.75 (z, F6), >can reproduce the aspect ratio of the same image calculated by >DOS Fractint. > > >Another problem (that I've *not* been able to overcome) is that >the program always creates a single color image for any fractal >that uses the MandelbrotBC3 formula. Amazingly, the almost >identical MandelbrotBC1 and MandelbrotBC2 formulas produce correct >images. This fact may be of some help in locating the source >of the problem. > >The examples of Jim's FOTD that I used to discover this behavior >are listed below my signature. > > >Also, images created using the rotation of the zoom box behave >in a different way than the DOS zoom box. This may, in part >at least, be related to the different X Magnification Factor >factor of 0.75 . > > >Jim's FOTD for Dec. 4th, 2010 (a "native" Fractint Julia fractal) >rendered in Fractint for Windows beta 5 also doesn't quite match >the one created by DOS Fractint. I pasted a copy of Jim's PAR >file for this fractal at the end of this email. > > >Rich's excellent post to his blog about the philosophy of his >creation of Fractint for Windows is here: >http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/fractint-for-windows-beta- >5/ >or: >http://tinyurl.com/richs-fractint-for-win-blog > >There is also a //download link// and the comments section >includes a link to where you can register and //post issues// >you have with the program. > > > - Hal Lane > >######################### ># hallane(a)earthlink.net # >######################### > > >############################################################ >############################################################ >http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/FotD_02-02-02.html >http://home.att.net/~Fractals_2/FotD_02-02-02.html > >The formula behind the image is a very simple one -- >Z^2.003+C, made more interesting by displaying the part of >the infinite fractal that lies 1029 turns up the logarithmic >hyperspiral. At this lofty height, the parent fractal >resembles the Mandelbrot set rotated 180 degrees, so that >the split along the negative X-axis cuts the East Valley >area, which at the same time begins to broaden. > > >---------------------------------------------------- >MandelbrotBC1 *Works* in Fractint for Windows beta 5!!!!! >---------------------------------------------------- > > >START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ > >The_Primary_Colors { ; time=0:15:14.28--SF5 on a P200 > reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm > formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 > center-mag=-0.26445764184686160/-0.003322320467831\ > 68/1.109666e+011/1/-42.5037/0.00146395122998561888 > params=2.003/0/1029/0 float=y maxiter=6000 inside=0 > logmap=298 colors=000XOjZRjaSibRidUgfUgiXfjbfmidom\ > drtbtzbvzbtrZtfUrOPqIMr6Ir0Ds0At3Cv9DxFDzFFzKFyJLu\ > MPpOWmS_ZZdSdjOloIrvCyz8zzCtzFjzIayLSwOIoR9hU0bX0W\ > U0NR8TOGZLOcIWKFdLClF9vA6z6cz11w80nD0XJ0LP09W08_09\ > X09U1AR3AO4CL6CI4FD4IA4J64M34O0CGFI9UO1iU0y_0zZ0zX\ > 0zX0zW0zU0wU1tS4qS6mR9jPCgPDdOGbOI_MLXLOULPRJSOJUL\ > IXIG_FGaCFd9Ff8CZS9Rm8JzLJzXCyR0tC0o00S00U00U00U00\ > W00W00W00W00X00X00X00Z00Z00Z00Z13X1AX3IW3PW4RU4RU6\ > RS6RS8RR8RR9RUARXARZCRaCRbDRfDRiFRjFRmGRoIRrIRvJRw\ > JRzLRzLRzMRzMRzORwOOtMLqKInIFkGChE9fC6fA4f82i60l40\ > o40r40v40y30z30z30z30z30z30z30z40z40z40z43z46z48z6\ > Az6Cz6Fz6Iz6Jz6Mz8Oz8Rz8Uz8Wz8Zz8_z9Zz9Xz9Xz9Wz9Uz\ > AUzASzARzARzARzCRzCRzCRzCRzCRzDRzDRzDRzDRzDRzDRzGR\ > zIRzJRzLRzORzPRzRRzSRzURzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzW\ > RzWRzWRzURzURzURzSRzSRzSRzSRzRRzRRzRRzPRzPRzPRzPRz\ > ORzORzORzMRzIRzJRzLRzORzPRzRRzSRzWRz } > >frm:MandelbrotBC1 { ; by several Fractint users > e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 > p=real(p2)+PI > q=2*PI*fn1(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| < a } > >END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== > >############################################################ >############################################################ >http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/FotD_06-08-29.html >http://home.att.net/~Fractals_3/FotD_06-08-29.html > >Today's harmless little scene appears in the >Z^sqrt(sqrt(2))+C Mandeloid as it appears 59 levels up the >complex logarithmic ladder. (The logarithmic ladder is >explained below.) > . . . >The 'complex logarithmic ladder' is a phrase I invented. >I sometimes refer to the same thing by the name 'logarithmic >hyperspiral'. Neither phrase will be found on the >internet. I invented the phrases because the complex >logarithmic function is multi-valued, and can have an >infinity of solutions. Each solution gives a unique >four-dimensional Julibrot fractal, complete with both >Mandelbrot and Julia slices. In my mind, I simply >stacked these four-dimensional fractals onto one >another until they formed a single many-layered >hyper-object of 5 or so dimensions. It is the stack of >all the Julibrot fractals possible to