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Apophysis 7X 15C - Hotfixes #5!Aaaand another hotfix release. This time, these problems were addressed:
+ Fixed bwraps, pre_bwraps and post_bwraps (potential division by zero) - thanks again, Fred!
+ Added localization support for the curves panel
+ Changed the flame and translation loading/saving code to support and use UTF8 encoding
+ Updated german localization
+ Updated italian localization (with the help of the great `lindelokse - thanks!)
You can get the updated localizations from apophysis.xyrus-worx.org. The binary/source downloads are here (and also on the homepage):

Download binaries (32 and 64 bit)

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Apophysis 7X 15C - Hotfixes #3Two things changed:
+ Added color curves dialog
+ Fixed plugin recognition routines. Variations, which were already built-in were loaded anyway which lead to an "Access Violation" storm in the editor. Thanks again ~morphapoph for tracking the origin of the problem in such a masterful way!
The color curves dialog is very simple and straight forward. Works like the one in Photoshop. Or Chaotica. Or GIMP...and it's not perfect. It's a new feature and maybe a bit bugged. But we'll see how much better it gets over time

As always:

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Apophysis 7X 15C - Hotfixes #9!Uploaded another fix release of Apophysis 7X15C. Addressed bugs/suggestions are:
+ Added a HF release number in the title bar and the about box (currently 9)
+ Fixed MT rendering to address the point bug
In addition to that, I added czech and french translations with the great help of the corresponding translators.
All of that is downloadable on apophysis.xyrus-worx.org - as always.

Apophysis 7X 15C - Hotfixes #8!To excuse myself from the artificial hoax from earlier, I have a hotfix release for 15C for you

Here the changes:
+ Fixed two strings regarding the Chaotica integration. They were always english. The language files have been adjusted accordingly.
+ Fixed the "dot"-bug with the waves2-, noise- and crop-variations (and possibly more) occuring when you use multithreaded rendering. The origin was a structural misconception with the opacity handling. It now works smooth & fine! No corrupted renders in my own tests. If you have some after this release, please report!
+ Added file type registration scripts in the portable (ZIP)-package
Installer (32 bit)
Installer (64 bit)
Portable package (32 & 64 bit)
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Poll summary: Installer or ZIP-packageI recently raised the poll "Installer or ZIP-package?" here. Now it's time to take a summary out of the answers!
I noticed that some of you wanted to answer "both" but that was not the question

I was asking what you were using to install 7x on your hard disk. That's why "both" was not in the clickable range of answers

The results were kind of equal. 52% of you are using an installer, the rest is using the ZIP-package. So my conclusion here is that the installer needs to come back.
And it will.
However, plugins will not be installed on your system with the installer anymore. That out of three reasons:
+ Apophysis 7x64 doesn't support them
+ The plugin path is customizable
+ The amount plugins being integrated in the installer before is now integrated in Apophysis itself
Now you need to give me some time to get the installer creation software back up and then I'll compose an installer for you

Apophysis 7X 15C - Hotfixes #4!Oh mai, it seems that Apophysis 7X jumped on some kind of rapid-release schedule

You kept reporting problems which I of course want to straighten out. This time, mostly about the newly introduced curves feature. I'm pushing updates on a daily basis - when possible - until they are kind of sorted out. At least the critical ones. Here is hotfix #4!
+ Changed color curves feature to use regular cubic béziér splines. They are weighted internally still but you can't change it from the GUI (which is not really necessary anyway...) ... it's kind of a hack, though, to bring you back the original coloring (not so vibrant and glary) but keep the possibility to adjust the color curves. I want to keep the weights - this is why I didn't remove them but it gives me a bit of time to fixing the maths!
+ Moved the curves window into the adjust window
+ Fixed the plugin loader code AGAIN to have the original list item coloring in the 32 bit version (white for basic built-in, blue for bu

A few common Apo7X15C problems and their fixesI get an error about Apophysis7X.rand and/or Apophysis.undo when I start Apophysis
It's a Vista/7-issue which spawned after using Delphi XE2 as the main compiler (since 15C) You have multiple possibilities:
1. Right click the Apophysis shortcut or EXE-file and select "Properties". Go to the "Compatibility" tab and check "Run as administrator". Try again.
2. Copy your Apophysis folder to the desktop (or "My Documents") and try running it from that location.
3. Go to the control panel and disable UAC ("User account control")
A permanent fix is on the way.
I get a crap ton of access violations when I open Apophysis and/or the Editor window
My assumption is that there is an incompatibility in your settings. Reset them the following way:
1. Exit Apo, hold the Windows-Key and hit "R" on your keyboard. Enter "regedit" and hit return.
2. On the left side, browse to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software" and find the folder "Apophysis 7X".
3. Right click that folder and click "Delete".
4. T

