Re: [Fractint] Re: L'Escargot

2 Aug 2003

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DATE: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:07:21
From: "JackOTradez" <JackOTradez@email.msn.com>
To: <fractint@mailman.xmission.com>
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BTW, I have just animated the L'Escargot (Nautibrot4) over 3000 frames at
1024x768, set to the tune "Green Onions", by Booker-T & MG's (anyone
remember that one?). In-f'n-credible!
Yeah, that's a cool tune. Green Onions and L'Escargot... sounds savory, I gotta check it out. Let me know what I can do to expedite acquiring a copy. Thanx.
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Russ - you are not posting your files correctly. Those (like me) who know
the rite way can fix it, but others may have a problem, and will not see
your fantastic images.
In the PAR, there is a line like "formulafile=next.frm". It is wrong.
Instead of "next" you should have the name of the specific formula, in this
case "Nautibrot4".
Ok, I'll try it, but I think it's maybe more complicated than that. E.g., the guys who post a lot of pars (J.M., L.S., A.N. ...) use all sorts of filename assignments, and I gathered from that that it's arbitrary. What might have gone wrong is that I changed the assignment AFTER saving the par; as I now recall from earlier experience, that's a no-no.
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These images are incredible - how do you find these things???
Hey, I'm glad you like them. These formulas are so rich that finding compelling images is no problem. In fact, it's probably more difficult to find parameter values that DON'T make nice graphics. For example, consider the par below (which I will also repost as per your suggestion);

---------------------------StartParfile---------------------------
La_Tropicana       {
                     ;  Version 2002 Patchlevel 5
  reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=dcls4.frm
  formulaname=Nautibrot6 function=ident passes=3
  center-mag=0.0996911/0.234681/1.103753
  params=1.618033989/1.618033989/1/0 float=y maxiter=200
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  zk0kW0W
  }
-----------------------------EndParfile---------------------------

This is about as basic as it gets, save that p1 is complex with the phi constant in both the real and imag values... So there's lots of bang for the buck in this par, and it takes off from there. Since at this point it's all new, images essentially find themselves in this context.

The larger question then is, "How do I find the formulas?" Well, they find themselves too. It all started years ago when I was trying to figure out to play 5-string banjo... I was pretty agressive sometimes in pestering the accomplished pickers for the logic behind the long cascades of notes that seemed to spill effortlessly from their instruments. Musicians, btw, were a subset of a greater artistic community that included writers, painters, sculptors and etc., and hell, I wasn't proud; I'd pick anyone's brain if I thought it would afford me some insights into the creative process. And it was all very maddening, because the more accomplished the artist, the more likely they were to tell me, "Logic? I don't need no stinkin' logic, man..."

It took me a while to recognize the limits of logical processes, but once I did, I was able to also perceive the value of balancing the mind with the intuition. Ever since, Virtually everything  becomes progressively easier as I attend to that focus, and I expect that even posting par files will be a piece of cake pretty soon...
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I will now try to animate Cornucopia; me and  ((( 5^(1/2)) + 1) / 2 )
"Golden Ratio" go back a long way  .  .  ..  ...  .....  ........
I'd like to hear sometime about the contexts in which you've explored
the GR. As for Cornucopia, that looks like a tough'n to animate, but good luck! I'm not now as infatuated with that image as I was a few days ago... I've just discovered a new one, and I think I'm in love...

---------------------------StartParfile---------------------------
Las_Conchitas      {
                     ;  Version 2002 Patchlevel 5
  reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=dcls4.frm
  formulaname=Nautibroid function=conj/cabs passes=3
  center-mag=-0.899316/0.230079/0.4862158 params=5/1/3/1/-1/0
  float=y maxiter=1000
  colors=653xwulHICXNwuIDCTjCRATl653xwulHICXNwuIDCTjCRATlccc<238>c\
  cc
  }
-----------------------------EndParfile---------------------------

Isn't she pretty? I am enthralled with the graceful lines of this image and the exquisite necklace of shells from whence is taken the name. The formula 'Nautibroid' incorporates the 'Dynamic Coefficients' concept into nautibrot6. (This idea is explored more extensively at http://fibonacci-arrays.com) 

---------------------------StartFrmfile---------------------------
frm:Nautibroid {; by Russ Walsmith
  z = 0, c = pixel, k=1, j=p3:
  j=p3*j
  k=p1*fn1(k)*j
  z = z^k + c
  j=p3*j
  k=p2*fn2(k)*j
  z = z^k + c
  z < 1000 }

frm:Nautibrot6 {; by Russ Walsmith
  z = 0, c = pixel, k=1, j=p2:
  j=p2*j
  k=p1*fn1(k)*j
  z = z^k + c
  z < 1000 }
-----------------------------EndFrmfile---------------------------

Still Amazed, Russell

Alternate parfile versions:

---------------------------StartParfile---------------------------
La_Tropicana       {
                     ;  Version 2002 Patchlevel 5
  reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=Nautibrot6.frm
  formulaname=Nautibrot6 function=ident passes=3
  center-mag=0.0996911/0.234681/1.103753
  params=1.618033989/1.618033989/1/0 float=y maxiter=200
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  }

Las_Conchitas      {
                     ;  Version 2002 Patchlevel 5
  reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=Nautibroid.frm
  formulaname=Nautibroid function=conj/cabs passes=3
  center-mag=-0.899316/0.230079/0.4862158 params=5/1/3/1/-1/0
  float=y maxiter=1000
  colors=653xwulHICXNwuIDCTjCRATl653xwulHICXNwuIDCTjCRATlccc<238>c\
  cc
  }
-----------------------------EndParfile---------------------------

Russell Walsmith

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