The late Paul N. Lee suggested I try the image processing program GIMP. I had not tried GIMP until my anti-aliasing results in Photoshop (using their best down-sampling algorithm -- "Bi-cubic sharper") on this Win 8.1 computer came out poorer quality than the Lanczos algorithm used in my not-supported (on Win 8.1) image processing program I had used on my Win-XP computer: "CompuPic". GIMP *has* the Lanczos algorithm, and I have used it on this set of my investigations of Jim's FOTX -- May 22, 2016 image. I followed the Lanczos down-sampling with a small amount of sharpening to attempt to remove some of the "softness" of edges created by that algorithm. I like the results much better. I'm not yet familiar with GIMP and inadvertently left the default "Progressive" checkbox checked, so the JPG images appear in three "waves" of increasing resolution. I'll try and remember to uncheck that box for the next set of images. As usual, thanks for viewing the images full size. Jim's FOTX -- May 22, 2016: http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2016/F160522.jpg All the following images have LogMap changed from 1 to 0 to try to get as many colors of Jim's color map used as possible in these images. The FOTX's "parent": - 4X oversampled http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2016/F160522Z.jpg My investigations into the parent: - 4X oversampled http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2016/F160522Y.jpg The next two pairs of images are of the same areas, but one version is not anti-aliased and the other is. To rapidly compare them, try putting an image pair in adjacent browser tabs towards the left side of your row of tabs. Then alternate typing these key combinations (if they're in the 2nd & 3rd tabs, for example): <ctrl><2> and <ctrl><3> This works in most browsers. - JPG is 4X oversampled http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2016/F160522X.gif http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2016/F160522W.jpg Here's another similar pair: - MaxIter changed from 1500 to 3000 for both - JPG is 5X oversampled http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2016/F160522U.gif http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2016/F160522T.jpg And a zoom into the heart of F160522T.jpg: - MaxIter changed from 1500 to 3000 - 5X oversampled http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/2016/F160522S.jpg - Hal Lane ######################## # hallane@earthlink.net ######################## -----Original Message----- From: Fractint [mailto:fractint-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jim Muth Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 8:21 PM To: fractint <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Fractint] FOTX -- May 22, 2016 FOTD -- May 22, 1016 (Rating A-7,M-7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image shows a scene in the parent fractal that results when Z^(2) and Z^(-1) are blended. Since there is no such thing as a minibrot of a negative unity order, (it would have negative-two main bays), all minibrots reach a floor at the quadratic level, with one lobe. Today's minibrot did its best to be impressive, but I had to add some Fractint special effects to bring it up to FOTX worthiness. Rendering the image with the inside set to 'bof60' and the outside set to 'fmod' gave it just enough bells and whistles to make it worth being declared FOTX for May 22. The reason for the name "MothEaten Minibrot" will become clear when the three minute parameter file is run in Fractint. The next FOTD, which very possibly might be posted in two days or sooner, will feature a fractal between quadratic and cubic that has no discontinuities and has enough zooms to make the most dedicated fan of zooming leap for joy. It rained almost all day here at Fractal Central today, forcing myself and FL to spend the day indoors with the fractal cats. Until next time, take care, and trying to squeeze the quantum world into the world of classic Newtonian common sense is as futile as trying to squeeze a 4-dimensional hypercube into the 3-dimensional world without distorting it. Yet this is what the different interpretations of QM are apparently trying to do. Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= MothEaten_Minibrot { ; time=0:03:14.60 SF5 at 200MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=FinDivBrot-2 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-0.219974943536/+1.166215418628/775/1/\ 4.75/0 params=-1/6.25/10/0 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=bof60 outside=fmod logmap=yes periodicity=6 colors=000000gRP`XQUcQNiRGpSzzSGUL1JE7EFD6ZJ4hO2rW\ CjcLbkUWzcclWSlWQgVNbUKZTHUSFPRCLQ9GP6CP4AUA8ZF6cK\ 4hQ2mV1r_5la8gcCbeFYfIShMNjPIlSDm_IafNRgKPhINiFLzT\ JjBHgEGdGGaIG_KGXMGUOGSQGPTFMVFJXFHZFE`FBbF9dFGeKM\ ePSfUYfZcfbbe`ae_`eZ_eYZeXYeWXdVWdUVdTUdSTdRSdQRdP\ QcOPcNOcMNcLMcKLcJLcIkeHgfGchG_iFWjFSkFQ`RPQaOFlN4\ wM9tLDqLHnKLkKQhJUeJYcIa`HeYHjVGnSGrPFvMFzKHsIImGJ\ gFLaDtWCzPAPJ8QD7R75S14R26z37Rz8Q5AQ6BQ7Cz8DUAMYCU\ aEbeGjZJhSMfLOdERb8Ta9VW9WR9YL9ZGA_FB_EC`ED`DDaDEa\ CFbBGbBHcAHcAId9Jd8Ke8Le7Le7LfALfDLgGLgJLhLLhOLiRL\ iULjXLjZLkaLkdLlgLljLmlLmoLnrLnuLoxLozOnxQmwSlvVku\ XjtZirahzcgzefzgezjdzlcznbzqazs`zu_zwZzuYzsYzqYzoY\ zmYzkYziYcgYbeYbcYbaYaNEsLEsKEsJEsIEsHEqGEoGEmFEkF\ EiEEhEEfDEdDEbCE`CE_DF`EFaEGbFGcGHdGHdHIeIIfIJgJJh\ KKiKKiMLhNLgOMfPMeQNdSNcTObUOaVP`WP_YQZZQY_RX`RWaR\ VTQTKQSBQR2QQ3NR3LS4JTnKO } 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========================================= _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus