JWildfire is a powerful fractal flame generator and editor aimed at both experimentation and producing finished artwork.
Its graphical interface is designed around interactive exploration. Many operations can be carried out directly with the mouse, while more precise controls remain available for users who want to tune individual transformations and rendering parameters.
The program has a particularly broad selection of formulas and variations, together with specialised tools for mutation, random generation, animation and very large renders.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides a large collection of fractal flame variations and formulas.
- Offers an alternative GPU renderer for accelerating supported calculations.
- Uses a graphical editor designed for interactive experimentation with fractal flames.
- Provides complete undo and redo while developing an image.
- Allows many parameters to be animated with motion curves and keyframes.
- Includes random flame generators for quickly creating starting points for new artwork.
- Offers MutaGen for generating mutations of existing flames.
- Includes an interactive and infinite renderer for continuously exploring generated output.
- Provides Dancing Flames for synchronising animated parameters with audio.
- Includes Quilt Renderer for producing extremely large final images.
- Offers extensive preferences for customising the application’s behaviour and workflow.
- Provides a Java scripting interface for implementing custom fractal generators and automated tasks.
- Includes a comprehensive user manual.
- Supports Linux and other major desktop operating systems through its Java-based architecture.
Website: github.com/thargor6/JWildfire
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Developer: Andreas Maschke
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1
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