February 2014 - Fractint - mailman.xmission.com

35187-4
by Albrechtx 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

HI, got some time waiting for my flight, so using it to present one more image which is to beautiful to be kept a secret. ; https://www.dropbox.com/s/838eadbt0iq3qdl/35187-4.GIF Albrecht

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Fractint version 20.04 patch 12 released
by Jonathan Osuch 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Folks, Fractint version 20.04 patch 12 was released today. The executables can be found at: www.fractint.net or www.fractint.org Here is what's new: Fixed buffer overflow in disk video mode when savename was too long. Jonathan

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Fractal Music Project
by Albrecht Niekamp 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

HI, : after a long time of silence I´m back again with a new project. After my Multifractal Project which has remained unique as it still is the only software creating fractals using up to five formulas simultaneously here is my Fractal Music project, possibly the only one which deserves that name, there are some details they have in common: : It uses a single algorithm to automatically create music of theoretically indefinite size which never repeats itself. The rhythm is my own definition of an endless shifting rhythm originally inspired by Steve Reich ("Drumming") and Terry Riley ("In C") and on their side by African native music for instance by the pygmies. : The melodies- of course being the other half of the structure "shifting melodies" - are created using pixels of a Bitmap (BMP) fractal, which is scanned using the dots and lines of a freely designed IFS fractal. : The basic software - in and out and conversion of a pixel into musical parameters of a single note - originates in the nineties, author David Strohbeen and is not available anymore. : In addition to the image the music is influenced to a high degree by the IFS fractal used, a pyramid for instance creates a harder rhythmic structure, a spiral a softer melodic structure. Listening closely and relaxed you may well find that the general atmosphere of the music is that of the originating fractal. : I converted Jim´s "End of the World" image, FOTD Aug27, loved it at first glance. Thanks for that, Jim. Including links of the WAV files - mp3 is not satisfactory - and the original MID files. Be careful when using Midi: The sound depends on the fonts used and therefore maybe disapointing.The soundfont used is WeedsGM3, google for it. Use only a player that does not change the parameters. The creative player destroys the music, Winamp is ok. : Albrecht Niekamp] : SPIRAL1.IFS { 0.788 -0.424 0.242 0.860 1.649 5.431 0.896 -0.121 0.258 0.152 0.053 -6.722 1.377 0.052 0.182 -0.136 0.091 0.182 6.086 1.568 0.052 } : http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Aug13/082713.html https://www.dropbox.com/s/1c7bl26vc44lqy6/120913D3.MID https://www.dropbox.com/s/kvastwz6oopb900/120913D3.wav https://www.dropbox.com/s/odhd6582zzu6cy1/11091301.MID https://www.dropbox.com/s/94mlkbmmdwvydlp/11091301.wav

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MOTD´s
by Albrechtx 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

HI, ; since more then 3 weeks I have not received feedback or any reaction, although I have tried to make the MOTD´s as interesting as possible. So I must accept that there is no interest and will waste no more time and energy. ; All links are deactivated except MOTD 170214 warpdemo MOTD 260214 border system and yesterdays music edition MOTD 270214 stress relief. On request I will reactivate a link but I doubt there will be any. So from now on only the daily weatherreports and mandel decorations remain. ; Albrecht

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MOTD 260214 Border System
by Albrechtx 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

HI, ; today I will demonstrate and try to explain my border system. I?m aware that like in my warp system again nobody will be interested ( I just dont understand why) but it is available in the Fractint Archives and who knows?? ; It is the main tool to decide when and how a part of the image is terminated and calculation moves over to the next one. For that purpose 5 different bordervalues are defined in the input screen - 2 for the outside - and 1 each for inside 1 to 3. ; The user decides if they shall be applied to the Z values or to the Iter values, or both - whatever comes first. Line 25,29,31 field B of the input pdf which is supplied show where ; You get 3 different images of course and by modifying the boder values the actual BORDER of the corresponding part can be altered. In plain language; The position inside the image. ; The names of the images show the applied version. Also parfiles are supplied. ; https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ga15ca656jyrcq4/GJPBm1fe3k ; Cheers, Albrecht

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MOTD 170214 Warp Effect
by Albrechtx 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

