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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).
-
- -------------------
- Arto V. Viitanen
- 3/12/1992
- Lempäälä, Finland
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