This python program allows any video to be played as ascii in the terminal. This program supports any platform where you can install the necessary tools, but has only been tested on linux.
Clone repository, then run pip install -r requirements.txt
You will also need portaudio, installed with apt-get install portaudio19-dev on Debian/Ubuntu, and ffmpeg
Run the encoding script on any video file, and specify the fps:
python3 src/encode.py path/to/video.mkv 30
If you do not know the fps, you can find it by running ffmpeg -i video.mkv, and looking for this line:
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: vp9 (Profile 0), yuv420p(tv), 960x720, SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3, 30 fps, 30 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc (default)
here you can find the 30 fps listed between DAR 4:3 and 30 tbr.
The encoder will output a .ascv file. Play this file with:
python3 src/play.py video.ascv
The .ascv file contains both video and audio.