Apophysis 7X 15C - Installer available nowI have made an installer for Apophysis 7X 15C available at xyrus-worx.org
Please be aware that this installer is for Microsoft Windows only. It comes in two versions: for the 32 bit and the 64 bit version of Apophysis 7X 15C. The two versions can be installed side-by-side. Even in a single folder (but be careful - you might not want to uninstall the 32 bit version if you have the 64 bit version in the same folder so I recommend keeping the folders separate)
Unlike for the ZIP-package, 32- and 64 bit version do not come in a single file!
Currently, the german, italian and chinese language packs are shipped with the installer. The other language packs are outdated and for the vanilla version 7x15 only.
The 32 bit-installer offers you to install a collection of DC-plugins as well as two sample scripts. Please mind that upon uninstallation, these plugin .DLL-files will be removed even if they were there before. This also app

Apophysis 7X Console Renderer - UPDATE 2For all the techies (and animators) out there: I have something for you! I present: a console interface for Apophysis 7X! Now you can easily batch, script and stack your renders. Here are some core features:
Stable multithreading for single-, dual-, quad-, hexa- and octa-core systems
Render your flame files as if they were a set of keyframes (like with Apophymator) - even with different amounts of transforms per flame
Make use of automatic plugin downloading (and the massive heap of new built-in variations)
Experience faster rendering through optimization of the rendering core
This build features a set of variations which were built-in from existing plugins (to reduce the need of .DLL plugins):
- log (derived from *zy0rg's logn plugin; includes the "base" variable)
- polar2
- cross
- wedge
- epispiral (derived from *cyberxaos' Epispiral plugin; corrected name to be all-lowercase as defined by the naming convention)
- bwraps (derived from bwraps2; removed the "2" in the name)
-

SC Smo Solsticeized Apo ScriptSC Smo Solsticeized
An Apophysis script
Made with apo v7x(still my fav apo)
but will run on apo v7x c9 as well.
Special thanx to my friend Fred (morphomorph.deviantart.com)
for sharing the rotation script used here.
And thank you to all you plugin makers,We love you.
All my scripts will be posted on scriptscriber from now on.
Script at scriptscriber

Transform count: 4
Has final transform: Yes
Used plugins:
  - blur
  - radial_blur
  - linear
  - cross2
  - Epispiral
  - post_heat
  - falloff2
  - flux
  - bubble
  - pre_blur
  - juliascope
So make sure to load the plugins needed.
This script is my gift to all of you just cause you like me love Apo.
If you make money from this script feel free to give me some points or money.
I can use it in my group to promote understanding Apo and sharing even more.
This work is my year and a half worth of understanding Apo sh

Apophysis 7x64 almost done! But......there is a downer!
I was using Delphi XE2 to compile all this. It's the first and only Delphi compiler with 64 bit support. Now, I realized I had to upgrade the TMS Scripter Studio component which enables scripting for you guys (I was using the ancient version I purchased for Delphi 7 yeaaaars back) Problem: I don't have the €€€ for it (EUR 95) and I have to rely on crowd funding to bring you scripting in Apophysis 7x15C (32 and 64 bit)
I already got rid of a few other components (design-time XMLScanner for example) but unfortunately, the TMS is not really replaceable. And it's expensive. I don't want to cut out scripting. I already had to take out the EXIF-writing from the render window but I think there is only one person who really uses that...it's more a decorative thing - you won't miss it. Scripting, however is essential, I would guess. Sucks that it's been built on top of a commercial component in the first days of Apophysis!
If you want to keep scripting in fu

MyFlame.at - going live!I have teased you with a secret project going on in the last days and now it is time to reveal what was cooking! I present you: MyFlame.at - a new, sleek yet rich web application to share your fractal flames with your friends and fellow fractal artists!
It works like PasteBin - paste an Apophysis-fractal into the box and you will have a short link to the fractal in the top right corner to give your friends so they can grab the flame you shared. But not only that. It also features:
Author tagging - if you wish so, you can tag the fractal you shared with your Facebook-profile. This is optional but useful if you want to assist people in properly crediting you if they decide to tweak your work. If you paste fractal parameters which already have been shared using this application into the box, it will "recycle" the link being created before and also maintain the correct author tag.
Meta information - MyFlame.at automatically parses the fractal

Apophysis 7X - 15DI finally managed to upload an update for Apophysis 7X. In version 15D, I added support for 64-bit plugins and scripts in the 64-bit version plus some bugfixes for both versions.
Go grab it on Apophysis-7X.org!

