Chaotica
Developer(s)Glare Technologies
Stable release
1.5.8 / August 2015 (2015-08)
Operating systemLinux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows
TypeFractal / Graphics
LicenseProprietary commercial software
Websitewww.chaoticafractals.com

Chaotica is a commercial fractal art editor and renderer extending flam3 and Apophysis's functionality. There is also a free version with limited render resolution and animation length.

History

Chaotica began as a personal project of Thomas E. Ludwig (lycium) in the deviantArt fractal community in 2010,[1] but has since been handed over to Glare Technologies, the developers of Indigo Renderer.

Fractal art,[2] a relatively recent artistic phenomenon, owes its existence to the groundbreaking work of mathematician Benoît B. Mandelbrot.[3] In 1975, Mandelbrot introduced the term fractal[4] and laid the foundation for a new genre of art. His book, "The Fractal Geometry of Nature,"[5] was a seminal moment in this history, where he explored the concept of self-similarity and the application of fractals in describing natural shapes and phenomena.

With the advent of computer technology, fractal art started to flourish in the late 20th century.[6]

Artists and mathematicians began harnessing the power of computers to generate complex, self-replicating patterns, taking advantage of software tools like the Mandelbrot Set[7] and Julia Set[8] generators. Over the years, fractal art expanded into various styles, from abstract and geometric to organic and surreal, and its influence extended beyond traditional art into architecture, design, and computer graphics. In the modern age, software such as "Chaotic" plays a pivotal role in enabling the ongoing evolution and thriving growth of fractal art.

Features

Chaotica implements a generalized iterated function system and features a modern rendering engine based on advanced algorithms not found in open-source IFS implementations.[9] It has an animation editor, selective randomization of parameters, and imaging controls such as different anti-aliasing modes and RGB-channel response curves.

Chaotica's highlighted features [10] are: 1.Unrivaled image quality, 2.Powerful GPU rendering: Chaotica 2 introduces powerful GPU rendering and multi-GPU support, leveraging OpenCL on various platforms, 3.Create stunning random fractals with a click, 4.Powerful editor with animation support, 5.Modern CPU rendering engine, 6.High quality video output: High-quality video output in H.264 or HEVC formats is now available in Chaotica 2., 7.Apophysis / Flam3 compatibility, and 8.Real-time imaging controls: Real-time imaging controls and HDR color curves in Chaotica facilitate dynamic editing and quick rendering of animation frames.

Sample images

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chaotica by lyc on deviantArt".
  2. ↑ "Fractal art". Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Benoit Mandelbrot". Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Fractal". Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  5. ↑ "The Fractal Geometry of Nature". Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  6. ↑ "The Fractal Geometry of Nature". JSTOR 2686529. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Mandelbrot set". Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Julia set". Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  9. ↑ Semeniuk, Michael (2011), Accelerated rendering of fractal flames (PDF), p. 34, retrieved 2014-08-02
  10. ↑ "Features". Retrieved 2023-11-03.


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