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ensional Gate
by Niekamp 17 Jan '15

17 Jan '15

On a foreign planet with ocher skies there is a dimensional gate to another reality... Feel the magnetic attraction ! ; https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fkr8dk5ty14ee1w/AAAnL5tgtuqcYR7VwHLCYzuLa?dl=0 ; Petta ; --------------------------Start Par--------------------------------------- 35100-44 { ; Dimensional Gate ; Bees-ManyMods-Secant ; Time 0.03.01.53 Reso 1280/1024 ; Albrecht.map Function Acosh Factor 23/100000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=sin/acosh/ident/ident passes=t center-mag=-46.17512841067949000/-3.31176211721235800/1763.393/1/172.499\ 999999982236/1.73264284863972051e-010 params=-0.05825983458967864/0.3785210730307932/35100.64595717135/45235.4\ 911030602/152048.0404808048/4.1604894048/23.00482000595/256.1000003001/5\ 12.1000003001/768.1000003001 float=y maxiter=3071 inside=maxiter outside=tdis periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=000U07<3>f0Ci0Dl0F<3>z0K<6>Z0EV0DR0C<3>A08004000<26>000<4>000<7>Q\ 0UU0YX0a_0dc0hf0l<2>p0w<4>_0dX0aU0Y<2>K0NH0JG0NE1R<3>7UX6`Z4h_2oa0wc<10>\ 2WI2TG2RE<3>4G54D36F5<16>kkammcpoe<3>zwm<3>mhZjdVfaS<3>VMCRI8OE4KA0000<4\ 3>000<4>000330<6>220220220<3>110000110<2>000KA4<7>gcOjgRmjT<3>zzc<9>UOFR\ KDOGA<3>A00<4>R06 } ---------------------------End---------------------------------------------

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SG MapZ
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 16 Jan '15

16 Jan '15

. Thanx Hal for that info; your red map loox about what I was thinking; I will try it. I wasn't aware of that map program which can use math formula (ie., sine wave); I need to try that. I KNEW there had to be something going on to get that smooth a transition - could never do it manually with "makemap" program! .

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Re: [Fractint] Wonder what Mandel Miracle would look like at 1920/1080
by Hal Lane 16 Jan '15

16 Jan '15

----- Albrecht said: ------ > I must admit I had my doubts about anti.aliasing but they are > not justified at all. Even the smallest objects have a clearly > defined structure and the too bright parts are now correct. > Thanks for that! You're welcome! > I wonder what the image would look like using the native > resolution of my flatscreen, 1920/1080. Here you go: http://tinyurl.com/MdMiracle20000W12-1920x1080AA or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Miracle/20000W 12-1920x1080AA.jpg It's just a quick anti-aliasing that uses my existing 4k x 3k original image to anti-alias from -- so it's not as good as it would look if I had calculated a full 4 X (1920/1080) image to anti-alias from. Also, I didn't crop the picture to fit 1920/1080, as I thought that would throw away too much of your great image. So when I made the anti-aliased image exactly fill your flat screen display, it changed the aspect ratio of the image some. I hope you don't mind too much. - Hal ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## ---------------------------------- Author: Albrecht Niekamp Date: 2015-01-16 03:09 -500 To: Hal Lane, Fractint_msg Subject: Re: [Fractint] Mandel Miracle Am 16.01.2015 03:10, schrieb Hal Lane: > Be sure you're viewing the images at full size for > a valid comparison. Hal, I must admit I had my doubts about anti.aliasing but they are not justified at all. Even the smallest objects have a clearly defined structure and the too brtght parts are now correct. Thanks for that! I wonder what the image would look like using the native resolution of my flatscreen, 1920/1080. I watch the images with Irfan viewer fullscreen and can switch with left or right mouse button. Petta ----------------------------------- --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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<JackOfTradeZ> ..."hot" color ver of Sylvie's smooth color map?
by Hal Lane 16 Jan '15

