FractalPro4.0 Demo Version Documentation Copyright 1991 by Daniel Wolf This package is a stripped version of FractalPro 4.0. This DEMO version is Copyright 1991 by Daniel Wolf. This is NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN - It is Copyrighted! This program is freely redistributable subject to the following conditions: 0. All files in this file set must be included together and UNCHANGED! FractalPro4.0_Demo + .info file This file (ReadMe) + .info file FracProPic + .info file (you must include all 3 files and their .info files - a total of 6 files). 1. No commercial use may be made of this program at all. 2. No charge other than minimal Fred Fish disk charge or $3 may be made. 3. This software may not be sold by commercial Public Domain software sellers. 4. It may be freely uploaded/downloaded to BBS's etc. ONLY on non-commercial (e.g. Amiga club) BBS's or by permission. 5. Specific exclusion to #4: Permission is granted to upload/download to Compuserve, Genie, PLink, BIX, and UseNet. 6. This program is for demonstration purposes only. No claim is made that it works nearly as well as the commercial release, FractalPro 4.0 which is available from MegageM (address below). This is just a hint of what FractalPro 4.0 can do on your Amiga. FractalPro 4.0 is a single Amiga program which provides: Mandelbrot, Julia, Cube Mandelbrot and Cube Julia Sets All images generated in HAM Interlaced mode with up to 256 colors Full slider-operated Color Palette controls HAM shading in Red, Green, or Blue Variable Speed color cycling 12 modes of automatic sequence (blitter-assisted) fractal animations Pan - Up, Down, Left, Right and 4 diagonal directions Zoom - In and Out Tween - Arbitrary points between any two pictures Cascades - Julia Set sequences between any two Mandelbrot pics Automatic sequencing works entirely unattended for saving each new images to RAM:, floppy, or hard drive file. Four selectable increments of motion for sequencing. Vista/VistaPro Landscape DEM file generation for 3-D rendering of fractal images in Vista or VistaPro (from Virtual Reality Laboratories, Inc. of San Luis Obispo, CA). FAST performance written entirely in optimized 68000/020/030/040 assembly language with custom high speed math routines Automatic sensing and optimization for 68020/030/040 NTSC resolutions: 320x400 and 368x480 overscan PAL resolutions : 320x512 and 368x592 overscan compatible with The Art Department from ASDG Animation tools for creating and playing ANIM files from FractalPro image sequences. Automatic operation of extended precision. Capability to magnify fractals up to 200 Trillion. No external libraries, math coprocessor, or other software required Written by Daniel Wolf, Ph.D., author of Compute!'s Amiga Machine Language Programming Guide and numerous articles on Amiga assembly language. No other fractal program even comes close to FractalPro's advanced features! Suggested List Price is $99.95, now in use worldwide. The animations are truly spectacular when recorded on video tape - virtually indistinguishable from the commercial fractal videos made with Crays but with more types of motion! Here's what the customers say: I though it would be phenomenal but it's even phenomenaler than I thought! - California Congratulations on FractalPro 4.0! - Italy I really enjoy FractalPro ... absolutely the best Mandelbrot & Julia generation I've seen for the Amiga and I have seen and used them all. - Minnesota Four STARS! Once you've seen Mandelbrot images in HAM it'll be hard to go back to any other resolution. - INFO Magazine The images are nothing short of spectacular. - Lou Markoya, noted Amiga Artist About This Demo Features disabled on this Demo include: 1. Color palette controls and HAM shading changes 2. Load/Save, and AutoSave 3. All animation sequencing motions except Up and Down 4. Several 'count' values and 'motion increment' values 5. Vista/VistaPro 3-D landscape DEM file generating functions 6. File Requester 7. Cube Mandelbrot and Cube Julia image generation 8. Double precision 9. Zoom of 16X 10. UnZoom 11. Resetting of image # 12. Large (128, 256, and 512) images/sequence for sequences 13. Motion increments of 8 and 4 pixels per images during sequencing 14. Overscan Features which are intact on this Demo include: 1. Mandelbrot and Julia Sets in HAM mode with up to 512 counts per pixel 2. Animation sequencing (Up or Down) with 16, 32, or 64 images/sequence 3. Zoom 1, 2, 4, and 8 X 4. Automatic recognition and optimized use of 68020/030/040 This demo is designed to show you how fantastic HAM fractal images are with up to 256 colors and to demonstrate the motion sequencing capabilities you can control with FractalPro 4.0. You can make Mandelbrot and Julia Sets and try some Up or Down image sequences. You