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- ===== Fractal Explorer ======
- ================================
- ======== version 1.22se ========
- --------------------------------
- <c> 1999-2001 Sirotinsky A. and Fedorenko O.
- http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/binary/34/index.html
- http://members.fortunecity.com/aando/index.html
- http://fractal.jumpgames.com/
-
- Changes since version 1.22:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- [++] new version of the FEParser by Kyle McCord (it's best one !);
- [+] added new filters:
- -Fractal Dimension I, II, III;
- [+] added some new quaternion formulas;
- [+] added new attractor formulas;
- [+] added P4 parameter
- (Zappe Harald <Harald.Zappe@bln.siemens.de>);
-
- [!] File Browser: added ability to sort files not in "report" view only;
- [!] Quaternions: added "Max. iteration" control;
- [!] Quaternions/Attractors: added selection of the background color;
- [!] Quaternions/Attractors: added manual setting of the image size;
- [!] Quaternions/Attractors: added "Filters" (image post-processing) mode;
- [!] Formulae Compilator: added new parameter CPixel, which returns the
- complex coordinates of current pixel (like #pixel symbol by UF);
- [!] Formulae Compilator: fixed security holes. Please do not accept any
- files except fractal spots ! Fractal spots now are safed.
- (Kyle McCord <kyle@midguard.fsnet.co.uk>);
- [!] minor interface changes;
- [!] little speed-ups again;
-
- [*] the files not saved correctly, when FE placed in the long-name folder
- (Panny Brawley <mailto:pannyh@home.com>);
-
-
- Changes since version 1.21:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- [++] quaternions rendering. Check "Fractal|Quaternions..." menu to find one.
- (used algorithm by Frode Gill, Norway <fgill@krs.jia.no>,
- bugs fixed, speed improved and Phong coloring method added)
- thanks to Kyle McCord <kyle@midguard.fsnet.co.uk> for testing
- and remarks;
- [++] added first version of the FE Parser by Kyle McCord and "User formula"
- tab on the "Select fractal" dialog rearranged;
- [+] animations rendering by quaternion rotations available too;
- [++] 3D "strange" attractors: new algorithm, which allow to ray-trace the
- image with Phong-lights. New algorithm also allow to increase
- iterations count, improve quality of the resulting image and reduce
- memory using.
- [+] added additional options into all image saving dialogues:
- "put sign" - the image will be signed (signature options available
- in the "Preferences" window),
- "auto spot saving" - to save spot file after saving of the image,
- "antialiasing 1:2" - to make antialiasing before saving;
- [+] when you save the spot file, FE will offer you to render images at once
- and add spot to the "Batch rendering" list, where you can configure
- the rendering process
- (Vadim Bochechko <ja@rdc.centre.energy.gov.ua>);
- [+] version 2.03 of the Formulae Compilator released. Main feature of the
- new version is a speed improvements.
- [*] option "Keep infinity area" renamed to "No inside" and
- "No outside" option added
- (Kyle McCord <kyle@midguard.fsnet.co.uk>);
- [+] new formulas:
- Jesse McKeown II and III,
- 5nd Mandel/Newton,
- Polinom C-FnC,
- RCL Pick 4,
- new Newton-like type fractal formulas:
- SuperNewton I and II,
- and added many additional functions into internal fractal formulas;
- [+] new entries added into complex-functions list;
- [+] new palette algorithm called "Sine combine III";
- [+] new interesting filters:
- Log Counting IV and V,
- Log Counting (sin/cos) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6,
- Orbit counting 13,
- Orbit counting 14;
- [+] in the "Formulas" folder of the source package you can find the lot
- of new formulas for Formulae Compilator;
- [+] new formulas for 3D-attractors:
- 09. Sin(X) + Cos(Y) + Z
- 10. X*Sin(X) + Y*Sin(Y) + Z*Sin(Z)
- 11. X + X*X + X*Y + X*Z + Y + Y*Y + Y*Z + Z + Z*Z
- 12. X + Y + Z + X*Y + Y*Z + Sin*Cos;
-
-
- [!!] 3D-landscapes rendering by "RenderLight" renderer removed;
- [!!] fixed error in the "6nd Mandel/Newton var II" formula;
- [!] added menu item to stop fractal calculation (also, hot key is [Escape])
- (Arend Nijdam <http://users.castel.nl/~nijda01/>);
- [!] added option to quick close of the all windows (see the "Help" menu)
- (Arend Nijdam <http://users.castel.nl/~nijda01/>);
- [!] Image post-processing: added some new filters and clouds generator;
- [!] File Browser will work much better and quickly;
- [!] "Auto Iteration" mode now works in the "Select fractal" mode only;
- [!] True3D attractors: minor changes and improvements;
- [!] added support for multiuser environment: each user can have personal
- settings (see the "Preferences");
- [!] added automatic recovering features
- (see the "Preferences" -> "Spots and images");
-
- [*] found little bug, which braked fractal calculation - now is faster;
- [*] File Browser does not show directories with "read only" attribute set
- (Kyle McCord <kyle@midguard.fsnet.co.uk>);
- [*] now at minimization of the File Browser window the application will not
- be minimized (only File Browser window)
- (Panny Brawley <mailto:pannyh@home.com>);
- [*] fixed error: color cycling tool don't work with increment equal to 1
- (Kyle McCord <kyle@midguard.fsnet.co.uk>);
- [*] fixed bug, when image was not drawn under Windows 2000;
- [*] fixed error in the Batch Rendering mode: options applyed to the first
- selected spot, not to all selected group;
- [*] fixed error: the button "C" works incorrectly when fractal rotated;
- [*] file renaming in the File Browser was case insensitive (it was
- impossible to rename a folder "FrActals" into "Fractals");
-
-
-
- Changes since version 1.20se:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- [++] UF-like palette added ("Color control" window, "UF colors" tab);
- [++] the first version of the Visual IFS Builder created (access to this
