Fractal Extreme

[Chanelle Kirksey]

Fouryears ago I created a HD fractal movie because I wanted to see how quickly Fractal eXtreme could calculate the same movie that Orson Wang had posted to youtube. My version of his movie was antialiased and 720p and seemed pretty impressive at the time. I discussed it here.

I then used the Save as AVI or PNG menu option (PNG saving is new) to export the movie. Changing the movie name to have a .png extension is all that is needed to enable saving PNG frames, which are much more compact and less finicky than AVI files. Setting the output resolution to 3840 by 2160 is also a new option, added for this project. 60 frames/second is recommended. Finally, in order to avoid having the movie zooming at the same speed through the boring parts as well as the detailed areas I used a custom zoom file, as described in this post. The movie player automatically does smooth transitions between zoom speeds for a very pleasing effect.

Fractal eXtreme was originally written in 1996. My development machine only had one CPU, but I had access to a dual-socket Pentium-Pro which gave me a chance to do multi-core testing. Thus, Fractal eXtreme did multi-threaded rendering from the very beginning.

Way back before perturbation was discovered your Fractal eXtreme was the fastest fractal explorer available and it works really well (I paid for a license). It does suffer from being a program that is nearly 20 years old, however, and this has pretty much stopped me from using it.

Mandelbrot sets have fascinated me since I was 14. I traditionally wrote my own programs to generate the fractal. Today I decided to purchase Fractal XTreme, a professionally written program for Mandelbrot sets. It blew me away.

Fractal XTreme is the flagship program from Cygnus Software. They released the first version in 1997 for Microsoft Windows, and have been updating it ever since. I discovered it while researching Mandelbrot Sets online.

As a computer programmer who has built Mandelbrot programs before (see my latest example), Fractal XTreme impressed me greatly. I know how challenging high precision math is, and how much computing power is required to generate the deep zooms. So when I first opened Fractal XTreme and started zooming into the Mandelbrot Set, the speed at which it rendered blew my mind.

I tried wrapping my head around the kinds of optimizations needed to make this program work. What kind of algorithm is used to do floating point arithmetic? How did they optimize the Mandelbrot formula? What is the method used for coloring pixels?

You can find instructions on how to buy Fractal eXtreme right here.

Fractal eXtreme is distributed as shareware. Shareware is a way of distributingsoftware that allows you to try it out before deciding whether you would liketo buy it. Shareware software is copyrighted, but you can download it, give it to otherpeople, and try it yourself. After you have used the software for the trialperiod, you are expected to either purchase it, or stop using it.This system of distributing software has many advantages for you, the consumer.Because you can try out the software before you buy it, you can make sure thatit works, and make sure that it does what you want it to do.Like other shareware authors, we at Cygnus Software create software as a business.We are professional programmers, who have decided that we prefer to distributeour software as shareware.We are confident enough in the quality of our products that we are pleasedto offer our customers the opportunity to try them out before asking for theirmoney.We spent a lot of time and energy making our products as high quality as possible, and weexpect to make some money from those people who get enjoyment out of theproducts we create.Fractal eXtreme is almost a fully functional program in demo mode.However, it has a limited zoom range (still greater than most fractal programs)and displays a reminder screen each time you run it. If you wishto continue using Fractal eXtreme, and if you want it to be fully enabledagain, you must then purchase it. Fractal eXtreme can be purchased for$9.95 using paypal.If you enjoy using Fractal eXtreme, we encourage you to support the creation ofhigh quality shareware by purchasing a copy, and telling all your friendsabout it.Purchasers of Fractal eXtreme are entitled tofreeupgrades for most futureversions of Fractal eXtreme, and reduced cost upgrades for major new versions.Fractal eXtremeFractal eXtreme runs on Windows® XP, Vista&#153, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10. Okay, it's been a long time since we've checked compatibility on XP and Vista, but it should work there?Fractal eXtreme has modest requirements and should run on any computer running one of theseoperating systems - however the fastest possible processor makes fractal explorationmuch more fun, and multi-core systems will give a speedup almost exactly proportional to thenumber of cores. Fractal eXtreme does not run on Macintosh.Fractal eXtreme is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The 64-bit version runs much faster when doingdeep zooming and should be used if possible. To run the 64-bit version you need a 64-bit operating system - almost all computers these days qualify. The same licensing keys can be used in either version. See the download links above.

