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Question: Is there any software for converting line art to ASCII art? (nothing inside)
alt.ascii-art
· 9 messages · 2 Jul 1998
Spunk1111 wrote: > >Message-id: <359...@news.chicago.il.ameritech.net> > > >Subject: Question: Is there any software for converting line art to ASCII > >art? (nothing inside) > > I must be missing something here... isn't "line > art" the same as ASCII art? -- line-style is > a way to make ASCII art, just as solid-style > and gray scale are methods.. > > What are you asking? > Can you be more specific? > -joan I think he means a drawing made out of lines (black usually). Just the contour: no interior fill. -- ----- `,---------------------------------------------- ,\, # joris bellenger (b'ger) |/ ? e-mail: svz...@xs4all.nl ----| ~ )\--------------------------------------------- /__/\ \____ / \_/ \ ascii-art gallery at: / <_ ____,_ \ http://www.afn.org/~afn39695/bger.htm --/___/_____ \---------------------------------------- \/| Big Browser Is Watching You
>> >Message-id: <359...@news.chicago.il.ameritech.net> >> >> >Subject: Question: Is there any software for converting line art to ASCII >> >art? (nothing inside) >> >> I must be missing something here... isn't "line >> art" the same as ASCII art? -- line-style is >> a way to make ASCII art, just as solid-style >> and gray scale are methods.. >> >> What are you asking? >> Can you be more specific? >> -joan > >I think he means a drawing made out of lines (black usually). >Just the contour: no interior fill. You're right. It's like the stuff I converted. I had color pics I drew and some of them had black outlines where I colored in, sio I just stripped the color out and left the black and white: ASCII by Les...@aol.com $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$ $$ $$ $$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$ $ $ $$$$ $ $$ $ $ $$$ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$ $$ $$ $$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$ $ $ $$ $$$ $ $ $ $$$ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$ $$ $ $$$$ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $$$ $ $$ $$ $ $$ $ $ $$$$ $$ $$$ $$ $ $$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $$$$$$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $$$$ $$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$ $$$$ $ $ $$$$ $$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$ $ $ $$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$ $ $ $$$ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $$$ $ $ $$$ $$ $ $ $ $ $$$ $ $$ $ $ $$$ $ $$ $ $ $ $$$$ $ $$$$$$$ $ $$$$$$$$$ $ $$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $$$ $$$ $$$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $$$ $$$ $$ $ $$$ $$$ $ $ $$ $$$ $ $ $ $$$$$ $ $ $ $$ $$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $$ $$ $$$$$$ $ $$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $$ $ $ $$$ $ $$ $$ $$$$$$ $ $$$$$$ $ $$ $$ $ $$ $$ $$ $ $$$ $$ $$ $ $$ $ $ $ $$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $$ $$ $ $ $ $$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$$$ $ $$ $$ $ $ $ $$$ $ $$ $$$ $$$$$ $ $ $ $ $$$ $ $$$$$ $ $ $ $ $$$$$ $$$$$$ $ $$ $$ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$ $$$ $$$ $ $$$ $$ $$$$ $$$$ $ $$$$$ $ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$ $$ $$ $ $$ $$ $$$ $$$ $ $ $ $ $$$$$$$$$$$ $ $$$$ $ $ $ $$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$ $ $ $ $$ $$ $ $ $ $$ $$ $$$$ $ $ $ $$$ $$$ $$ $$ $ $ $$$$$$$$$ $ $ . http://members.aol.com/lester5374/index.htm - Ansi home page FTP://members.aol.com/lester5374/ansi - To download the ANSI format
On 2 Jul 1998 04:37:29 GMT, spu...@aol.com (Spunk1111) wrote: >>Message-id: <359...@news.chicago.il.ameritech.net> > >>Subject: Question: Is there any software for converting line art to ASCII >>art? (nothing inside) > >I must be missing something here... isn't "line >art" the same as ASCII art? -- line-style is >a way to make ASCII art, just as solid-style >and gray scale are methods.. > >What are you asking? >Can you be more specific? >-joan I think he means "Line art" in the same sense that Scanner hardware & software means, ie: a B&W bitmap (1 bit) image with NO grey pixels. He might also mean Vector art that programs like Illustrator, Freehand and CorelDraw produce (like you seen in WMF files). Such a program does not yet exist but it would be quite fascinating to see it's output. Yes, I know what you're all thinking but believe me, if you think what I think he wants is already out there you don't actually know what I think he thinks he wants ;) Follow me so far? Please don't reply saying programs like GIF2ASC etc.. do this because they don't. They are all simply bitmap resamplers. This basically means they read a square cluster of pixels (of varying sizes) from the source image and caculate which ASCII character most fits that cluster (usually in terms of greyscale intensity). They don't extract line info from images and relate that to an ASCII line/curve simulation. It is this latter process that I think "Baked in Alaska" is after. I work in a software graphics house and I discussed such a program with one of our lead programmers and we came to the conclusion that although it would be (theoretically) possible to write, it would not be worth it for various reasons. Most important of which is the fact that good (real) ASCII art is like Origami in that it isn't supposed to be a photographic replica of an object, or even a line drawing representation but a stylised suggestion of the objects intrinsic charictaristics. So, Sorry pal, No such program exists. We'll all just have to make do with artistic skill for a while longer. (thankfully!). :nathaN This ASCII Art best viewed using "FixedSYS" +-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*="No, I don't have a SIG"-=*@*=+ | - Naughty 1998 | +@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*+ Remove "no2spam" for eMail replies.
