UltraFractal2.04Notes Contents: ConfiguringUltraFractal...............7 CreatinganewFractal..................5 Colours Colourcycling.......................8 GradientEditor......................9 ConfiguringUltraFractal...............7 CreatingnewFractals...................5 InstallingUltraFractal................1 RenderingImages........................11 Theory: UltraFractalisasharewareprogramthatgeneratesfractals.Fractalsarewonderful complexandchaoticimages.Workingwithfractalscangiveyouasenseoftheinfinite andthe numinous. Sharewareprogramsoftenhavetimelimitsorotherlimitationsplacedonthem.Unlikethe currentversionofUltraFractalwhichisversion4.04,version2.04hasnotimelimits,or otherlimitations.Itisafullyfunctionalversions. Theotheradvantageforofversion2.04 isthatitis5timessmallerthanversion3.02andcanjustfitontoasinglefloppydisk. BecauseUltraFractalisdistributedassharewareIcangiveyouacopy.Ifyoucontinue tousetheprogramformorethan30daysyouaremorallyobligedtoregisterit. Atpresent registrationsofthestandardversioncostsUS$59. TodownloadacopyofthecurrentversionofUltraFractalortolearnmoreaboutits featuresvisittheUltraFractalhomepageat: http://www.ultrafractal.com Version2.04canbedownloadedfromhttp://www.rupert.id.au/fractals/UF204.exe Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 Page1of11 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes InstallingUltraFractal Note:EachtimeyouwanttouseUltraFractalonacomputerinoneoftheUniversitylabsyouwillhave toinstallit.Ifyouinstallitathomeyouwillonlyhavetogothroughthisprocess once. 2 1)Insertthefloppydiskintothecomputer. 2)DoubleclickontheMyComputerIconwhichislocatedonthecomputerdesktop. 1 3)Doubleclickthe3 /2 Floppy(A:) diskdriveicon 4)Changethe Unziptoolder:f toc:\UF204 5 5)Click Unzip 4 6)click OK 7)Click Close 6 8)UseMyComputertobrowsethefolder c:\uf204 7 9)Doubleclickonthe Setup program 8 9 Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 Page2of11 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes InstallingUltraFractalcont... 11)Click N ext> 12)Click Y es 11 12 13 13)Click N ext> 14)Click I nstall 15)Uncheckthe ShowR EADME.TXT checkbox 16)Click Finish 14 15 16 Page3of11 UltraFractal2.04Notes InstallingUltraFractalcont... 17)Click Don’ts howthisagain 18)Click Y es 17 11 13 18 Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 Page4of11 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes CreatinganewFractal Theory: ThemostfamousofallfractalstheMandelbrotSetwasdiscoveredbyBenoitB.Mandelbrot,while workingasResearchFellowatIBM ThomasJ. WatsonResearchCenter,setsometimebetween 1975and1980(accountsdiffer). TheMandelbrotsetisonlyoneofmanythousandsofdifferent typesoffractalsnowknown. WhencreatinganewfractalinUltraFractalthefirststepistoselectoneofthehundredorsobuilt- infractaltypes. "Cloudsarenotspheres,mountainsarenotcones,coastlinesarenotcircles,and barkisnotsmooth,nordoeslightningtravelinastraightline." Mandelbrot,B.(1983).TheFractalGeometryofNature .Freeman.SanFrancisco. 1)SelectFileI New|Fractal or CTRL +N 2)Selectaformulaforexample openthedmj folderandselect DoubleHalleyNova(Mandelbrot) 3)Click OK Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 Page5of11 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes CreatinganewFractalcont... Theory: Aswellashavingmanybuilt-informulasUltraFractalalsocomeswith50built-inparametersets. Eachparametersetgeneratesadifferentfractal.IfyoujointheUltraFractale-maildistributionlist youwillreceiveupwardsof11-10newparametersetsperday. Thisisagoodwaytoseethevast rangeoffractalsandeffectsthatUltraFractaliscapableofproducing. Thedistributionlistisagreatplacetoaskquestions,sharetipsandexchangeparameterfiles. To join,[email protected]"subscribeultrafractal"in themessagebody. YoucanalsogototheUltraFractalwebsite(http://www.ultrafractal.com/)to subscribe. ToopenaparametersetusethekeyboardshortCTRL +B . 