ASCII art generator?

[proalan]

I used to use a program in windows that converted images into ascii art, are there any ASCII art generators about in the linux world?

[saulgoode]

The GIMP

[aaaantoine]

The GIMP

What he said.

1. File -> Save a Copy
2. From the file type drop-down, select ASCII art.
3. From there, you get to choose between plain text, HTML, and a bunch of other options.

If you have a big picture, you should resize it beforehand. The GIMP's ASCII art tool treats 1 pixel as 1 ASCII character.

[Dr Small]

Maybe I am missing something, but I don't have a "ASCII Art" option. Could you provide a screenshot?

[saulgoode]

You need to click the Select File Type triangle to display the available options.

[Dr Small]

You need to click the Select File Type triangle to display the available options.

Thanks. That's what I thought. Apparently I don't have that.

[Toshibawarrior]

What he said.

1. File -> Save a Copy
2. From the file type drop-down, select ASCII art.
3. From there, you get to choose between plain text, HTML, and a bunch of other options.

If you have a big picture, you should resize it beforehand. The GIMP's ASCII art tool treats 1 pixel as 1 ASCII character.

I did this and I just get scrambled letters vertically aligned that don't look anything like the picture...did I do something wrong?...

I'm using the GIMP that comes with Intrepid Ibex...

Can anyone help me with this?

[Super TWiT]

Me too. I get the same thing, but I am using the Ubuntu 8.04.

[Eisenwinter]

sudo apt-get install figlet

figlet <text>

Done.

[yabbadabbadont]

My search only turned up windows/dos and online converters. If you have one that you like from Windows/DOS, you could see if it will run using WINE or DosBox/DOSEmu.