~Apophysis-J

Version 2.5 has been released. You can download the latest release at ([link]) or the project home page of ([link]). Here are the details:
In the edit window, preview and main display update can be
disabled/enabled by clicking on the preview image.

Individual transform can be disabled/enabled with a
checkbox on the "Xform" tab, or by double-clicking
the corresponding triangle. Disabling a transform
as the same effect as deleting it temporarily.
At least one transform must be enabled. The program
wont let disabling the last enabled transform.

The format of the setting file has been adapted
for more than 64 variations.

The wiki page [link]
is loaded at launch time and used as a reference to know
which variation is compatible with the sheep server.

In the "variations" tab of the "options" panel, the
variations are sorted alphabetically and the group
number is indicated, to find them easier in the
hierarchical menu.

In addition, I've released a new set of plugins
with 9 variations added, in order to be compatible
with the current version of flam3. The plugin
archive can be downloaded from the projet home page.
The 41 variations are :

new arch
bipolar
new blade
boarders
butterfly
circlize
new conic
cross
curve
new disc2
edisc
elliptic
escher
flower
foci
lazysusan
lissajous
loonie
mandelbrot
modulus
moebius
new move
ngon
oscilloscope
new parabola
pie
polar2
popcorn2
new rays
scry
secant
spirograph
split
square
stripes
new tangent
new twintrian
waffle
wedge_julia
wedge_sph
whorl

See [link] for instructions on installing plugins.

Here is a list of what I can think of that Apo-J does that is not incorporated into regular Apo:

Apo-J isn't limited to Windows machines
Apo-J is under active development with frequent updates
Apo-J has the power of Java Script in Apo scripting
Apo-J converts .asc files to new .ajs format with increasing accuracy
Apo-J can embed images with their parameters from script or application parameters
Apo-J can open images with embedded parameters or parameters with same name in folder location
Apo-J can encrypt parameters from script or application option
Apo-J can add a watermark to your images from script or application option
Apo-J has sorting options for flames in a pack
Apo-J supports drag & drop of flames, images, and scripts
Apo-J warns if there are missing variations or plugins in the parameters

Version 2.4 of Apophysis-J has been released. You can download the latest release at ([link]) or the project home page of ([link]). Here are the details:

This version addresses the following pending requests :


- Mutants do not change colors anymore.

- Random trend had been is added to mutation panel.

- Software version is saved in flame parameters.

- Watermark and Flame encryption options are scriptable:

To show the watermark, use the command
Renderer.Watermark = true

To hide the watermark, use the command
Renderer.Watermark = false

To suppress the comment in the image, use the command
Renderer.Comment = false

To add the plain comment, use the commands
Renderer.Comment = true
Renderer.Encrypted = false

To add the encrypted comment, use the commands
Renderer.Comment = true
Renderer.Encrypted = true

- More flame sorting options.

- CTRL+Z (undo) and CTRL+Y (redo) now work in editor window.

- The Edit window is scrollable with left-click outside any triangle

Version 2.2, immediately followed by 2.3, are now released. You can download the latest release at ([link]) or the project home page of ([link]). Here are the details:

apophysis-j 2.2
Bug fix in RotateReference function.
Bug fix in script rendering.
Flame sorting option.

apophysis-j 2.3
Watermark capability (use a template like this [link]).
Flame encryption capability.

There is a very active discussion going on right now about future improvements and enhancements and whether or not (or how far) Apo-J should diverge from Apo with new abilities. I encourage you to participate. You can access the list at [link]

Apophysis-J 2.1 has been released. This version supports the drag and drop of multiple files. For example, you can drag several flame files in order to combine them in one single pack. Or you can drag a flame file and a script file to apply the script
to the flame.

There is now a warning message when a flame uses an unknown variation.

Batch rendering is working.

And there is a much better memory management, at the expense of a little
more CPU.

You can download it at [link] or [link]

Here is a side comment from the author:
Apo-J 2.1 probably ends this first series of releases. I will now wait a little for users feedback before deciding the next move. I am aware that an important feature is missing : multithreading. Unfortunately I dont have the necessary hardware for now. It is a pity because Apo, computing density maps of random points, is typically the kind of application that can take advantage of multiple cpus with almost no overhead, and I would love to add the feature to Apo-J !

Then, the next question is : should Apo-J stay a faithful clone of the original Apo, or should it evolve on its own ? ...

If you would like to offer input to the further development of this application, please visit either of the two links above as a means of communicating with the author.