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1 Jul 2025 07:18:27 EDT (-0400)
  Re: post_scene_command preview stand-in example  
From: William F Pokorny
Date: 20 Jun 2025 13:37:33
Message: <68559c5d$1@news.povray.org>
On 6/20/25 10:29, jr wrote:
> hi,
> 
> William F Pokorny <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>> ...
>> The method made use of the post_scene_command option and it reminded me
>> of some 'jp2a' play.
>> ...
>> The attached 'ascii terminal image' was generated using (*):
>> yuqk tmp.pov +w800 +h400 +fj \
>> post_scene_command="jp2a --colors --term-fit %o >>/dev/stdout"
> 
> v nice.  Slackware provides the AA library[*], for instance.  it would be cool
> if one could use the text/console preview directly, via such a library.
> 
> <aa-project.sourceforge.net/>
> 
> regards, jr.
> 

How did I not know about this library... Reviews are good.

"Thus, aalib turns any Linux/Unix box into a full-blown ASCII multimedia 
station and completely eliminates the need for graphical user interfaces."

"This software works marvellously. Its programmers would be stars in 
digital media art if they had bothered to market themselves as artists."

Bill P.


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