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Title: Hello from Germany :-)
Post by: thargor6 on January 25, 2012, 12:16:57 AM
Greetings to all :-)
I was led to this forum from deviantart and are feeling really overwhelmed because it seems to be so tremendous - wow :D

I would guess I'm not the typical user here, therefore some more words ;-)
Many years ago I was developing lot's of graphic stuff (including fractals) for the Amiga. But after the Amiga "died" I stopped creating my own stuff and was just busy with lots of other things. One year ago I started to create a free Java-based image/animations processing software. I was so overwhelmed by seeing what is now possible and how fast it is that I even came back to fractals.
Then I discovered fractal flames invented by Scott Draves and got VERY addicted to them! :D
In fact I got so addicted that meanwhile I'm the author of a powerful fractal flame editor inspired by flam3 and Apophysis:  T.I.N.A./JWildfire (http://www.andreas-maschke.com/?page_id=410).
And I would be glad to share/discuss/improve it with (some of) you :-)

As a Hello here is recent render (tonemapped HDR, but raw fractal), I hope you will like it :-)
(http://www.andreas-maschke.de/java/wallpapers/wallpaper_moonshine_garden.jpg)

Best regards


Title: Re: Hello from Germany :-)
Post by: bib on January 25, 2012, 12:21:51 AM
Welcome to the forums! Glad to see more coders, your program looks great, I don't remember where I found the link recently, oh yes I think I remember, there was someone on DA who thought it was a Mandelbulb renderer :D

But, wait, another German guy? That's not possible, we have reached the maximum quota of German people here  :D This forum is already owned by a German guy, and the programmer of the most popular bulb renderer is German too!

Again, a Warm Welcome in any case. I'm not a coder, but there is plenty of them around :D ;)


Title: Re: Hello from Germany :-)
Post by: bib on January 25, 2012, 12:26:26 AM
Mmmmh, we always talk about the coast of Britain, but there must something really special with the fractal dimension of the Germany border  :suspious: :D :suspious:


Title: Re: Hello from Germany :-)
Post by: thargor6 on January 25, 2012, 12:29:04 AM
Hehe, thank you for the warm welcome :-)
I just like to tell others quickly that I'm German because I need an excuse for my sometimes broken English :D But at least I'm always in learning mode ;-)


Title: Re: Hello from Germany :-)
Post by: cKleinhuis on January 25, 2012, 01:14:46 AM
hello and welcome to the forums!

be sure to check out the howto for how to render a mandelbulb with plain transformations in apophysis, and most likely in your  program as well ;)
http://www.fractalforums.com/images-showcase-%28rate-my-fractal%29/yes!-a-mandelbulb-in-apophysis!!!/msg20289/#msg20289



Title: Re: Hello from Germany :-)
Post by: thargor6 on January 25, 2012, 01:27:12 AM
Hello and thanks, this is indeed very cool :-) I will try this tomorrow and show you the results (if there are any interesting) :-)


Title: Re: Hello from Germany :-)
Post by: jehovajah on April 07, 2014, 10:36:56 AM
Hello!
I know you have bern a member for some time but this is the first day I have recognised your work, which is really exciting.
I have added you to my buddy list so I can more easily follow your work.

I am busy right now so I probably will only drop in from time to time, but I just wanted to let you know I welcome your involvement in the forum and your attitude!
As much as possible Fractalforums should be a place of peaceful coexistence, despite the creative process! ;D


Title: Re: Hello from Germany :-)
Post by: thargor6 on April 07, 2014, 02:57:05 PM
Thank you very much for your kind feedback and welcome :-) I'm glad that you like both my work and my attitude.
And I hope I will find the time to show some more animation work soon (which would be also a great passion if I had the time for it), but first I must finish the next release :-)

Andreas