Sender: dntx Winter Bird Listens to the Snow, message area: ASCIIArt Title: Bmp2Ascii version 0.12 supports fterm Sending station: BBS Westward Journey Station Mon May 6 02:29:59 2002 Software name: bmp2ascii Software functions: Convert bmp images to asciiart, support colors and double-byte characters Version number: Version 0.12 Author: dntx@bbs.zixia.net email: dntx@sina.com Copyright C 2002 Download address: http: bbs.nju.edu.cn cgi bin bbs bbsfdoc?board ASCIIArt Latest changes: Version 0.12: 1. Added copy support for fterm 2. Fixed the error that sometimes copy cannot be made Version 0.11: 1. Added a prompt when the image is too large 2. Removed redundant hidden triangles in the background 3. Added Open, SaveBmp, SaveAscii, Copy, Ansi and other buttons 4. Added the function of detecting whether the image has been modified by an external program 5. Fixed the direction error of dx and dy 6. Fixed the problem of errors when converting self-defined characters 7. Adjusted individual characters in the character set Usage introduction: 1. Open a bmp image to be converted. The size cannot exceed 800*600. 2. After adjusting the color, character set, proportion and other parameters, press the go button to convert. 3. After conversion, you can click "Original Picture", "Grid Picture" and "ASCII Picture" to browse the effects. 4. Press the Copy key to copy the converted character content to the clipboard Then you can paste it in bbs and publish it, or you can paste it in the editor for editing. If using fterm, please use the FtermCopy button to copy 5. If ansieditor is installed, press the Ansi key to automatically open ansieditor. Edit and process the conversion results File description: 1. After conversion, ascii.bmp is automatically generated in the directory where the program bmp2ascii.exe is located. With two result files ascii.ans press SaveBmp, SaveAscii two buttons These two files can be saved as different file names respectively. 2. ascii.bmp is the converted bmp rendering. This image can be further processed using photoshop. Then used as input to the program for secondary conversion, usually better conversion results can be achieved. 3. ascii.ans is the converted character result file. You can copy its content and publish it on bbs. You can also use ansieditor, Daluobo and other software to open it for further editing and processing. Parameter Description: The 16 color squares represent the colors used in the conversion. The more color choices, the slower the conversion speed. x rate, y rate: image ratio dx, dy: image offset Character set description The system has reserved the following 4 character sets for conversion Single-byte characters Only single-byte characters such as abcd,..? are used during the conversion process If you only select the highlight color at this time, you can get an effect similar to bmp2txt. Triangular characters mainly use triangular blocks in the conversion process In the conversion process of color block characters, in addition to using triangle blocks, common color blocks such as More color blocks. In addition to using common color blocks, each converted color block also uses equal color blocks. Users can also set the characters themselves. Of course, the more characters you set, the slower the conversion speed will be. A single-byte character corresponds to 7 pixels * 14 pixels on the bmp image A double-byte character corresponds to 14 pixels * 14 pixels on the bmp image Precautions: 1. The current function of this software is not very strong and it only has good effects on images with simple shapes and colors. Therefore, it is best to simplify the image before conversion. For example, make the colors as blocky as possible, use colors as close as possible to the colors used by bbs, and try to smooth edges as much as possible, etc. 2. The purpose of writing this software is to use it as an auxiliary tool for making asciiart, especially color block diagrams. In actual production, various parameters and colors need to be carefully selected to get a better prototype. Only on the basis of this prototype can we further process it into a better work. 3. Tools cannot replace artistic creation. The author does not recommend directly publishing the conversion results as works. Please carefully process the conversion results before publishing them. 4. Because the background on bbs is mostly black with white characters, while the usual images are with black characters on a white background. Please pay attention to do some inversion processing before conversion or set the background of the original image to black. 5. The background color on the bbs cannot be high-light, so the puzzle ability of high-light colors is weaker than that of low-light colors. Choosing different colors will have a greater impact on the conversion effect. Please fully consider the color factor. 6. When the software is first developed, I believe there are many bugs. If you encounter problems during use or have any comments or suggestions about this software Please go to the national forwarding news group cn.bbs.literal.ascii art to speak You can also write to dntx@sina.com