The ASCII Generator dotNET (ascgen2) is a 32-bit Windows text editor that will allow anyone to easily convert images into artwork created from text characters.
The ascgen2 provides all the image processing you should need for the conversions, allowing anyone to produce great results with a minimum of effort. Numerous innovations have been made to ensure the best possible output.
Here are some key features of "ASCII Generator dotNET":
· A unique system to quickly produce impressive conversions
· Conversions are now optimised for the specified font
· Create a text banner, created out of text characters
· Doubles as a text editor
· Convert from any: rla, rpf, pic, cel, cut, eps, fax, gif, jpg, jpeg, jpe, jfif, pcd, psp, pdd, psd, pbm, pgm, png, ppm, bw, rgb, rgba, sgi, tif, tiff, icb, tga, vda, vst, win, ico, emf, wmf, bmp, dib, rle, scr, pcc or pcx image
· Save to a TXT, RTF, or as a HTML Web Page created from a template
· Capture the source image directly from any TWAIN device
· Paste and convert an image from the clipboard
· Export the text image as a bitmap
· Crop the input picture
· Modify brightness and contrast
· Modify RGB colour levels
· Solarize the image
· Convert to greyscale using a choice of four different algorithms
· Edit the text by hand with all the usual text editing functions
· Apply various effects to the text
· Use your own character ramp or select from the most common ones
· Extensive options for tweaking the output
· Print the text image directly from the program
· Custom print preview/page layout hybrid
· Compiled as a stand-alone exe - no extra files required
Requirements:
· .NET Framework 2.0
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Added a form to preview the color output
· Added menu item to change the position of the image and text frames from horizontal to vertical
· Added automatically choosing the panels orientation layout from the screen size
· Changed main form to access the RichTextBox through an interface
· Moved interfaces into their own namespace
· Fixed being unable to save variable width font conversions as an image
