[chaoscope] Re: Outside the envelope + wishlist
- From: "Marjo & Charles Lips" <familylips@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <chaoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:16:32 +1300
Hey, Axone Man, nice to hear from you again, we were for a too brief but
glorious time fellows in the elite Quat group, remember that? I'm Charles Lips.
Thanks for your friendly reply to my post, I will check out all your tips.
Make any good ChaoScope images lately?
----- Original Message -----
From: Axone Man
To: chaoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 3:07 PM
Subject: [chaoscope] Re: Outside the envelope + wishlist
Hi everybody
Marjo & Charles Lips a écrit :
This may have been remarked on before, but I've just noticed that some
parameters can be manually adjusted: Gamma, Opacity and Roughness can be set to
any value by typing it in, beyond what can be set with the slide. This makes
for some interesting effects. Unfortunately the number of iterations always
reverts back to the maximum of 4.29 billion which is a pity because some images
need more, especially at larger sizes. I don't know why this limit is there.
This limit is a just a matter of binary computing. Computer only knows binary
(0 and 1) and needs to convert it into decimal. In a computer, in 32 bits,
4.294.967.295 is the biggest you can handle if you count from zero (unsigned
integer) it represents 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary computer
format. I suspect the next version will erase this limit allowing you
overnights of rendering time ;-) However, except for number of iterations, you
can modify all parameters just entering them in input fileds and confirming
them by the "return" key. This way you can find some gems over the slider
limits.
I wish ChaoScope had many more attractor types to choose from. I have a
small DOS attractor generator of - I think - less than 100 kB which specifies
about 30 different types. But perhaps it is a lot of work to implement each new
type.
I also wish lighting angles and sources in solid mode could be manually
set, you seem to be able to generate angles randomly with Ctrl+R but not
otherwise, unless I would try to manually edit the parameter file I suppose.
You can tweak lot of parameters including lighting ones using Ani4Chaoscope
available here:
http://axoneman.com/Ani4Chaoscope/Ani4Chaoscope2.0.3_GB.zip (english
version)
http://axoneman.com/Ani4Chaoscope/User%20Guide%20GB.zip (user guide)
A french version is also available here:
http://axoneman.com/Ani4Chaoscope/Ani4Chaoscope2.0.3_FR.zip (français)
http://axoneman.com/Ani4Chaoscope/Mode%20emploi%20FR.zip (mode d'emploi)
I am not complaining, just wishing, I am grateful for the wonderful program.
Me too :-)
I have spent a frustrating few weeks trying to make a good image based on a
solid render that I made. I just can't get it right. When I do you will be the
first to know.
Thanks for your links and parameters.
Lastly a random thought, I heard about new horizons in home computing where
it will become possible to create real objects directly from your home
computer: so you can as it were print stuff.
Fab Labs this was called I think. Anyway, I have often thought some solid
renders would make great pottery models, although you would never capture the
fine complicated lines in clay. But wouldn't it be great if you could create a
real object defined by a Chaoscope attractor? I would like to have a Chaotic
Flow fruit bowl.
Batsheba Grossman uses some attractors in her fantastic pieces of art. Just
have a look here, her work is amazing.
http://www.bathsheba.com/
Have FUN !!!
François
Axone Man
http://www.axoneman.com/
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