- feature now available from the IFS Constructor window);
- [+] added new formulas (NOW 100 INTERNAL SETS AVAILABLE !!!):
- 94: Generalized Phoenix 1,
- 95: Generalized Phoenix 2,
- 96: Generalized Newton IV,
- 97: Polinomial: Fn(t)*t+C,
- 98: CBAP: Z*Z*Z-aa3*Z+b (formula 3 from Flarium24),
- 99: 3nd Newton variation 4,
- 100: 4nd Newton variation 3;
- [+] added some new filters:
- Weights I,
- Log counting I/II/III,
- Log counting IV X-area,
- Log counting V Y-area,
- Log counting VI Z-area;
- [+] the "Batch rendering" mode is almost completed. The sheduler now works.
- Added some another improvements, but "render-to-disk" feature
- not released yet. The work proceeds;
- [+] Image processing (called "Filters") mode improvements: added
- transformations and new feature - texturization (it uses texture
- library, which included into Fractal Landscapes Library package);
-
- [!] Ctrl key + Left mouse button allow you to move fractal in the main
- window;
- [!] mouse double clicks (left to zoom in, right to zoom out) now
- differences with Ctrl and Shift keys ("Preferences" | "Dbl-click zooming")
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] selection block improvements:
- NW, SE, SW and NE resizing boxes available now and
- new "zoom-out" selection mode (see the "Preferences||Selection block")
- (Arend Nijdam <http://users.castel.nl/~nijda01/>)
- (Joseph Trotsky <kodkod@bezeqint.net>);
- [!] different styles of the selection box allowed;
- [!] added lots of hints in the "Select fractal" and "System options"
- (it's name changed to "Preferences") windows;
- [!] now UNDO available for IFS fractals too;
- [!] from the current version into spot-file will write info about
- version of the FE. After loading the spot you can see this
- info as hint of the status bar in the main window;
- [!] standart picture sizes added: 600x600 and 640x640
- (Joseph Trotsky <kodkod@bezeqint.net>);
- [!] iterations count of the IFS now not depend from MaxIter value;
- [!] added start-up options "Set autoiterations enabled by default" which
- will enable automatic calculation of the iterations count at
- startup;
- [!] RAM allocation reduced in the batch rendering;
-
- [*] bug in the "IFS constructor": fields to edit A, B, C, D, E and F values
- rearranged to the right sequence:
- Ax + By + E (old - isn't right sequence: Ax+By+C )
- Cx + Dy + F ( Dx+Ey+F );
- [*] fixed movement (with mouse) of the rotated fractal in the "Select
- fractal" window;
- [*] fixed error with saving the spot file after savin of the image;
- [*] "Image size" window now will save self position
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [*] some errors in the File Browser, Undo and System options were fixed;
- [*] fixed memory bug in the Julie preview window;
- [*] functions CMulR and CDivR (Formulae Compilator) was wrong,.. fixed;
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Changes since version 1.20:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- [+] "quick image preview" area added into File Browser window (accept
- Bitmaps, JPEGs and GIFs);
- [+] IFS animations: list of the IFS can be chosen to render
- transformations from one to another;
- [+] brightness and contrast controls added ("Color control" window);
- [+] added two variations of the "Gaussian" filter;
- [+] the "Sine combine II" coloring algorithms added;
-
- [!] into popup menu of the File Browser added options which allow you
- to load palettes from FRP and FRS files
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] color cycling tool changed to the best UF-like mode;
- [!] IFS constructor window rearranged;
- [!] main menu rearranged and some items renamed ("Copy to clipboard",
- "System"->"Preferences", ets...);
- [!] some changes in the "Julia window". Please remember, what you can
- switch to Julie and back with Enter key (while Julie window visible)
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] "Color control" window was rearranged and now can accept FRS and
- FRP files (drag these files from the File Browser window and drop
- them into Color Control window) to change current palette;
- [!] merged setup controls for the julie and params animations;
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] now state of the "Keep proportional" checkbox will kept
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] "redo" options added into "Fractal" menu (also, "Ctrl+Shift+Z" keys)
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] now key "C" will move the point under mouse pointer into image center
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] the formula of relative speed of the zoom animations are changed
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] little speed-ups (but CPU/hardware-depend);
- [!] and little interface enhancements :-)));
-
- [*] now rotation state is keep after opening/closing of the IFS Constructor
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [*] found little memory leaks;
- [*] fixed some bugs in the "Quick antialiasing" window
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [*] 3D-attractors: fixed animations rendering;
- [*] 3D attractors: fixed bug with "simple" color palette
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [*] the Windows wallpaper setting fixed
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [*] error with "IFS Animation" window fixed too
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [*] some little bugs with "Julie" window fixed
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Changes since version 1.19:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- [++] now for the some built-in formulas there is an opportunity
- to choose one or two functions from the list. The list of
- functions is compatible with FractInt. In most cases, by default
- the function IDENT ("empty" function) is established.
