	WELCOME

Welcome to the FractalPro Image Library (FPIL), Volume 1.  You've got a
collection of hundreds of the most beautiful fractal images ever created,
and they're easy to access with almost any personal computer!


*****	COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL NOTICES - HUNDREDS OF ROYALTY-FREE GIF IMAGES

The images of the FractalPro Image Library were all created by Daniel Wolf
using FractalPro (written by Daniel Wolf, published by MegageM) and some
other Amiga software packages (see below).

All images of the FractalPro Image Library (FPIL) are all Copyright 1994 by
Daniel Wolf. The following terms and conditions apply to the use and
distribution of the images in the FractalPro Image Library (FPIL):

  1.  No distribution or commercial use of any kind may be made of the
      ANY images in the GIRLS set (including GIFs and 'thumbnails') 
      without express written permission of Daniel Wolf.  No part of
      2., 3., 4., and 5. (below) provide any exception to this paragraph.

  2.  No distribution, printing, broadcast, or any commercal use of any 
      kind may be made of the FPIL 24-bit IFF, BMP, and HAM images without
      express written permission of Daniel Wolf, except as specified in 4.
      (below).

  3.  All other GIF images (except those from the GIRLS set) may be 
      freely distributed, reprinted, and used for any and all commercial 
      applications without any royalty or written notification to, or 
      written permission from, Daniel Wolf so long as:
  
	Any secondary, distribution, printing, broadcast, or commercial
	use of the FPIL GIF images must be prominently accompanied by 
	the following copyright notice:  
	
		Copyright 1994 by Daniel Wolf
		Source - FractalPro Image Library
		By Permission

  4.  The 'thumbnail' images in IFF, BMP, HAM, and GIF formats (except the
      GIRLS set) may be freely distributed and utilized for any NON-commercial
      purpose without any royalty or written notification to, or written
      permission from, Daniel Wolf so long as:

  	Any distribution of the permitted 'thumbnail' images must be 
	prominently accompanied by the following copyright notice:  
	
		Copyright 1994 by Daniel Wolf
		Source - FractalPro Image Library
		By Permission

  5.  Any other distribution, printing, broadcast, or commercial use
      of FPIL images not explicity authorized in 1-4. above must be
      by express written authorization of Daniel Wolf.

  6.  To appy for permission to make use of FPIL images which require
      written permission as stated above, contact:

	Daniel Wolf
	MegageM
	1903 Adria Avenue
	Santa Maria, CA 93454-1011
	Phone/FAX 805-349-1104

  7.  MegageM and Daniel Wolf also have available complete high quality
      animation sequences related to many of these images.  If you need
      high-quality fractal animations for video or film, contact MegageM 
      (see 6., above).  

  8.  FractalPro Amiga software also available from MegageM at the above
      address.

      
	BRIEF NOTE TO MAC AND PC OWNERS

You'll find there are some files with a  .info  extension name which ONLY
apply to Amiga users.  They will cause no difficulty to PC and MAC users.
What are they?  Files on the Amiga with .info extension are icon files.
PC and MAC users can ignore them.  They are only here for Amiga convenience.


	WHAT'S HERE?

FPIL #1 contains 352 images of spectacular beauty.  They are grouped in sets
of 16 images, in 22 different directories.  Many of these sets will let you
get a view deep within the nature of 10 different types of fractals which
FractalPro 6.0 can create.  And you don't need to spend the time rendering
and exploring it would otherwise take to create these images yourself.  
In some sets you'll get to instantly explore the depth of the Mandelbrot
Set (for example) up to a magnification of 100 trillion - in no time at all!
You also get direct FractalPro support (for Amiga owners) and a series of
3D fractal objects you can render with VistaPro (from Virtual Reality
Laboratories, Inc).  So FPIL lets you explore deep into fractals without
spending the thousands of hours required to create the images yourself.
Most of the original images were created with a depth (dwell, count,
etc.) of 16384 for outstanding image quality even on the deepest zooms.
Many of these beautiful images show hundreds or thousands of colors which 
were obtained by painstakingly exploring and rendering at high 'depth'
values in 24-bit 'true color' at high resolution.  Now you get to enjoy
spectacular fractals that took many days, weeks, and months of computer
rendering time - instantly!


