This CLI app takes in a mp4 format video, converts it to a gif with ASCII effect applied. This also includes full control over:
- background color
- foreground color
- detail picked up by the ASCII effect
- speedup or slowdown
- size of output file Check here for examples.
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clone into the repository using this in the command line terminal:
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take the video you want to convert to ASCII gif and put it into this directory
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go into the directory in the command line and use this command:
python video.py --fn filename --bg 255,255,255 --fg 0,0,0 --rd 1 --sp 3 --sz 0.4
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the parameters are as follows:
- --fn is name of the video file including extension (mp4 only)
- --bg is background color in RGB values
- --fg is foreground color in RGB values
- --rd is detail reduction. 1 for no reduction, use 2, 3 etc for reduction
- --sp is speed factor, takes float values with 1 for no speed change, higher for speedup, and lower for slowdown
- --sz is size factor, takes float values between 0 and 1, not including 0
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| --rd 1, 2, 3 |  |
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| --sp 2, 3, 4 |  |
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| --sz 0.8, 0.6, 0.4 |  |
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| memory used for sz | 800KB | 400KB | 200KB |
| some colors using --bg and --fg |  |
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