16 Jan '15

JackOfTradeZ, > ...is there a "hot" color (red, orange, yellow etc) > version [of Sylvie's smooth color map]? I don't actually know. However, I played around with the Sine wave model used in Sylvie's smooth color map in Raymond's FIntMap program and come up with this simple map with red, orange and yellow in it: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/JckOtrds/JoT-hot3.jpg Here's the Fractint format .MAP file for that: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/JckOtrds/JoT-hot3.MAP The map file is loadable with <L> in either the "C" or <E> color editors. I'm not sure where you need to put the .MAP files -- either in your Fractint folder or in the /Map/ folder under it -- for Fractint's color editors to find them most easily. These were some earlier attempts at red, orange, yellow maps: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/JckOtrds/JoT-hot2.MAP http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/JckOtrds/JoT-hot1.MAP Please let me know what you think. Of course, the data values in an image have to be appropriate for a particular color map, but if you get poor results, you can try rotating the color map manually with "." and <,> I discovered that Raymond shows the coordinates of where the cursor is when it's inside his graph area. That lets you move your cursor to the place where you can read off the exact values to type into his Range and Color Level registers. I discovered that you have to be careful what color you have set to be modified before you click the [OK] button! Fortunately, Raymond provides an Undo button. I don't know what most of his 'button bar' buttons do. His Help didn't open when I tried his: Help > Help menu or F1. But read the info on the download page about FIntMap Help: http://www.nahee.com/Software/+FIntMap/ I once generated some Heated Object color maps -- like the colors an electric stove element goes through as it heats up -- or the sequence of colors of hotter and hotter stars -- although I hope to never see a blue-white stove top element! Please let me know if you're interested in these. I can send you some if you'd like. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Re: [Fractint] Mandel Miracle
by Hal Lane 16 Jan '15

16 Jan '15

The anti-aliased version of Albrecht's Mandel Miracle is done. Try putting Albrecht's original GIF: http://tinyurl.com/Albrechts-orig-Mandel-Miracle or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Miracle/20000W 12-orig-fm-Albrecht.GIF and my anti-aliased version of the image: http://tinyurl.com/Antialiased-ver-Mandel-Miracle or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Miracle/20000W 12.jpg into adjacent tabs in your browser and quickly switching back and forth between them to see the differences between them. Be sure you're viewing the images at full size for a valid comparison. I like to use the keyboard to do the switching so I don't have to aim my cursor at the different tabs. Many browsers use: <ctrl><n> -- where <n> is the browser's tab #, . . . . . . . . counted from leftmost tab, and <ctrl><n+1> -- the adjacent tab's number In my anti-aliased version of Albrecht's Mandel Miracle, it appears that the anti-aliasing has not hurt the smooth shading by Sylvie Gallet's color map -- but it has cleaned up some incorrectly over-bright single pixels, mostly near the small 'black holes' in the image. I remain in awe of Sylvie's smooth color map: http://tinyurl.com/Sylvie-Gallets-smooth-colormap or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Miracle/20000W 12map.jpg I like this [pseudo] full color image! - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net <mailto:hallane%40earthlink.net> ######################## > -----Original Message----- > From: Hal Lane [mailto:hallane@earthlink.net] > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 8:34 AM > To: Fractint_msg; Albrechtx_Multifract > Subject: Re: [Fractint] New & Exciting > > > > That color map of Sylvie Gallet's is amazingly smooth > for being 256 discrete colors!: > http://tinyurl.com/Sylvie-Gallets-smooth-colormap > or: > http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Mira cle/20000W12map.jpg Here's your Mandel Miracle image from DropBox again with the above color map in it: http://tinyurl.com/Albrechts-orig-Mandel-Miracle or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Miracle/20000W 12-orig-fm-Albrecht.GIF The anti-aliased version is still calculating away... - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## ------ Forwarded Post ------------ Author: Niekamp Date: 2015-01-15 06:30 -500 To: fractint Subject: Re: [Fractint] New & Exciting Am 15.01.2015 um 10:53 schrieb Hal Lane: >> Watch the Mandel Miracle... >> >How about an antialllzed version? > > Sure! It's calculating as I type this. But it will > likely take a couple of days, as I always use Single > Pass at 3k x 4k as part of my anti-aliasing process... Thank you, Hal. I love this image as it shows the full power of the SG map - I call it miracle map - with the full spectrum, all colors flow in 3d manner and have the same size and all details have a defined 3d like shape that will be even more detailed after anti-aliasing. Petta --------------------------------------------- --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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<JackOfTradeZ> Sylvie Gallet's smooth color map shown in FintMap.
by Hal Lane 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