	DIRECTORIES OF 16-IMAGE SETS AND MORE

FOR AMIGA USERS:

Here's a list of the Amiga-related directory names and their contents:

MANDEL1 - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
MANDEL2 - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
MANDEL3 - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
MANDEL4 - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
MANDEL5 - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
MANDEL6 - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series

JULIA1  - Julia Set zoom-in series
JULIA2  - Julia Set zoom-in series
JULIA3  - Julia Set zoom-in series

CUBEM1  - Cube Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
CUBEM2  - Cube Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
CUBEM3  - Cube Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series

CUBEJ1  - Cube Julia Set zoom-in series
CUBEJ2  - Cube Julia Set zoom-in series

QUADM   - Quad Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series

QUADJ   - Quad Julia Set zoom-in series

WOLF    - Wolf 'Mandelbrot' and 'Julia' Set zoom-in series

SINE    - Sine Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series

MIXED   - A group of Mandelbrot, Julia, Cube Julia, and Quad Julia images

VISTA   - A sequence of VistaPro 3D renderings of a FractalPro-generated
	  'island' object, with purple palm trees!

ORBIT   - A sequence of LightWave 3D renderings of FractalPro-image-wrapped
	  spheres, one orbiting the other (like a planet with a moon).

GIRLS   - A series of interestingly composited images of attractive female 
	  models and FractalPro images created with NewTek Video Toasters.

We've also provided the best Amiga viewing program available:

VIEWTEK - A terrific Amiga viewing program with variants for use with Amiga-
	  specific use, as well as support for viewing the 24-bit IFFs on
	  different Amiga 24-bit graphics cards.

AND automatic slideshows of all the Amiga images:

HAMSHOW - An automatic slideshow of all the HAM images, with 5 seconds each of
	  display time! Just double click on the HAMSHOW icon and away you'll
	  go!  The whole show takes about 34 minutes. This works via Viewtek.

	  If you wish to quit ANY slideshow before it finishes itself, simply
	  press the ESCAPE key on your keyboard.

IFFSHOW - An automatic slideshow of all the IFF 24-bit images, with about 5
	  seconds display time.  Just double click on the IFFSHOW icon and
	  away you'll go.  Viewtek does the slideshow and will automatically
	  convert the IFF 24-bit pics to displayable form on your Amiga. 
	  If you have an AGA Amiga you'll get HAM8 images, otherwise you'll
	  get HAM6.  If you don't have an AGA Amiga, the HAMSHOW will be
	  adequate.  Tested.

RETSHOW - Like IFFSHOW, but puts the 24-bit pics directly onto a Retina
	  24-bit display.  Tested.

FC24SHOW- Like IFFSHOW, but puts the 24-bit pics directly onto a Firecracker
	  24-bit display.  Not tested.

OPALSHOW- Like IFFSHOW, but puts the 24-bit pics directly onto an OpalVision
	  24-bit display.  Not tested.

IV24SHOW- Like IFFSHOW, but puts the 24-bit pics directly onto an ImpactVision
	  24-bit display.  Not tested.


FOR WINDOWS, MSDOS, AND MAC USERS:

Here's a list of the BMP and GIF directory names (which correspond to the Amiga
directory names and have the same pictures as the Amiga directories listed avove)
and their contents:

MAND1BMP and MAND1GIF - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series - same pics as MANDEL1
MAND2BMP and MAND2GIF - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series - same pics as MANDEL2
MAND3BMP and MAND3GIF - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series - etc.
MAND4BMP and MAND4GIF - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
MAND5BMP and MAND5GIF - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
MAND6BMP and MAND6GIF - Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series

JUL1BMP and JUL1GIF   - Julia Set zoom-in series
JUL2BMP and JUL2GIF   - Julia Set zoom-in series
JUL3BMP and JUL3GIF   - Julia Set zoom-in series

