            -=> Fractint to POV-Ray v0.5 <=-

Author: David Grossman
AOL Screen Name: DavidG6784
YCCMR Screen Name: Dave Grossman

Requires: Fractint 16 or later
          POV-Ray 2.0 or later

     Fractint to POV-Ray reads a specified parameter set 
from a Fractint parameter file and performs the required 
rotation and scaling in order to reproduce the identical 
image in POV-Ray with the 'mandel' pigment specification. 
This allows one to map a fractal Mandelbrot image onto an 
object in POV-Ray without using an image_map of a gif. The 
original Fractint Mandelbrot can be unevenly scaled, rotated 
and skewed ( non-perpendicular edges ) and FRCT2POV will 
still be able to convert it. FRCT2POV will also attempt to 
convert the Fractint color map into a POV-Ray compatible 
'color_map'. 

Included:
     Full documentation, executable, .ini files
     30 sample Fractint parameters ( ready to convert )
     7 sample POV-Ray scene files ( ready to trace )
     2 sample Fractint color maps
     2 gif files showing all sample parameters and images
     3 Windows icons and a '.PIF' file

Free-ware, but donations will be accepted happily.


