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Hi folks,

After crossing the fractal universe several times I finally stumbled upon the tutorials of Don Whitaker (Thanks a lot) and made my first steps in Mandelbulb 3D.

Right now I am evaluating different techniques of creating visual images for my diploma project. For it, I built a cylindrical projection screen in which the viewer stands in. From the outside, three projectors combine their lights through a mapping software to a 360 degree image.
Exploring Mandelbulb 3D, I started jumping around of joy because of the Panorama Camera function. But now I know, this camera mode is for a spherical, not a cylindrical panorama image.
Now, how do I create an image suitable for my project? I already tried messing around with the FOVy parameter or mapping in cinema4d, but nothing worked for me. Maybe there is a secret workflow for a quick transformation in photoshop?

Thanks in advance for your advice and many thanks for all the inspiration coming from this community.
Tom

Hey Sockratease,

Thank you for these tips, I will go investigate.
The cylindrical image would ideally be generated in Mandelbulb, so I do not have any problems with connecting the borders. I could use images created by the 360 Panorama Camera, but they are perspectively distorted.