create with a >single exponent of Z that I call the logarithmic >ladder. Today's parent fractal for example exists on the >59th level of this ladder. The ladder could perhaps be >more conveniently thought of as the 59th floor of an >infinitely tall skyscraper. > >In the MandelbrotBC2 formula, the p1 parameter determines >the exponent of Z, while the p2 parameter determines the >level of the ladder we wish to explore. > >---------------------------------------------------- >MandelbrotBC2 *Works* in Fractint for Windows beta 5!!!!! >---------------------------------------------------- > >START PARAMETER FILE======================================= > >TheyAllLookTheSame-2 { ; time=0:18:51.96--SF5 on a P200 > reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm > formulaname=MandelbrotBC2 passes=1 > center-mag=-0.13962249185463330/-0.000766113336763\ > 77/5.149203e+007 params=1.1892/0/59/0 float=y > maxiter=25000 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10 > colors=0000Gz0Gz0Gz0Gz0Hz0Hz0Hz0Hz0Jz0Jz0Jz0Jz0Jz0\ > Lz0Lz0Lz0Lz0Nz0Nz0Nz0Nz0Pz0Pz0Pz0Pz0Nz0Pz4RzARzETz\ > JVzNVzTXzXXxbVxeVxkVxoTxuTxxTxzRxuRsmRmeRg`PbTNXLN\ > TEJN8HH0HC0J60L00L00N00U00V00W00X00Y00Z02_06`08a0C\ > b0Ec0Hd2Ji2Nm2Pq2Tu2Vv2JuAAqH0oN0bV0Td0R`0RZ0PX0PV\ > 0NR0NP0LN0LL0JH0JG0HE0HC0H80G60G40E20E00C02C04A04A\ > 0680880A608806A04C04C02E00G00G00H00J00J20L40N60N80\ > PA0RE0zG0TH0VJ0XL0XN0ZP0`T0`V0bX0dZ0d`0eb0gd0ge8uJ\ > ez0gz2iz6kxAmvEmuGosJqoNsmRskVuiXvg`xedxbgz`kzZmzX\ > qzVuzTxzPzfNzzLzzkzzHzzGzzkzzgzzEzzEzzEzzEzzEzxEzv\ > EzuCzqCzoCzkCxiCueCsdCq`CoZAmzAkTAgRAezAdLAbHA`GAZ\ > EAXzC`LEbPGeRGgTEeTEdzEdTEbTEbTE`TE`TEZTEXTEXTEVTE\ > VTETTETTERTEPTEPTENTENTELTELTEJL0LTEJVdC`gHdkNgoRm\ > sXqvbuzexzkzzqzzuzzzzzzzzvzzqzzizxdzsXzoRziJzeEudX\ > kbo``zR`zTbzTdzVezVezXzzXizXizZkzZmz`ox`ovbqubsqbs\ > odumdziexgexe0Ez0Ez0Ez0Ez } > >frm:MandelbrotBC2 { ; by several Fractint users > e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 > p=real(p2)+PI > q=2*PI*floor(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| < a } > >END PARAMETER FILE========================================= > > >############################################################ >############################################################ >http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/FotD_09-09-23.html >http://home.att.net/~Fractals_3/FotD_09-09-23.html > >Today's image is a scene on the infinitely fractured main >negative stem of the Z^(2.001)+C Mandeloid as it appears >at ground level of the logarithmic ladder when no function >is applied. The precise location is in the East Valley of >the large minibrot on this fractured stem. > >---------------------------------------------------- >---------------------------------------------------- >---------------------------------------------------- >MandelbrotBC3 ***Fails*** in Fractint for Windows beta 5!! >---------------------------------------------------- >---------------------------------------------------- >---------------------------------------------------- > >START PARAMETER FILE======================================= > >AgitatedIterations { ; time=0:01:33.85-SF5 on P4-2000 > reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm > formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident logmap=168 > center-mag=-1.748190276984/+0.019122558784/5e+007/1/\ > -105.5/0 float=y inside=0 maxiter=1750 periodicity=10 > params=2.001/0/0/0 > colors=000UJdTIcSHbRGaQF`PE_ODZNBYM9XL7WK5VE0U90T3\ > 0P00K00F00A005000000000000000000gW7jV8lU9oTAqSBtRC\ > vQCpXGkcKejO`qRbnPdlOfiNhgLjdKlbJm_HoYGqVFsTDuQCwO\ > BxMAsz7nz4kv8hr8fo8dl8bi8`f8Yc8W`8UY8SV8QS8OP8NNDN\ > LPMJUMHZLFcLDhKBmKKrJNzJUzIZzIYzMRvPNrT9nWBi_DfbFc\ > fH_iJXmLUpNQtPNwRKvQLvPLuOLuNMtMMtLMsKNsJNrINrHOqG\ > OqGOsMPuSQwXRybSzgSj_ZWSdVReVQeVPeVOeVNeVMfVLfUKfU\ > JfUIfUHgUGgUFgUEgUDgRFcOG_LIWJJTLLUNMVPOVRPWTRWVSX\ > WTXYVY_WZaYZcZ_e`_ga`hb`lUeoLjrCnnIkjOhgTecZb`d`Xi\ > YUoVQuSNzQcxJtwCqvEnuFkuGitHfsJcsKarLZrMWqOUpPRpQO\ > oRMnTJnUGmVEmWCsbAxhCwiEwjFwkHwlIvmKvnMvoNvpPuqQur\ > SusTusPppMkmIfkFahBXe8Sc4N`1IZ6P`BVbG`dKffPlhUrjYx\ > lawcevWiuNltFmqHmnJnlLniNngPodQocSodUpeWpfYpgZkhYf\ > iXbjXYkWUlWYmV`nVcoUgpUjqTmrTjsVgtXduZbv`_wbXxdUyf\ > SzhUziWzjXzkZzl_zlazmczndzofzpgzpezqdzrczrazs`zs_z\ > tZztXzuWzuVzvUzvSzwbz6dz6 } > >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========================================= > >############################################################ >############################################################ >############################################################ > >---- Tim wrote: --------------------- >Author: Tim Wegner >Date: 2010-12-11 17:10 -500 >To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion >Old-Topics: [Fractint] FOTD 11-12-10 (The Midas Untouch [7]) >Subject: [Fractint] Windows 7 64 bit > >For what it's worth (not much other than as a curious fact), under >Windows 7 in XP compatability mode, if I set "tools->disable >integration features", running the DOS fractint