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README of FracZoom.
FracZoom is based on the program FractFly by Josh Lannin.
Following is from FractFly's documentation:
Program Fractal Fly-through by Josh Lannin. Version 1.0. 12/14/90.
Purpose: Creates a batch file which allows you to automate "flying"
into fractal landscapes. Especially usefull for output to animation
software.
Requires: Fractint fractal generator
Usage: Run the program, and input the starting coordinates of the
image. Then input the target coordinates, followed by the number of
"frames" in between the two coordinates. The output is sent to
frabatch.bat. Run this BAT file under your fractint directory.
The problem with FractFly was following: to know what are the starting and
ending coordinates, you run fractint, write the coordinates down and give
them to the FractFly (and hope you make no typos!). Since you have to
generate the fractals, why not save them as picturefiles and read
the coordinates from there ?
FractZoom does exactly this. FractInt saves to the picturefiles its
coordinates, fractal type and lots of other stuff. You start FractZoom by
giving the picturefiles names. It then asks the number of frames. Fractals
don't have to be from mandelbrot set, but since parameters are not read,
there can be some difficulties.
FractZoom uses GIF library of Gershon Elber, Version 1.2 (May 1991). If you
like to change the FractZoom, you should get the library from somewhere.
I found it from nic.funet.fi, but I think you can find it from the ftp-site
(or BBS) near you. The project file for Borland C++ suppoces, that you
compile the FracZoom on a directory which is sibling of GIF_LIB's LIB
directory (for example the UTIL directory).
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Arto V. Viitanen
3/12/1992
Lempäälä, Finland