what is this?
this a package is for creating huge mandelbrot sets for various
purposes. for example creating a 500 mb image shouldnt be a problem.
it works, but probably has lots of bugs.
- requirements
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- gmake
- gtk and glib version 1.2.3
- gmp version 2.0
- platforms
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- linux (used rh-5.2 for devel)
- freebsd 3.1
- graphics
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- things do not work in palette mode (8 bpp). i use 16 bpp.
- programs
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- gene - generates mandelbrot sets on command line. can be interrupted and later continue claculations.
- viewer - one can view huge mandelbrot sets. it is a simple scroller
- colors - generate trigonometric colors for a mandelbrot set.
- conv - converts a raw image into tiff.
files formats:
- .raw - raw data file. 8, 16 or 32 bits per pixel. the data file will be memorymapped by mmap(2).
- .pal - palette file.
- .area - (or mandelbrot description file). mandelbrot area description. have to write it by hand. see format in examples. can use xfractint, xmandel or other software to get appropriate coordinates.
- .img - an image description file. describes image size, depth and
data file. have to write it by hand. see format in examples.
- feedback
if you used this package, please give me feedback. see my email below.