legal question

[dklr]

I recently wrote a computer program that draws the mandelbrot set. It uses .map files as color information, and I included some of the .map files from G-Force. Now I need the names of the people who wrote the .map files so that I won't go to jail for plagarisim when I distribute the program. The files are:

A Distant Fire
Blood Drain
Blue Volcano
China
Cool-Aid
Copper
Dark Corona
Dark Obsession
Eggplant on the Vine
Escape Velocity
Fire in the Sky
Friday Morning (No Coffee)
Liquid Gold
Metal Blood
Oasis
Slate
Sunset on the Lake
Sunspot
Sunspot (Blue Heat)
USA

Also, If you made one of the colormaps on this list and you don't want me to use it, just say so.

[chkman]

Can colormaps be copyrighted? More importantly, are any of the ones listed copyrighted?

You can use any of mine in the chkman zip file.....

[dklr]

The EULA from the G-Force installer says

All user-contributed Software configuration files (being files in a text-based language that the Software is designed to interpret, hereafter being referred to as the “Configs�) are considered the sole ownership of Licensor upon submission to the Licensor for inclusion into the Software. By submitting Configs, You become a “Contributor� and are agreeing to their ownership and use by Licensor, including unlimited distribution and/or licensing (as part of the Software) without permission or compensation. Any Configs submitted to Licensor (by email or other form) will be considered a "work made for hire" under the United States Copyright Act.

so I guess I just have to get permission from the SoundSpectrum people.

[chkman]

If you wrote a program to display fractals you must understand the math. I haven't much of a clue. I have a book written by Mandelbrot and was trying to plug his equations (with credit given) into some flowfields. They don't look too good. I tried using the template from the extras page but I don't know what to plug in. I looked at the wallpaper flowfields but, oh my, they are complicated!

I did come up with some sort of repetitive flowfield on my own. I was trying to apply that to the Mandelbrot equations. I did figure out that the 1st equations used determine the repetition. So I have a couple but they look alot like the my original repetition flowfields.

I've been trying to use this math:

A0="1/log(sqrt(7))"

D0="(1-Log(X))*A0"
D1="(1-Log(Y))*A0"

But the result is always in the upper right quadrant of the screen. I can't move it down or spread it out. Do you have any tips on how to use something like this in a flowfield?
I am trying to finish up what I have and submit it this week.

[keycompton]

Hi. This is Key from SoundSpectrum. Thanks for your posting. We do prefer if people contact us directly rather than using the Forum to communicate with us, since it is much more efficient and manageable for us. You are correct that SoundSpectrum needs to grant permission for using any configs or visual images, since our licenses are strictly for personal use. We'd be happy to follow up with you. Please email us at "support @ soundspectrum.com" so that we can correspond directly with you.

[dklr]

I've been trying to use this math:

A0="1/log(sqrt(7))"

D0="(1-Log(X))*A0"
D1="(1-Log(Y))*A0"

But the result is always in the upper right quadrant of the screen. I can't move it down or spread it out. Do you have any tips on how to use something like this in a flowfield?

try using

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A0="1/log(sqrt(7))"

D0="x/2 + .5"
D1="y/2 + .5"

D2="(1-Log(D0))*A0"
D3="(1-Log(D1))*A0"

I can't get either of them to work. What do you use for the srcX and srcY statements?

[chkman]

A response! Life is good, today

Seriously, thanks for looking at it Dkir. I was just using srcX="D0" and srcY="D1" to test it. I assumed I needed more steps to make something worthwhile out of it.

I'll give your changes a try....

[chkman]

How does this look to ya?


Aspc=1

A0="1/log(sqrt(7))"


D0="wrap(-x*1.95)"
D1="wrap(-y*1.95)"


D2="(1-Log(D0))*A0"
D3="(1-Log(D1))*A0"


D4="D2/2 + .5"
D5="D3/2 + .5"


srcX="D4*.5"
srcY="D5*.5"

Vers=300