X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,270c219ea9601b45 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-07-01 14:28:12 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!cox.net!news-xfer.cox.net!p01!fed1read01.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: Faux_Pseudo Subject: Re: image to ascii text References: <3f016258_2@news.brisbane.pipenetworks.com> <3f016323$1_1@news.brisbane.pipenetworks.com> <3f01635b$1_1@news.brisbane.pipenetworks.com> <3f0163fa$1_1@news.brisbane.pipenetworks.com> Reply-To: Faux_Pseudo@yahoo.comERCIAL X-PGP-Server: wwwkey.nl.pgp.net X-Why: are you reading this? X-PGP-KeyID: CF4DA06B Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 57 Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 21:28:11 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.107.106.56 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: fed1read01 1057094891 68.107.106.56 (Tue, 01 Jul 2003 17:28:11 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 17:28:11 EDT Organization: Cox Communications Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:23966 _.--- Harry Mason spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ > It looks like a very good algorithm. Any chance of posting the code somewhere? Might compare with other ones out there but one thing to keep in mind when looking at this example is that it is "comic" already and will translate much better than a realistic photo. Here is an original picture: Here is an aalib view of it in the same 56x34 proportions: -*UWWWWWWWWZ"'jUWV!; _s"^ .a. . ?!Sa_ -!*QX7"! .,jV^#;"s J' _/!_a-!^~--"^. . . . a_? a#G Wh;4,?, .J!_W^_aaWY!!^!~-?!` . .aj7'_j##g[ 3UQ,*.4. _#^jY_WY' aaaaaaaayyWZ?^ _a4#XW#r j4UQ 3-b #P_P_W~ adZ"!"!!!!!^ .aae*U#m##m`al?ZUUi i3, W`W.W` _V^ .aaaaaaayWW#WZWgi4m#mWQg7' ?UWm \-L -'j' _'.aKmWAdWAZQWWHmD!jQWUQWQ'- _.*4WU ? W . ...-.jWdKmWA4#WZW2!^ dW#m##mY jn\\i?WWWi i?, : . h m4#Ad#GZ^!` _d#QmHWWHq _7;Wg-#WWl # L. j `#:ZQAdQ^ _a_a2Q#WR**NWXWQXWH>QH#ZQ 4WWk "i4G. d _.ZjGW#WajWWWW#^"` _a,4XWW#WZW/*W#Ws-#VK ,- QL . J.lJSWZGd#`~ _,.GjP'4*mNUmXWWR;*WW# Ql}|& \-W ,.'d QZQQZQWVS*9#aP"\_m#QWXW4QWQWWZa"QQ.-'ljW1-;*i b?_[,"4WA4W4W24a|jmW4#OWWXWXWD~4UWWXAdZ; . *UW b:l N,7.#,3WZ!?!Qa_a;`ZZ#mHWWHyRUGHm#ZmRWLZ'|Jm,"# ? 6 ?L_ 4L ^ad4#D4WZWL-#WO#XUWgWWXWXWP"#^j# jW##.4.: C #-l|^_0A4!"?!"#&WL"4#O#W4#mW#XAajWgj#D dWWW1-; f #;fa\WZ?ad0&Wa"W&WL-q#mm#y#4m#g##y#WWi #WWWA ` 1 #la,_,3d^?#^_a_-!?9t.?WX#O#Wd#X#W"!'?<|#WWW8 |< .W`Y m<4AZL jWW#WWWmaaa;9yRmW#m#7`:-`4,jWWWW< a j .# ;-*X,?7_#WZQWZSWZ#gHWL?mRRp!.-.?.:|)4U#Z* _< F jfJW, ?R aQWZO! ~-__jZZ>7~ -._:=:; Jlj\\'' W j' W 4AZn jWQW7_WQWWQ#W#mDZi?WA_a _dNl >iv JF d.dWUWWa, ' *4WG|#QP'.WQWZSZ!^aJWW3;4ZWX##HW#ZWl .. #< WW"!!*UXi ja, -4}WWZ' dQZY!_ad#XWOX#u QX#XW#XWUX'_J? jW U _aa,-4i #00a. #WP j#QP|&ZSW#D"*QmHi?HmHWmHWQY_#Wz 4U, WiWUU2 Zi 0000W,6#P_.#NV WBQY^.aJ##4#1 #X##ZW7'_#WUA 4Ul 4XUU4'jr, !#0001'^ B|#&r_#W2.?a|#&W#m# _.aaa, 4WWWUW -UW. "QU4Z"ai .-!#b0#; -UWljWh`jWgo3WRmQW ?!WUb,-4UWUWL "4Waa__a QX< Nas !000y QS\-WW;4#W}?WWWm#,. -!4Waa-!!WUbaa _a_?_*< -!#a ?000jj'4'4Wl?WUl?mWQWQi s\_.._WUUUUUUU4XUUX!^_?|?i 0Wa *L.4#!-_W,`,*<4W#ljH#WHWl -.,;;d7!!QUUU*!?".a-!a?:ji 00##_?L 4,."N#,q