I forgot to include Raymond Fialiatreault's FintMap version of Sylvie Gallet's smooth color map that Albrecht used in his Mendel Miracle image. Raymond's color map editor shows the values of red, green and blue of all 256 Fractint color table locations in a graph: http://tinyurl.com/Mandel-Miracles-map-in-FintMap or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Miracle/Mandel -Miracles-color-map-in-FintMap.jpg His program can generate both straight lines and Sine waves in the graph to your specification -- for each color -- at the click of a button! Sylvie's choice of Sine wave amplitudes, phases and frequencies for the three colors looks simple, but I think they had to be artfully crafted to get the effect she achieved in this map. For reference, here's Fractint's color editor's version of her color map again: http://tinyurl.com/Sylvie-Gallets-smooth-colormap or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Miracle/20000W 12map.jpg Raymond's FIntMap ver.1.4 is here: http://www.nahee.com/Software/+FIntMap/ It's the version I user to load Sylvie Gallet's color map into and screen capture its graph above. <JackOfTradeZ> said: "...is there a "hot" color (red,orange,yellow etc) version [of Sylvie's smooth color map]?" You could use the Sine wave model used in Sylvie's smooth color map as shown in my FintMap screen capture in FintMap above as a starting point and see what you can come up with... Please let me know if you have any success! - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Re: [Fractint] "Is that like a "pseudo" anti-aliasing..."
by Hal Lane 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

> When I compile the frames to video at lower resolution, > now the video looks much "cleaner" than all previous. > Is that like a "pseudo" anti-aliasing you can do with > fractint? You are definitely getting a kind of anti-aliasing effect. When resizing an image to a smaller size you decrease the effect of inappropriately bright single pixels and 'jaggies', because single pixels' color values get averaged* with the adjacent pixels' more correct values, 'cleaning the image up.' Note: ----- *averaged -- not exactly averaged, but a function of the neighboring pixel's color values. There are quite a few algorithms/filters for resizing images. It's important to *not* select (or have selected for you by default) the "nearest neighbor" filter. It just picks a nearby *existing* color value and gives no anti-aliasing-type effect at all. The algorithms/filters I like are: - Lanczose (best), - Bi-cubic (next best) if they are available to choose from. I don't know what filter Fractint uses when you read a high resolution image into (say) half the image's resolution video or Disk Video mode. I've not ever done this to see what happens. I use the image manipulation/viewer, Compupic, to make changes like these to my images. I believe that the free program Gimp: http://www.gimp.org/ that Paul mentioned has a rich feature set, too. > is there a "hot" color (red,orange,yellow etc) version? [of Sylvie Gallet's color map I posted.] Her map[s?] is/are available on the web [somewhere!], but Albrecht has a copy of it/them that I'm sure he'll be happy to send to you. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## ----- JackOfTradeZ post ------------------------------ Author: JackOfTradeZ Date: 2015-01-15 16:13 -500 To: fractint Subject: [Fractint] Anti-Aliens . That SG map loox awesome - I need to try it with my current project(s); is there a "hot" color (red,orange, yellow etc) version? I made an animation at 2048x2048 recently - 1st time at that resolution, using the Disk-video mode. When I compile the frames to video at lower resolution, now the video looks much "cleaner" than all previous. Is that like a "pseudo" anti-aliasing you can do with f ractint? ------------------------------------------------------- --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Re: [Fractint] "Your emarketing-[domain] links dont work."
by Hal Lane 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

> BTW your emarketing-[domain] links dont work. > Petta They don't work because the [Fractint] list serve system chops long lines into multiple lines. Look carefully and you can see the chopped off piece of the long link on the line under the inappropriately shortened link: > http://tinyurl.com/Albrechts-orig-Mandel-Miracle > or: > http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150111_Mandel_Miracle/20000W > 12-orig-fm-Albrecht.GIF One can manually copy and paste the two pieces of chopped up links like these into your web browser's address bar to reconstruct the full original web address, and then hit <Enter> and get the image or page to load correctly. I prefer to provide a short link from tinyurl.com that doesn't get chopped up. I like to include the full URL so people can see where the 'user friendly' short link is taking them -- even though I know it will get mutilated. I've actually seen list serve systems chop a long web address into three pieces on three lines! -- but it still worked after I reassembled all the pieces in the web address bar. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net ######################## --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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FW: Warp Effect Demo
by Hal Lane 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