shows nothing, but >after pressing F3, a fractal is indeed generated. Hard to use, >though, without any text screens showing. Hmmm, might be possible to >run a PAR file from the command line. > >Of course Rich's windows version does work nunder Windows 7 (albeit >without mouse support). > >I have done very little with virtual machines. Just for my education >I might try installing DOS or Windows XP itself under Virtual PC, or >maybe VirtualBox. > >(later) > >Guess what, I tried Winfract (Jonathan's 16 bit version), and it does >work, apparently just fine, on Windows 7 64 bit in XP compatability >mode! This time the "enable integration features" setting didn't >matter. Even the mouse works ... > >Tim >---------------------------------- > >##################################################################### >##################################################################### >##################################################################### >Jim's FOTD for Dec. 4th, 2010: > >1/4_of_the_Pie { ; time=0:02:31.55-SF5 on P4-2000 > reset=2004 type=julia passes=1 center-mag=0/0/1137\ > 532/1/143/0 params=0.2983562075159729/-0.018519436\ > 2269525 float=y maxiter=60010 inside=0 outside=imag > logmap=-54679 periodicity=0 > colors=000dBCdABe9Be9BhABjBBlCBnDBpEBrEBsJEsOGsTIt\ > YKtaMtXPuaRufTulVzhXzdUtdSs`QsWNrSKrOJqJGqFEpBCp7A\ > lADiDGfEJcGL`HOYJRVLKTHGSDDQ99P56O13R27U3AW4DZ5G`6\ > Kc7Ne8Qh9TkAWmB_pCbrDeuEhwFkrHgmJdhL`cNYZPVURRPTOK\ > VKFXHAZED`FGbFJdFMeFPgFRiFUkGXlG_nGbpGerGgsGetJdtM\ > ctPbuS`uV_uYZv`YvcXvfWrgVnhUkhTgiScjR`jQXkPTlOQlLQ\ > kJQjGQjEQiBQh9Qh6Qg4Qf2Qf4Ng6Lh7Jh9HiAFiCDjEBkF9kH\ > 7lI5lK3mL1mqGYlH_hI`cJa_JcVKdRLeNLfUOa`QYfSUmVPtXL\ > zZHrhhocilZjiVkfQlcLm`HnYCoV8p`RffiXhh_jgalfdmefod\ > hqcksbmtaov`rx_ty_vtcoofhkjafmVbpOdnPflQgjRihSjgTl\ > eUmcVoaWp_XrZYsXZuV_vT`xRayQbsMfnIjhEmcAqY6uT2xW5s\ > Z8naBidEdgH_jKVmNQoQLnUPnXSn_VnbYmeamhdmkgmnjjjigg\ > iedibai`ZiYViWSiTPiQMiOJiLFiJCiG9iE9iBFU99WAEYAJ_A\ > OaAXcfaClbHrbMsaKt`It`Hu_FvZDvZCpOOjDZcHXXLWROVKSU\ > DWT7ZSmQ1kR2jR3hR4gR5fR6dR7cR8bR9dYLedX0lP8nUFpYMr\ > aTtf_vjfxnmzrhsdclSZeEU_1 } > >----- > > >_______________________________________________ >Fractint mailing list >Fractint(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint

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FOTD 17-12-10 (Totally Eclipsed [6])
by Jim Muth 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

FOTD -- December 17, 2010 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: With things pretty busy here at FC, today's image is another fast one. The image lies in the parent fractal that results when Z^(1.618) (golden ratio) is iterated Z(-3.142) (minus-PI) levels up the complex logarithmic hyper-spiral with the 'floor' function applied, and C is added. The parent fractal closely resembles a non-critical Mandelbrot set with its main bud pointing northeast and a nest of cut-off zigzagging filaments just beyond the bud. Today's scene lies deep in the most prominent cut-off filament. I rated the image at a 6. The colors are fair enough, but I have used a similar palette much too recently to allow a rating any higher than the 6. The name "Totally Eclipsed" came about when I imagined I saw a solar eclipse in the image. The calculation time of 1 minute is conveniently fast, at least for those with DOS-capable machines. And the finished image will soon be posted on the currently active FOTD web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The original FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> is still available, and holds over 13 years of FOTD's. But it might not be up to date. Thick clouds and a temperature around 25F -4C kept things suppressed here at Fractal Central on Thursday. The fractal cats kept happy on their warm shelf, taking breaks only often enough to be sure things were under control outside. My day was hurried enough. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and could something sinister be going on behind the scenes? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Totally_Eclipsed { ; time=0:01:04.21-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=floor float=y center-mag=+1.502630890717709/+1.587875052969523/\ 1.5721e+012/1/60/0 params=1.618/0/-3.142/0 inside=0 maxiter=400 logmap=176 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=00010220430640850A60C70E80G90IA0KA0MA0OA1QA\ 2SA3UA4WA5YA6_A7aA8cA9eAAgABiACkCDmEEmGFmIGmJImKKm\ LMmKOmLQmMSmNUmPWmQYmR_mSamUcmVemWgmWioWlsXouXrydu\ zmzzLFUJKWQPYVP_ZR`fZbkadogetogxsinjjgklXln`loTjnQ\ inNgnKfnHenEcnBbn9anMgkZmiksgjocjl_jiXjfTjcPj`MjYI\ jVEjSBjP7jM4lL5mK6nJ7oJ8qI9rHAsGBtGCvFDwEExDFyDFoF\ DeGCWHAMJ9CK73L64N84OA4QB4RD4SF4UG4VI5XK5YL5ZN5`P5\ aQ5cS5dU5eV6fY7f`8gc9gfAgiBhlChoDhqIjnNklSmiXngaoe\ fqbkr`ptYuuWzvUswXmxZgyaazcWzfQzhKzkEzm8zp2zrLzmcz\ hvzcuzbtzaszarz`qz_pz_pzZozZnzYmzXlzXkzWkzWhzYfzZc\ z_azaZzbXzcUzeSzfPzgNzhMzgLzgKzgJzfJzeIzdIzcIzcHzb\ HzaGz`Gz_Gz_DzgBzo9zwGzLEzGCzCxzwZzYLzKKzJJzIIzHHz\ GGzFFzEFzDEzCDzBCzABz9Az8UzlSzgQzc8zD5zA3z77zABzDF\ zFJzINzKRzNVzQZzSbzVfzXjz_mzaPzuQzuQzuRzuRzuSzuSzu\ TzuTzuTzuUzuUzuVzuVzuWzuWzuWzu_zwbzyezzdzyczybzyaz\ yazyczmdzafzQgzEezDczDazC } 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 16-12-10 (Pyrotechnic Fractal [8])
