ÉÍÍÍËËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËËÍÍÍ» º É˹º Fractal Explorer ºÌË» º Ì˹ººÇÒÒÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÒÒ¶ººÌ˹ ÌÎÎÎÎÎι version 1.19 ÌÎÎÎÎÎι ÈÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÊÊÊÊÊʼ Changes since version 1.18: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [++] added inplace antialiasing for polinomial fractals - menu "Options" and the "Graphics" page of the "System options" dialog (inhahe ); [++] now you can load the FractInt's IFS files, select formula from list and save it in FRI-file after various manipulations; [++] added toolbar in the main window. Also, you can hide the toolbar and statusbar (Denis Ulyanov ) (inhahe ); [++] the mode of selecting area is completely altered. Now selected block is persistent. You can move and resize it while it loads (look at the mouse cursor, please). After selection is complete, you can apply it by clicking the right mouse button. Also, old non-persistent block was kept. Quick selections are available with SHIFT key (or right mouse button) (Maria Grist ), (inhahe ); [++] released version 2.01 of the Formulae Compilator with many new features (read the "compil_e.txt" please); [++] added first attempt to saving images into GIF-format (thanks to Anders Melander for freeware Delphi objects); [+] "Microsoft Video 1" video compressor is selected by default; [+] now you can write all frames from the animation as set a of bitmaps (inhahe ) (Martin Schneider ); [+] with "System options" dialog, you can select SPOT-file for loading at startup (Denis Ulyanov ); [+] elapsed and estimated times displayed in status bar while fractal is calculated; [+] added color cycling options ("Color control" window) (Maria Grist ); [+] added some new fractals: ZMinCosZB (by David Walter), Four Mandel variation; Guido''s Virtual Fish (by Guido Limena); Orbital: Atriatix (by Stephen Ferguson); [+] added variations of the "Orbit Counting" and "Gaussian" filters; [!] fractal coordinates, "iteration count" and BailOut controls has moved into "Select fractal" window. also, "Select fractal" window was rearranged; [!] the "System options" dialog was rearranged and new options were added; [!] limitation of image size for loaded spots now has "best fit" method; [!] quick antialiasing in overlapped window can have different levels of blur (minimum, normal and maximum); [!] added inversion of color, see "Color order" combo (Denis Ulyanov ); [!] interface of the 3D-attractors form were altered to the most beautiful direction (we think); [!] now you can select the direction of rotation 3D-attractor before creating the animation (Denis Ulyanov ); [!] iteration starting values of color control (F8 key) limits are from -255 to 255 (inhahe ); [!] now you can save and load "zoom animation" project (FRA-files); (inhahe ); [!] also, added the possibility of inserting a spot in spot-list (inhahe ); [!] the image size limitation has increased up to 9999x9999 pixels (please note - it needed more memory) (Kirill Moskvitchev ); [*] little changes and fixes in 3D-attractors rendering library; [*] fixed part of the errors with centering image after resize (Denis Ulyanov ) (Kirill Moskvitchev ); [*] some bad bugs in "Group operations" were fixed; [*] various middle and small bugs were removed (Denis Ulyanov ) (inhahe ) (Maria Grist ); ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Changes since version 1.17: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [+] added new feature: precision control (menu Options|System). four values available: 1 - auto : precision selected by current scale; 2 - single : precision are 7-8 digits, but very quick; 3 - double : default precision (15-16 digits) and normal speed; 4 - extended: high precision (17-18 digits) and very slow; [+] in [Options|System] dialogue added options "Allow multiple instances", which allow to run more them one copy of FE; [+] added feature for background rendering the thumbnail/full-size images from set of spots (menu File|Group operations); [+] many changes in 3D-attractor OGL-rendering library; [!] some interface changes and enhancements; [!] deleted IFS page in "Select fractal" dialogue. Now all internal IFS- sets are deleted. Use IFS constructor for work with IFS; [*] many bugs fixed; (Denis Ulyanov ) (Guido Limena ); ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Changes since version 1.16.1 -1.16.3: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [+] The new system of fractal landscapes rendering. Now for these purposes is used OpenGL(tm), but for start itself, FE OpenGL libraries are not required. The lots of rendering functions are stored into the separate library, which dynamically loads as required. Main possibilities: - three independent objects: SKY plane, WATER plane and TERRAIN object; - smoothing and blurring of the iteration data; - up to five customized light sources; - rotating and scaling TERRAIN object; - moving and rotating the EYE-point; - manipulation with material and/or texture of all objects; - the built-in library of carefully fitted textures. To use this rendering system you must to download the one file: http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/binary/34/fl_libr.zip and unzip it into Fractal Explorer's folder. [+] Four new coloring methods: 04. Sine Banding; 05. Sine Smoothing; 06. Variation; 07. Variation II. Thanks to Stephen C.Ferguson for the help in their creation. [+] 12 new filters, which were designed by Stephen C. Ferguson specially for FE: F-Stalks-1 (I) - (VI); F-Stalks-2 (I) - (VI). [*] the serious error in working with the window of fractal parameters choice is corrected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 1.16: changes since version 1.15: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [+] "STRANGE" ATTRACTORS: the new version of the rendering system. Now it works on two much faster. Besides the set has increased possibilities of process control of rendering. The possibility has appeared to build and to save the biggest images (up to 1024å1024). Attention ! ~~~~~~~~~~~ Running of Fractal Explorer now does not need OpenGL support. But if in your system the files opengl32.dll and glu32.dll are not installed, three-dimensional rendering of "strange" attractors will not work ! You can to receive thess files from: http://westwood.fortunecity.com/vuitton/200/opengl.zip Unzip the file OpenGL.zip in the Windows/System folder or in Fractal Explorer folder. Windows 98 users: these libraries are installed in your system ! [+] new formulae: "Generalized Newton" (I, II and III), "4nd Newton var", "Guiatr 2", "Guiatr 3", "Polinom G" and "Polinom M"; [+] new filters: "Orbit counting" (I, II, III and IV), "Gaussian by S.Ferguson", "Atan method" (I and II); [+] new 3D-attractors formulae: X+Y+Z+XY+YZ and X+XY+XZ+Y+YX+YZ+Z+ZX+ZY; [+] rotation of 3D-attractors on two axes and recording of an appropriate AVI-clip; [+] rotating of current fractal on 90, 180 and 270 degrees; [+] new coloring method of 3D-attractors drawing: "Stilson's with fog"; [!] now unused filters can be hidden; [!] the controls in the dialogue of 3D-attractors are ordered; [*] access violation after iterations count changing fixed; [*] little bug in filters fixed; [*] IFS constructor module: a few bugs are fixed; [*] minor bugs are fixed (thanks to Stephen C.Ferguson and Alexey Kravchenko for their remarks and advice); ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 1.15: changes since version 1.14: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [+] new version of fractal's landscape rendering, for this we are using the RenderLight object by Andy Gibson (http://www.gibsona.demon.co.uk/); [+] added some new fractals and filters; [!] finished 3D attractor/IFS dialog; [!] options dialog separated to "Coordinates", "Color control" and "System" dialogs; ----------------- [+] - new features [!] - enhancement [*] - bug fixed