HI, ; one of the "secrets" responsible for the indifinite versatility of MFR12 is my baby, the Warp Effect. The purpose is to mofify a part of the image from a light modification up to "Warp 9", thanks Gene Roddenberry. ; It consists of 3 elements: The warp factor taken from the input screen, the iteration counter and a function, 1 of 4 in the bottom line.That means the warp effect changes with every iteration. It is applied to "z" or P1, mandel or julia type. ; It works with every frm used and can be used separetely for every channel, main, outside, inside1 to 3. ; Pnncipally it can be used with most formulas and therefore should be interesting for all formula writers - questions are welcome. ; The link contains 7 modifications of the Secant formula plus the basic view. And - sorry, already a new version of the plugin, this time an important improvement ,not a bugfix and it?s necessary to calculate above images. ; It?s purpose is to generate better basic images, independant from functions and closer to the original formula. It is activated by adding "5" to digit 7, Real P2 after the dot. ; Within some days I will add new basic images to the Startup Basic Images folder. See Startup Basics, posted Feb,05. ; https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wyz4tok216d8311/VRyWlDofIy Cheers, Albrecht

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Startup Basics Typ 2
by Albrechtx 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

HI, Dropbox is playing games with me today. I got a wrong link again, so I repeat the message. ; Yesterday and today I posted some images of the new type 2 which are different from previous versions, as the basic image is independent from function 1 now and this now is available for the participating frms to use. Of course this version is added and all other images are still available. Here now is a complete set of those basic images including the parfiles. If you compare them with the previous versions you´ll notice that all (except Phoenix) are different. Here again is the first link dated feb12 again: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/82yqz36o7y07aah/fyxOhKGxac ; and this is the new link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3qcx3tt3q7821a3/rjfDHI11_C ; Cheers, Albrecht

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FOTD 28-02-14 (Lost and All Alone [A-6,M-6])
by Jim Muth 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

FOTD -- February 28, 2014 (Rating A-6,M-6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image was created when I combined 6 negative parts of Z^(-1.3) with 1.5 negative parts of Z^(-7.7) and added (1/C) on every iteration. The resulting parent fractal is a typical string of bays stacked north-south, with a prominent 'fan' exten- ding east from the origin. Today's scene lies in the east valley area of one of the many various sized minibrots strung along the eastern edge of the fan blade. I named the image "Lost and All Alone" when I noticed that the scene is totally cut off from the rest of the parent fractal. I did not check to see whether it is also cut off from the rest of the entire Julibrot. It might not even be possible to do this. Since the art and math aspects are both old tricks, they rate an average 6, which is not all that bad but nothing to get excited about either. The calculation time of 1-3/4 minutes is within the field of reason. And as always, the FOTD web sites can make the calcula- tion even more reasonable. Time may be saved by checking the finished image at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> The day began with a temperature of 0F -18C, but with total sun and no wind, the afternoon became almost pleasant. The fractal cats took full advantage of the sun, which at this time of year falls at its most efficient angle on their shelf. The fractal humans watched the midday news shows and wondered how much of the so-called 'news' we hear on the mass media outlets is based on fact and how much is propaganda intended to advance someone's agenda. The next FOTD will be posted sometime next month, and that's no propaganda. Until the next time arrives, take care, and when a person believes only half of what he hears as news, he believes far too much. Jim (the aliens are watching us ;-) ) Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Lost_and_All_Alone { ; time=0:01:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=+2.162423836308988/-1.271602847700038/\ 1.3e+008/1/-44/0 params=-6/-1.3/-1.5/-7.7/0/0/0/0 maxiter=2400 inside=0 logmap=300 periodicity=6 colors=000B0Q00JS0J10IM0H00GH0E00CD0A0086060030000\ 0czPIKO9UMCSKBQJBOIANHALG9JF9IE9GC8EB8CA7B97986776\ zzzrpinmwkjdhga`DEL9AkfJhcIeaHc_G`XFYVEWTETQDROCOM\ BLJAJHAGF9DC8BA7886CJnBHiAGdAE_9DV8BQ8AL78G67B6dT6\ WN6NH6EBozLjyJesIamGXfFT`DOVCJOAFI9AC7KqyHioFafDUY\ AMO8EFDmzCguBbnAXf9S_8MS7HL6BDxnlmecbXVSONHFEuIjoG\ eiF`cEXYCSTBONAJ705B7AeOjUIX60JzUTzcQqPOkNMfLKaJIW\ GGREEMCCGAAB88GhsFZ_EWXDTTCPQBMNAJJ9FG8CC799zUYtQU\ kNQcJMVGINCEE9ARQPPONNMLLLKKJIIHHGGFEEDDCCBBA99977\ 7W8PJ7F7gJ6dI6aH6_G6XF6VE6SD6QC6NC6LB6IA6G96D86B76\ 86zTtzRpvPlqOimMehKadJZ`HVWFRSEONCKJAG09U07zSOzQMz\ PLzNKsMJiKI_JGPHFNGELEDJDCHBAEA9C88A778ISLFNIDJFAE\ C8A9KhrIdmLaiQZeVWa_SYdPUiMQnJMh`ziZziYzjWzjVzgWxe\ XtcXoaYk_ZgXZbV_ZU`VU`QUaMUaIUcJUdKUeLUfMUgNUhOUjP\ UkQmlRmmRmnSmoTmqUmrVmsWmtXzuYzvZzwZzuWztUzrSzqQzo\ OznMzmKzkIzjGzhEzgCzfAzcA } 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 27-02-14 (The Second Scepter [A-6,M-3])
by Jim Muth 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

