Genuine Fractals
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Genuine Fractals is a Photoshop
plug-in developed and distributed by onOne Software of Portland, Oregon
. The original Windows version of Genuine Fractals was designed and developed by Altamira Group in Burbank, California under team leader Steven Bender
in 1996. In 1997, Altamira released the Robert McNally-developed Version 2.0 on the Macintosh Platform and the redesigned the Windows Version 2.0 product. The Genuine Fractals products were acquired by LizardTech
in June 2001, before ultimately being acquired by onOne Software in July 2005.
The current version, 7.0, was renamed Perfect Resize 7.0 by onOne software. There are two main features in the Genuine Fractals plug-in. First is a feature to save image files in either FIF (Fractal Image Format) or its proprietary STN multi-resolution wavelet
format. This format offers file compression ratios around 2:1 for lossless and 5:1 for visually lossless. The second main feature of Genuine Fractals is a scaling algorithm based on the use of PIFS (partitioned iterated function systems)
. When scaling up, Genuine Fractals exploits the self-similarity
of an image to increase its size while preserving detail.
In 1997, Genuine Fractals won a MacWorld
Eddy. Notable also because Genuine Fractals was the first product developed on PC and ported to Mac to win an EDDY.
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated.Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the 12th major release of Adobe Photoshop...
plug-in developed and distributed by onOne Software of Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. The original Windows version of Genuine Fractals was designed and developed by Altamira Group in Burbank, California under team leader Steven Bender
Steven Bender
Steven Bender is a serial entrepreneur and founder of both Altamira Group and iMagic Software . Bender has made contribributions to digital imaging and Photoshop, and to authentication for distributed systems by supporting turning passwords into a biometric akin to fingerprints...
in 1996. In 1997, Altamira released the Robert McNally-developed Version 2.0 on the Macintosh Platform and the redesigned the Windows Version 2.0 product. The Genuine Fractals products were acquired by LizardTech
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in June 2001, before ultimately being acquired by onOne Software in July 2005.
The current version, 7.0, was renamed Perfect Resize 7.0 by onOne software. There are two main features in the Genuine Fractals plug-in. First is a feature to save image files in either FIF (Fractal Image Format) or its proprietary STN multi-resolution wavelet
Wavelet
A wavelet is a wave-like oscillation with an amplitude that starts out at zero, increases, and then decreases back to zero. It can typically be visualized as a "brief oscillation" like one might see recorded by a seismograph or heart monitor. Generally, wavelets are purposefully crafted to have...
format. This format offers file compression ratios around 2:1 for lossless and 5:1 for visually lossless. The second main feature of Genuine Fractals is a scaling algorithm based on the use of PIFS (partitioned iterated function systems)
Iterated function system
In mathematics, iterated function systems or IFSs are a method of constructing fractals; the resulting constructions are always self-similar....
. When scaling up, Genuine Fractals exploits the self-similarity
Self-similarity
In mathematics, a self-similar object is exactly or approximately similar to a part of itself . Many objects in the real world, such as coastlines, are statistically self-similar: parts of them show the same statistical properties at many scales...
of an image to increase its size while preserving detail.
In 1997, Genuine Fractals won a MacWorld
Macworld
Macworld is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California...
Eddy. Notable also because Genuine Fractals was the first product developed on PC and ported to Mac to win an EDDY.