by Jim Muth 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

FOTD -- December 16, 2010 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Due to a big rush at work, today's usually big FOTD discussion is reduced to a small trial size. The image lies in the oversized parent fractal that results when 0.11 part of Z^100 is combined with 1.1 parts of straight Z and (1/C) is added. The name "Pyrotechnic Fractal" refers to the fiery red hues and sparkling highlights infesting nearly every part of the image. The colors were created almost entirely by the under-rated Fractint coloring system. The colors alone earn the image a rating of an 8. Without the colors, the image would be rated closer to a humdrum rating of 6. The calculation time of under 2 minutes will seem insignificant once a glimpse of the sparkling colors appears at the top of the screen. Calculation may be avoided entirely by viewing the finished image on the web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> The original FOTD web site is at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> though I have not checked in a while to see if Paul has been able to work on it. Plenty clouds, numerous snow flurries and a temperature around 25F -4C prevailed here at Fractal Central on Wednesday. The fractal cats preferred to spend the day on the new shelf over the radiator. We have put their scratching post beside the shelf to make it easier for them to leap up onto when a chill strikes. My day was quite busy; the above-average FOTD was a matter of luck. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if the end of one thing is the beginning of some- thing else, what will follow the end of everything? Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= PyrotechnicFractal { ; time=0:01:52.10-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-21.352824077544/+0.6778222366/4216772/\ 1/1.7/0 params=0.11/100/1.1/1/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1250 inside=0 logmap=-195 periodicity=6 colors=000A00D10E10D30E40G50I51K51M52O52Q52S53U53Y\ 43a44e44i44m45tA5zH5vA4r74o84j94gB4dC6aDAYEEVFISHM\ OIQLJUIKYFP_IWcL_gOckPgiQihRifSieTidUjbVjaWj`XjZYj\ YZkW_kV`kUakSblRcmQbnTdnZfndhrijvolztailSUdIFX56Q9\ 8NEAKJBHPDEUFB_K8cP5hU2lZ0pc0kh0cm0Si7NgDpJfpHgZRa\ I`WETQALK6DE359J4PY4ckFVxQM2zz8kzEecJ`_PVVVPQiQmgg\ stkFsdDrYBqR9pL7oE5n73m12h55c98ZDAUHDPLGKPIFTLBWNM\ NZXEig6tvrFkdS`RdQDpSHkUKfWOaXRYZVT`YOa`KdUX_Z_Vcb\ RhdMmgIriKnaLjVNgOOcHQ_ARX3YZAc_Hj`OpaVlWUiRTfMTcH\ S`CSZEPXGMVIJUJGSOLRTPPXTOaYMeaLjeKniIhgGbeEXcCSaA\ M_8GY6AW45VDCYLI_UOaaVdj`frfhseasdWscQsbJsaDsa7keE\ dhKXlRQoXIscBvi4yoEspNmqWgrdar`dsYfsVhtRjtOluLnuOb\ IEOUKSTQVSVYR`aQedPkgOpjOngQmdSlaUj_WiXYhU_gS`cUb`\ VdYWfVXhSYjPZlU`iYbgadefebjg`niZrjXs``tScuJfuAinJm\ gSp``sgTemLTbUSTbSOeSKgSFjSBlS6oS2qS8oTDmUIkVOiWTg\ XYeY_d``cbbbecage`if_lhZn } 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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FOTD 15-12-10 (Lucy Lucent [6])
by Jim Muth 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

FOTD -- December 15, 2010 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image lies in the parent fractal that was created when I combined two negative parts of straight Z with one part of Z^(-2) before adding (1/C). I should say the image lies *near* the parent fractal, since the parent is a small, slightly distorted Mandelbrot set surrounded by much smaller and totally disconnected M-sets. Today's scene actually lies some distance northwest of the small but main body of the parent. I named the image "Lucy Lucent" for reasons unknown even to myself. I rated it at a 6 because, even though it has little fractal-math content, the striking colors raise it to FOTD status. Most of the effect came about when I applied the 'tdis' option to the original rather boring 'iter' image. The calculation time of 52 seconds sets no speed record, but it is brief enough to keep impatience at bay. And the finished image will soon be available at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> Eventually, it will be available on the original FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Lots of clouds, frequent flurries of snow and a temperature around 23F -5C kept the fractal cats close to their warm shelf most all day Tuesday here at Fractal Central, while the seasonal rush kept me close to the FC work desk. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and you never know when the FOTD will be a real prize-winner. