[GreenKeys] ASCII art generator

[david freeman]

This art generator is the one I use.
It works pretty good.
Set the size to 69 charactors wide.
Chang the "RAMP" to something like "MHI:.(space)"
Browse to your favorite image and wallah!
Instant RTTY ART. It's almost too easy.

To make them look better, paste your image in Microsoft Word.
Format the picture to be "behind text"
Then paste the output of the generator into the document.
Set your font to a monospaced version.
(This is where an exact version of the TELETYPE font would be nice).
Size the picture to get a best fit to the text.
Then edit the text to better match the picture.
(Keeping within the Baudot charactor set of course).

If you study some of the original RTTY ART you'll pick up some tricks.
Frequently WA6PIR would use "A" or "V" to follow a slanted edge.
A "-" or "X" was used infrequently, but sometimes those matched best.
You might think that a 6 charactor ramp make for a pretty coarse picture.
In my opinion less variation of charactors make you focus more on the picture.
Some of the authors of art I have used almost every charactor on the keyboard.
I find that a distraction and a detriment to the quality.

Even with the fancy new tools, I still cannot match the art created by Don Royer, WA6PIR.
I guess I'm more of a mechanic and less of an artist.
I am happy with the output, and it takes less than an hour to do what
Don must have spent days doing.

I found an image of George Bush on the web.
(didn't want to use anything too risque!)
Here is a quick sample of the output, (without any post processing).
Try changing the font to Lucida Console in a NotePad text editor.