can also do some zooming in on Mandelbrot and Julia Set images. Once you've seen how terrific these pictures are compared to other Mandelbrot programs, it'll be hard to live with those simple 16 and 32 color displays! And the image sequencing capabilities are the most advanced of any fractal software on any computer. This demo does operate at FULL SPEED! Instructions To get started: Just double-click or use the CLI to type the program name The demo starts by beginning to draw the whole basic Mandelbrot picture with a count value of 256 iterations per pixel. FractalPro has a separate HAM drawing screen and control window (located on the WorkBench screen) with all its menus. The HAM screen has NO title bar and therefore NO front/back gadgets! A title bar on a HAM screen messes things up. Drawing and Pausing To PAUSE the DRAWING process at any time just Click on the graphic screen or go to the control window on the WorkBench screen and use the PAUSE item in the Control Menu. Whenever you wish to re-start the drawing process use the DRAW item in the Control Menu. When you start drawing on the HAM screen, the HAM screen doesn't automatically jump to the front. You'll need to use the Left-Amiga-N and Left-Amiga-M key combinations to move back and forth between the WorkBench and HAM screens. If you PAUSE part way through the drawing process and later activate DRAW, the drawing continues where it left off. When drawing is completed (done to the top of the HAM screen), the drawing process stops automatically and the WorkBench screen with FractalPro's control window jumps to the front automatically. The control window on the WorkBench screen DOES give you a title message saying whether FractalPro is Drawing ... or Paused ... so you don't have to look at the HAM screen to see what's happening. Zooming When you've got the drawing PAUSED, you can activate one of the ZOOM menu choices. The HAM screen will pop to the front and you can maneuver the Zoom window where you want it to cover a region to be zoomed. Then just close the Zoom window and the graphics screen will jump to the read so you can use the menus again from the control window on the WorkBench screen. After you've selected your zoom region, just activate the DRAW item in the Control menu. Remember, you won't necessarily see the HAM screen unless you use Left-Amiga-N and Left-Amiga-M to move back and forth between the HAM and WorkBench screens. If you've selected a Zoom window, positioned it on the HAM screen, and closed it, then when you next activate DRAW, the zoomed in region will be drawn on the HAM screen. Sequencing First PAUSE the drawing (or wait for it to stop when it reaches the top of the screen by itself). 1. Select DOWN or UP from the MOVE options submenu. 2. Select 32/40 or 16/20 from the INCREMENT options submenu. 3. Select AnimCount of 16, 32, or 64. 4. Activate Sequence in the Project Menu. 5. Activate DRAW in the Control Menu. Now use Left-Amiga-N and Left-Amiga-M to get to see the process on the HAM screen. FractalPro uses the Blitter to do most of the image moving work and very quickly draws a sequence of fractal images which only need the top or bottom thin horizontal section re-drawn on each new picture. You can PAUSE during drawing of a sequence and activate DRAW again to watch it carry on. Color Cycling Use the Cycle Set option in the Project Menu's Color submenu to set cycling speed and direction (AutoStep lets color cycling proceed one step at a time during image sequencing so each new image gets a cycling effect). Don't recommend speeds higher than 6 or 7 (they get pretty slow). Start Color Cycling using the Cycle option in the Project Menu's Color submenu. That will make the HAM screen jump to the front so you can watch the cycling. When it stops (it will by itself after a few seconds) the HAM screen jumps to the rear again. If you want to stop cycling before it stops itself, just click on the HAM screen once. Julia Sets To get a Julia Set (and they are zoomable, too!) just PAUSE or wait 'til drawing is finished, then activate the Julia item in the Project Menu's Fractal submenu. Then activate DRAW again. More These are simple instructions to get you started. If you want to explore all the functions of FractalPro 4.0 either 1. Order the program for $99.95 (+ $4 shipping) from MegageM (address below). If you like Mandelbrot Sets you'll love FractalPro 4.0 ! 2. Order the complete printed manual only for $10.00 (+ $2 shipping) The $10 manual fee is refundable against purchase of FractalPro 4.0 within 30 days. 3. Call and ASK for more information! Detailed specs will be sent to you by air mail. REMEMBER 6.5% California Sales TAX if you're a CA resident! For more information: MegageM 1903 Adria Santa Maria, CA 93454 phone: 805 349 1104