1) Toopenaparameterfileusethekeyboardshortcut CTRL +B 2)Selectaparameterfilefromthelist,forexample openthedmj-exam folderandselect CMYKFire oranyoftheotherexamples 3)Click OK Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 Page6of11 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes ConfiguringUltraFractal 1)Select Options|Options... 1 2)SelecttheFractals tab. 3)Openthedropdownlistfor LeftbuttonC lick: 4)ChangeClick: from Selectarea to Dragfractal 2 5)Click OK 3 4 5 Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 Page7of11 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes Colours Theory: OneofthemostenjoyableaspectsofusingUltraFractalistheeasewithwhichyoucanplaywith differentcolourpallets. Eachpointonthefractalcanbecycledthroughthecolourpalletusingthecolourcyclingtool.Both thedirectionandspeedofcolourcyclingcanbechanged.Cyclingcoloursisagoodwayto appreciatethedepththatcanbefoundintheinfinitenumbersofspiralsthatlinetheedgeofthe Mandelbrotset. Thegradienteditormakesiteasytoadjustthecolourpallet.UltraFractalisalsosuppliedwith12 colourpallets. Youcancreateyourowncolourpalletsandsavethemforlateruse. ToopenthegradienteditorusethekeyboardshortCTRL +G . ColourCycling 1 Cycledirection 1)Clickonthecolourcycling 3 buttononthetoolbar. 2 2)Startthecolourscyclingby clickingontheleftorrightarrows. CycleSpeed 3)Changethecyclingspeedbydraggingtheslidebar. 4)Stopthecolourscyclingbyclickingtheleftorrightarrowagain. Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 Page8of11 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes Colourscont... TheGradientEditor 1 2 1)Clickonthegradient editorbuttononthe toolbar. RightClick 2) Toopenasavedpallet rightclick onthe gradienteditorwindow andselect PasteSpecial... 3)Clicktoopenthe lkm or Standard library 3 4)Selectagradient 5)Click OK 4 Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 Page9of11 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes Colourscont... TheGradientEditorcont... 1 1)Openthegradient editor 2)Changethepositionofthe 3 gradientwiththegradient positionslider.(Thisissimilar Controlpoint tousingcolourcyclingtool.) 3 3)Movethepositionofacontrol pointbydraggingit. 3 4) Addcontrolpointsbyholding 2 thecontrolkey(Ctrl)and clickingwithinthegradient window. Gradientposition TheGradienteditor Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 Page10of11 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php UltraFractal2.04Notes RendertoDisk Theory: InordertoallowthecreationofverylargefractalimagesforhighresolutionprintingUltraFractal hasafeaturecalledRendertoDisk. Renderingimagesisonewaytosaveacopyofthefractalasanimage. Theotherwaytosavean imageistouseFile|ExportImage... Exportingimagesisquickbutthesizeoftheimageis limitedtothesizeofyourdisplay. Alsoexportingimagesdoesnotallowanti-aliasing. Anti- aliasingisparticularlyusefulforimageswhichwillbeviewedonacomputermonitorwithlimited resolution,suchasimagesmeanttobeplacedontheInternet. Theadvantageofanti-aliasingisthat issoftenstheedgesofimagesandoftenimprovestheappearanceofthefractal. TorenderafractalchooseFractal|RendertoDisk... or CTRL +R. 1)Choose Fractal|RendertoDisk... orCTRL +R. 2)Choosethesizeoftheimage thatyouwanttorender. upto800x600forthe Web 2480x1860forprintingto A4 3 3)ClickBrowse.... andselect thedrivewhereyouwantto savethefractal.UsetheJ:\ driveatUniandtheC:\drive athome. 2 4)ClickRender tostartthe fractalrendering 4 Copyright©[email protected] isgrantedtocopy,distributeand/ormodifythisdocumentunderthe termsoftheGNUFreeDocumentationLicense,Version1.3 UltraFractal2.04Notes:Version1.3 April21,2007 Page11of11 http://www.rupert.id.au/tutorials/ultra_fractal/index.php.