X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd588,476e5f704410f63c X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,476e5f704410f63c X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: alfie@innocent.com (Gerfried Fuchs) Subject: Re: ascii programs Date: 2000/02/16 Message-ID: X-Deja-AN: 586513753 References: <2hFp4.14$vg.1090@m2newsread.uni2.es> <38A91A06.7A76@TAKEOUTTHEGARBAGEyahoo.com> <38AA8A7C.B00@TAKEOUTTHEGARBAGEyahoo.com> X-Complaints-To: news@siemens.at X-Trace: scesie13.sie.siemens.at 950708304 20370 195.1.135.123 (16 Feb 2000 13:38:24 GMT) Organization: Siemens AG Austria User-Agent: slrn/0.9.5.7 (Windows) NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Feb 2000 13:38:24 GMT Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.ascii-art.animation llizard wrote: > alfie@innocent.com (Gerfried Fuchs) wrote: > [snip] > > The ascii-art library is the greatest thing I've found - it really > > produces nice output, and you can interactively set the parameters for > > better results. > > > > You can found it at > > (according to the docs included), the > > homepage is at > [snip] > > Gerfried Fuchs > > Actually, I was referring to Javascript animations such as the kind that > I do. They can't really be termed as movies - they are more like short > clips. But someone has come up with a Java type of ASCII-animation. Go > to: > > http://www.asciimation.co.nz/index.html I like those :) I mean, JavaScript animations, haven't looked at that URL yet. > There is a shorter Java ASCII-movie using a similar technique that Bob > Haschart made at: > http://www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/SpotBalloon.html Will watch that too, someday ;) > | > | > | > .--_ _.-'"> | > `-_ `.__.-====----===~~ ( / \ | > ) |/ a| | > \ \ _-~\ \ | > ) / / `.\_-P | > | / /~---____. || | > / /,' | || ___ | > / ,'/_ | ||_ .' `. | > / /|__)) | |_)) | | | > |__)) |__)) `.___,&-=-__--_ | > | > Bob Haschart | Great dog, btw! > As for the gif to ASCII program, I don't usually copy other drawings but > draw directly with the keyboard so have no need for such a thing. But > I'm glad to hear that one works half decently. It's not only a gif to ASCII program, but mainly a p[ngbp]m2ascii program, that handles gifs with the help of ImageMagic. But that's not interesting to the end-user, I guess ;) And it's really a nice thing - especially if you zoom into such a picture you also are able to see writings quite well. A short example: vvIvvIvIvvvvvvvvvvvvvnnW` xxxvvvvvvvvvvvvvvIvvvvvvIvIvvvIIvIIII; vlvlIIIvllvvIvvvvvvvvxmk nIvvxIvIvIIIvIvIIIIvlvIIIIvIvlIIlIllI; vIvlvvIvvvIvIvvIvvvvvx#c =vvvvvIvvvvvvIvIvvvvIvIvvvIIIIvlIvlIll; vIvvlvIvIvvvIvIvvvIvvqS`.xvnIvIvvvIvIvvvvIIvIvIvIvIvIIvIIIlvlII; vlvIvlvIvvIvvvvvvvvvnW'.