Re: Gif to Ascii Converter

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> --(Once apon a time, in alt.ascii-art,)--
> --(Josef 'Jupp' Schugt said it like only they can.)--
> > Hi!
> >
> > par...@gmx.de wrote:
> >
> >>I need a gif to ascii converter
> >
> > I suppose the GIF to be b/w (use any image handling program to achieve
this)
> > Use giftopnm to convert it to a portable bitmap and then pbmtoascii to
convert
> > that format to ASCII. Some excerpt from the pbmtoascii man page will
help you
> > when using nont b/w pictures. Note that the tools mentioned are command
line-
> > based so they should work under any OS at hand (even Windows Monday
Edition).
> >
>
> The problem with apps like pbmtoascii is that I always seem to be
> lacking a converstion program somehere in teh pipe.
> How do I get to the pbm file?  I have not found a jpegtopbm or
> giftopbm app.  I can get a gif to a pnm but then I can only get a file
> formates I have never even heard of:
> ddif  fits  ps    rast  sgi   sir xwd
>
> Well I have heard of ps but some how I think thats not going to meet
> my needs even with pstoascii.  Thats just way to much abstraction.
>
> In short I am looking for a comand line group of apps like those that
> come with ImageMagic.  But I want a better set of the strarting
> converters like those for gif or jpgs.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
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