Скриншот з YouTube, чіткіше побачити ASCII можна на відео
ASCII is fascinating even in the age of 4K HDR video, with hundreds of tiny printed characters creating a unique aesthetic. Video in ASCII, coming straight from the camera, is impressive.
The project was created by the author of the YouTube channel Esser50K. In the new video, he showed the work of his own ASCIIPlayer application. The technology behind this program first appeared about two years ago when Esser50K created a video on how to convert any YouTube video to ASCII. Now the author is demonstrating the same thing for live webcam broadcasting.
The ASCIIPlayer program can be found on its page at GitHub. There’s a story about how the technology works with YouTube, and below you can find instructions on how to apply the program to a webcam.
«To use a webcam as a video source, simply specify the input device index, most likely 0, unless you have several — in which case you can just go through manually until you find it».
Next, the author describes how to make the code work on a Raspberry Pi. He recommends using a Raspberry Pi 5 with the cython version of the code, as it allows you to get the best frame rate in higher resolution. This is probably the easiest way to create simple ASCII videos. The program also allows you to use a text file as a watermark with the –embed flag. The text will appear in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Source: XDA