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Lucy_Lucent { ; time=0:00:52.29-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=+0.1161003092660847/-0.1610893155094485\ /5.049423e+010/1/-127.5/0 params=-2/1/1/-2/0/0/0/0 maxiter=1500 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=6 colors=000`KG_KGZJGZJFYJFYIFXIEWIEWHEVHEVHDUGDTGDT\ GDSFCSFCRFCRECQEBPEBPDBODBODANDAMCAMC9LC9LB9KB9JB8\ JA8IA8IA8H97H97G97F87F86E86E76DU6C75c65B65B6cA5495\ 495484384A74K73U63c53U52K42A421311211211100100000j\ pwiovmourrtzzzrsrmnqejpd_pCTRDRSEPTFNUGKVHIWIGXIEX\ HKaHPeHUiHZmHcqIblJbhJadKa`L`XL`TM`PN_LN_HOZDPZ9PZ\ 5Sb4Vf3Xi2_m2ap1dt0fw0`o1Vh1Pa2JU2DN38G3AE4CD5DC6F\ B7HA8I99K8AM7BN6CP5DR4ES3EjxHgtGepGclF`hFZeFXaEVYE\ SUDQQDONDMJCJFCHBBF7BD4BG8AJBAME9OH9RK8UN8XR7ZU7aX\ 6d_6gb5ie5l`EnWNqRWsMduHmtPnsWnrbnqinppnownpxbpySp\ zHtoOxeUuaTsYTqUToQTmMTkJTjKUiLUhLVgMVfMWfNWeOXdOX\ cPYbPYaQZaQZC82zXvxTnvQgtN`rKTpHMnEFlB8kFDjIHiLMhO\ QgRUfUZeXbd_fcbkbeoahs`ep_bn__lZXjYUhYSfXPdWMbWJ`V\ GZVEXTDVSCURCSPBROBQNAOL9NK9LJ8KH7IG7HE6FD6EC5DA4B\ 94A838637525414000212101jQLiPKhPKhPKgOJgOJfOJeNJeN\ IdNIdMIcMIbMHbLHaLHaLH`KG } 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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Re: [Fractint] AOTD 12_10_2010
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

. Zoom animation of FOTD 12/10/2010 is posted: http://www.fractal-animation.net/vid/spacebubbles.zip stay cool .

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FOTD 14-12-10 (Fade-Out [5])
by Jim Muth 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

FOTD -- December 14, 2010 (Rating 5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is a scene in a Mandelbrot set that in its depths is starting to morph into a quintic set. The scene is located inside a minibrot on a stem of the star of the period-7 bud on the northwest shore line of the main bay of its Mandelbrot parent. The image is filled with both minibrots and antiminibrots, which are a bit tricky to tell apart at a casual glance. I named the image "Fade-Out" because of the way the upper part of the image appears to fade into the mist. The rating of a 5 is conservative. The actual rating might be closer to a 6. I leave it to the individual fractalist to decide whether the finished product is worth the calculation time of 7 minutes. For the convenience of those who do not calculate, the finished image should soon be available on the web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> My own web site is still in the planning stage. The entire catalog of past FOTD images is available on the original FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> A mix of sun and clouds, a biting northwest wind and a tempera- ture of 25F -4C made Monday a rough day to be outdoors here at Fractal Central. The fractal cats spent a good part of the day lounging on their new shelf by the heat, though they did get up several times to go to their window shelf to check that things were under control outside. My day was busy; FL's day was the same. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and do it with style. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Fade-Out { ; time=0:07:11.21-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivBrot-2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.657357075207177/+0.4680315673679433/\ 6.384688e+011/1/47.5/0 params=5/2000000.0/0/0 float=y maxiter=10000 inside=255 logmap=114 colors=000zzyzzxzzwzzvzzuzztzyszyrzyqzypzyozxnzxmz\ xlyxkxxjwwivwhuwgtwfsvervdqvcpvbovanv`mv_lvZkuYjuX\ iuWiuTitQhtMisNisNirOjrOjqOjqPkpPkpPkoQlnQlnQlmRlm\ RmlRmkSmkSnjSnjTniTohTohUogUogUpdSpbRq`PqZOqXNrULr\ SKsQJsOHsMGtJFtHDuFCuDBuB9v88v67w45w24w03u25s36q48\ o59m6Bk7Ci8Dg9FeAGcBIaCJ_DLYEMWFNUGPSHQQISOJTD2PKZ\ 8KY8KY8KX8KW8JW8JV8JU8JU9JT9IS9IS9IR9IQ9IQ9IP9HO9H\ O9HNAHMAHMAGLAGKAGKAGJAGIAFIAFHAFGBFGBFFBFEBEEBEDB\ ECBECBEBBDABDACD9CD8CD8CC7CC6CC6CC5CC4CC4CB6EB7GB8\ HA9JABKACM9DN9EP9GQ8HS8IT8JV7LX7MY7N_6O`6Qb6Rc5Se5\ Tf5Vh4Wi4Xk4Yl5Xm6Xm6Xm7Xm8Xm8Xn9WnAWnAWnBWnBWnCWo\ DVoDVoEVoFVoFVoGVpGVpHUpIUpIUpJUpKUqKUqLTqMTqMTqNT\ qNTrOTrPSrPSrQSrRSrRSsSSsSSsTRsURsURtVRtWRtWRtXQtY\ QtYQuZQuZQu_Qu`Pu`PuaPvbPvbPvcPvcPvdOveOweOwfOwgOw\ gOwhNwiNxiNxjNxjNxkNxlMxmMymKznKzoKzpKzqKzrKzsKztK\ zuKzvKzwKzxKzyKzzKzzKzzKz } frm:FinDivBrot-2 { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), esc=(real(p2)+16), b=imag(p1): z=(b)*(z*z*fn1(z^(a)+b))+c |z| < esc } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 13-12-10 (Moth-Eaten Fractal [7])
by Jim Muth 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

