Asciify

Transform videos into mesmerizing ASCII art, right in your terminal.

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Features

• Real-time video playback as ASCII art
• Adaptive FPS and terminal width control
• Simple, lightweight Python implementation
• No external players needed

Quick Start

# Clone and navigate
git clone https://github.com/mrdeephang/asciify.git
cd asciify

# Set up environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate(linux,macOS)  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

python main.py

Follow the prompts to:

• Specify video path (default: video.mp4)
• Set terminal width (optional)

Press Ctrl+C to stop playback.

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• opencv-python
• numpy

License

MIT © Deephang Thegim