Jux 1.0 Julia/Mandelbrot explorer with lighting

[Natan Sharp]

Thanks! First I will have a Jux update to release, then XD 2.6 soon after, then I want to work on those features for XD 3. I have no idea when 3.0 will be ready.

I'll buy directly 2.6 version, hope you'll do an upgrade from 2.6 to 3.0 as for the previous releases!

Anyway it's good to have the possibility to communicate directly with the software creator in this forum, it's very usefull.

[Caleidoscope]

I want to buy it but have to find my paypal account somewhere or pay by bank   I have one question, I bought fractal software before but whenever there is a little problem with the hardware I have to 'ask' if they will send me a new key.  If I buy this software is it mine?  Do I have my own key, can I use it after I change something, buy a new computer for example?  I hate it to buy something and than I have to ask the company if they please will grant me a new (my own) license....! The last time it took about 3 weeks!   I will never do that again! 
But beside all that, I wish you good luck and a blooming business! 

[xenodreambuie]

Thanks, Caleidoscope! Our keys are tied only to your name, so you don't need a new one for different hardware. And if you do lose it, just email me. You can also use multiple computers.

[Caleidoscope]

Just bought the program and I'm very curious.  I'm glad I can put it on my laptop as well that will give me more time to practice.  (and I'm sure I'm gonna need a lot of that )  But like we say in Dutch "Where there is a will, there is a way" 
And thank you Thomas for your explanation I  will try not to ask you to many questions

[Natan Sharp]

Will be possible to have a mandelbulb type holon in the next xenodream release?

[xenodreambuie]

Will be possible to have a mandelbulb type holon in the next xenodream release?

There's a set of Juliabulb metamorphs in the Fractal category, named Triplex or Tripco because we called them triplex numbers to begin with. They need a holon with all scales 100 to work correctly. Mandelbulb is not practical because there's no simple way to calculate it with inverse iterations, which are the basis for all holon rendering in XD.

[Natan Sharp]

Fantastic! I'm trying lot of combinations with triplex and tripcon...it's perfect for my purposes.

Another question: with xenodream doesn't use all the cores in multicore cpu? I've got an i7 cpu with 4 core (8 threads) but if i activate the system monitor i notice that xenodream doesn't use all the cores. It also doesn't use multitasking capabilities of i7, infact it stops rendering or iterating functions when i launch another program or simply i use the internet browser.
It' a pity since i7 is a very powerfull cpu, perfect for 3d fractals and rendering.

[xenodreambuie]

Fantastic! I'm trying lot of combinations with triplex and tripcon...it's perfect for my purposes.

Another question: with xenodream doesn't use all the cores in multicore cpu? I've got an i7 cpu with 4 core (8 threads) but if i activate the system monitor i notice that xenodream doesn't use all the cores. It also doesn't use multitasking capabilities of i7, infact it stops rendering or iterating functions when i launch another program or simply i use the internet browser.
It' a pity since i7 is a very powerfull cpu, perfect for 3d fractals and rendering.

XenoDream only uses one core for any process; full multithreading is a future project. It's just the main preview that only calculates when the main window is active. The full rendering, and lighting and effects all operate regardless of other programs.