FOTD -- December 13, 2010 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image lies in the parent fractal that results when 1.6 negative parts of Z^3 are combined with 2.4 negative parts of Z^2 and C is added on each iteration. The resulting parent fractal is a Mandelbrot set with some extra stuff added mostly along the X-axis. Today's scene lies in some of this extra stuff that is just starting to sprout along the positive X-axis. The rating of a 7 might be a bit liberal. The image really is a bit too chaotic and the colors too disorganized for maximum effect. But I kind of like it anyway, with its preponderance of grays, so the rating of 7 will remain. The name "Moth-Eaten Fractal" came about when I realized that the thing was full of holes, like an old woolen sweater than has hung in the closet too many months with no moth repellant. The calculation time of over 22 minutes is admittedly slow, but may be cut to 14 minutes by rendering the image with the passes set to 'g'. Doing so however will cause some loss of accuracy. To avoid all calculation, check the web site at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> where the finished image should soon be posted. The original web site, complete with almost 14 years of FOTD's is still located at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> but the last time I checked, it was not up to date. The temperature reached a mild enough 50F 10C here at Fractal Central on Sunday, but a steady rain fell all day, spoiling the brief respite from the chill. The fractal cats seemed uncon- cerned. We are installing a shelf over the large radiator in the hallway, where they can leap any time they wish and be as warm as a cat by an open fire. If all goes as planned, the next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and be lively. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Moth-Eaten_Fractal { ; time=0:22:37.71-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=ident passes=1 center-mag=+0.69362781933042/+0.01361539169399/3.0\ 909e+010/1/147.5/0 params=-1.6/3/-2.4/2/0/-97.5/0/0 float=y maxiter=8000 inside=0 outside=imag logmap=1235 colors=000UUUGa08J0zsBz_8m06NM4BB2sXtgQhXJYMDMB6BA\ cp8We6OV4GL28Al6Cc5AW48O36z24812jwrNUR5VLcaVWUOOMI\ GFC876PY5KS4mM3CH28B1450GnyzaizPVzCFzc5z74zz3z326z\ 1zHzzz9zG4zzizVYzzNzABzz2zK1zzSzlNzzIzTEzz9z94zztz\ YjzzazKSzzJzz9zvnzzYzJHzzTzWNzzHzGBzz5zAnzzcz6UzzK\ z2AzzdzzZCBT99N76H44B225_ZCRQ9IH6983PjwLdoIZhFT`CN\ U9HM6BF357_OkOGWC8GJnPCYG6H8zR1mL0`G0PA0C50`qBWj9R\ c8NX6IR5DK49D246115e03S01EjCmN6PkkXaaQSSJJJD9964Uu\ 3Mf2FT17ELHKA8A6Bt48e35S12EnSpYIZH9HlDm_9`O6PC3CTp\ uNeiHVYBLN5AB8i86a65U54N42F21712Uu1Oi1IY0CN06BjzEH\ ttDhhAYY6MM3BBgQ8ZK6QF4HA3851GDO86Cccc5J8PGnC8Pgma\ afXX`SRVNMPJGIEBC9564vuSgfLTTEEE76zX4mQ3`JzK01C6Ad\ BuiFTN7CxhWZyOQiGHV88FRDSNBOJ9KF7GB5C738314sq_zczz\ RzzDzzLzzFzzAzz5zzgzz`zzVzzPzzczzVzzczzMzzczzGzzcz\ zWzzZzz`zzbzzdzzWzzNzzFzzFzzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzc\ zzczzczzczzczzczzczzczzcz } 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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<Tim, Rich> DOS Fractint's img&txt vis inWinXP's DOSmode; Rich's FractintForWinBeta5
by Hal Lane 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

Tim, > ...under Windows 7 in XP compatibility mode, if I set > "tools->disable integration features", running the DOS > fractint shows nothing, but after pressing F3, a fractal > is indeed generated. I can get both images & text to appear in Win XP's DOS mode, but apparently my video card only does one VESA graphics mode, 640 x 480 -- as well as the needed text mode. I then set "High" Idle Sensitivity on the shortcut and use <alt>Enter to switch back and forth between full screen and windowed Fractint. I can only make this switch without disrupting Fractint if the program is in text mode, so I can't leave an image calculating in a window while I (say) read email. To get around this, I first "locate" my fractal in my one working video mode & then calculate it in Disk Video mode -- which keeps Fractint in text mode. Fractint's intense CPU usage leaves a very sluggish computer, though. > Hard to use, though, without any text screens showing. I hope the problem is not your graphics card not implementing the needed DOS text mode... Can you run another text only DOS program to see if your problem of no DOS Fractint text is reproducible in another DOS program? Can Chkdsk still be run at boot time in DOS mode in Win7 or is "DOS mode" gone -- and not available to test your graphics card's being able to enter a DOS text mode? BIOS Setup routines have, in the past at least, likely used DOS text mode. What are they using these days? Are there docs available describing the video modes available on your graphics card? It's my understanding that it's primarily the video card/chip companies no longer implementing many DOS modes in graphics cards being the problem with getting DOS Fractint to run on recent computers... > Hmmm, might be possible to run a PAR file from the command > line. That sounds like a possibly workable scenario. > Of course Rich's windows version does work nunder Windows 7 > (albeit without mouse support). I've found that I can move the cursor around (when in Palette Editing mode: "e") using <ctrl> and arrow keys, but this really isn't as convenient as using a mouse. Rich, Tim, When using Rich's Fractint for Windows beta 5 to render Jim's FOTD, I have found a couple of items that give me a problem, only one of which I can overcome. The X dimension of every fractal calculated from Jim's parameter files is stretched