Short: 131 frame mandelbrot anim Architecture: generic The NautilusIterHAM.anim animation is a lo-res NTSC, 4096 colour, 131 frame animation, showing an area of the Mandelbrot set as the number of iterations increases. The effect is of bands of colour spilling onto the screen in organic and unpredictable ways. This animation was calculated in a total of about 155 seconds, using Mand2000. It was generated using the `IterMovie' ARexx script which is supplied with Mand2000. This script is invoked and controlled from the Mand2000 menus and requesters, and NO KNOWLEDGE of ARexx is required to use it. The area displayed by the animation is the `Nautilus' area, from the Mand2000 `good spots' menu. This amazing, colourful, and strangely beautiful animation is all the more amazing because it was produced with an extremely simple mathematical formula: Z = Z * Z + C, also known as the Mandelbrot set. Such is the power of fractals, that so much complexity can come from such a simple formula. Those of you who are familiar with Mand2000 may be wondering how Mand2000 was able to create an animation - in 4096 colours no less - without the use of any external programs. The answer is that version 2.0 of Mand2000 is able to create animations directly, and display fractals in HAM! Mand2000's interface can now run in HAM, HAM-8, and dithered True Colour. Non-AGA owners, break beyond the 32 colour barrier. AGA owners, break beyond the 256 colour barrier. See your fractals in hundreds or thousands of glorious colours - on ANY Amiga. AGA NOT required. The 256 colour modes of third party graphics are supported, with dithered True Colour. In order to support all available methods of displaying and printing True Colour graphics, Mand2000 now supports saving 24-bit files. As well as creating 24-bit IFF files, Mand2000 2.0 will load arbitrary IFF images, from all standard display modes, as well as IFF 24. So Mand2000 2.0 is not only the world's best fractal program, it's also an excellent multi-window image viewer! Of course Mand2000 still has all of the features which made version 1.0 the best fractal program on the Amiga. Now, all of these features work in HAM, HAM8 and dithered True Colour, as well as the original colour mapped modes. Now you can do real time animated fractal zooms in 30,000 colour HAM8! Do multi-window fractal exploration in 4096 colour HAM! Use the joystick to drive around fractals rendered in 16 million colour dithered True Colour! And much, much more. Version 2.0 is in production right now. If you order your copy before December 1, 1994 you can still get it at the old price of $30.00 plus $4.95 shipping and handling. After that the price goes up to $40.00 plus $4.95 shipping and handling. Mand2000 is a tryware fractal exploration program, with a feature list and ease of use that has to be seen to be believed. Demo versions of Mand2000 1.0 are available on many networks and bulletin boards. Demo versions of Mand2000 2.0 should be appearing soon. Better yet, order the full program directly from Cygnus Software. See below for details on ordering it. This animation may be freely distributed on a non-profit basis, as long as this complete text file is distributed with it. The images within may be used as long as full credit is given to Cygnus Software and Mand2000. To order the full version of Mand2000, with save enabled, just fill out the form below. ------------------------------> Cut Here <--------------------------------- Cygnus Software 33 University Square, #199 Madison, WI, 53715, USA Dear Ma'am/Sir, I would like to order a copy of Mand2000 2.0 for my Amiga __00. I have enclosed US $44.95 ($34.95 if before Dec. 1, 1994) in a cheque, money order, postal order, or US cash. I understand that this not only pays for Mand2000, but also for shipping and handling to anywhere in the world. Wow, what a great deal. I heard about Mand2000 through... My favourite features are... My least favourite feature is... Thanks for writing such a __________ product. Please send my registered copy to: Sincerely,