Re: images to ascii conversion algorithm ?
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:44:23 +0200, Toni W Ruottu <twr...@cs.Helsinki.FI> wrote: > I'm not sure if this helps you, > but why not make it understand color. > > (R+G+B)/3 is the amount of color. > The colors with same amount of color are equaly dark/bright. This isn't actually true, because the brightness you see is dependent on your perception and the way your eyes respond to colour. There are different colour spaces which more accurately represent percieved brightness, such as Lab colour. I don't suppose this will make much difference when converted to ascii-art though. ObAscii: /\ / \ /,--.\ /< () >\ / `--' \ / \ / fnord? \ /______________\ -- Harry Mason ("hjm200.ecs@soton@ac@uk" =~ tr/@./.@/)
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