JWildfire ~ v7.30
OS: Win/MacOS/Linux/ + Java
author: Andreas Maschke
url: http://www.andreas-maschke.com
JWildfire is an interesting flame fractal explorer that’s packed with lots of options to play with. It’s similar to the well known Apophysis, but faster and easier to use. You can start from zero using the flame editor or use the random batch function to automatically generate a series of images that you can then tweak at will, or even pick some initial parameters and then proceed to generate a more specific batch. If you identify a nice image from that first iterated group (as is to be expected, most random images aren’t that pleasant), you can select it and mutate it to produce a new series of pictures based on the original one. JWildfire then lets you work with the flame parameters (you can input the numbers or move around some triangles à la Apophysis to alter the image) and adjust several image-processing options, such as depth of field, brightness, contrast, antialiasing level, etc., to finish your composition. Both images and parameters can be saved: the former as PNG files by default (user can specify dimensions), and the latter as .flame or .xml for later reproduction or export to compatible programs. To run it, the program needs the Java Runtime machine previously installed on your computer. The software is open source.
Last revision: 27 November 2021.