Pix2Ascii

Simple Image to Ascii graphics converter written in C

Flags

Video source flags

• -f "file path": read from video/image file
• -c: read from camera

Optional flags

• -h: get help
• -method [average | yuv]: RGB2Grayscale conversion method. average by deault
• -set [sharp | long | optimal | standard]: defines character set. optimal by default
• -method [average | yuv]: RGB channels combining method. average by default.
• -nl: number of video loops to create (-1 for infinite loop). 0 by default
• -player [0 - off; 1 - only video; 2 - only audio; 3 - video and audio]. Start ffplay simultaneously with the program (mainly for debug purposes). off by default.
• -filter [naive | gauss]. Convolution filter type. naive by default
  • naive: simple pixel average
  • gauss: gaussian convolution filter
• -maxw: sets maximum produced width
• -maxh: sets maximum produced height
• --color: terminal colorization flag. turned off by default
• --keep-aspect: Enable aspect ratio. turned off by default

Requirements

• FFmpeg
• ncurses
• [Optional] video4linux (Camera support)

Installation

• sudo apt install ffmpeg
• sudo apt-get install libncursesw5-dev
• sudo apt install v4l-utils