Been a long while since I have had a play with Povray.  Just did this 
for a bit of fun.  Makes quite a nice desktop image I think, what do you 
think?

Dave.

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> Been a long while since I have had a play with Povray.  Just did this 
> for a bit of fun.  Makes quite a nice desktop image I think, what do you 
> think?

Could also make a very cool animation if you zoom the fractal while 
keeping the segments in the same place. (Maybe spin the camera around a 
bit.) Would probably look something like a disco floor...

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Orchid XP v2 wrote:
>> Been a long while since I have had a play with Povray.  Just did this 
>> for a bit of fun.  Makes quite a nice desktop image I think, what do 
>> you think?
> 
> Could also make a very cool animation if you zoom the fractal while 
> keeping the segments in the same place. (Maybe spin the camera around a 
> bit.) Would probably look something like a disco floor...

I've been dabbling with some animations but I am having some issues.

I tried to do an animation making the tile sizes progressively smaller 
but for some reason the rendering times increased so much I could not do 
  it.  This is really weird because if I render a single frame from the 
middle of the animation it renders really quickly. (<1 min compared to 
over 8 mins in the anim)

I will keep dabbling anyway.

Dave.

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David Brickell wrote:
> Been a long while since I have had a play with Povray.  Just did this 
> for a bit of fun.  Makes quite a nice desktop image I think, what do you 
> think?

I never really 'got' the appeal of the Mandlebrot set, especially as the 
zoomed-out static image.  It looks like a squashed bug or inkblot thing.  :P

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Tim Cook wrote:
> David Brickell wrote:
>> Been a long while since I have had a play with Povray.  Just did this 
>> for a bit of fun.  Makes quite a nice desktop image I think, what do 
>> you think?
> 
> I never really 'got' the appeal of the Mandlebrot set, especially as the 
> zoomed-out static image.  It looks like a squashed bug or inkblot 
> thing.  :P
> 

Squashed Bug... That is exactly what it is ;)

Its the fact that it is created from a very simple mathematical formula 
that captured my imagination and kept me interested.

Dave.

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"David Brickell" <d.b### [at] nospamgmailcom> wrote in message 
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> Orchid XP v2 wrote:
> >> Been a long while since I have had a play with Povray.  Just did 
this 
> >> for a bit of fun.  Makes quite a nice desktop image I think, what 
do 
> >> you think?
> > 
> > Could also make a very cool animation if you zoom the fractal while 
> > keeping the segments in the same place. (Maybe spin the camera 
around a 
> > bit.) Would probably look something like a disco floor...
> 
> I've been dabbling with some animations but I am having some issues.
> 
> I tried to do an animation making the tile sizes progressively smaller 

> but for some reason the rendering times increased so much I could not 
do 
>   it.  This is really weird because if I render a single frame from 
the 
> middle of the animation it renders really quickly. (<1 min compared to 

> over 8 mins in the anim)
> 
> I will keep dabbling anyway.

sounds to me like a memory-leak issue.  Are you using an older version 
of POV-Ray ?

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Zeger Knaepen wrote:
> "David Brickell" <d.b### [at] nospamgmailcom> wrote in message
news:447### [at] nospamgmailcom...
>> Orchid XP v2 wrote:
>>>> Been a long while since I have had a play with Povray.  Just did this 
>>>> for a bit of fun.  Makes quite a nice desktop image I think, what do 
>>>> you think?
>>> Could also make a very cool animation if you zoom the fractal while 
>>> keeping the segments in the same place. (Maybe spin the camera around a 
>>> bit.) Would probably look something like a disco floor...
>> I've been dabbling with some animations but I am having some issues.
>>
>> I tried to do an animation making the tile sizes progressively smaller 
>> but for some reason the rendering times increased so much I could not do 
>>   it.  This is really weird because if I render a single frame from the 
>> middle of the animation it renders really quickly. (<1 min compared to 
>> over 8 mins in the anim)
>>
>> I will keep dabbling anyway.
> 
> sounds to me like a memory-leak issue.  Are you using an older version of POV-Ray ?
> 
> cu!

Installed the latest version and all is good.

Thanks Zeger

Dave.

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> It looks like a squashed bug or inkblot thing.  :P
You're a Rorschach test on fire,
You're a day-glo pterodactyl,
You're a heart-shaped box of springs and wire,
You're one badass fucking fractal.

Extra geek points to anyone with this song in their playlist :->

But it must confuse psychiatrists.
<shrink> And what does this one remind you of?
<loon> A naked woman, death's head, a pair of compasses... oh yeah, and
the Mandelbrot set.
<shrink> Right. I'm prescribing you three chapters of Bronshtein &
Semendyayev a day, to be taken after meals.
<loon> *Three*chapters*? I really *will* go mad!

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<keyid 885b170d>   trying to cut production costs on 'Jesus of Nazareth'
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the unconstitutional takes a little longer."  Henry Kissinger, June 1972

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v cool

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POVMAN wrote:
> v cool
> 

Thanks

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