First off, make sure that you have the latest version of Chaoscope. Nicolas is working on a brand new version with a lot of changes and enhancements. Chaoscope uses the fractint map files for it's coloring. To really bring the color out, try changing the "speed" color to black. The results are well worth the effort. In the "julia" parameters do not raise the "level" to over 14. Too low a level will result in nothing but blobs. 15 and higher messes up the calculation and one side renders much brighter than the other (which can be useful at times). At 30 (the max) only one side is rendered. Don't forget to use your zoom and rotate. Most of all, just keep playing with it and having fun with this cool little program! William/paragon5