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Published: 2008-03-11 21:09:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 2023; Favourites: 66; Downloads: 0
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This scene was created in UF 4.04.Unfortunately I was unable to render from it, and this is therefore a direct export of the image into a BMP - my problems with this program persist and I have once again uninstalled it and just done a reinstall - I'm getting very pee'd off with this situation as it means waiting hours while it goes through the render process just to produce a log file that tells me it could not convert to an image! I've tried this with various formats and the only time I did get a render was to a jpeg, but the quality was hopeless and this image I've uploaded is far better than that one!
Anyhoo, I did a tiny bit of postwork, down there on the bottom right, where I just painted in a smidgen of shaping to make it look a little more realistic.
Edit - I've just discovered I've accidentally deleted the parameter file for this and another one made along similar lines but slightly different!
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Anna, we all need to learn from our mistakes and backing up important files is an absolute must. I have been caught out myself (virus) but I managed to salvage 100% of my pars.
I have to add too that I have been using Ultra Fractal since it's first version (or thereabouts) and I can honestly say that it is one of the most solid applications that I have used. Any time that I have questions Frederik has been quick to respond.
Back to your image, I like the trees/sky but not the outline of the Mandels. I hope you manage to retrace your steps in order to recreate your work!
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Thanks for the honest critique - I always appreciate that. Unfortunately that work has gone forever, and I always do back up my files, but I actually deleted these by mistake before doing the backup!!!!! Then my computer went wrong. I have a very dodgey computer that works really well when it wants to, but constantly lets me down at bad times. When I can afford it I shall be replacing it.
Meanwhile, try as I may, I haven't been able to recreate anything resembling what I had started out with this image, so I can't do anything to improve on it at all! I'm in agreement re the Mandel outlines for one thing and actually had just succeeded in creating something really interesting as a further development when it all went caput - and that file was one of the ones I deleted by mistake!!!!!
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I like the mood in this one, the colours reminds me of winter but in the good way
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oh my goodness! I was about to bust you for posting in the wrong category! This is awesome.
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Thank you so much - I feel most honoured that you have fave'd this!
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very nice, Anna, at first glance it looks like a photo!
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Thanks - lots of people have thought that too!
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Wow this is outstanding...I am sorry you lost the files...what a drag!
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Thank you so much. Unfortunately the loss is permanent. I only managed this direct export picture into 2048x1365 and a very poor quality jpeg of my usual sizing (3600x2700), but the jpeg is useless I'm afraid, as it rendered out half the texturing of the trees, even on quick anti-alias.
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I am so sorry...what a major drag!
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I also thought is was photgraphy at first! Very nice!
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Very effective, Anna: I thought it was a photograph!
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Anna - great image onve again....
The problem you are having sounds exactly like what I went through on Mac - and it kills me to hear you have lost the params too....
What I did as a work around - until I solves the problem was to part render the image in blasts of 25% or so.... I by playing with the render options....
.......and stitch the resulting pieces together in your graphics editor. Firebird Sweet was one such nightmare.
In my case I had been naming stuff with an underscore instead of spaces..... and for some reason they just wouldn't render. I then resaved one with a name and no spacing and it rendered just fine.
It really pains me to hear you are going through much the same miserable scenario as I did only a few months back! - I think this is without doubt a UF bug!!!!
Touch wood and fingies crossed - no such problems since upgrading to Leopard and 4.04 - and none thus far on My Hasta La Vista Box either....
Chin Up my dear! 
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Leopard? Never heard of that..
I always save my UF files as names with no spaces or underscores and no numbers either. I actually don't understand the options for rendering in bits.. Presumably in PSD or png layers saving the transparency and layer information? And can you specify how much of it it does - like, does it do a complete layer, or only a portion of all layers at a time (which would make editing extremely difficult I imagine?
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Leopard is the newest Operating System from Mac.... It replaced Tiger....
Never quite figured out why they named them Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, and Leopard and nor Golden Delicious, Gala, Granny Smith etc...
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Yeah you'd think they'd go for the various apple names! Well no wonder I'd never heard of Leopard as an OS! lol!
