How can I convert a regular graphic file (like bmp, jpg, ...), to an ANSI graphic?

Question

If there's a software for this?

Answer 1

Well an "ANSI" graphic isn't a real graphic. ANSI stands for American National Standards Institution. So you're looking to save it in a ANSI standard format.



Way back when I was programming, we could use the ANSI.SYS driver in MS-DOS to create colorful prompts or move the cursor around the screen. The codes started with an escape sequence; a left facing arrow with a bracket then the code. <[5;4m for example might give you blue on red text (the < is a real arrow by the way).



Anyway, you're probably not looking for that since it doesn't show any graphics really. Just colors. Or are you looking to convert a picture into an ascii picture like the old printable ones?



This looks like a pretty cool site. It converts pictures to colored text and ascii text. Looks pretty sweet.



http://www.text-image.com/convert/ascii.html

Answer 2

try opening it with ms paint, then click "save as", and select ansi, you know by little scroll below where you write the file name. if not, try another image program. btw, there is software, try www.download.com, then search for something like "ansi converter"

Answer 3

Try with photoshop. just save as, and select ansi