MisterM31

Short:        Fast AGA 3D Mandelbrot Set Exploration
Author:       Luc RAILHAC
Uploader:     stef lifac ens-cachan fr (Stephane LOFFREDA)
Type:         gfx/fract
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

Requires at least 68020 + 68881 + System 3.0.


NEW FOR VERSION 3.1 :

- English documentation.
- English and French online context sensitive help.


MAIN FEATURES

- Online context sensitive help : more than 1600 lines of documentation can be
  accessed directly through the program.

- 3 different rendering methods :

  - Level Set                (LSM)
  - Continuous Potential     (CPM)
  - 3D Continuous Potential  (CPM 3D)

- The 3D representation is fully parametrized (view angle, lighting model,
  linear and non-linear scales, smoothing, etc...). Fast rendering.

- Generation of transition sequences between 2 random regions of the set
  (animation) for the 3 methods.

- Fast computation : 68020+/68881+ asm routines optimized for large numbers
  of iterations associated with a plane cutting algorithm allowing the
  detection of constant regions.

- Pictures quality : all computations are done in double precision; NO
  calculation trick that can alter the picture quality (computing 1 point
  out of 2, interpolation, ...) is used.

- Z-Buffer : after a picture is computed, any of the graphic parameters can
  be modified and its effect visualised immediately (the complete recomputing
  of the picture is avoided).

- Several color map functions.

- Supports any 3.0+ screen mode and any picture size starting with 64 x 64,
  whatever the mode chosen; automatic scrolling for pictures larger than
  screen.

- Full featured palette editor which adapts automatically to the size and
  type of screen used.

- Data saved with IFF pictures or separately.

- 2.0 style interface following the "Style Guide" and taking into account user
  preferences (fonts, locale, etc...).

- Main program written in C, compiled with SAS/C version 6.5.