Fractal Image Generator

Math is not just that difficult subject in school which puts a strain on your brain. Various practices derive from ugly looking expressions, and one beautiful example in this regard are fractals. These are continuously generating images as you zoom in, without an end, and you can easily experiment with this cool thing thanks to Fractal Image Generator.

Coming in a lightweight package, the application doesn’t even need to be installed in order to function. This makes it possible to store it on a thumb drive to use on other computers besides your own to show your friends, without having to worry that the target PC gets affected, because registry entries remain unchanged.

No fractal is generated by default, but all required value fields are fitted with appropriate numbers so you can generate a random one to see what it’s all about. Choosing to generate one fractal lets you decide whether to process it further and save to file, while generating many fractals continuously creates, and saves pictures in the source location until you hit “Stop”.

With an image generated, there’s the possibility to zoom in on a specific region by simply dragging a box around it. Note that you’re only able to go as far as the maximum number of iterations allow you to, but this value can be changed accordingly. The value of point from infinity can be specified.

Zooming in on a fractal usually puts a lot of strain on your CPU, since an abundance of math operations need to be processed at a time to generate the new image. Luckily, the application uses its own technique to sequentially generate new pictures, or go back to the previous one without too much CPU usage. Images you save are generate under a resolution you specify, and it’s also possible to manage colors used in the picture.

In conclusion, Fractal Image Generator can help create abstract background pictures, especially with the continuous creation and saving option, which can be enhanced with random zoom levels. Not a lot of pressure is put on your CPU, making this little app worth your while.