This is a follow up to a previous question on using external imagery. I'm doing a series of color cycling animations primarily but not exclusively using fractals for the hypnotic effect to create quick meditation trance states. I've been able to get external imagery & correct the gradients to the actual picture but when I try to cycle the gradient it remaps each time to the original image col

Hello. I have been away from UF for years, and was wondering if the mailing list is still active or whether it has been completely superseded by this forum, FB, etc? Thanks!

How can I capture or construct a gradient from an image?

I have started the plug-in tutorial for Image Traps. I have not done a complete inventory, but I believe Image Traps has more plug-in options than any other Ultrafractal software formula. Consequently there will be several upr examples, I am not sure of how many yet. Because of its image import capabilities I will also be including a link to a zip file on my website that has a number of images th

I saw a great image in DA by Chris

Martin (Velvet Glove) using the Ducky Plus formula by Ed Algra. I wanted to try the formula myself but all I get is an error message. Can anyone help me?

Are there any formulas that will do mapping like either of the attached photos. Both of these are created from photos using apps on the iPhone. If not I wish someone would create one!

I have recently posted a number of images to the Facebook UF page for my new Ducks Switch formula and some images created with my 3D progressive raytracer. I have found that not everyone is comfortable using plugins and other UF5 stuff. If there is a general interest I will post some tutorials here for how I use plugins. This will mostly be for my formulas.

Supplying links to individual images seems inappropriate for the forum so I'll attempt a monthly summary as a more economical alternative.
In January 2016 seventeen images were uploaded to the gallery (the link to the gallery is here:

http://clifftoppler.deviantart.com.).

I don't tend to accentuate the fractal dependence so be warned for the images are hardly mainstream. "Abstract" is

I've taken a copy of the obituary in today's New York Times, but am unsure of the niceties of reproducing it here.

Harold became interested in artificial intelligence and AARON was his brainchild. It automatically generates images without human assistance and his version would continue to do so without pause - an amazing achievement. He made a version freely available for use by others a few

Does anyone know how to run UF in server mode on the Mac?

Disregard.

"There's an app for that"

Why? I'm asking a legitimate question about server rendering?

It's off topic I know but it hurts......
31 dead, 230 injured - IS attacks national airport and subway
March the 22th, Belgium into darkness.......

Links
Web
Fractal Recursions - Jock Cooper
Fractal Dimentia - Mark Townsend
fractalus - Damien Jones
Hidden Dimension - Ron Barnett + UF5 Challenges
The Fractal Abyss - Joseph Presley
Algorithmic Worlds - Samuel Monnier

Renderosity
Ultra Fractal Search
Formula Writers
Abmlober
Jockc
KPK
UF Artists
PaulDeCelle
Zzzzra

DeviantArt
Old Ultra Frac

An article which might be worth a read:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/sunday-review/everybodys-a-critic-and-thats-how-it-should-be.html?_r=0

Cliff

Hi,

When I copy parameters from my PC version of UF5, and paste them into my Mac version of UF5, the width/height ratio is not maintained. I have checked off the box to maintain it, but the fractal is always resized to 800x330.

Is there a way to have it open on my Mac, in the size that I built it in using the PC version of UF5?

Thanks for any suggestions that you might be able to give

"Are You Really, Really Sure?": http://clifftoppler.deviantart.com/art/Are-You-Really-Really-Sure-585418077

You could say this is a fractal manipulation to the extent that Painter X3 was used to change the facial colouring and thus to make that area dominant and expressive of intent. I'm currently trying to look again at the strengths peculiar to UF5 and this is a starter. We are very much be

Hi all
some time ago on the list, someone mentioned about lessons for animation-creating..
does anyone know where I can find this ??
thanx in advance
juliette

hello all

i am novice and cannot save my fractals on the ultra fractal programs. i can't reopen what i can't save.
what does install ultra fractal 5 with default document folders mean? i have no idea. i need to get past this. thank you all for your help in advance. purchased ultra fractals from apple app store 4 days ago.

ali

Hi, new here Just picked up UF5 and playing around following videos and ran into a snag.

I create a second layer, and after playing around a little find the window is blank. I figured out how to "reset location" to center it..

but it also centers all layers. I tried only having the magnifier icon on for the layer I want to center, only highlighting it, and only having it showing..

I'm in the market for a compression codec that works with UF animations. I use windows vista. Itfails to save and the avi file shows up empty. It appears to have some connection to the "windows update" sessions...
It has worked for me before, but now I'm stuck with "just" images.
Anyone who can help?