too wide. By trial & error I found that reducing the X Magnification Factor by a factor of 0.75 (z, F6), can reproduce the aspect ratio of the same image calculated by DOS Fractint. Another problem (that I've *not* been able to overcome) is that the program always creates a single color image for any fractal that uses the MandelbrotBC3 formula. Amazingly, the almost identical MandelbrotBC1 and MandelbrotBC2 formulas produce correct images. This fact may be of some help in locating the source of the problem. The examples of Jim's FOTD that I used to discover this behavior are listed below my signature. Also, images created using the rotation of the zoom box behave in a different way than the DOS zoom box. This may, in part at least, be related to the different X Magnification Factor factor of 0.75 . Jim's FOTD for Dec. 4th, 2010 (a "native" Fractint Julia fractal) rendered in Fractint for Windows beta 5 also doesn't quite match the one created by DOS Fractint. I pasted a copy of Jim's PAR file for this fractal at the end of this email. Rich's excellent post to his blog about the philosophy of his creation of Fractint for Windows is here: http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/fractint-for-windows-beta- 5/ or: http://tinyurl.com/richs-fractint-for-win-blog There is also a //download link// and the comments section includes a link to where you can register and //post issues// you have with the program. - Hal Lane ######################### # hallane(a)earthlink.net # ######################### ############################################################ ############################################################ http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/FotD_02-02-02.html http://home.att.net/~Fractals_2/FotD_02-02-02.html The formula behind the image is a very simple one -- Z^2.003+C, made more interesting by displaying the part of the infinite fractal that lies 1029 turns up the logarithmic hyperspiral. At this lofty height, the parent fractal resembles the Mandelbrot set rotated 180 degrees, so that the split along the negative X-axis cuts the East Valley area, which at the same time begins to broaden. ---------------------------------------------------- MandelbrotBC1 *Works* in Fractint for Windows beta 5!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------- START 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================ The_Primary_Colors { ; time=0:15:14.28--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC1 function=floor passes=1 center-mag=-0.26445764184686160/-0.003322320467831\ 68/1.109666e+011/1/-42.5037/0.00146395122998561888 params=2.003/0/1029/0 float=y maxiter=6000 inside=0 logmap=298 colors=000XOjZRjaSibRidUgfUgiXfjbfmidom\ drtbtzbvzbtrZtfUrOPqIMr6Ir0Ds0At3Cv9DxFDzFFzKFyJLu\ MPpOWmS_ZZdSdjOloIrvCyz8zzCtzFjzIayLSwOIoR9hU0bX0W\ U0NR8TOGZLOcIWKFdLClF9vA6z6cz11w80nD0XJ0LP09W08_09\ X09U1AR3AO4CL6CI4FD4IA4J64M34O0CGFI9UO1iU0y_0zZ0zX\ 0zX0zW0zU0wU1tS4qS6mR9jPCgPDdOGbOI_MLXLOULPRJSOJUL\ IXIG_FGaCFd9Ff8CZS9Rm8JzLJzXCyR0tC0o00S00U00U00U00\ W00W00W00W00X00X00X00Z00Z00Z00Z13X1AX3IW3PW4RU4RU6\ RS6RS8RR8RR9RUARXARZCRaCRbDRfDRiFRjFRmGRoIRrIRvJRw\ JRzLRzLRzMRzMRzORwOOtMLqKInIFkGChE9fC6fA4f82i60l40\ o40r40v40y30z30z30z30z30z30z30z40z40z40z43z46z48z6\ Az6Cz6Fz6Iz6Jz6Mz8Oz8Rz8Uz8Wz8Zz8_z9Zz9Xz9Xz9Wz9Uz\ AUzASzARzARzARzCRzCRzCRzCRzCRzDRzDRzDRzDRzDRzDRzGR\ zIRzJRzLRzORzPRzRRzSRzURzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzWRzW\ RzWRzWRzURzURzURzSRzSRzSRzSRzRRzRRzRRzPRzPRzPRzPRz\ ORzORzORzMRzIRzJRzLRzORzPRzRRzSRzWRz } frm:MandelbrotBC1 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(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| < a } END 20.0 PAR-FORMULA FILE================================== ############################################################ ############################################################ http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/FotD_06-08-29.html http://home.att.net/~Fractals_3/FotD_06-08-29.html Today's harmless little scene appears in the Z^sqrt(sqrt(2))+C Mandeloid as it appears 59 levels up the complex logarithmic ladder. (The logarithmic ladder is explained below.) . . . The 'complex logarithmic ladder' is a phrase I invented. I sometimes refer to the same thing by the name 'logarithmic hyperspiral'. Neither phrase will be found on the internet. I invented the phrases because the complex logarithmic function is multi-valued, and can have an infinity of solutions. Each solution gives a unique four-dimensional Julibrot fractal, complete with both Mandelbrot and Julia slices. In my mind, I simply stacked these four-dimensional fractals onto one another until they formed a single many-layered hyper-object of 5 or so dimensions. It is the stack of all the Julibrot fractals possible to create with a single exponent of Z that I call the logarithmic ladder. Today's parent fractal for example exists on the 59th level of this ladder. The ladder could perhaps be more conveniently thought of as the 59th floor of an infinitely tall skyscraper. In the MandelbrotBC2 formula, the p1 parameter determines the exponent of Z, while the p2 parameter determines the level of the ladder we wish to explore. ---------------------------------------------------- MandelbrotBC2 *Works* in Fractint for Windows beta 5!