- Also, one or two external functions can be used in Formula Compiler,
- please, read the Fractal Compiler manual for details;
- [++] the File Browser window added (drag'n'drop (in and out),
- cut/copy/paste, run files and spots supported);
- [+] version 2.02 of the Formulae Compilator released. Please, refer
- manual to get more information;
- [+] now you can select iterations count for quick load the attractors
- spots (System options|StartUp);
- [+] ability to set/remove the file associations (System options)
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [+] palette can be loaded from another spot file (frs);
- [+] the "Variation III" and "Sine combine" coloring algorithms added;
- [+] added new filters: "Orbit counting" 9, 10, 11 and 12;
- [+] two new fractal formulas added:
- ZZ2 (Noel Giffin),
- Scorpio (Noel Giffin),
-
-
- [!!] now UNDO supported, see the "System options" window for undo options
- (Arend Nijdam <http://users.castel.nl/~nijda01/>)
- and another peoples;
- [!!] fractal's calculation speed-up, from 5 to 50% of the time;
- [!] now FE has support command line and drag'n'drop operation for:
- - FLP-files (Fractal Landscape projects),
- - FRA-files (zoom animation projects),
- - IFS-files (FractInt's IFS formulas);
- [!] "multiple instances" now work more correctly;
- [!] the speed of 3D-attractors OpenGL-rendering is increased on 5-10%;
- [!] now "Select fractal" window can have sizeable border, check the
- system menu of this window for this option
- (Arend Nijdam <http://users.castel.nl/~nijda01/>);
- [!] frames for AVI can be saved into BMP, JPEG and GIF format
- (Martin Schneider <martin.schneider@illusion-factory.de>);
- [!] code of the Windows wallpaper setting altered;
-
- [*] the "Color options" form has not saved last position: fixed;
- [*] fixed some bugs in the mathematic-part of codes;
- [*] fixed some bugs on loading the IFS files;
- [*] fixed error with disabled rotations for "compiled" fractals
- (Bill Smith <williesmith@home.com>);
- [*] fixed error with saving AVI frames as set of bitmaps
- (Martin Schneider <martin.schneider@illusion-factory.de>);
- [*] and some another AVI-creations bugs fixed;
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Changes since version 1.18:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- [++] added inplace antialiasing for polinomial fractals - menu "Options"
- and the "Graphics" page of the "System options" dialog
- (inhahe <inhahe@gate.net>);
- [++] 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 <udv@yandex.ru>)
- (inhahe <inhahe@gate.net>);
- [++] 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 <http://www.geocities.com/m_grist/>),
- (inhahe <inhahe@gate.net>);
- [++] 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 <inhahe@gate.net>)
- (Martin Schneider <martin.schneider@illusion-factory.de>);
- [+] with "System options" dialog, you can select SPOT-file for
- loading at startup
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [+] elapsed and estimated times displayed in status bar while fractal
- is calculated;
- [+] added color cycling options ("Color control" window)
- (Maria Grist <http://www.geocities.com/m_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 <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] 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 <udv@yandex.ru>);
- [!] iteration starting values of color control (F8 key) limits are
- from -255 to 255 (inhahe <inhahe@gate.net>);
- [!] now you can save and load "zoom animation" project (FRA-files);
- (inhahe <inhahe@gate.net>);
- [!] also, added the possibility of inserting a spot in spot-list
- (inhahe <inhahe@gate.net>);
- [!] the image size limitation has increased up to 9999x9999 pixels
- (please note - it needed more memory)
- (Kirill Moskvitchev <kir@peterlink.ru>);
-
-
- [*] little changes and fixes in 3D-attractors rendering library;
- [*] fixed part of the errors with centering image after resize
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>)
- (Kirill Moskvitchev <kir@peterlink.ru>);
- [*] some bad bugs in "Group operations" were fixed;
- [*] various middle and small bugs were removed
- (Denis Ulyanov <udv@yandex.ru>)
- (inhahe <inhahe@gate.net>)
- (Maria Grist <http://www.geocities.com/m_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 <udv@yandex.ru>)
- (Guido Limena <antonguido@libero.it>);
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- 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 1024σ1024).
-
- 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
-