CUBM1BMP and CUBM1GIF - Cube Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
CUBM2BMP and CUBM2GIF - Cube Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series
CUBM3BMP and CUBM3GIF - Cube Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series

CUBJ1BMP and CUBJ1GIF - Cube Julia Set zoom-in series
CUBJ2BMP and CUBJ2GIF - Cube Julia Set zoom-in series

QUADMBMP and QUADMGIF - Quad Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series

QUADJBMP and QUADJGIF - Quad Julia Set zoom-in series

WOLFBMP and WOLFGIF   - Wolf 'Mandelbrot' and 'Julia' Set zoom-in series

SINEBMP and SINEGIF   - Sine Mandelbrot Set zoom-in series

MIXEDBMP and MIXEDGIF - A group of Mandelbrot, Julia, Cube Julia, and Quad 
			Julia images

VISTABMP and VISTAGIF - A sequence of VistaPro 3D renderings of a FractalPro-
			generated 'island' object, with purple palm trees!

ORBITBMP and ORBITGIF - A sequence of LightWave 3D renderings of FractalPro-
			image-wrapped spheres, one orbiting the other (like
 			a planet with a moon).

GIRLSBMP and GIRLSGIF - A series of interestingly composited images of 
			attractive female models and FractalPro images 
			created with NewTek Video Toasters.


FOR AMIGA, WINDOWS, AND MSDOS USERS:

DEM1    - A set of 6 groups of FractalPro-generated 3D DEM (Digital Elevation 
thru	  Map) objects for rendering with Vista/VistaPro or Scenery Animator.
DEM6

	
	IMAGE FORMATS

MegageM decided it was important to offer a great variety of terrific images
but also to make them available in a wide variety of image formats suitable
for use with most personal computers.  

Most of the image sets in FPIL V1 are in four different formats:

Amiga		768x480 IFF 24-bit (up to 16384 colors)
Windows PC	640x480 BMP 24-bit (up to 16384 colors)
PC & Mac	640x480 GIF 8-bit (256-colors)
Amiga		384x480 IFF 6-bit HAM (up to 4096 colors)

A few of the images are presented in 768x480 Amiga AGA 256-color IFF form 
instead of the 768x480 24-bit IFF. 

Because we've provided such a wide range of formats, these images should be
easy to view with any of the following personal computers (some of the 
names of personal computers are trademarks of their manufacturers):

  Amiga - 384x480 HAM images viewable directly on ALL Amigas
  Amiga - AGA 256-color images require AGA graphics (Amiga 1200, 4000)
  Amiga - 24-bit images require 24-bit graphics cards

  NOTE: Viewtek will do its best to show ANY Amiga image on ANY Amiga -
  	so you can also get a look at the IFF 24-bit images even
	if your Amiga doesn't have a 24-bit graphics card, but it will
	be modified to 'fit' the best available graphics on your system;
	on early and ECS Amigas it will be HAM6, and on AGA Amigas it
	will be HAM8.  If you have an AGA Amiga with appropriate entries
	in your DataTypes directory (within your DEVS drawer), then
	Viewtek can be used to view the GIF and BMP images as well.

  Macintosh - GIF images are viewable on systems with 256-color graphics.

  PC & Clone - GIF images viewable on systems with most VGA graphics cards
  PC & Clone - BMP images viewable via Microsoft Windows on systems with
               graphics cards supporting 640x480 24-bit displays (that
	       covers most newer 386, 486, and Pentium systems).
	
  NOTE - There are image conversion software packages available for most
         personal computers which will let you convert from the types of
         images in this collection to other formats, if you need to.
	 Amiga's, for example, can use Art Department Professional (from
	 ASDG) or ImageMaster/ImageMasterRT (from Black Belt).

