STEP
1: The APOPHYSIS program(s)
STEP
2: Getting Started
STEP
3: Creation Triangles
STEP
4: Transformation Triangles
STEP
5: Add/Delete/Duplicate
Triangles
STEP
SIX: ADJUST OPTIONS - CAMERA
STEP
7: Adjust Options -
Render
STEP
8: Adjust Options -
Gradient
STEP
9: Proper Rendering
STEP
10: Rendering &
Final Image
On
the previous pages we have learned about the creation triangles and how
manipulating them will change your fractal images.
Now
it is time to learn about an equally important area of Apophysis, the ADJUST
OPTIONS. Here we can do several amazing things.
CLICK
ON THE AREA SHOWN BELOW. THIS WILL OPEN UP YOUR ADJUST OPTIONS WINDOW.
Once
again a separate window appears, and this time it has ADJUST options in
it. There are three very important
tabs
located here. The CAMERA, RENDERING, and GRADIENT tabs.
Below I have clicked on the CAMERA tab, and this has revealed a ZOOM, X & Y POSITION, and ROTATION slide bars.
(THIS
AREA HAS EASY SLIDE BARS TO USE. JUST CLICK AND DRAG THEM ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER AND WATCH YOUR PREVIEW WINDOW TO SEE THE FX!)
Below
I have dragged the zoom bar to the left, reducing my image from its original
"0" position to "-1.282". As the preview
window
shows, I have made my image small enough so the entire design can now be
seen in it.
IMPORTANT
X-NOTE!
I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU ZOOM YOUR OWN IMAGE OUT TO AT LEAST "-1.0".
THIS WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF TIME WHEN DOING YOUR
"FINAL
RENDER" LATER. (THIS IS THE LAST THING WE WILL DO TO SAVE OUR FRACTAL
MASTERPIECE. MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP SOON!)
IF
ZOOMING OUT TO -1 MAKES YOUR IMAGE TOO SMALL, JUST USE THE "SCALE" OPTION
THAT APPEARS BESIDE THE PREVIEW WINDOW. SET
ITS
NUMBER TO A HIGHER ONE, THEN CLICK ON ANY OF THE NUMBER WINDOWS TO GET
APO TO SHOW YOU THE NEW IMAGE SIZE IN THE PREVIEW
WINDOW.
PLAY AROUND WITH THIS A BIT UNTIL YOUR IMAGE IS THE SIZE YOU DESIRE.
Grab
your X or Y POSITION slide bars, and you can position your image against
the background. These are easy
to
use and self "x"planatory in their "x"ecution! ;)
(GRAB
THE "X", AND YOUR IMAGE WILL MOVE RIGHT/LEFT. GRAB THE "Y", AND IT'LL
MOVE UP/DOWN)
The ROTATION bar is equally self "x"planatory. Just grab it and slide it and your image will rotate!
So,
this CAMERA area is very easy to use. If you look at the below image,
and compare it to the top image on this
page,
you can see what i've done here. I zoomed out, used the X and Y to
position my image, then ROTATED it.
SIMPLE!
:D
...and
remember the SCALE option seen above!!! If -1 shrinks your fractal
too far, increase the number here to
enlarge
your creation once again. This may seem redundant, but "TRUST ME",
you'll be glad you did later! ;)
So that takes care of the CAMERA ADJUST option. Lets move on to STAGE 7.....