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Mandelbulber v2 2.02

Free download (executables and source): http://sourceforge.net/projects/mandelbulber/
Website:       http://www.mandelbulber.com/

What is new?
- added importing of settings from old Mandelbulber (v1.21). It works in 95% cases.
- added 'legacy_coordinate_system' parameter to provide compatibility with old coordinate system (upside down)
- added primitive objects: box, sphere, plane, cylinder, torus, circle, rectangle, water. There is no limit for number of objects. All objects can be rotated around 3 axes and placed using mouse pointer
- added 'repeat' operator for all primitive objects and fractal
- added setting for position and rotation of the fractal
- added example setting files and 'Load example...' option
- added example textures to the package (for background, environment mapping and light maps for ambient occlusion effect)
- added crossplatform consistent random number generator based on the gsl library. See the README for new dependencies. This solution guarantee the same results under Linux and Windows (e.g. the same color palette)
- fixed bug: 'fractal_constant_factor' parameter was ignored
- fixed bug: glow effect used wrong color
- fixed bug: there was error in calculation of equirectangular projection
- fixed bug: corrected and updated list of required system packages
- fixed bug: there was wrong calculation of distance if "Iteration threshold mode" was enabled.
- fixed bug: preview was displayed even if settings weren't loaded successfully

As always every feedback is appreciated!

SVN repository: http://mandelbulber2.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
This repository is available from Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/mandelbulber2/

Thanks to Sebastian for help in development

sounds like a lot of good work 

Hey Buddi,

I'm on a networked computer now and really wanted to check this out.  Is there anyway I can get this past McAffee?  When I try to download and install, it says that it's a "Potentially Unwanted Program" and that it contains a virus, which I know it does not and it's also a VERY wanted program as well!  Would it be just the site that I'm downloading it from, or is it the program itself that's giving me problems?   


Jim  -  reactorman

Hey all,

I installed the latest version on my home computer and I got a few questions.  When you first start up the program, should a fractal show up?  All I have is the menu(s) on the left side of the screen and the right side is black.  I thought maybe that it doesn't start with a fractal, so I tried to load up an example.  Still, nothing shows up on the right side of the screen.  Is there suppose to be a "Render" button somewhere on the menu(s)?  If so, I can't seem to find it.  I do like the way the menu(s) are laid out and I believe; once I figure out what I'm doing wrong; that it will be significantly easier to operate than the older version.  Thanks for any and all replies!

Jim  -  reactorman

The QT interface took a bit of getting use to for me, this is how my screen looks after placing the menus. Under VIEW you can save the screen settings. RENDER is at the top of the NAVIGATION window (see top right) if I scroll down Navigation I lose it from view. And yes the screen is blank until you render, as the default Mandelbulb does not automatically render upon opening.

No cannot scroll horizontally,  the horizontal bar you see in the screenshot is for showing the render progress.

I  had trouble getting use to the QT interface , required some " trial and error". From memory you grab the menus and move them about. There are five : Navigation, Fractal, Rendering engine, Effects, and Image adjustment. I grabbed Navigation and dropped it to the right of the render window, then under View  chose "Save window state" to make it the default on opening.

As an aside, note that the Render window zoom default is Zoom 100% rather than Fit To Window.

Ok, I think something must be wrong.  You said there should be 5 windows.  Somehow or another, I only have 4:  Image Adjustment, Effects, Rendering Engine, and Fractal.  None of which have a "Render" or "Calculate" button.  I don't seem to have a "Navigation" window.  Is it possible that I did not install it correctly?  I'd made a snapshot of the screen, but I'm not sure how to do that.


Jim  -  reactorman

Thanks to your feedback, I have just done some changes (they will be in Mandelbulber 2.03):
- reduced all margins and spacing to have better access to interface on smaller screen resolutions
- added automatic tabify (stack) of dock widgets when application is started first time. This will reduce mess in interface at the beginning