Caution: Your Copyright is at RiskEarlier today I was notified that my image "Depth and Color" was being displayed on a site that does not have permission to do so! I quickly went to the site to see for myself and there it was! It was uploaded by a member of the site that is no longer active, but the damage has already been done!
The name of the site is Wallpaper Abyss and is located here >> http://wall.alphacoders.com/index.php?s=Abstract&page=1
There are lots of images on this site that I feel are being "S T O L E N !!!"
It is my intention to pursue this fully and with the intent to get the site shut down permanently ! I could use your help in this matter!
Here is the webmaster's contact email address: admin@alphacoders.com
I did email him myself and stated that the image was copyrighted to me and should be removed "Today!"
Mr. David West responded to my email and his response follows:
Hello Ricky,
Thanks for emailing me about the wallpaper. I've had it removed. A checksum of that file has also been put in our dat

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Apophysis 7X 15C - Hotfixes #2!

by `XyrusWorx, Mar 22, 2012, 10:19:10 AM
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An updated version of Apophysis 7X15C is hitting the servers right now. The changes are:

+ Added possibility to specify a custom plugin path for the 32 bit version
+ Fixed bipolar variation (wrong constant used in preparation routine - M_2_PI is not 2 * PI. Thanks, Fred!)
+ Fixed "X"-button next to the search field
+ Fixed a memory leak in the renderer
+ Changed the 32 bit version to use 32 bit-floats (instead of double precision = 64 bit floats) which results in less memory use in the 32 bit version and higher image quality in the 64 bit version
+ Changed Chaotica integration so that 64 bit Chaotica is enforced if 64 bit Apophysis is running

I'm sorry for the update frequency but that's how it is in the first days after a new major release! People are actively tracking bugs and report the results to me. And I fix them and release hotfixes

Once we - as a community - tracked down all the (not so hidden) bugs, the update frequency will drop to normal again

As usual, the download links for the latest files:

Download binaries (32 and 64 bit)

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Attention: I strongly suggest that anyone who updates to 15C uses the script "Reset settings.cmd" by just double clicking it in the Windows Explorer. This will ensure that you have no incompatible settings from old versions of 7X. There a lot of problems including Access Violation rages if something is wrong in your settings. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE reset them using the script BEFORE you come to me and report bugs. Kay?

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~IDeviant Mar 23, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I'm having similar problems to those that *zweeZwyy's finding: despite wiping the registry key, I still get access violations when trying to open the editor

XP pro, SP2

`XyrusWorx Mar 23, 2012

~morphapoph went on the hunt and found out, that plugins are loaded despite there is a built-in variation with the same name now

Could you try removing all plugins please? Thanks!

~IDeviant Mar 24, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Works with ALL plugins removed

Previously, I had removed all duplicates that are now built in. With 15B, there were 40 built-in variations and I had 113 plugins. 15C has 75 built-in variations, but I only had to remove 25 so maybe the total number of variations has something to do with it? It had no trouble handling my reinstated registry settings with no plugins! Just added 20 plugins back and still working. Curiously, it displays these before the built-in off-white variations

`XyrusWorx Mar 24, 2012

The problem has been circled in and eliminated with HF3

The "does the variation exist"-check broke and loaded variations wildly which caused the errors. Maybe now with HF3 you can try set up your plugins as they were befoe and try again?

The loading sequence is a bit off honestly and I don't know why. Maybe I find a fix for that too! The heap of changes brings a heap of new problems too, it seems

~IDeviant Mar 24, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Indeed! But I have the same trouble as *AmorinaAshton with regard to colours. Seems it's an issue with both display and the internal rendering, yet chaotica renders as normal. Something to do with those new curves, perhaps?

`XyrusWorx Mar 24, 2012

Found guilty! Problem fixed, hotfix upload follows tonight

~IDeviant Mar 25, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Cool - looking good now!

~Beninator Mar 23, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

How do I assign more cores, it says go to the options menu, but I have no idea where it is, I've been searching everywhere

`XyrusWorx Mar 23, 2012

Multithreading

~Beninator Mar 23, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Never mind, just watched the youtube vid

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