News from Mystic Fractal 
7/11/10
Four new x64 packages are released, the QuaSZ X64 Package, the Fractal Zplot X64 Package, The Crocus X64 Package and the Super X64 Package. These contain 64 bit updates to programs contained in the 32 bit packages of the same surnames. Also included in the new packages as bonuses are the 32 bit packages they are based on, so if you have multiple Windows systems, you can use whichever version of the program that works in it, plus you also get access to the 32 bit programs that haven't been upgraded yet to 64 bits. (If you already own one of the 32 bit packages described here, upgrade buttons are provided for the 64 bit versions, that allow you to upgrade at greatly reduced cost.)
4/13/10
New versions of Crocus 4, Swirlique and Fractal Lab, along with 64 bit versions, Crocus x64, Swirlique x64 and Fractal Lab x64 are posted. New x64 packages are also available.
3/18/10
A new version of Fractal Orbits is posted along with a 64 bit version, Fractal Orbits x64. These include the Mandelbulb Sine and Mandelbulb Cosine formulas designed by Paul Nylander and Daniel White.
3/11/10
A new package featuring 64-bit programs exclusively is released, The X64 Package. The programs included in the package are up to three times as fast as their 32-bit predecessors.
3/10/10
The first brand new Mystic Fractal program since 2008, Mantra, is released, along with a 64 bit version, Mantra x64. These are dedicated Mandelbulb generators that feature 100+ triplex formulas for creating a wide variety of Mandelbulb Sine and Mandelbulb cosine images.
A new version of Orca is posted along with a 64 bit version, Orca x64. These include Paul Nylander's triplex math extensions for Mandelbulb Sine and Mandelbulb Cosine formulas.
2/27/10
A new Mandelbulb 3D Gallery is posted featuring images created with QuaSZ x64, Orca x64, Vue Esprit 8, Bryce 6 and POV-Ray.
2/18/10
Fractal ViZion x64 is released.
2/15/10
A new version of Fractal ViZion is released. This is based on the latest version of Fractal Zplot. It features most options found in Fractal Zplot except 3D exports, composite figures and images requiring an external photo, such as pic-trap fractals. It is designed to be easy to use and self-contained, with maybe some retouching and post-processing of images created with it using a paint program such as Photo Shop.
Note: due to the restructuring of orbital fractals in Fractal Zplot, data files containing orbital fractals are incompatible with previous versions of Fractal ViZion... Current users of Fractal ViZion should probably keep an older copy of Fractal ViZion available if they intend to reproduce an orbital fractal created with it. (The current version contains all of the previous orbital fractal types for generating new orbital fractals.)
2/05/10
Fractal Imaginator x64 and Fractal Zplot x64 are released.
1/30/10
QuaSZ x64 is released, the first Mystic Fractal program designed for 64-bit Windows.
3/25/08
MacOrca for OS X is released. Featuring an expanded set of orbit-trap methods (25), generalized formulas (22) and 3-D orbit-trap and bubble textures. This is the latest installment on easy to use Macintosh fractal programs. All six OS X programs are now available as a package. See Packages page for discount pricing.
2/04/08
The OS X Package is expanded to include Windows versions that are cross-platform compatible. Fractal data is saved in a text format that is readable on both systems. (Some rendering options and formulas aren't available for transfer between systems to maintain a minimum of compatability in the format. Rendering options may vary between systems, but formulas and basic parameters should be the same.) Windows packages have also been expanded to include OS X programs that are compatible with their Windows counterparts.
2/01/08
A trial version of DynaMaSZ 2 is released. This contain most of the features of the full version except that the size of the images is limited to 320X240 and no external rendering libraries are included.
1/26/08
A new Poemscapes gallery is posted. This features poetry written from 2001 to the present and fractals by Orca. Also, an expanded and revised Fractal Compositions and Compositions (poetry) gallery are posted.
1/06/08
Orca for Windows is released. This program brings the best of nineteen years of fractal programming together, and expands on it in many new ways. A gallery of Orca pictures is posted here.