=vvvvvvIxvvvvvvIvvvIvvIvIvvIvvIvIIvIIII; vvvIvvvvIvvvIvvvvvvvc{ xvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvIvIvvIvvIIIvlIvlII; vIvvvIvIvvvvvvvvvvvvi-..xvnvvvvvvvvvvnxvvvvvvvIvvvvvIIvvvIIlxIx; vvvIvIvvIvvIvvvvvvvvv: {nvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvIvvIvvvvvIvIvvvlII; vvIvvvIvvvvvvvvvvvvvn= .:xnvvvnvvvvvnvvvvvvvvvvvIvIvIvIvvIlv%vx; vvvvIvIvvvvIvvvvvvvvv>... .._=~3#no?" .n1vnvvvnnvnvvvvvxvvvIvv; vvv1vvvnvvnvvvnvvnnvv; ::.=_i=IzY ..xnxnvnvnvvvvvvvvnvvxvvvv; nvnvnvnvnvnvnvnvxnvxn> ._|=:` ..;<+` .xnxnnvvvvvnvnvnvvvvvvvvvv; vvnvnvvnvvnvnnvnvvnnn;=ic|`+=: - _xvnvvnvnvnnvnvvvvvnvnvvvvv; nvnvvnnvnvnnnvvnvnnn1|=inx :=: xn1xnvnvnvnvnvvvnvvnvvvvvnvv; vnvvnvvnnvnxnnxnnnvn==%|;:.:-:_. {onnxonnnvnvvnvnnvnvvvvnvvvvv; nvvnvnvnvnxnnvnnvnnni)l||a "1nnvnnnvnnvnnvnxnnvnvvvvv; nnvnvvnnvnnnnnnnxo+>==..:-m.BiuF +vonnnvnvnxxnxnnnvvv1nvx; vnvnnnnnnnnnnnnn1ov+=|. _w@){f VQmmQqwonnoxnxnvnnvnvv; nnnnvnnnnvnvnnz*%a;~;- :;;=:.. : . uoSnooo2ooooonnononnnvnnnnnnnvn( nnno*.3Z =;=nnXxno2nno=: . )2oooSo2o2o2ooonooonnnonnnnnvnnn( nnnos_/t_n2s"npoooSoo} au2o22ooo2oo2oonnononnnnnnnnvonnv( nnnnxn=;uoon,){o2o2o>- .i22oSoSoSo222222o22222o2o2oooooonooonnnnnnnn( ._uooooooooooq% - watch out, that file is quite huge ;) I didn't took it's standard-settings but played around a little with the gamma-correction and the brightness. If you look at my breast and see 'something' there you might ask yourself what it could be. No problem with asciiview, zoom in ;-) Here is the result (again with little adjustment of the values): QQQQQQB[ . ._ - _/ ? QQQQQQQf |.]f ]f -' _a QQQQQQQf _wmbaawr` __aQQQQ QQQQQT .~"??? sWQQQQQQQm QQQQQ a/` a/ .. )?WQQQQQQQQQ QQQgaa )T??( . aaaaaaaaawQQQQQQQP? "?4QQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQf .Qf QQWWQWQWQWQf=|.;.]QQ .jQQQQQQ QQP???QQL_ Qmc ]QQQP' aa/--?Qb/ ?BQQQ QQbaa ?4P?~?"` )?QQL. QWQWWQQQQ? a_. -" ?QP??.. . ?4ga )4QQQQQQQ?\yQQ a )?Qa/. ??\mQ-QQP? Q _jbaWQQf TT4QQQf ._wQD$WQ?\__ a/ ?Qb/ aa/ ]QQQb/ ?^\aQQQba ?' QQQmga ?QQQQ ]QQ QQQQQQa/ ?4QQa _jQQ _a ??4QQQQQQQa )?QQP(. .aa/_ awdQQ QQQQQQQQQQwaaaa ?' _sawyQQQQQQQaawyQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQWWWWQQQQmwa sjQQWWQQQQQQQQQWWQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQa/ _aQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQP????' _wmQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQP??~` aajQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQa ??' _jQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ Here you can see the 4 quite clear (btw, the 4 stands for the german hip-hop/rap group "Die Fantastischen 4" - named after the comic-strips, AFAIK. This one was btw. done with Floyd-Steinberg dithering _within_ asciiview ;-)) I normally are not a fan of converters - I would never (except for this description ;) post a converted picture to this group. Not one to my knowing, at least ,) But on the other hand this one rocks quite well, and can be quite useful if you only have a text-terminal available and someone sends you some pictures to look at. Especially it's interactive abilities makes it the thing it is - simply briliant :) Have fun!! -- Gerfried Fuchs