Convert image to ascii art using OpenCV 3.1 and Python 2.7
There are 2 ways in which this can be done
1.Direct fine conversion
2.Convert to compressed code and remake
Easy and Quality method to generate ASCII art of an image.
Image is given as input, ASCII art is output as html file.
HTML file is used better quality viewing experience
Example:
python img_to_ascii.py -i samples/sample1.jpg
The image is converted to a special code and ASCII art with only 2 shades.
The special code is compressed form of the ASCII art
It can reproduce the ASCII art with just basic python and no OpenCV
To create special code :
python image_to_code.py -i samples/sample1.jpg
To generate ASCII art from the code: python special_code_to_ascii.py -i samples/sample1_code.txt
Create ASCII from image :
usage: img_to_ascii.py [-h] -i INPUT [-o OUTPUT] [-s SCALE] [-inv]
Convert images to ascii
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i INPUT, --input INPUT
Filename of input image
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
Filename for output files
-s SCALE, --scale SCALE
Scale(Scale <1 for smaller text output)
-inv, --invert Invert the dark and light shades
Generate special code :
usage: image_to_code.py [-h] -i INPUT [-o OUTPUT] [-s SCALE] [-f FILL]
[-fw FILLW]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i INPUT, --input INPUT
Filename of input image
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
Filename for output files
-s SCALE, --scale SCALE
Scale(Scale <1 for smaller text output)
-f FILL, --fill FILL Fill text for dark part
-fw FILLW, --fillw FILLW
Fill text for white part
Convert code to ASCII :
usage: special_code_to_ascii.py [-h] -i INPUT [-o OUTPUT] [-f FILL]
[-fw FILLW]
Generate ASCII image from special code
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i INPUT, --input INPUT
Filename of special code
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
Output filename for ascii image
-f FILL, --fill FILL Fill text for dark part
-fw FILLW, --fillw FILLW
Fill text for white part
