Conversion Programs


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Conversion Programs

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First of all, I do not guarantee any of these conversion programs. I have never used any of them. I do my ASCII artwork entirely by hand (and keyboard).

However, some people do use the programs-- I have no idea as to the quality of the outcome. This list wascompiled by one of the <alt.ascii-art> regulars, Jon Melusky. Questions can be forwarded to him. He's a very helpful person (and has more ASCII artwork on his Geocities/SoHo website!)

Two sites have been recommended on the alt.ascii-art FAQ...
These conversion programs can be found at:
gopher://twinbrook.cis.uab.edu:70/1asciiarc.70
ftp://ftp.wwa.com/pub/Scarecrow/

The following is copied directly from a USENET posting.
(non-existing links/URLs removed) 2/99

Subject:        Re: Is there an Ascii prog.
From:   "J. Melusky" <whatfer@u.washington.edu>

> Is there a program I can get which will automate the conversion process
> from bmp/gif/jpg/user supplied image to ascii? If you know, can u reply
Conversion programs List:
(Available Feb 22 1997)
For: Dos, PC, MAC, VAX,    (45-58K)
Host: ftp.wwa.com
Address: 198.49.174.1
Path: pub/Scarecrow/Gifscii
URL: ftp://ftp.wwa.com/pub/Scarecrow/Gifscii
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(Available Feb 22 1996)
Search http://www.shareware.com's Macintosh directory for
"emaileffects.sit.hqx  (458K)
for an ascii program.

'sig95_2g.zip' 'sigpro2d.zip' (Win3.1) for signature alphabet programs.

'pixch020.zip' or 'emailasc.zip'for Bitmap to Ascii conversion programs.

(Available Feb 15 1997)
Search http://www.shareware.com's Amiga directory for
"AsciiArtP_F.lha"  (152K)
Ascii Painting Program V2.1


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(Worked Feb 22 1997)
http://www.webserve.com/gateways/figletgateway.pl  FIGLET DIY

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(Available Feb 15 1997)
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/incoming
/mac/graphics/graphicsutil/asciipaint1.0b4.sit.hqx
  82     5/15/95    BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.50
  (Nifty paint program draws ascii pictures useful for
  online chat, sig files, etc.; free!)

/mac/graphics/graphicsutil/pict2asciiart.sit.hqx
  88     8/6/95    BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.5
  (Converts picture data into ASCII art; requires some use of
  ResEdit 2.1 or later to create the art)
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The Draw Fonts
ftp://archie.au/pc/coast/msdos/screen/ansiltr2.zip
ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/simtel/msdos/screen/ansiltr2.zip
ftp://ftp.web.ad.jp/pub/mirrors/Coast/msdos/screen/ansiltr2.zip
ftp://ftp.nic.surfnet.nl/mirror-archive/software/simtel-msdos/screen/ansiltr2.zip
ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/mirror/Coast/msdos/screen/ansiltr2.zip
ftp://ftp.agt.net/pub/Simtel/msdos/screen/ansiltr2.zip 
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5997/tdrawfnt.zip
(Feb 6 1997)

Take care, Jon Melusky
 
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The entry point is:
http://www.webserve.com/gateways/figletgateway.pl  FIGLET program.

(Available Nov 21 1996)
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/incoming  OS/2 FIGLET program.

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