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Sphinx.
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I'm currently working on some fractal scripts which produce extreme range output (much like strange attractor fractals) which is clamped to either 0 or 1, and the real "magic" takes place in the super-sampling process: here the actual visible gray tones are produced.

My problem is that I can't do tone mapping because the mapped colors are either from the 0 or 1 area in the color gradient (because the super-sampling that produces intermediate grays is taking place post everything).

So how would you get around this problem? By writing a custom super-sampling step?
The only semi build in way I can figure out is to use a blur at very low radius and then enable anti-aliasing for bitmap based components, but AFAIK this is not a setting stored in the filter.

Perhaps we need a new result mode: Gradient Mapped Result, much like how the elevation gradient works, but the mapping is done post super-sampling.

Here is an output example, first half shows super-sampled output, second half shows direct output:

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Crapadilla
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Wow! smile:eek: smile:)
--- Crapadilla says: "Damn you, stupid redundant feature requests!" ;)
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earthbound
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Is this script published anywhere? That output is pretty dang cool.
You refer to the prophecy of the pastry that will bring balance to the Force. And you believe it's this...donut?
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Sphinxmorpher
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I looked for it - I think I found it, but the filter doesn't render anymore (script error) :-/ I'll post it here if I can manage to fix it.
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