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High-Precision Deep Zoom

Animations


68.6 MB MP4
66.1 MB WMV
8.6 MB MP4

Metaphase

Date Generated:Jul 07
Final Image Size:5.0e-50
Resolution:640x480
Video Length:2:41 minutes
Frames:3840
Rendering Time:unknown
Method:Escape counts
Audio:Custom composition with Acid Pro 6
Files:68.6 MB MP4 (640x480 30 fps)
66.1 MB WMV (640x480 30 fps)
8.6 MB MP4 (320x240 15 fps)

This animation is based on an image from a FractInt PAR file dated 14 Mar 1996 by Paul Derbyshire. It's a very clever deep zoom; the title is his. I only have the PAR file printed on a sheet of paper, and I have not been able to locate it again for download. The site I originally downloaded it from seems not to be online anymore.

This is not the exact same endpoint as the original PAR file, but it is an essentially identical structure with nearly identical coordinates.

A high-resolution still image is in the Still Image gallery.

Video Formats

This is the first head-to-head comparison of MP4 and WMV I've published. Both were encoded specifying 4 Mbps CBR. The WMV file came out a little smaller than the MP4, but the MP4 file, to my eye, has superior quality. There is less block artifact and less streaming off sharp edges. The QuickTime player seems to play the MP4 file more smoothly than Windows Media Player can play the WMV file.