Title: Why Mandelbulb? Post by: D7i0z on June 28, 2012, 01:43:20 AM :alien:
Hey guys, Just wondering why so many posts relate to Mandlebulb! My brother showed me a cool but primitive one a few years ago, but... I would have assumed that other software is still light-years ahead unless I'm missing something, ie XenoDream, UltraFractal and Apophysis. Thanks. Title: Re: Why Mandelbulb? Post by: DarkBeam on June 28, 2012, 10:10:24 AM Quote I would have assumed that other software is still light-years ahead unless I'm missing something, ie XenoDream, UltraFractal and Apophysis. You don't know well what you are talking about... I think ;D And please respect software authors. Title: Re: Why Mandelbulb? Post by: bib on June 28, 2012, 12:32:06 PM a cool but primitive one a few years ago, but... I would have assumed that other software is still light-years ahead unless I'm missing something, ie XenoDream, UltraFractal and Apophysis. Thanks. Rapid progress has been made in the last 2 years in the 3D fractal domain. The software you quote are great but cannot compete with Mandelbulb3D or Mandelbulber or Fragmentarium (and others of course, I just quote the top 3 that come to my mind) when it comes to rendering last generation 3D fractals. Title: Re: Why Mandelbulb? Post by: cKleinhuis on June 28, 2012, 01:36:52 PM i think as well that xenodream is a great program, but hence it isnt free very few are using it,
the free version is called incendia and i think those programs are defintely cool because they allow a more decent creation of objects, but relatively hard to understand, comparable to flame fractals where most findings are pure random the thing with the bulbs, and especially hybrids is, that they come ready out of the box, und one can easily adjust params and watchwhat happens, without needing to understand a single bit ..... Title: Re: Why Mandelbulb? Post by: taurus on June 28, 2012, 02:51:58 PM i recommend a glance in the gallery http://www.fractalforums.com/index.php?action=gallery (http://www.fractalforums.com/index.php?action=gallery) to see what's what today. maybe your assumptions change afterwards.
Title: Re: Why Mandelbulb? Post by: DarkBeam on June 29, 2012, 09:39:01 AM ...comparable to flame fractals where most findings are pure random... No, really... Most findings are clones of a "style" :D Title: Re: Why Mandelbulb? Post by: D7i0z on July 02, 2012, 05:33:05 PM Sorry, I was clearly mistaken.
I hadn't browsed the gallery or tried the program yet, and no disrespect to the author was intended. The one my brother showed me may be unrelated for that matter. It looks great, although biting off another interface as complex as XenoDream's scares me! Title: Re: Why Mandelbulb? Post by: taurus on July 02, 2012, 07:40:43 PM My brother showed me a cool but primitive one a few years ago, but... Quote from: D7i0z The one my brother showed me may be unrelated for that matter. when it is really "a few years ago" it is also possible that it was a very early mandelbulb rendering. the first appeared 2009... |