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chararray_out=textart(image_d... TEXTART - Conert digital image to ASCII text image
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Text Art

16 Oct 2003 (Updated 24 Nov 2010)

Convert images to ASCII text art.

This file was selected as MATLAB Central Pick of the Week

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Description	Tool for converting images/pictures to ASCII text art. Easy to use.
MATLAB release	MATLAB 6.5 (R13)

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Comments and Ratings (9)
28 Nov 2003	Alexandre Zaghetto
27 Feb 2004	V R
22 Mar 2005	_ _
25 Apr 2005	Gurkan Cetin	it works.
10 Feb 2006	Joseph Hollmann	You get better image results if you limit change the following ch_list = char(32:127); to a more limited list such as ch_list = char(32:63);
20 Sep 2006	bellmulti ...	thanks you
05 Dec 2010	Kumaravel Jagadeesan	Its not running,,,i am getting ??? Error using ==> textart at 25 Missing image file name to convert,,,wat to do?help me,,how to add image file
10 Dec 2010	Robin Martin	cool
23 Nov 2011	Wencong

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24 Nov 2010	Add algorithm to dither pixels that lie between two quantiles of shading, per 1969 I.D.G. MacLead algorithm, "Pictorial Output with a Line Printer", IEEE Transactions on Computers, Volume 19, Issue 2 (February 1970), Pages 160-162