On 2 Jul 1998 04:37:29 GMT, spu...@aol.com (Spunk1111) wrote: >>Message-id: <359...@news.chicago.il.ameritech.net> > >>Subject: Question: Is there any software for converting line art to ASCII >>art? (nothing inside) > >I must be missing something here... isn't "line >art" the same as ASCII art? -- line-style is >a way to make ASCII art, just as solid-style >and gray scale are methods.. > >What are you asking? >Can you be more specific? >-joan I think he means "Line art" in the same sense that Scanner hardware & software means, ie: a B&W bitmap (1 bit) image with NO grey pixels. He might also mean Vector art that programs like Illustrator, Freehand and CorelDraw produce (like you seen in WMF files). Such a program does not yet exist but it would be quite fascinating to see it's output. Yes, I know what you're all thinking but believe me, if you think what I think he wants is already out there you don't actually know what I think he thinks he wants ;) Follow me so far? Please don't reply saying programs like GIF2ASC etc.. do this because they don't. They are all simply bitmap resamplers. This basically means they read a square cluster of pixels (of varying sizes) from the source image and caculate which ASCII character most fits that cluster (usually in terms of greyscale intensity). They don't extract line info from images and relate that to an ASCII line/curve simulation. It is this latter process that I think "Baked in Alaska" is after. I work in a software graphics house and I discussed such a program with one of our lead programmers and we came to the conclusion that although it would be (theoretically) possible to write, it would not be worth it for various reasons. Most important of which is the fact that good (real) ASCII art is like Origami in that it isn't supposed to be a photographic replica of an object, or even a line drawing representation but a stylised suggestion of the objects intrinsic charictaristics. So, Sorry pal, No such program exists. We'll all just have to make do with artistic skill for a while longer. (thankfully!). :nathaN This ASCII Art best viewed using "FixedSYS" +-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*="No, I don't have a SIG"-=*@*=+ | - Naughty 1998 | +@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*+ Remove "no2spam" for eMail replies.
On 2 Jul 1998 04:37:29 GMT, spu...@aol.com (Spunk1111) wrote: >>Message-id: <359...@news.chicago.il.ameritech.net> > >>Subject: Question: Is there any software for converting line art to ASCII >>art? (nothing inside) > >I must be missing something here... isn't "line >art" the same as ASCII art? -- line-style is >a way to make ASCII art, just as solid-style >and gray scale are methods.. > >What are you asking? >Can you be more specific? >-joan I think he means "Line art" in the same sense that Scanner hardware & software means, ie: a B&W bitmap (1 bit) image with NO grey pixels. He might also mean Vector art that programs like Illustrator, Freehand and CorelDraw produce (like you seen in WMF files). Such a program does not yet exist but it would be quite fascinating to see it's output. Yes, I know what you're all thinking but believe me, if you think what I think he wants is already out there you don't actually know what I think he thinks he wants ;) Follow me so far? Please don't reply saying programs like GIF2ASC etc.. do this because they don't. They are all simply bitmap resamplers. This basically means they read a square cluster of pixels (of varying sizes) from the source image and caculate which ASCII character most fits that cluster (usually in terms of greyscale intensity). They don't extract line info from images and relate that to an ASCII line/curve simulation. It is this latter process that I think "Baked in Alaska" is after. I work in a software graphics house and I discussed such a program with one of our lead programmers and we came to the conclusion that although it would be (theoretically) possible to write, it would not be worth it for various reasons. Most important of which is the fact that good (real) ASCII art is like Origami in that it isn't supposed to be a photographic replica of an object, or even a line drawing representation but a stylised suggestion of the objects intrinsic charictaristics. So, Sorry pal, No such program exists. We'll all just have to make do with artistic skill for a while longer. (thankfully!). :nathaN This ASCII Art best viewed using "FixedSYS" +-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*="No, I don't have a SIG"-=*@*=+ | - Naughty 1998 | +@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*@*=-=*+ Remove "no2spam" for eMail replies.
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>Message-id: <359...@news.chicago.il.ameritech.net> >Subject: Question: Is there any software for converting line art to ASCII >art? (nothing inside) I must be missing something here... isn't "line art" the same as ASCII art? -- line-style is a way to make ASCII art, just as solid-style and gray scale are methods.. What are you asking? Can you be more specific? -joan -- ,-._ _.-' '--. joan stark .' _ -`\_ mailto:spu...@juno.com / .----.`_.'----' ;/ ` ASCII ART GALLERY: jgs /_; http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/ ._ ._ ._ ._ ._ ._ ._ _.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._)`\_.-._
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