FOTD -- February 27, 2014 (Rating A-6,M-3) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is a scene deep in the north branch of the valley just beyond Scepter Valley of the Mandelbrot set. Since the image lies at the extreme limit of the range of conventional math, it will be slightly improved if rendered with arbitrary precision math. However, doing this will increase the calculation time to over an hour. I named the image "The Second Scepter" because the scene lies in what I consider to be the second Scepter Valley. For artistic effect I set the logmap to an artificially high value, but even so, it's hard to get something new out of an overused idea. As a result, I could rate the art value no higher than a 6. The math value remains a miserable 3. After all, the first thing every fractal tyro learns is the formula Z^2+C. Be prepared to wait 2-1/4 minutes for the image to finish on a SOTA machine, and longer on an older unit. In such situations the web sites can bring relief. The finished image is posted online at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> Today brought a mix of sun and clouds plus frequent flurries of snow to Fractal Central. The temperature of 25F -4C was too chilly for the fractal cats, who spent the afternoon sleeping. The fractal humans, who could not take time to sleep, passed the day doing other things, which to the rest of the world would be terribly uninteresting. The next FOTD will be posted in the near future, most likely 24 hours. Until the next time, take care, and how could an intelligent person like myself become so disillusioned with the same science that I found so fascinating in my younger years? Jim Muth jimmuth(a)earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= The_Second_Scepter { ; time=0:02:15.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-1.3681\ 63223818473/+0.00142846081662914/1.130847e+012/1/\ -90/0 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=41000 bailout=25 inside=0 logmap=-10190 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=00000FUhWOi`JjeEjj9ko4ks7mtAnuDpvGqwInwQgte\ ZqnRnqLhqHcx0Zv0Uu0Pt0Ks0Pr0UqAZpKcoQbn`bmbbleakha\ jj`im`ho`jobkodlofmohoojpolqonroptoruotvovwoxxoyvl\ xtiwsfwqcvo`vnYulVtjTtiQsgNse0rU0Ab0q`0p_0pU0iPObK\ WWzoIzhFqgRiSbaCmZEfWG_TITQJMUAcKN8HO1TZHdiXpskzzz\ zuzzcXVcTzcOKcJzcEAcAzcBEcCGcCIcDKcDmzmOcEQcLzpRzl\ Yzgczcjz_pzVmzQjzzhzHezCbz8`zzXZzUzQRzWOzaLzgIzlFz\ a`zSvzIoz8izPUzdFzt0zmAzgJziOzjSzlXzm`zjWzhRzfMzcI\ zaDz_8zY4zWFzUPzTZzUSzULzUEzU7zU0zZ7zcDzgKzlQzpXzu\ bzyhzxfzwezvdzubztazs`zr_zgVzYQzNLzDGbzCezDgzDjzDl\ zEEzP9zI4zB6zE7zG9zJAzLCzNDzQFzSGzUzpXzpZzpazpczpe\ zrGzpFzoEzmDzlCzjBziAzg9zf8zd7zc6jz5kz4gz6dz8azAZz\ BWzDTzFPzHMzIJzKGzMDzOAzPGzaMzmzqmzmmzhmzdmz_mzWmz\ RmzNmzJmzMkzPjzSizVhzXgz_fzbeJzdGzcEzbBza8z`5z_2zZ\ 0zYAzUKzQUzMczIdzKezMfzOgzQzdSzdUzcWzcYzb_zbazacza\ ez`gz`izSozGLzMPzRSz_OzgL } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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MOTD 270214 Stress Relief
by Albrechtx 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

HI, ; in private emails I have been asked for my fractal music- It´s being played on private events and said to be available on facebook. I cannot verify as I have not registered and never will do. ; I have decided to publish my fractal rhythm too, as it is better then to face bad imitations. Also I have been asked to allow inserting my music in noncommercial CD releases, which is ok- It would be nice though to name the author- I want to stress one aspect though: I despise having my music compared to commercial music fof any kind, call it experimental, avangardistic or whatever - that´s also the reason I will not modify it to fit into any musical pattern. ; Anyway here is a new title of the relaxing type. The image used for scanning was released MOTD 040213 ; Careful when playing Midi:The quality depends on your system and naybe disapointing. The mp3 is 320kb high quality, dual channel. : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fwaymcct4o8smb3/k0AjaQ9OVQ ; Discussion is welcome! Cheers, Albrecht

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