.....................    .HHIIHHHHHHI:.     .........................
..................   :MMMMIIHHHHI:IHIMMMHHI    ......................
................  .HMMHI:III :::.IIIIHIHHMHHMH.      ................
..............  :HMMI::III.:::I:IIIHHIIIIHHHHIMMMMI.    .............
.............  HMMHIIMI.:I:H:IIIIH:::IIIIIHHHHHII:HMMH.  ............
............ .HHHII:IIHMMIIHHIII:I:HHIIHIHIHMIMMMHHHMMMM  ...........
...........  MHHHHII:::::IIIIHHHHHHHIHHIHIHHHHHHMMMMMMMMM. ..........
.........  .HHHMH::::....::.::::::::::::I:III:IIIIIIHHHMMM   ........
........  HMIHM...  .............:.......   .::::IMHIIHIIMMM   ......
........ IMIHM..:..............:...:..:::::..I:HHIIHHIIHHIIMMM   ....
....... .MIIH..:. ....::..:......::::::I::I::I:IIMIIHHIIHI:IIMMH  ...
....... .MHM.:::::I:II::........:::::::I::III:I:IIHIIHHHHHHIIIMMM  ..
....... HMH:.:.  ..:....:::I::::::::I::I:::::IIIHHMIHIIHHHMMMMHMMI ..
......  MII...:...:::::::::..::I:I:::::II:::I::HHHHHHHHHMMHHHMMMMM. .
...... :MI::::....:::......:::..::II::I:II:II::HIHIHHIHHHHHHHIHMMMM .
...... :MHMMHHHHI.............:I::::III:::IIII:I:IHIIHIHMHHHIHHHMMH .
......  MI.:IHHI:::.:.::HI:. ..:.::I:::I:I::::H:IIIMIIHIIIIIIHMHHMI .
....... :.:HIIIHIIIIIIIIIHHHII::....II:::::.IIIIHIIIHHHMMHMHHHMHHMM  
......  :IMHHIHHHHM::IIIIIIHMMMHIHH:.::::::IHI:.IIHIIIMHHMMHHHHHHMM  
...... .IIIHMH IHMI  .IHMHHHI:HHHHHII::I:::IIIIIIHHHHHIIHIHHHHHIIMM  
.....  H..   .::I. .:I::MHMMMIII:.:III::::::IIIHHHHHHHHIHHIHHHHHHMM  
....  I:.::IIHH:..::II:I::HHMI.HMM::IHIIII::IHIHHHHHHHHIHHIIIHHHHM  .
....  I...... .: ::II::::II:I:I:.IMI::IIII::IIIHMMHHHHHHIHMHHHHHMM  .
.... :H:... .:. :IIII:::.:I.. ..:..:I:::::::I::IHMHHMHHHMHHHHHHMM. ..
...  IH:...:IH ::.::I:::I:::::III:I::::::II:IIIHIMHIHMMMMMMMMMMMH  ..
...  II:::II.. :::I:III:::I.....:::::::::IIII:HHHMMHHMMHI.   HMM.   .
. .  II::IHMHH:::.   .I:::::.:::::::::I:::II:IH:HMMMHI::IIMMM:M:    .
. .  H::IHI  HMHMMMMMIHHI:::.::IIIII:I::IIIIIIIHHMI::::HH.IIIHM   . .
. .  H::I: ....HI.  :HI:IH:::::::IIIII:IIIIIIIIIHI::IMM:..HHHI      .
.   .H:::..:I:::::II::...II::::::III::IIIIIIIIIIH:.:IIMI:IMIM       .
.   II::I:.   ::.::III::.::IIIIII:I:::I:IIIIIIIHI::IH:HI.HHMI        
    HI::::HMMH::.:.:::I::::I:IIII:::III:IIIIIIIHIHMHHHI.IIMM        .
    HI.:HMHIHMMMMMMI:::IIIIII:::::::IIIIIIIIIIIHIH:.:I:::MM          
    IIIH:....   .:IMMMHI::I:I:::::IIIIIIIIIIIIIM:HII:. HMM           
    :MI:::IIHMHHII::.:IHMI::::::IIIIIIIIIIIIIIM: :.  IMM:            
     MI:IHIIHHHMHIIII::::I:::::II::IIIIIIIIIIHM:.:IMMMMM:            
     :MI::IIIIIHMMMMHHI::II:IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHMMHMMHMMMMMMMMMMMMI     
     .                II:::IIIIIIIIIIIIHHHHHHIIIH:HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMH 
   II..:..::::...::.:.IIIIIIHIII::IIHHIHHHHIIHHHHIMMMHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
 .H:..:..:::::::......:IHMHII::::IHHHHHHHIIIIIIM:MMMMMMHHMMMMMMMMMMMH
MM..:..:......:::::::..   HHIIIIHHHHHHHIIIIHHHMM MMMMMMMHMMMMMMMMMMMM
M. :..:...:..:I:.....::::.IMMMMHHIIIIIIIIIIIIHM  MMMMMMMHMMMMMMMMMMMM
M .......::. ..:I::::...:.  MHHHIHHHHHIIIHIHHMI .MHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
:..::......:. ..::::III::::.MMMMMHHHHIIIIIIHMH  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
:..::.::..:..::.::::...::.::.HHIIIIIIIIIIIHMM   MMMMMMMMMMMMMHMMMMMMM
::..:.::....::II:::::::I:.:I.:HHHIIHHHHIIHMI   MMHMMHHMHHHHMMMMMMMMMM
:..::.::.:..II:::::HHII:::I:I:MHHHIIIHHIHMH  . MMHMMMMMHMMHMMMMMMMMMM
.........::IIII::IMM:MMHIIII::HHHIHHIIIMM. .. IMHMMMHMMMHHMMMMMMMMMMM
:.:...:::III::::H:    MMMIIIIIMHHHHHHMMI  ... MMHMMMMMMMHMMMMHMMHMMMM
:.....:::::...::HM  .  MMHIHIHHHHIIHMM  ....  MMMHMMMMMMMMMMMMHMMMMMM
.:::::::::::::I:MMH     IMMMMMMMMMMM:  ..... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHHHMMMMMM
.::::::::::::I:MMMMI .    .I.   .H:  ....... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHMMMMM
.:.:::I:::::I:IMMMMM  . :     :MMMMI  ..... .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
.::I::::::IIIHMMMMMMM   I:.  HMMMMMMM  .... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
:I:::I:IIIIIMMMHHHMMMM  :I. MMIHHIIHMM  ..  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHHHMMM
:::::IIHIIHMMMHHHHMMMMM  H. MMHIMMIHMMM  . :MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
::::::::HMMMHMHHHHHHHMMM I MMHHHMMHMMMMM   MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
::IH:HMMMMHMMHHHMMMMMMMMI .MMIIHMIMH.MMMM  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHMMMMM
III:IMMMMHHHHHHHHHHHHHHMMHHMHHHHMIM.   .MM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHMMMM

I've not tried it the "old fashioned" approach.
One of these winter evenings I intend to.

Dave, WW8S




> Another option appeared on here (I think) a few years ago. It's a 
> program called ASCGen which does just that. It generates an ASCII 
> art picture from an input bitmap picture. The current website 
> appears to be:
> 
> http://ascgendotnet.jmsoftware.co.uk/
> 
> Cheers,
> Sam


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