Img2ColorfulChars

Convert an image or video to colorful chars and print them in C# console.

中文 ReadMe

1 / Principal

1. Colorful output: Since Windows 10 Anniversary Update, console can use characters parsed for VT100 and similar control character sequences that control cursor movement, color/font mode, and other operations that can also be performed via the existing Console APIs. (ref: Console Virtual Terminal Sequences - Windows Console | Microsoft Docs)
2. Video processing: Convert video to images and output them in sequence.

2 / Requirements

• System requirement: Windows 10
• Format requirement:
  Image: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .ico, .tiff, .gif
  Video: .3gp, .asf, .avi, .flv, .m4v, .mov, .mp4, .mpg, .mpeg, .mkv, .rm, .rmvb, .wmv

3 / Usage

1. Get Img2ColorfulChars.exe in the following ways.

• Clone this project and build in Visual Studio.
• Or find it in _Output.
• Or find it in Releases.

2. Run Img2ColorfulChars.exe.

• Double click Img2ColorfulChars.exe.
• Select an image or video in the first window.
• Set scale in the second window. (The autofit scale is given, which can be modified; larger scale gets smaller image.)
• Enjoy the output!

4 / Output

1. Static image

2. GIF

3. Video

If the frame rate is too low, please increase the scale appropriately.

5 / Summary(zh_CN)

• 来自多彩世界的控制台——C#控制台输出彩色字符 - 简书
  Apply to Ver 1.1.