make your own neeto wacko abstract backgrounds

[vibrokatana]

fairly easy guide using gimp(which is available for windows)
http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_GIMP_Fractal_Backgrounds


give it a try!

I came up with this

 

[SirThom]

Yikes! Please use Imageshack! =S

 

[vibrokatana]

I enjoy blatently oversized images tho

sorry Im using 64bit compile of firefox and it doesnt affect me much, will resize to 1/4

 

[SirThom]

I enjoy blatently oversized images tho

sorry Im using 64bit compile of firefox and it doesnt affect me much, will resize to 1/4

Thank you, sir. =)

 

[vibrokatana]

I guess people dont like having images larger then their desktop I guess I do tend to overkill, expecially when i comes to video and audio encodes

 

[ChickenSoup]

What is gimp

 

[vibrokatana]

GNU Image Manipulation Program (http://www.gimp.org/) wonderful free image editor

 

[Arkanjel]

What is gimp

Basically its a freeware version of Photoshop.

 

[vibrokatana]

but the price/usability is off the scale compared to the 500 bucks for photoshop

 

[Arkanjel]

If you like playing with fractal flames, then this is the program for you.

Apophysis

Its free too, there are links to tutorials on the site.

 

[vibrokatana]

bleh windows, Im running gentoo linux, 10x better performance

 

[vibrokatana]

flam3 also looks pretty good

 

[ChickenSoup]

bleh windows, Im running gentoo linux, 10x better performance

*eyes twitch ferociously*
...must... ...not... ...say... ...anything... ....or make... ..a.. ..sarcastic... ...comment...
*falls to the ground and has a seizure*
*gurgle*

 

[Shyfroggy]

that program is really cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[vibrokatana]

*eyes twitch ferociously*
...must... ...not... ...say... ...anything... ....or make... ..a.. ..sarcastic... ...comment...
*falls to the ground and has a seizure*
*gurgle*

gimp opens in .5 seconds compared to about 10 in windows, plus the renders are much much faster and i can actually do stuff while they happen (you know more then browsing)

 

[vibrokatana]

here is some stuff ive done so far:
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/blue_hs1.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/white_sp.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/blue_amb.jpg

ill update the list as i have free time

 

[SirThom]

Those are very cool! =)

 

[vibrokatana]

too bad they take about 5 minutes to render, oh well my dual core opteron gets something to do

 

[SirThom]

too bad they take about 5 minutes to render, oh well my dual core opteron gets something to do

Haha -- I assumed those were some pretty wicked calculations.

 

[vibrokatana]

updated list
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/blue_hs1.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/white_sp.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/blue_amb.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/blue_amb2.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/red_amb.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/mix_st.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/mix_wk.jpg
http://sakkaku.googlepages.com/br_drag.jpg