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Fractal Architect X

Fractal Architect X

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price
Free (IAP)
Reviews
3.5 (3)
United States United States
Description
Fractal Architect X  (FA X) is a FREE flame fractal creation app.

What it Makes ——————————
2D and 3D Flame fractal images of great beauty. 
Great works of art can be easily created. Huge image diversity - all are unique.

FA X is inspired by the ever popular Windows Apophysis app and supports an array of features that its users will love. 

But FA X is not a clone; it uses the same basic workflow.

It has the same familiar Transform editor workflow, but the free FA X app supports a large number of powerful features that Apophysis does not.

Beginners Take Note: FA X like Apophysis is a difficult app to learn. Fractal Architect 5 (FA 5) is so much easier to use. FA X + Silver subscription 
is equivalent to FA 5.

FA X has a 64 bit CPU render engine.

 ◆  Free App Features not Supported by Apophysis:
 - Color Gradient Editor
 - RGB Color Curves
 - Parameter Value Sliders
 - Anti-Aliased Output
 - Multiple Final Transforms
 - Multiple Variation Groups in a Transform
 - Any variation type can have Pre/Post behavior
 - 2D and 3D Matrix variation types
 - Flame file thumbnails + Finder Quicklook
 - Quicklook Popups while editing
 - Fractal file versioning
 - View Fractal Info
 - True 3D fractals, with Tetrahedron Editing for 3D
 - True 3D Camera
 - Free GPU Rendering Trial
 - 350+ Apophysis compatible variation types
 - Can create new variation types inside the app
 - Composite renders over background colors or images
 - Transparent fractal renders
 - Layerz Support (Layering on the Histogram)
 - Can render any still image fractal created by FA 5
- Free base app has image size limit of 1024 x 768 resolution

 ◆  Tools:
   - Preview Window with Layerz Support
   ⁃ Transform Editor
   - Color Gradient Editor
   - Compositing & Transparent Fractals

FA X is a “sister” app to FA 5. See FA 5 app description  to learn more about it.
  
 FA X is eXtensible with these optional subscriptions:

 ◆  Silver Subscription
   - Unlimited Image Size
   - Makes FA X equivalent to base FA 5, with all its powerful tools
   - See Fractal Architect 5 App Description to learn about its features
   - Either Monthly or Yearly Subscription

 ◆  Gold Subscription - equivalent to FA 5 + its subscription
   - GPU Rendering - OpenCL or Metal - Multiple GPUs in 1 Mac supported.
   - Animation Sequencer - Create state-of-the-art sequenced video animations.
   ⁃ Capable of creating extremely complex animations and long videos with audio track.
  - Either Monthly or Yearly Subscription


GPU Rendering Notice:
  - GPU rendering may not work with all fractals
  - Render performance depends on the power of the Mac’s CPU & GPU devices
  - eGPU peformance with Desktop AMD graphic cards is much faster than laptop GPU

GPU Rendering Trial Window - Risk Free Method to try GPU Rendering
    - You will know if it works on your Mac or not - Why pay for GPU rendering if it might not work on your Mac?
    
       
Auto-Renewable Subscription Terms ———-
Duration and price of each subscription are displayed in Fractal Architect’s in-app storefront, updated at the time of purchase. Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed/turned off in the iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased.

Terms of Use: https://fractalarchitect.net/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://fractalarchitect.net/privacy-policy.html
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Reviews

No update for new machines, but still charges sub

There has been no update for a year. The workaround for newer machines is a massive memory drain. I used to love this and hope someday there is a legit update and not just a workaround

RavasbThu, Feb 9, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Does not work on new mac book

I used to love this, but it does not work at all on my new machine. I was just charged for a renewal of my subscription and I am not happy with the lack of development or support

RavasbThu, Dec 15, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Doesn't Work As Stated

Can't get the "XPC" option to work with video rendering. If using "Local", it uses all of my memory.

roggierottenThu, Oct 6, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Not functional

As far as I can tell this just doesn't work at all.

EnglishMossopTue, May 3, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Not quite

No fun. Nothing intuitive about the interface.

kerubhThu, Nov 8, 2018
United StatesUnited States
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About
Bundle Id
com.centcom.Fractal-Architect-Sub
Min Os. Version
10.14
Release Date
Fri, May 4, 2018
Update Date
Mon, May 10, 2021
Content Rating
Has IMessage
No
Support Watch
No
Support Siri
No
File Size
85.53MB
Has Game Center
No
Family Sharing
No
Support Passbook
No
Supported Languages
English
What's New
version
5.7.1
updated
3 years ago
Fixed intermittent crash that happened when rendering video animations
Fixed Animation Sequencer UI for MacOS Big Sur, where selection locators did not redraw themselves.

XPC Fractal Render Service ------------------------ (Part of Sequencer In-App Purchase option)
XPC Fractal render service is used for Sequencer video rendering to workaround rendering memory leak.
The render service restarts itself periodically to reclaim leaked memory.
There is a Local / XPC switch on the video rendering dialog box which controls if the app itself renders the video frames or if the XPC fractal render service does.
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