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Published: 2007-01-21 12:18:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 1140; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 57
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This was a 196-hour render with 800*800 dimensions and 16000 quality which still couldn't remove the grains.. so I decided to name it limestone, the material used to build the Giza pyramids, which would somehow fit the grainy texture of the fractal.. I'm quite happy with the design itself, so I couldn't throw it away because of the grains
made in Apophysis 2.05 beta2 Z+
enjoy!
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The grain actually enhances the piece for me - subtle, moody. Love it.
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Hi,
Hugs,
Anj
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Grain or no, this is excellent. In fact, I like the subtle texture and character the grain adds.
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It reminds me of a whole bunch of stamped and addressed letters. Lovely!
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really nice design and colors, thats some funky text too
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Beautiful fractal!!!! The grain doesn't bother me at all. Valiant attempt to get rid of though!
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196 hours tops the cake for render time. It's a gorgeous image, and the grain isn't too noticeable.
Grain and noise are one of the main drawbacks of Apophysis for me (compared to Ultra Fractal). Often I spend hours rendering a fractal, only to be bitterly disappointed.
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I like it grainy, anyway. 
It really is a great design.
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thank you
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196 hours!! I must have been allotted all the patience I lack of. Great design
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honestly the first thing I thought when I saw this was..."That is freaking amazing." so, there you have it...this is amazing
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Wonderful sense of depth/height in this! I like the way all those great little limestone blocks seem to flying around. I really thought this was a UF image when I first saw it, because of the depth and realism.
196 hours is a looooong time.
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heheh I had my finals that week, so the render kept me away from apophysis and did a good job to help me study
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You should try reducing the gamma to get rid of the grain, or find out what is causing it in the first place.
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thanks for the comment and advice
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all that the zoom does is change the master scale and increase the quality. The amount it increases the quality isn't right though
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The grain is an asset here and makes for a wonderful texture. The depth is this is just dizzying! You can feel yourself standing on the edge and looking down a great shaft. Very well done!!
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They say patience is a virtue - so, you must be a Saint by now? Any way, great composition on this. Great pattern. Very enduring image. Well done!
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glad you like it
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Very nice design, but i doubt i would ever have the patience to wait 196 hours for any render
Me--->
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I had my finals last week, so it actually kept me away from fooling around with apophysis so that I could study
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wow that is a long render...
did you try moving the triangles in like really small amounts say .005 or lower??
that could help with the grainyness...
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*uses Calculator to convert it into days*
Anyways, sometimes, the grain can enhance the image, instead of degrading it. And this is one good example.
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196 hrs! 
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I'm glad you're not throwing this one away. I think the grains look very appropriate to the design. It's a beautiful image, very imaginative, nice quality.
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