When Galaxies Collide!!!

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MWG_1p3M_S600_AvgVf2p5	(960x540)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 1	(960x540)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 2	(960x540)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 3	(960x540)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 4	(960x540)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 5	(1920x1080)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 6	(1920x1080)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 9	(1920x1080)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 102	(1920x1080)
Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600 version 104	(1920x1080)

MWG_1p3M_S600_AvgVf2p5

Frames 1-232, except for 230.

Render parameters

Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600

Wide view of the entire simulation volume. Frames 1-474

Render parameters

Close view of the galactic disk, halo, and collision dynamics. Frames 1-474 with a few missing.

Render parameters


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                               LAUGHING

            Laboratory for the Advancement, Understanding and
               Generation of High Impact Natural Graphics

                                 :o)

=========================================================================


Progress Meter "TOTAL EXECUTION TIME" active

Progress Meter "Stamp Sparse Point Wisp Files" active

Total particles: 1512001
Center of mass: 2.11049 0.0266864 -0.768375
Bounding box:  [ -801.711 -1213.86 -62.4375 ]  X  [ 801.711 1213.87 63.8742 ]
Particle distribution: 1060000 (70%)    420000 (27%)    32001 (2%)    

Progress Meter "Sparse Grid Normalize" active                    
Sparse Grid Normalize:   Total time to finish: 00:00:00:21                                                                                
Stamp Sparse Point Wisp Files:   Total time to finish: 00:00:01:30                                                                                

Progress Meter "Render" active
                    
Render:   Total time to finish: 00:02:50:52                                                                                

File /scratch/jtessen/projects/images/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600.closeup/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600.closeup.0400.png written by user tessendorf at Tue Jun 28 06:10:42 2011

To obtain help, use the command line option -help
========================================
CmdLine Values:

Option	Value
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-particlefile	snapshot_400_output.txt
-colorscale	0.002 15.15 15.15
-readdensity	 (default)
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-writecolor	 (default)
-nodsm	TRUE
-dontrender	FALSE
-patch	(no values)
-magickname	/scratch/jtessen/projects/images/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600.closeup/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600.closeup.0400.png
-magickbrightness	1
-magickgamma	0.1
-magickblackpoint	0 (default)
-magicklabel	(no values)
-magickshowoptions	FALSE
-magicknoowner	FALSE
-magicknotext	FALSE
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TOTAL EXECUTION TIME:   Total time to finish: 00:02:52:24

Close view of the galactic disk, halo, and collision dynamics. Higher quality rendering. Frames 1-474

Render parameters

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                               LAUGHING

            Laboratory for the Advancement, Understanding and
               Generation of High Impact Natural Graphics

                                 :o)

=========================================================================


Progress Meter "TOTAL EXECUTION TIME" active

Progress Meter "Stamp Sparse Point Wisp Files" active
Particle 1512000

Total particles: 1512001
Center of mass: -6.54834 -1.08525 -3.01065
Bounding box:  [ -468.465 -707.889 -59.5168 ]  X  [ 468.465 707.889 59.5171 ]
Particle distribution: 1060000 (70%)    420000 (27%)    32001 (2%)    

Progress Meter "Sparse Grid Normalize" active
Sparse Grid Normalize:   Total time to finish: 00:00:00:16                                                                                                   

Stamp Sparse Point Wisp Files:   Total time to finish: 00:00:00:32                                                                                


Progress Meter "Render" active
Render:   Total time to finish: 00:05:25:48                                                                                                   

File /scratch/jtessen/projects/images/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600Closeup-0002/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600Closeup-0002.0040.png written by user tessendorf at Mon Jun 27 21:45:32 2011

To obtain help, use the command line option -help
========================================
CmdLine Values:

