Show HN: CLI for image/video to ASCII art

Category: cli-tool

Tags: ascii-art, cli, image-processing

Score: 3.8/10 (Innovation: 3, Technical: 4, Documentation: 5, Utility: 3)

A Python library and CLI tool that converts images and videos into ASCII art with customizable parameters like width, character set, and contrast. It is a basic but functional utility for generating text-based visual outputs, though it lacks significant novelty or broad application.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/k-wong/ascii-art-generator · Python · MIT

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