im2ascii

im2ascii is a small python script that converts images to ascii-art.
Unlike common ascii-art generators, it does not only use each character's mean brightness, but matches the full character shape.

Pro: Better ascii-art quality
(see screenshots for examples)
Con: Matching is very resource intensive

Dependencies: Python 2.7, PIL, numpy, scipy

Features

Converts images to beautiful ascii-art
Advanced preprocessing for natural images
Highly customizable preprocessing and matching algorithm

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Intended Audience

Advanced End Users

User Interface

Command-line

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Image Converters

Registered

2012-06-12

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