10/17/07
A new version of Fractal ViZion is released! This includes an expanded Fine-Tuning menu that allows you to manually set options like Biomorph and Decomposition that were previously only adjusted randomly by the program. It also includes an option to transfer fractal data from Fractal ViZion to iVizionaire.
10/01/2007
The current month's Specials: When you purchase the DynaMaSZ Package, the Crocus Package, or the Imaginator Package, you receive QuaSZ as a bonus!
When you purchase the Super Package, you receive Fractal Imaginator as a bonus!
5/09/07
New Tiger-compatible versions of the OS X programs are released.
4/12/07
On Special this month are the OS X Package for $50 (regularly $60) and the Everything Package ($150 retail) for $120. Purchased separately, the programs in the OS X Package have a retail value of $150, while those in the Everything Package go for $500, sold separately! A new package at Mystic Fractal is the Imaginator Package, which includes the five latest MF releases plus a few bonus programs, all for only $75 ($190, purchased separately.)
2/18/07
Trial versions of MacOrbits, iViZionaire, iSwirlique and iDynaMaSZ are released. These contain most of the features of the full versions except that the size of the images is limited to 320X240 and the the resolution of 3D object exports is limited to 400 steps.
12/04/06
Trial versions of Fractal Imaginator, Swirlique, RSK and Fractal Orbits are released. These contain most of the features of the full versions except that the size of the images is limited to 320X240 and the the resolution of 3D object exports is fixed at 300 steps.
4/11/06
A new QuaSZ/Fractal Zplot gallery is posted: the Newton 3D gallery features pictures generated by Alessandro Rosa's "cutoff rate" method (included in the latest releases of QuaSZ and Fractal Zplot.) This allows 3D representation of formulas using Newton's method and other convergent-style bailout algorithms, which is impossible by the traditional method of mapping quaternions.
3/27/06
A new gallery is posted: the Mixed Bag gallery features an assortment of previously unpublished fractal pictures from 2004 and 2005.
11/13/05
Two new packages are released: The Everything (But the Kitchen Sink) Package and The Cheap Package. The Everything Package features every Windows program now available from Mystic Fractal (22 programs in all) for $180, while the Cheap Package features seven complete programs for the low price of $30.
9/07/05
Trial versions of Fractal ViZion and Fractal Zplot are released. These contain most of the features of the full versions except that the size of the images is limited to 320X240 and in the case of Fractal Zplot Trial the resolution of quaternion exports is limited to 400 steps.
7/21/05
Fractal Orbits a Windows version of MacOrbits is released. The basic options of Fractal Orbits are closely modeled after MacOrbits with additional features from Fractal Zplot, and a new video frame buffer to allow AVI videos to be easily constructed and edited at any video resolution.
6/27/05
MacOrbits for OS X is released. Featuring an expanded set of orbit-trap methods, quaternion orbit-traps (quat-traps) and Cloud fractals. This is the latest installment on easy to use Macintosh fractal programs. All five OS X programs are now available as a package. See Packages page for discount pricing.
6/12/05
A new fractal gallery featuring images made with iViZionaire, iSwirlique, IDynaMaSZ and QuaSZ Mac is posted.
6/10/05
iViZionaire for OS X is released. Combining the ease of use of Fractal ViZion with the detailed editing options of Fractal Zplot, iViZionaire makes advanced fractal generation available to anyone with a Mac. All four OS X programs are now available as a set. See Packages page for discount pricing.
5/23/05
A new version of DynaMaSZ 1 is released. All the speed of the original version plus the interface and registry enhancements of DynaMaSZ 2.
5/22/05
Crocus 4 is released. This features support for Swirlique data files [dfs] as well as Fractal Lab data files [frl] and lsystems [ls].
5/16/05
iDynaMaSZ for OS X is released. All three OS X programs are now available as a set. See Packages page for discount pricing.
5/7/05
iSwirlique for OS X is released. This features several enhancements over the Windows version. (We are always working on new ways to do things.)
4/25/05
QuaSZ Mac for OS X is released. The first Mystic Fractal program designed for the Macintosh system. In the works: a Mac version of Swirlique.
3/20/05
The Julius Ruis Fractal Science Gallery is launched.