As you can see, we tried to cover as many bases as possible and make these
images viewable by nearly all personal computer owners.  The original images
were almost all in 768x480 24-bit IFF format, so for easy viewing on other
systems, the 640x480 versions are 'cropped' - a bit of the right and left
part has been removed.  That made the images the right size for VGA screens
without any distortion that simply 'squeezing' would have introduced.

We also kept the viewing and access to the images as simple as possible -
we could have fit more images with compression schemes, but that would
make access more difficult for novice computer owners.  No images are
in compressed format whatsoever.  


	ORGANIZATION

To help you get the most from FPIL V1, MegageM organized the images in sets
of 16, as mentioned earlier.  Each set of 16 images is in its own directory,
and each Amiga directory has 2 sub-directories with the same images in the 
HAM and IFF24 described above.  For example, you'll find that the Amiga MANDEL1
directory looks like:

  MANDEL1	(the main directory for MANDEL1 set of 16 pics)
    SETIFF	(subdirectory of 16 768x480 IFF 24-bit or AGA 8-bit pics)
    SETHAM	(subdirectory of 16 384x480 HAM 6-bit pics for Amiga)
    README	a text file describing the contents of the MANDEL1
		collection of 16 pictures in general

The corresponding directories with GIF and BMP images are:

    MAND1GIF	(directory of 16 640x480 GIF 8-bit 256-color pics)
    MAND1BMP	(directory of 16 640x480 BMP 24-bit pics)

Likewise, there is an Amiga MANDEL2 directory, and a corresponding pair of
MAND2BMP and MAND2GIF directories for other systems.  This pattern is
repeated for all the image sets.

If you're using a PC/Clone type computer with Microsoft Windows and a
newer graphics card (with 24-bit 640x480 capability), you'll want to go
directly into the ...BMP directories to look at the pictures.  Windows
users may find that the BMP images (a native Windows image format) make
terrific screen backdrops!

If you're using an older Amiga or one without 24-bit graphics, try the
SETHAM subdirectory (there are icons there for direct viewing of ANY
of the HAM pics with Viewtek by simply double-clicking).

If you're using a basic PC/Clone with ordinary VGA graphics, you'll be
able to call up images using popular GIF viewing software on your 640x480
256-color VGA display.

Just go to the directory which is most appropriate for your computer.

Within each directory, everything looks pretty much the same - there
are 16 pictures, named P00, P01, P02, up to P15.  In the ...BMP and ...GIF
directories, the image files have appropriate 3-letter extensions.

For example, in the ...BMP directory of any set, you'll find:

P00.BMP
P01.BMP
P02.BMP
 etc.

In the ...GIF directory, you'll find:

P00.GIF
P01.GIF
P02.GIF
 etc.

In the Amiga-related subdirectories (SETIFF and SETHAM) the images have
no extensions (except the thumbnail images - see below), for example, 
in SETIFF and SETHAM subdirectories you'll find:

P00
P01
P02
 etc.
and TN.IFF or TN.HAM


	VIEWING THE IMAGES

Amiga folks can load the images from any SETHAM or SETIFF group into 
appropriate image handling programs like ADPro (from ASDG) or ImageMaster
(from Black Belt).  I've also provided Amiga icons in the SETHAM groups
for direct display on most Amigas by double-clicking on the icon.

PC folks can use the GIF viewer to look at 256-color images in the
...GIF groups.

MAC folks can also use the GIF viewer to look at 256-color images in the
...GIF groups.

PC folks with Microsoft Windows can also view the BMP files.  The
BMP files in the ...BMP groups are in full 24-bit, so the best results
will be seen by Windows users with 24-bit capable VGA cards.  Other
Windows users will see the ...BMP files automatically adjusted by
Windows itself to the best coloring which their graphics cards will
permit.  You'll find that the FPIL BMP images make great backgrounds
for Windows desktop screens!


	FRACTALPRO DIRECT SUPPORT IN AMIGA-RELATED DIRECTORIES

The Amiga-related subdirectories ALSO contain the appropriate files
(with .XYW extensions) which let FractalPro users load the images
DIRECTLY into FractalPro.  The .XYW files may also interest others.
FractalPro creates the .XYW files and saves one each time it saves a
picture to a disk file.  The FractalPro .XYW files contain all the
coordinate information and other specifications of the image which
FractalPro needs to know when it loads it back in.

