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tobaal In reply to PhotoComix2 [2012-06-01 23:32:18 +0000 UTC]

thankx, a fun set of formulas.

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tobaal In reply to stebev [2012-06-01 18:32:38 +0000 UTC]

it should be in the very first dropdown formula selector. the "3d" all the way to the left. i've been trying to think of something to put inside to showcase it's uses, but idk what still. anyways, the magvsxyz is cool, but really i like the nice cilynder you get from using mandel4dbic formula with (x-0,y-0,z-0,w-0) julia settings. i use it a lot, in this pic as well as these others...but sometimes it needs a rotate formula also.
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stebev In reply to tobaal [2012-06-01 18:38:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the info will give it a go, some superb images as well on those links

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tobaal In reply to stebev [2012-06-01 19:44:12 +0000 UTC]

thankx so much, feel free to tweak anything you like, or just load it up to see how it was done.

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tobaal In reply to MalDudemaker [2011-07-20 19:18:31 +0000 UTC]

thankx, not many people use the magvsxyz param, but i kinda like it.

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MalDudemaker In reply to tobaal [2011-07-20 22:45:15 +0000 UTC]

Not sure i have that param, might have to give it a go

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tobaal In reply to MalDudemaker [2011-07-20 23:49:14 +0000 UTC]

feel free to load up the txt for 'the cage' to see how i used it.

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MalDudemaker In reply to tobaal [2011-07-22 17:15:49 +0000 UTC]

Will do sometime, will let you know when i do

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tobaal In reply to MalDudemaker [2011-07-22 21:38:59 +0000 UTC]

idk if you know, but if you type pi as your param input it will fill it out for you. so like for the cage's magvsxyz i used pi,1,0.1,pi......it's a cool trick i learned. also another thing i found is that you can use e for exponents. like 3e3, or whatever.

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MalDudemaker In reply to tobaal [2011-07-23 03:34:13 +0000 UTC]

I`ll give it a try, thanks very much

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tobaal In reply to MalDudemaker [2011-07-23 03:36:09 +0000 UTC]

totally. i hate typing out pi to just about any length so it makes it easy. also pi does some cool things for fractals.

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MalDudemaker In reply to tobaal [2011-07-24 01:33:03 +0000 UTC]

I`ve recently downloaded the new mandelbulb also, so should be able to pull something new out of the hat

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tobaal In reply to MalDudemaker [2011-07-24 02:25:30 +0000 UTC]

awesome! can't wait.

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MalDudemaker In reply to tobaal [2011-07-24 10:49:35 +0000 UTC]

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tobaal In reply to pinturaluil [2011-07-12 06:21:10 +0000 UTC]

thankx. i spent a lot of time on this one's shape.

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pinturaluil In reply to tobaal [2011-07-12 06:26:45 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome, Fractals take always a long time!

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tobaal In reply to auntDevi [2011-07-12 04:08:41 +0000 UTC]

thankx. it looked better at 900x900, but that was just too small. unfortunately my computer can't handle 3600x3600 or i would do that and the downsize it. though i do hope to see it in use as a stock image.

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auntDevi In reply to tobaal [2011-07-12 06:38:28 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. I know what you mean. I'm not very skilled at resolution, especially in Mandelbulb. I think your image looks fine like it is.

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tobaal In reply to auntDevi [2011-07-12 07:35:37 +0000 UTC]

the 1/2 size version was totally smooth. none of that grainy bits at all.

as for res., i set mine
de - 1 {1-33}
vary de - on
raystep - 0.2 {0.1-0.001}
stepwidth - 1
stepcount - 31
smooth - 7
normals - off
fsr - off

in the top left of the calc. tap there is an m. click that and then click preview, video, mid, or high to save as a preset (just like in the light and color settings.) i use those settings for my preview. it also saves your size so i set it to 1/2 size [720x450]. when i go to render i make it real size and adjust the calc tab to the {x} settings afore listed. also sometimes the normals on z buffer in the post processes cleans things up. that was the only way i could get my piece 'cathedral' that clean. and sometimes it's really just a formulaic problem or you're barely inside of some artifact and you need to step forward just a bit. anyways, now that i've rambled on, hope this helps. please feel free to use any of my m3d params for learning, fun, inspiration, or just plain tweaking into something new.

-bel-

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auntDevi In reply to tobaal [2011-07-13 14:17:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the mini tutorial and for sharing. Much appreciated. I didn't know about saving as preset for preview. Will refer to this soon. Have you ever made a tutorial? Just sayin'..... Thanks again, bel.

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tobaal In reply to auntDevi [2011-07-13 19:59:57 +0000 UTC]

i did do this tutorial [link] but nothing for m3d only. or at least not yet.

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auntDevi In reply to tobaal [2011-07-13 21:39:00 +0000 UTC]

I would be interested if you ever get around to doing one.

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tobaal In reply to auntDevi [2011-07-13 22:08:12 +0000 UTC]

idk how much there really is to tutorialize...shrug...i guess i could do like a step by step for one of my pieces...which one though is then the question...

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auntDevi In reply to tobaal [2011-07-14 14:23:49 +0000 UTC]

I was just intrigued with your technical knowledge on rendering MB3. Your deviation "Device II" is the type of image I struggle with rendering...

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tobaal In reply to auntDevi [2011-07-15 00:28:25 +0000 UTC]

like grainy? i don't know exactly what you mean by 'struggle', but if you would like, you can note me a set of params you are having trouble with and i'll see if i can clean it up a bit, then tell you what i did so you can kinda see where to take your renders.

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auntDevi In reply to tobaal [2011-07-16 10:54:14 +0000 UTC]

Yes, grainy. Thanks for the offer. I will look on my old computer and note you if I find a "good" bad param to work with.

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tobaal In reply to auntDevi [2011-07-16 11:02:59 +0000 UTC]

ok, glad to be of help. i await your next communique.

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tobaal In reply to andreaseesstarz [2011-07-11 21:31:22 +0000 UTC]

aaaaaahahahaahaha

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andreaseesstarz In reply to tobaal [2011-07-12 00:05:51 +0000 UTC]

I'd hang it from the ceiling so i can poke her with a stick too. I love my sis, but im not patient with her. she is 11 years younger so its a bit hard to be...she's annoying as heck

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tobaal In reply to andreaseesstarz [2011-07-12 00:27:24 +0000 UTC]

it took me a while to get this one quite right. then i made it twice the size and it got all messed up again.

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andreaseesstarz In reply to tobaal [2011-07-12 00:31:00 +0000 UTC]

ugh i hate when that happens! its like "hey this is great, lets make it bigger! then adjust a few things....oh wait, thats not right...oops"

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tobaal In reply to andreaseesstarz [2011-07-12 00:34:20 +0000 UTC]

yeah, me too.

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