AsciiRenderer

This is a simple AsciiRenderer package for Python.

As of right now, it's primarily for images/videos through OpenCV (Matlike objects)

Basic Example:

import cv2 #OpenCV
from AsciiRenderer import AsciiRenderer

renderer = AsciiRenderer()

video_capture = cv2.VideoCapture(0)

while video_capture.isOpened():
    is_ok, frame = video_capture.read()

    if not is_ok:
        break

    ascii_frame = renderer.render(frame)

    cv2.imshow("AsciiRenderer", ascii_frame)

    if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord("q"):
        break

video_capture.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()

Parameters for AsciiRenderer Object:

• SHADE_MAP (str): The shade map of the ascii renderer. Goes from darkest to lightest. Default is "1237456980".
• CELL_WIDTH (int): How wide you want an individual cell to take up. Default is 10px.
• CELL_HEIGHT (int): How tall you want an individual cell to take up. Default is 10px
• FONT (int): Enum Code for an OpenCV Font. Please use the following:
  • cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX,
  • cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_PLAIN,
  • cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_DUPLEX,
  • cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_COMPLEX,
  • cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_TRIPLEX,
  • cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_COMPLEX_SMALL,
  • cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SCRIPT_SIMPLEX,
  • cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SCRIPT_COMPLEX

Roadmap:

• Add support for Ascii Rendering into a string.
• Make the package useful outside of OpenCV
• Allow custom fonts.