X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,408d6a125cb9ee63 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-27 08:08:03 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!easynet-tele!easynet.net!newsfeed.icl.net!nntp.news.xara.net!xara.net!gxn.net!news5-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!news6-win.server.ntlworld.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: stumo@bigfoot.com (Stuart Moore) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Image to Ascii Competition (was: -Very Simple Java JPG to ASCII Converter) Message-ID: <3ac0b710.1262796@news.ntlworld.com> References: <3AC05289.614BF064@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <99q0av$7om$1@news.inet.tele.dk> <3AC0AFA5.A5D44305@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Lines: 43 Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 15:55:04 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.253.86.214 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: news6-win.server.ntlworld.com 985708485 62.253.86.214 (Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:54:45 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:54:45 BST Organization: ntlworld News Service Xref: supernews.google.com alt.ascii-art:4932 On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:20:05 +0200, Markus Gebhard enlightened us with: > Andreas Freise wrote: > > I would go for conversions "without hands" too. For comparison one > > could supply some just-with-my-hands-and-keyboard Ascii pictures. > > [...] > > What about dividing the contributions to the competition in three > categories: > A) just-with-my-hands-and-keyboard > B) Just by using a conversion algorithm and the options provided by it > C) Conversion algorithm and refinements by hand > > What about replacing some characters (up to 5?) to insert a signature? > I think it should be allowed. > > And some more suggestions for the rules: > - The software must be freely available for everybody Not convinced at this, see earlier post, altough if everyone else is happy then I won't storm off in a huff... > - The developer of the software is not allowed to take part in the > competition Why? Some people might want to develop a new algorithm specially to put into the comp, releasing it at the same time. If it's for the best algorithm, then surely the program creators are the best people to enter them. > - 100% pure ASCII > - The source image is not allowed to be modified (conversion of file > formats is allowed) So everyone has the same source, the images could be available in several formats (I'd suggest gif, jpg and png - would we need bmp too?) Otherwise lossy compression could have a baring (unlikely, I know, but still possible). -- o |\ _[] L_ === Stuart Moore []\, stm