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[thargor6]

[Pauldelbrot]

[matsoljare]

Any way to animate this?

[thargor6]

Good idea, I have plans to improve the the sound-synchronized animation module, this flame would be a good example, for sure. But this will need some time as I have to release a new version before.

[Apophyster]

I just reply here since you mention your animation module.  Regrettably I haven't had time to try your latest jWildfire releases.  I want to be safe as I can be and do a system backup image before I install the latest java 7.   
Consequently I'm not sure what type of sound synchronization you are doing.  Most syncs I've seen seem to be related to beat or amplitude.  I haven't looked at all of your animations but that seems to be what I've seen in those I've watched.
Have you considered varying the opacity and/or xaos values of transforms through some relationship to the audio? 
I was thinking maybe those values could be tied into the pitch, or possibly tone quality, of various instruments in the audio - something like that anyway.  I have no idea how you and others coordinate the beat or tempo with to the flame patterns.
Because of my sensitivities I guess, I prefer smooth, fluid animations to jumpy, pulsing animations.
When this notion occurred to me, I kind of visualized flame animations with different elements of the flame going through varying degrees of visibility.  But I don't know if it could be done or if so, how hard it would be to do.  I'm fairly certain a lot would depend on how you get information from the audio that you synchronize the video with.

[Blace]

This is something I am playing with as well, animating flam3 files using audio. What I have so far is much more playing with code than a user friendly program, but I'm trying to polish it gradually. I have some information at my site blazinglace.net other parts I am currently trying to finish a bit more, but will share the general ideas to see if anyone's interested. I have two sample programs that came with the excellent open source C++ library Cinder libcinder.org . Using those with minor editing I am able to sample either a mp3 file or the mic input real time. Any specified frame rate for sampling can be chosen. The program can sample a number of frequency bands, I am currently using 32. I then find the high and low value of each band and then using this alter the values to a range of 0-1. Then each band gets written to it's own text file with on 0-1 value per line within a folder named for the sample. After this using a Flam3thrower recipie animator I've been working on, a read line for each frame from any band text file can then be used to alter any value you want in the recipie to match the audio, such as any xform rotation speed and values, camera attributes, shifting the color table. I just recently tried JWildfire for the first time and it's great and way more done than mine! I've been working on the audio mappers the last week and hope to get something that's easy to use soon.

[thargor6]

Interesting discussion :-)
I'm currently working on the new interface which seems to target similar things. My idea is to have certain motion generators, e. g.  "Rotation", "FFTAmplitude" (with specific parameters) and be able to link them to any property of a flame.
Therefore I have built an model-view (which is visualized as treeview) which will give you access to all available properties (which are obtained via reflection).
Additionally you can use any number of flames in your project and later fade between them in realtime. (All of them are moving simultaneously (virtual). This is my first step to implement my vision of having something like a "fractal piano", i. E. to have predefined motions and trigger addional motions in realtime.

[lycium]

Interesting discussion in here, indeed I too am planning some animation features for Chaotica (since years), and some of these concepts will be used there too.

[thargor6]

I too am planning some animation features for Chaotica (since years), and some of these concepts will be used there too.

I hope to get this stuff finished soon, as I really want to do some animations with it. I have already thought a new concept of fractal animation (called "progressive") which will be hopefully shown in my entry for the next fractal animation challenge. But currently its unsure if I will find the time, so maybe later - so I really know the "year factor" ;-)

[Apophyster]

I wish you all success with your implementations!   
I don't have the desire to do anything like what you are all working on (mainly due to lack of ability).  But I think what you folks achieve will appeal to many flame makers as time progresses.

[Alef]

Very kleinian. Or maybe like apollonian gasket.

[thargor6]

It is basically a mobius dragon fractal with GlynnSim3 as final. If anyone is interested in the params, just note me :-)

[thargor6]

Any way to animate this?

Here it is: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/3AsJSkIL9MI&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/3AsJSkIL9MI&rel=1&fs=1&hd=1</a>