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Image2ASCII 0.3

Convert images to ASCII art

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(0)
Operating Systems:
Windows 10, Windows 7 (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows 8
License:
Open Source
Developer:
Juan Gallostra Acín
Software Cost:
Free
Category
Audio, Video & Photo
Date Updated:
04 June 2017
Downloads To Date:
1009
Languages:
English
Download Size:
264.00 KB

Image2ASCII is an open-source application which converts digital pictures to ASCII art. This means the converted images is built entirely from 95 printable ASCII characters: numbers, letters and symbols.

The program is tiny, and arrives as a stand-alone executable. There's no installation required, simply download and run it.

Image2ASCII's interface follows its own rules. It has a couple of boxes for the loaded and converted images, and a bunch of icons, without captions or tooltips, which you have to figure out for yourself.

You'll still get started easily enough. Click the "Open" icon, choose a file and tap the "Refresh" icon to run a conversion. The results are previewed in a second window.

One issue with Image2ASCII is the converted images tend to look washed out, without the contrast or density you'd expect. If that's a problem for you, a Contrast slider enables increasing the contrast of the source. Try that, hit the Refresh again, and you may get better results.

By default Image2ASCII creates a greyscale version of the original, but there's also an option to try and reproduce the original colours. This tends to be even more washed out than the greyscale version, but keep in mind that you can open the saved image in another editor and adjust the contrast or colours there.

The company also has an option which apparently gives you some control over how you map from pixels to characters, although the major lack of documentation makes it hard to say for sure.

When you're done you can export the results as PNG, BMP, TIFF and JPG.

Verdict:

Image2ASCII is an interesting ASCII art creator, especially with its contrast control and colour option. The interface is poor, though, and the finished results lack contrast and colour density. It's still worth using, but we suspect you'll want to tune the finished results in another editor.

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