Option	Value
-eye	1400 0 500
-turntable	-1 (default)
-view	0 0 0
-up	0 0 1
-fov	12
-aspect	1.77778 (default)
-near	1000
-far	1e+06 (default)
-NX	960 (default)
-NY	540 (default)
-nbpatches	100 (default)
-raysperpixel	12
-scatter	0.001
-maxpathlength	800
-ds	0.15
-color	1 1 1
-emission	0 0 0
-volume	filewisps
-blendmethod	(no values)
-noclamp	FALSE
-clamp	0.1 (default)
-stampNxNyNz	720 1120 320
-sparsesize	4
-stampsize	[ 360 560 160 ]
-stamporigin	[ -180 -280 -80 ]
-opacity	1e+06
-blurscale	10
-particlefile	snapshot_040_output.txt
-colorscale	0.001 15.15 15.15
-readdensity	 (default)
-readcolor	 (default)
-writedensity	 (default)
-writecolor	 (default)
-nodsm	TRUE
-dontrender	FALSE
-patch	(no values)
-magickname	/scratch/jtessen/projects/images/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600Closeup-0002/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600Closeup-0002.0040.png
-magickbrightness	1
-magickgamma	0.1
-magickblackpoint	0 (default)
-magicklabel	(no values)
-magickshowoptions	FALSE
-magicknoowner	FALSE
-magicknotext	FALSE
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TOTAL EXECUTION TIME:   Total time to finish: 00:05:26:21

Close view of the galactic disk, halo, and collision dynamics. Yet higher quality, focuses on antialiasing. Frames 1-474

Render parameters

=========================================================================

                               LAUGHING

            Laboratory for the Advancement, Understanding and
               Generation of High Impact Natural Graphics

                                 :o)

=========================================================================


Progress Meter "TOTAL EXECUTION TIME" active

Progress Meter "Stamp Sparse Point Wisp Files" active
Particle 1512000

Total particles: 1512001
Center of mass: -0.233513 0.43569 1.94501
Bounding box:  [ -522.479 -793.076 -59.9159 ]  X  [ 522.479 793.076 59.914 ]
Particle distribution: 1060000 (70%)    420000 (27%)    32001 (2%)    

Progress Meter "Sparse Grid Normalize" active
Stamp Sparse Point Wisp Files:   Total time to finish: 00:00:10:21                                                                                

Getting bounding boxes
Found 2415 bounding boxes

Progress Meter "Render" active
Render:   Total time to finish: 00:03:40:13                                                                                                   

File /scratch/jtessen/projects/images/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600Closeup-0003/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600Closeup-0003.0100.png written by user tessendorf at Mon Jul  4 16:08:22 2011

To obtain help, use the command line option -help
========================================
CmdLine Values:

Option	Value
-eye	1400 0 500
-turntable	-1 (default)
-view	0 0 0
-up	0 0 1
-fov	12
-aspect	1.77778 (default)
-near	1000
-far	1e+06 (default)
-NX	960 (default)
-NY	540 (default)
-nbpatches	100 (default)
-raysperpixel	20
-scatter	1e-05
-maxpathlength	800
-ds	0.15
-color	1 1 1
-emission	0 0 0
-volume	filewisps
-blendmethod	(no values)
-noclamp	FALSE
-clamp	0.1 (default)
-stampNxNyNz	1440 2240 640
-sparsesize	100
-stampsize	[ 360 560 160 ]
-stamporigin	[ -180 -280 -80 ]
-blurscale	0
-particlefile	snapshot_100_output.txt
-colorscale	0.001 15.15 15.15
-opacityscale	1e+06 1e+06 1e+06
-readdensity	 (default)
-readcolor	 (default)
-blurgrid	0 (default)
-writedensity	 (default)
-writecolor	 (default)
-useboundingbox	TRUE
-nodsm	TRUE
-dontrender	FALSE
-patch	(no values)
-magickname	/scratch/jtessen/projects/images/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600Closeup-0003/Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600Closeup-0003.0100.png
-magickbrightness	2
-magickgamma	0.159
-magickblackpoint	0 (default)
-magicklabel	(no values)
-magickshowoptions	FALSE
-magicknoowner	FALSE
-magicknotext	FALSE
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TOTAL EXECUTION TIME:   Total time to finish: 00:03:50:36

When Galaxies Collide!!!

Downloads

MWG_1p3M_S600_AvgVf2p5

Frames 1-232, except for 230.

Render parameters

Merged_2p0_1p5M_s600

Wide view of the entire simulation volume. Frames 1-474

Render parameters

Close view of the galactic disk, halo, and collision dynamics. Frames 1-474 with a few missing.

Render parameters

Close view of the galactic disk, halo, and collision dynamics. Higher quality rendering. Frames 1-474

Render parameters

Close view of the galactic disk, halo, and collision dynamics. Yet higher quality, focuses on antialiasing. Frames 1-474

Render parameters

Close view of the galactic disk, halo, and collision dynamics. Yet higher quality, different camera position. Frames 1-474