ptit

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A CLI for turning images ~~or videos~~ into block text elements to view in the terminal

Installation

Cargo

Requires a Rust install shell cargo install ptit

Usage

URL

Input

shell cargo run -- -cr url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PokeAPI/sprites/master/sprites/pokemon/132.png"

Output

[]

File

Input

shell cargo run -- -cr file "~/Downloads/63.png" []

Flags

Crop

Adding the -c/--crop flag will crop the image to it's content, removing all surrounding transparent pixels

Example

Used in combination with -r to avoid large images

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Resize

Using the -r/--resize flag will resize the image to fit to your terminal, either squashing or biggering the image

Example

Used in combination with -c to avoid large images

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With

Solid

Using the -s/--solid flag will stop dithering on pixels with an alpha of less than 255

I had to use XTerm for these screenshots, hence bad colours

Example

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