Using the Fractal Viewer

Here's how to use menu items while viewing Fractal Image Format files (FIFs) with the Fractal Viewer Application.

Apple Menu

File Menu

Decompress Menu

Options Menu

Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions

1. Download the Fractal Image Plug-In from the Iterated Systems, Inc. Web site (www.iterated.com).
2. When the dialog box appears, select the destination folder.
3. Click on the self-extracting button in the dialog box. The Fractal Viewer folder appears in your destination folder.
4. Open the Fractal Viewer folder. Choose the Installation Instructions folder to complete installation.

Apple Menu

About Viewer

Displays information about the Fractal Viewer.

File Menu

Open FIF

Opens directories to choose the FIF file you want to view.

Close

Closes the application window.

Quit

Quits the application.

Decompress Menu

Zoom In

When selected, your mouse cursor is the plus (+) symbol whenever it is over a fractal image. Zoom in one level at a time with each click of the mouse.

Zoom Out

When selected, your mouse cursor is the minus (-) symbol whenever it is over a fratal image. Zoom out one level at a time with each click of the mouse.

Decompress Image

Returns image to the default scale and restarts decompression.

Stop

Stops decompression of current image while in progress.

Options Menu

Filter

When checked, eliminates the occassional block edges that can show up in FIF files made at high compression ratios.

Dither

When checked, enhances colors by averaging the true color values and the colormapped values so colors appear more accurate.

Static Colors

Available in color-mapped mode, uses a fixed color palette.

Dynamic Colors

Available in color-mapped mode, produces optimal color palette and mapping.

FIF Colors

Available in color-mapped mode, colors are generated from the 24-bit color data in the FIF file (if available).

Non-progressive

Deactivates progressive decompression and its related options.

Progressive

9600 bps through Infinite bps

Simulates modem decompression rates in bits per second (bps).

Best Available Steps

Decompresses image by the best available steps for the selected progression rate.

All Steps

Presents all steps of decompression of the image.

First Step

Presents only the first step of decompression of the image.

Last Step

Presents only the last step of decompression of the image.

Callback Frequency

Presents image panel-by-panel at the slowest rate, both to provide maximum cancellation opportunity, and to allow other applications to run during decompression.

Panel Frequency

Displays image panel-by-panel.

Row Frequency

Displays image row-by-row.

Step Frequency

Displays image in full view.

Progressive Expansion

Image gradually appears and increases in size as it decompresses.

Progressive Focus

Gradually increases the focus of the image as it decompresses.

Image Info Menu

Displays information about the image that is stored in the FIF file.