ascii-video

Convert video, audio, and images into colored ASCII video via ffmpeg.

Updated Mar 30, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/attentiondotnet/hermes-agent --skill ascii-video-attentiondotnet
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: ascii-video
Source: https://github.com/attentiondotnet/hermes-agent/tree/main/skills/creative/ascii-video
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/attentiondotnet/hermes-agent --skill ascii-video-attentiondotnet

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Production pipelines that convert video, audio, and images into colored ASCII video output, enabling retro-art visuals, on-demand text overlays, and terminal-like rendering across formats such as MP4, GIF, or image sequences.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Generates multi-grid ASCII video from diverse inputs (video, audio, images, generative prompts) with per-scene palette and color strategies.
  • Supports video-to-ASCII recreation, audio-reactive visuals, generative ASCII art, and lyrics/text overlays for expressive visual storytelling.
  • Encodes final output using ffmpeg and provides modular stages for input loading, value-field rendering, tonemapping, shaders, and post-processing.

Quick Start

Feed input media into the pipeline to produce a colored ASCII video output.

Frequently Asked Questions about ascii-video

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I convert video to ASCII art output?▼

To convert video to ASCII art, you feed input media into a modular pipeline that loads frames, computes value and hue fields, renders multi-grid ASCII characters, and encodes the result into MP4, GIF, or image sequences using ffmpeg.

Can I generate audio-reactive ASCII visuals from an audio file?▼

Yes, you can generate audio-reactive ASCII visuals by inputting audio files into the pipeline, which computes frame-wise value and hue fields to render dynamic colored ASCII text overlays and generative art.

What video formats and image sequences are supported for ASCII rendering?▼

ASCII rendering supports MP4, GIF, and image sequences as output formats, encoding the final colored ASCII video through ffmpeg after applying adaptive tonemap and post-processing shaders.

Do I need ffmpeg to encode colored ASCII video?▼

Yes, ffmpeg is required to encode colored ASCII video, as the pipeline relies on it to finalize the output after completing the frame-wise value-field rendering, palette color strategies, and post-processing stages.

How does adaptive tonemapping work for colored ASCII video?▼

Adaptive tonemapping for colored ASCII video works by applying post-processing shaders that adjust the computed value and hue fields across multi-grid ASCII art, ensuring balanced color rendering before final ffmpeg encoding.

What is the best way to add text and lyrics overlays to ASCII video?▼

The best way to add text and lyrics overlays to ASCII video is using a modular pipeline that renders generative ASCII art with per-scene palette strategies, applying adaptive tonemapping and shaders before ffmpeg encoding.