Short: Fast AGA 3D Mandelbrot Set Exploration Author: Luc RAILHAC Uploader: stef lifac ens-cachan fr (Stephane LOFFREDA) Type: gfx/fract Architecture: m68k-amigaos Requires at least 68020 + 68881 + System 3.0. NEW FOR VERSION 3.1 : - English documentation. - English and French online context sensitive help. MAIN FEATURES - Online context sensitive help : more than 1600 lines of documentation can be accessed directly through the program. - 3 different rendering methods : - Level Set (LSM) - Continuous Potential (CPM) - 3D Continuous Potential (CPM 3D) - The 3D representation is fully parametrized (view angle, lighting model, linear and non-linear scales, smoothing, etc...). Fast rendering. - Generation of transition sequences between 2 random regions of the set (animation) for the 3 methods. - Fast computation : 68020+/68881+ asm routines optimized for large numbers of iterations associated with a plane cutting algorithm allowing the detection of constant regions. - Pictures quality : all computations are done in double precision; NO calculation trick that can alter the picture quality (computing 1 point out of 2, interpolation, ...) is used. - Z-Buffer : after a picture is computed, any of the graphic parameters can be modified and its effect visualised immediately (the complete recomputing of the picture is avoided). - Several color map functions. - Supports any 3.0+ screen mode and any picture size starting with 64 x 64, whatever the mode chosen; automatic scrolling for pictures larger than screen. - Full featured palette editor which adapts automatically to the size and type of screen used. - Data saved with IFF pictures or separately. - 2.0 style interface following the "Style Guide" and taking into account user preferences (fonts, locale, etc...). - Main program written in C, compiled with SAS/C version 6.5.