ascii-flix

ASCII Flix

ASCII Flix is a terminal-based video player that converts videos into ASCII art. This project allows users to watch videos in their terminal by displaying them as ASCII characters.

Features

• Convert video frames into ASCII art.
• Supports both "normal" and "filled" ASCII modes.
• Extract and play audio using pygame.

Usage

You can use ASCII Flix by running the command ascii-flix after installing the package.

Video Requirements

To play a video on ASCII Flix, the video must be downloaded on your device in MP4 format.

Getting the Path of the Video

For those who are unsure how to get the path of the video file:

• Windows:

  • Navigate to the folder containing your video.
  • Right-click on the video file.
  • Select "Properties".
  • In the "General" tab, you will see the "Location" of the file. Combine this with the file name to get the full path. For example, if the location is C:\Users\YourName\Videos and the file name is example.mp4, the full path will be C:\Users\YourName\Videos\example.mp4.

• Mac/Linux:

  • Open the terminal.
  • Navigate to the directory containing your video using the cd command.
  • Use the pwd command to print the current directory path.
  • Combine this path with the video file name. For example, if pwd outputs /home/yourname/videos and your file is example.mp4, the full path will be /home/yourname/videos/example.mp4.

Manual Script Addition

In rare cases where the ascii-flix command does not work after installation, you can manually add the script:

• Locate your Python scripts directory:

  • Windows: This is usually located in C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\PythonXX\Scripts or C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Python\PythonXX\Scripts (replace XX with your Python version).
  • Mac/Linux: This is usually located in /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin.

• Create a new script file named ascii-flix (without any extension) in the scripts directory.

• Open the file in a text editor and add the following lines:

  #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  from modules import HomeScreen, VideoPlayer
  
  def main_function():
      video_player = VideoPlayer()
      homescr = HomeScreen()
      homescr.create_logo()
      homescr.display_home_screen(video_player=video_player)
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      main_function()
  

• Save the file and make it executable:

  • Mac/Linux: Run chmod +x /path/to/ascii-flix in the terminal.

• Ensure the scripts directory is in your PATH:

  • Windows: Add the scripts directory to your PATH environment variable.
  • Mac/Linux: Add export PATH="/path/to/scripts:$PATH" to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file and run source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.zshrc.

After these steps, you should be able to run the ascii-flix command from any terminal window.