In the SETHAM and SETIFF subdirectories, for example, you get not only 
the P00, P01, etc. images, but also their .XYW files (P00.XYW, etc.).

You'll find that you can load the HAM images directly into FractalPro
6.0 (set to 384x480, HAM6 mode) but they will look strange.  I actually
did the HAM image creation for this CDROM using ADPro on the original
24-bit and AGA pictures, not with FractalPro's own HAM rendering.  I 
did that to preserve as well as possible the actual colors seen in the 
SETIFF groups of original images.  FractalPro itself renders its HAM6
images looking somewhat different than its 24-bit and AGA 256-color
images.  If you want you can just load the .XYW files from SETHAM or
SETIFF images into FractalPro and just render them as you wish.  To
load the .XYW files you need not have set FractalPro to any particular
resolution or coloring mode.

If you load the 24-bit or AGA images from the SETIFF groups (which is
possible since the .XYW files are in the SETIFFs also) into FractalPro 6.0,
you'll need to pre-set FractalPro to 768x480, 256C, and (for the 24-bit
images only) also press the 24-bit button.  Then you can see and
manipulate the SETIFF original images to your heart's content within
FractalPro.  FractalPro 6.0 now supports Firecracker and Retina 24-bit
display cards.


	THUMBNAIL IMAGES - ALL 16 PICS IN A SET AT ONCE!

Since there are hundreds of images here, we provided a 'thumbnail' single
image which shows all 16 pictures in each set.  If you want to see the
any whole set of 16 pics all at once (to get your bearings and find what
looks most interesting to you), you can call up the TN.BMP image from any
...BMP directory of any set.  Likewise, Amiga owners can immediately
see all 16 HAM images in the SETHAM subdirectory by viewing the TN.HAM
picture.

Each SETHAM group also includes Amiga icons which permit you to view the
HAM images on most Amigas by simply double-clicking your mouse on the
icon of your choice.


	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We got great help along the way, and I'd like to say thanks to a few
folks who helped make the FPIL a reality:

All the FractalPro users around the world and -

Benoit Mandelbrot, Clifford Pickover, Clint Woeltjen, Dave Johnson, 
Lou Markoya, Arnie Cachelin, Bob Caron, Chris Ludwig, Lauren Keffer,
Jim Smolin, Rick Cunningham, and -

All the folks at Commodore, .INFO, Amiga World, Amazing Computing, VRLI, 
ASDG, MacroSystemUS, Impulse, and NewTek.

And bless Amiga, ARexx, Macro68, Motorola, and AmigaDos.


	GET GOING!

Now that you've got the basic idea of what's here and how you can find
the images you can view on your computer, have a wonderful time exploring
the spectacular world of FractalPro's results!





Daniel Wolf
6/6/94


Related Amiga Hardware and Software

	FractalPro 6.0 and ScapeMaker 3.0 - published by

	MegageM
	1903 Adria Avenue
	Santa Maria, CA 93454
	phone/fax 805-349-1104
	
	VistaPro 3.0 - published by 

	Virtual Reality Laboratories, Inc.
	2341 Ganador Ct.
	San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
	phone 805-545-8515
	fax   805-781-2259
	
	Art Department Professional - published by

	ASDG, Inc.
	925 Stewart St.
	Madison, WI 53713
	phone 608-273-6585
	fax   608-271-1988

	
Distribution Notice:

                                                               9 August 1986
     XICON  --   Execute Command File from an Icon

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      Copyright (c) 1986 by Pete Goodeve -- All Rights Reserved

   Permission is granted to distribute or modify these programs freely,
   provided that no charge is made for their use, and that this notice
   accompanies them.  For any commercial purposes, please contact the
   author:
                  Pete Goodeve
                  3012 Deakin Street #D
                  Berkeley, Calif. 94705

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