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I couldn't even render a bmp or Jpg....
I would render (say the image was 1200px in height....) as follows
Render 1: Top 0 bottom 320
Render 2: Top 300 bottom 620
Render 3: Top 600 bottom 920
Render 4: Top 900 bottom 1200
In Photoshop I would then create a new image at 300px with the same width as the original render choice and a height of 1200px
Open each of the part renders and hoding down shift drag the image into the new file.
Still holding shift I wound move the import up or down and into register (You can turn on the rulers but make sure you have your settings as pixels and not inches or centimeters)
repeat for the other 3 part renders...
When all is properly in place hit CTRL + E to flatten the image.....
It's not a solution to the UF problem I know but at least you can still upload higher quality images than a screen grab will give you.... i hope the problem gets fixed soon. As mentioned I had exactly the same problem no matter what I tried to render or to what format. The only way it didn't throw the error is if I rendered very small to 640 or so......
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Hmmmmmm.. It drives one to distraction when a program like this (with so much going for AND paid for) gives these sorts of problems! Today, so far, I've managed to render some pics ok.
Thanks for the explanation. I need one to suit PSP as I don't use shop! Could never afford it in any case! But I'm sure its just as possible in PSP... Is there a tut out there about it? I've never seen proper rendering explanations anywhere.
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I'd say it's similar.... I will have a play with PSP later on and see what I come up with - what version have you???? I have up to 8 but use 7 as it has always been my favourite...
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I have version 10 (my husband has version 12), but I'm totally familiar with all from version 7 upwards. Thanks so much
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Anna - I tried this in PSP7 and it works fine:
CTRL + C to copy from the scrap (or part render) document, Click on the new Master Document and CTRL + L to paste as a New Layer.....
In PSP you should be able to do the stitch pretty much as you would in Shop otherwise
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OK thanks very much. If it ever becomes necessary I'll give it a go
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wow.. on the little thumbnail it was like photo.. and until I made it full view.. I was still sure this is photo.. again.. really incredible work..
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In the thumbnail this looks like a photograph...really nice realism Anna 
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Thanks. I think Frederik would prefer me to join the UF mailing list. I've already asked him about this sort of thing before, and he's never come up with real answers, only when there was an actual ucl that was faulty and he told me how to put it right in the script. I don't have time for the UFML unfortunately. Just trying a new render since reuploading the program again last night and the tension this is causing me is almost devastating!
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I really should join the list again (I took myself off because of the sheer volume of mail)...I've had a few issues with formulas I know are public not downloading.
You can't let this stress you out so much, your health is more important. Take care Anna.
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I got renders today, but of course I've permanently lost those two files I had been working on - deleted them accidentally! I'll just have to see how it goes.
It could be that one of the ucls had a nul render coding in it, you never know! No, I heard plenty about that mailing list, quite apart from its sheer volume, to put me off joining it. I didn't want all the contention it seemed to draw either! lol!
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Hmmm...I'm interested to hear about this contention before I consider rejoining...if you would like to share what you know could you note me.
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Oh its just yer same old arguments that boil concerning what true fractals are, how Apo isn't, how purism in UF is a must and so on. Its all hearsay, but enough to know from the person who told me going back some time now that I wanted no part in it. Those who get into these discussions apparently seem to feel so strongly they'd even commit murder for their personal causes! lol!
It may not be happening at the moment, so give it a go if you're feeling that way inclined. I think there's much to be gained from it too, as people share so many tips and other things too, which the rest of us tend to miss out on. I just have to accept that fact as far as I'm concerned, as even without the contention, I wouldn't have time to go through all the stuff even in a single mail each day...
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Well, thanks for the info Anna...that gives me something to consider.
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I'd say don't be put off by it. We can all choose whether or not we want to get involved in contention. I just don't know how long it takes to get through all the reading until one finds what's relevant to the purpose of having joined.
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I know! 
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Thanks so much - and I've just discovered I've accidentally deleted the parameter file for this and another one I had ready to try another render job with on reinstalling the darned program!!!!!!!! NOT a good day! Again!
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