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------- START PARAMETER FILE======================================= TheyAllLookTheSame-2 { ; time=0:18:51.96--SF5 on a P200 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC2 passes=1 center-mag=-0.13962249185463330/-0.000766113336763\ 77/5.149203e+007 params=1.1892/0/59/0 float=y maxiter=25000 inside=0 outside=tdis periodicity=10 colors=0000Gz0Gz0Gz0Gz0Hz0Hz0Hz0Hz0Jz0Jz0Jz0Jz0Jz0\ Lz0Lz0Lz0Lz0Nz0Nz0Nz0Nz0Pz0Pz0Pz0Pz0Nz0Pz4RzARzETz\ JVzNVzTXzXXxbVxeVxkVxoTxuTxxTxzRxuRsmRmeRg`PbTNXLN\ TEJN8HH0HC0J60L00L00N00U00V00W00X00Y00Z02_06`08a0C\ b0Ec0Hd2Ji2Nm2Pq2Tu2Vv2JuAAqH0oN0bV0Td0R`0RZ0PX0PV\ 0NR0NP0LN0LL0JH0JG0HE0HC0H80G60G40E20E00C02C04A04A\ 0680880A608806A04C04C02E00G00G00H00J00J20L40N60N80\ PA0RE0zG0TH0VJ0XL0XN0ZP0`T0`V0bX0dZ0d`0eb0gd0ge8uJ\ ez0gz2iz6kxAmvEmuGosJqoNsmRskVuiXvg`xedxbgz`kzZmzX\ qzVuzTxzPzfNzzLzzkzzHzzGzzkzzgzzEzzEzzEzzEzzEzxEzv\ EzuCzqCzoCzkCxiCueCsdCq`CoZAmzAkTAgRAezAdLAbHA`GAZ\ EAXzC`LEbPGeRGgTEeTEdzEdTEbTEbTE`TE`TEZTEXTEXTEVTE\ VTETTETTERTEPTEPTENTENTELTELTEJL0LTEJVdC`gHdkNgoRm\ sXqvbuzexzkzzqzzuzzzzzzzzvzzqzzizxdzsXzoRziJzeEudX\ kbo``zR`zTbzTdzVezVezXzzXizXizZkzZmz`ox`ovbqubsqbs\ odumdziexgexe0Ez0Ez0Ez0Ez } frm:MandelbrotBC2 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*floor(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| < a } END PARAMETER FILE========================================= ############################################################ ############################################################ http://www.nahee.com/FOTD/FotD_09-09-23.html http://home.att.net/~Fractals_3/FotD_09-09-23.html Today's image is a scene on the infinitely fractured main negative stem of the Z^(2.001)+C Mandeloid as it appears at ground level of the logarithmic ladder when no function is applied. The precise location is in the East Valley of the large minibrot on this fractured stem. ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- MandelbrotBC3 ***Fails*** in Fractint for Windows beta 5!! ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- START PARAMETER FILE======================================= AgitatedIterations { ; time=0:01:33.85-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident logmap=168 center-mag=-1.748190276984/+0.019122558784/5e+007/1/\ -105.5/0 float=y inside=0 maxiter=1750 periodicity=10 params=2.001/0/0/0 colors=000UJdTIcSHbRGaQF`PE_ODZNBYM9XL7WK5VE0U90T3\ 0P00K00F00A005000000000000000000gW7jV8lU9oTAqSBtRC\ vQCpXGkcKejO`qRbnPdlOfiNhgLjdKlbJm_HoYGqVFsTDuQCwO\ BxMAsz7nz4kv8hr8fo8dl8bi8`f8Yc8W`8UY8SV8QS8OP8NNDN\ LPMJUMHZLFcLDhKBmKKrJNzJUzIZzIYzMRvPNrT9nWBi_DfbFc\ fH_iJXmLUpNQtPNwRKvQLvPLuOLuNMtMMtLMsKNsJNrINrHOqG\ OqGOsMPuSQwXRybSzgSj_ZWSdVReVQeVPeVOeVNeVMfVLfUKfU\ JfUIfUHgUGgUFgUEgUDgRFcOG_LIWJJTLLUNMVPOVRPWTRWVSX\ WTXYVY_WZaYZcZ_e`_ga`hb`lUeoLjrCnnIkjOhgTecZb`d`Xi\ YUoVQuSNzQcxJtwCqvEnuFkuGitHfsJcsKarLZrMWqOUpPRpQO\ oRMnTJnUGmVEmWCsbAxhCwiEwjFwkHwlIvmKvnMvoNvpPuqQur\ SusTusPppMkmIfkFahBXe8Sc4N`1IZ6P`BVbG`dKffPlhUrjYx\ lawcevWiuNltFmqHmnJnlLniNngPodQocSodUpeWpfYpgZkhYf\ iXbjXYkWUlWYmV`nVcoUgpUjqTmrTjsVgtXduZbv`_wbXxdUyf\ SzhUziWzjXzkZzl_zlazmczndzofzpgzpezqdzrczrazs`zs_z\ tZztXzuWzuVzvUzvSzwbz6dz6 } 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========================================= ############################################################ ############################################################ ############################################################ ---- Tim wrote: --------------------- Author: Tim Wegner Date: 2010-12-11 17:10 -500 To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion Old-Topics: [Fractint] FOTD 11-12-10 (The Midas Untouch [7]) Subject: [Fractint] Windows 7 64 bit For what it's worth (not much other than as a curious fact), under Windows 7 in XP compatability mode, if I set "tools->disable integration features", running the DOS fractint shows nothing, but after pressing F3, a fractal is indeed generated. Hard to use, though, without any text screens showing. Hmmm, might be possible to run a PAR file from the command line. Of course Rich's windows version does work nunder Windows 7 (albeit without mouse support). I have done very little with virtual machines. Just for my education I might try installing DOS or Windows XP itself under Virtual PC, or maybe VirtualBox. (later) Guess what, I tried Winfract (Jonathan's 16 bit version), and it does work, apparently just fine, on Windows 7 64 bit in XP compatability mode! This time the "enable integration features" setting didn't matter. Even the mouse works ... 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