Re: Convert images into colorful ASCII pictures in HTML or RTF format.

Is sth like that av. For mac?

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> Magical wrote:
>> With Magic Converter, it can convert images into colorful ASCII
>> pictures in HTML or RIF format, as well as dramatic monochrome images
>> in text format.
>> 
>> See the example at
>> http://www.keksoft.com/eng/mc/asciipicture.htm
> 
> For the color conversions try to limit the amount of HTML you output.
> 
> You output every single block with a FONT tag complete with color and
> face .. that is very inefficient.
> 
> Try encapsulating the output instead with DIV tags and set the color and
> font using CSS.
> 
> One DIV for the entire image setting the font and one DIV class or id
> for each individual color .. then you can reuse a DIV colorset when the
> color appears again in the image.
> 
> This way you only define the font once and the color as many times as
> there are unique colors.
> 
> You can even use shorthand for some colors so instead of FFFFFF you use FFF
> 
> If you want to go beyond that you can nest the tags inside each other,
> but you would need to make an algorithm that calculates the most
> efficient way to nest them.
> 
> 
> Also look closer at Jave ( Jave.de ) for ideas for better shade to
> character conversions .. You seem to convert to characters simply based
> on their "weight" in pixels , but this would include characters that
> distract the eye due to their unique shape.
> Try to use chars that have a shape that blends well with others
> Look at the different charactersets that Jave uses to get an idea ..
> 
>  .:oO8 blends well for example
> .:%oO$8@#M is also good.
> 
> 
> Here is a snippet from a study of shading I did once :
> 
> 
>     ,ooSdoSodoL,.,..  ....   ,c.   _
>    dSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!..:::::,d$$$[,dOO
>    dSSSSSSSSSS8!!!!!!::::;d$$$$oOOOOOP
>     YSSSSSSSSS;!!!!:::::c$$$$OOOOOOO',.
>      YSSSSSSSP!!!::::;c$$$$,o8OOO,bo888[
>       `YPPPSP  ''::;d$$$$OoOOOjb888888P
>                    `FF?dOdOOd88888888bo@b
>                        YO`8d888888@@@@@@b
>                          d888888@@@@@@@@;m.
>       _                 `8888@@@@@@@dmmMMMM
>    m@@@@@m.              `'d@@@@@omdMMMMMM'
>   @@@@@@@@@b             ,@@@@@,dMMMMMMMP##
>  d@@@@@@@@@@.            Y@@,mMMMMMMMP#####,
>  @@@@@@@@@@@[             ,MMMMMMM#########'
>  @@@@@@@@@@@             ,MMMM8#########''
>  Y@@@@@@@@@'              ;##########''
>    "PPPP'`                `####'''''
>                            `''

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