Video to ASCII Converter (C++)

This GitHub repository hosts a C++ program that transforms live video feeds or video files into captivating ASCII art in real-time. It harnesses the capabilities of the OpenCV library to manage video input and conduct video-to-text transformations.

Table of Contents

1. Features
2. Dependencies
3. Building and Running
4. Usage

Features

• Real-time video-to-ASCII conversion
• Adjustable ASCII character set and resolution
• Easily customizable to suit your needs

Dependencies

This project depends on the following libraries:

• OpenCV (>= 4.0)

Building and Running

MacOS

1. Install OpenCV and set up the environment.
2. If you are using vim edit the compile_commands.json. Find the path of opencv and change with the path in compile_commands.json
3. Modify the opencv path in build.sh
4. Modify the opencv libraries path in build.sh
5. Give permission to build.sh by:
   $ chmod +x build.sh
6. Run in terminal:
   $ ./build.sh

Usage

1. Edit the path of video in main.cpp
2. Run in terminal:
   $ ./build.sh