Some corporate firewalls appear to block downloading Fractal eXtreme. If you hit this problem then try downloadingfrom a different network. You can always transfer the installer to a different computer using a memory stick.

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Recent studies of van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures and superlattices have shown intriguing quantum phenomena, but these have been largely explored only in the moderate carrier density regime. Here, we report the probe of high-temperature fractal Brown-Zak (BZ) quantum oscillations through magnetotransport in the extreme doping regimes by applying a newly developed electron beam doping technique. This technique gives access to both ultrahigh electron and hole densities beyond the dielectric breakdown limit in graphene/BN superlattices, enabling the observation of nonmonotonic carrier-density dependence of fractal BZ states and up to fourth-order fractal BZ features despite strong electron-hole asymmetry. Theoretical tight-binding simulations qualitatively reproduce all observed fractal BZ features and attribute the nonmonotonic dependence to the weakening of superlattice effects at high carrier densities.

Cryogenic applications, characterized by extremely low temperatures below -150C (-238F), play a significant role across various industries, including aerospace, astronomy, medical imaging and transportation. These applications are indispensable for scientific research and exploration, technological advancements, and medical diagnostics. In space exploration, cryogenic considerations are an essential part in the design and development of current and past space flight instrumentation, in systems utilized to store and transport fuels, and in enabling scientific experiments in harsh space environments. In medical imaging, cryogenic technologies are utilized to preserve biological samples, enhance imaging resolution, and facilitate breakthrough medical research.

Cooled detectors and sensors are fundamental components in many cryogenic applications, particularly in scientific research, space exploration, and medical diagnostics. These detectors and sensors operate at ultra-low temperatures eg. 4K (-269C) to minimize thermal noise and improve sensitivity, enabling precise measurements of physical phenomena such as light, radiation, and particle interactions. Cooling these detectors and sensors to cryogenic temperatures enhances their performance and enables scientists to gather accurate data for various research purposes.

This plugin is somewhat diffrent than the standard Mandelbrot or Juliatypes of fractals. It contains three fractals with their roots in geometricfigures. Fractal eXtreme's interface is perfect for exploring shapes andforumulas in real-time. Make sure to visit the Fractal eXtreme website for a greatMandelbrot and fractal exploration program for Windows 95.

Fractal eXtreme is a fast, interactive fractal designer that allows exploration of the Mandelbrot set and other fractals with point and click ease. After you've zoomed in a few dozen times, you can be pretty certain that nobody else has ever taken the exact route that you are taking, and that you are exploring untouched territory.

Unfortunately the old Fractal eXtreme Zoom Movie Player Plug-in is not availableany more. The best way to distribute fractal zoom movies on the web now is to upload them toYouTube and link to them there.

Cab Pack 14: 4x12 UltraRes Collection (Version 2.0) contains 224 User Cab IRs by Fractal Audio Systems and Thomas Eaton of Universal Noise Storage Studio. It includes seven speaker cabs captured with multiple individual microphones placed on carefully selected sweet spots. These IRs were created using a new method to completely factor out the influence of the power amp used during capture.

BONUS - As a free add-in, Cab Pack 14 contains the entire contents of discontinued Cab Pack 5 Ultra-Res 4x12 Collection, with 130 IRs including ten 4x12s including one shot by Fractal Artist Chris Broderickplus some cool extras. These older IRs were captured without DI compensation, so they are less accurate, but can still produce enjoyable results. See the READ ME Cab Pack 5 file for details.

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