Version 4.3 Composites
Discover Fractal Architect 4
for Mac OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, & Yosemite
Hardware & Software Requirements
Features That Depend on Specific Mac OS X Versions
Tutorials
First Time Startup and OpenCL Setup
Creating Fractals
Creating Randomized Fractals with Control
Using the Stash to Improve Your Fractals
Creating Custom Desktop Backgrounds - Creating Large Images
Variations. Variation Groups, and Group Chains
Tutorials: Deep Variation Group Chains
Render Modes - Composites & Transparency
Transparent Fractals & Image Composites
Rendering Fractals
Basic Render Images to File for Printing & Web
Advanced Rendering - Pausing, Resuming, & Recharging Your Images
Article: Super Sampled Rendering and Anti-Aliasing
Keyframes, Folios, and Image Batch Rendering
PDF Folios, Finder Quicklook Previews & Animation Tutorial
PDF Folio & Image Batch Rendering
Editors
Using the Color Gradient Editor
Video Animation
Introduction to Animating Fractals
Direct to Video Rendering Dialog
Animation Segment Configurator
Animation Segment Configurator
Animation Sequencer
Main Windows and What they do
Welcome Window - Make New Fractals & Gallery
Fractal Using thePreview Window
Editors
Variants Creator and Cross Breeder
Variations. Variation Groups, and Group Chains
Variation Group Chain Architecture
Tutorials: Deep Variation Group Chains
Rendering
Render Multiple Images to a Folder Panel
Keyframe Window
Lua Scripting
Custom Variations
Miscellaneous
Troubleshooting
OpenCL Setup and Troubleshooting
Quick Navigation & Quick-Spin
Quick-Spin Slider and Interpolator
Where Can I Get Flame Fractals?
The ElectricSheep website has a great archive of nice fractal recipes.
You can download the fractal recipe files and render them with Fractal Architect.
Deviantart.com also has great flame fractal tutorials (listed as Apophysis tutorials)
Home Page, News, & Support Links
Supported Renderers
OpenCL CPU and GPU accelerated