> > With your permission, I'd like to make an animated > > .GIF that... shows your warp and color compression effects. Since this animation is a demonstration of different parameter values controlling the image -- rather than an artistic image -- I took the liberty of annotating each frame of the annotation with the effect that the various parameter sets are creating. I made the GIF animation, but it has a severe problem that I'm unable to fix -- it's dithered. Perhaps there's a bug in the older version of Macromedia Fireworks I'm using, or my understanding of how to control the output of the program is insufficient. I told the program: - to do *no* dithering, - to retain the images' original dimensions, - to not remove unused colors, - to allow 0% loss in GIF compression, - to not crop the frames, - to use an exact color map, and - to not add transparency to the color map. - to do *no* resampling, - and I unchecked the preference: "Faster, but less accurate resampling" but despite this, Fireworks dithered the colors in the images. They look terrible. My best guess is that Fireworks changed the original GIF images to an internal format [perhaps .PNG(?)] and then back to .GIF encoding to write the output file, and dithering the images in the process. I don't recall having this problem before. I'm providing a screen capture of the settings in Fireworks' animated GIF creation wizard: http://tinyurl.com/Animated-GIF-wizard-settings or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150114_Warp_Demo/Fireworks-a nimated-GIF-wizard-settings.jpg It shows that apparently only 89 colors of the original 256 colors in the color map happen to have been selected by the samples [pixels] calculated by Albrecht's program in the five images, so the program decided it could be efficient and choose to use a 128 entry GIF color table in the output animated GIF. It may be that each of the original five Fractint images also were encoded with this size color table/map. [Anyone have any ideas about how to stop Fireworks from dithering the GIF output?] However, I decided to make the animation available anyway, http://tinyurl.com/Warp-Demo-Animation or: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/Albrecht/MFR_13/150114_Warp_Demo/Warp-Demo-A nimation.gif since it still does show Albrecht's warping and color compression effects clearly -- despite the unwanted dithering. I recommend viewing the animation's images at full size so you can't suspect your browser of doing averaging or dithering of the images... Sequence of Images in Animation ------------------------------- 1. "Warped" 2. Without "3d"-like perspective distortion. 3. Without color compression. 4. Both warping & color compression disabled. 5. Complete spectrum of the map in the image. I believe that the "4. Both warping & color compression disabled" image is the original 'unaltered' image. - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane(a)earthlink.net <mailto:hallane%40earthlink.net> ######################## > -----Original Message----- > From: Fractint [mailto:fractint-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf > Of Niekamp > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:02 AM > To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion > Subject: Re: [Fractint] Warp Effect Demo > > > Am 15.01.2015 um 14:12 schrieb Hal Lane: > > With your permission, I'd like to make an animated > > .GIF that automatically does the stepping thru > > your images and make it available on the list. > Brilliant idea! > Thrilled... > Petta > _______________________________________________ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Bluebird Feeding
by Niekamp 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Don´t know what they are fed but they seem to like it! ; On every, even a very small change I set the latest date and add a short remark about the reason. Today´s again has no influence regarding the generation but makes the warpeffect a lot easier to handle - just type "0" instead of the compression factor and only the function is used. Type "ident" as function and only the compression is used, like in today´s image. If the settings are created in two stages there are far more versions and they are easier to predict. The secant frm used is so sensitive that even a small compression alone results in a different image. ; https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sz6of739tbph100/AAAK9R_I2dnMyVgwHpQSDM6Aa?dl=0 ; Petta ; ----------------------------------------Start Par------------------------- 10008-14 { ; Bluebird Feeding ; Secant-Magnet ; Time 0.08.04.66 Reso 1280/1924 ; Map SG14 - Fac (=Maxiter) 2048 Compression only reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=mfr_13.frm formulaname=multifractal_13 function=ident/sin/cabs/sin passes=t center-mag=-0.128355/-0.0118769/1.335962/1.4286/90/-1.23373533611470521e\ -014 params=1.123456789123456/0/10008.04595700012/50402.0506030602/152048.040\ 4808001/2048.1604894022/0.00482003595/256.30000000212/384.1000003001/64.\ 10000030010001 float=y maxiter=2048 inside=maxiter periodicity=0 rseed=-2436 colors=aAENij<9>CNXBLW9JU<3>5AP<3>77D86A857944A31<4>A95AA6AC7AD8AE9<4>DM\ FEOGFQHFRJGTKHVLHWNIYOJ_Q<3>KcOKdNKeNKfMLhL<6>enAho9kp7<3>wt0<6>Zf7Vd8Sb\ 9<3>DVE<4>CPBCNACM9<2>BI8BH7BH7<3>AE69D5DE5<3>UI8YJ9aLAeMBgOCjQE<2>nVI<3\ >vdAyg7yh4yi2<14>yugyujyvm<2>yyvzzyxwv<9>bRR`NOYKK<2>SABP67P67<18>aBGbBG\ cBHcCHdCIeCIdCHcBGbBE`AB<3>X85W74U62<21>sjStlTunU<2>ytYzvZyvZ<24>ZulYumX\ um<2>UuoStpRro<2>Okk } ---------------------------------------------End---------------------------

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