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The ASCII Cam

Posted by Hemos on Fri Jan 26, 2001 12:15 PM
from the dear-lord dept.

griffjon writes "The folks over at Dyne.org have hacked together a method to take live camera feed and turn it into ascii-character video on Linux. You can get the latest release, or see screenshots from a live stream. Y'know, this kinda ascii could be good random noise input for a cipher."

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Re:Encryption! by Alan (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:37AM
He cheats! by jonr (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:43AM
Or, to quote NTK.NET... by Paulo (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:37AM
OK, But it's the only way to watch sports. by drowsy (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @10:18AM
not new by pergamon (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:39AM
Re:Mmmmm..... by IRNI (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:48AM
Re:someone at SGI developed this 5 years ago by Y2K is bogus (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @01:27PM
re: New pgp sig by Grell (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @05:31PM
Re:been done before by prijks (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:35AM
been done before by prijks (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:29AM
Text-mode atrocities unlimited by FWMiller (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @12:59PM
Re:Encryption! by qnonsense (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @10:40AM
Neat, but not really new. by UnkyHerb (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @04:04PM
Re:Nothing new by Pope Slackman (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:59AM
i know by Nima (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @01:16PM
New meaning.... by Mtn_Dewd (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @12:57PM
ok ya. by Mtn_Dewd (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @01:11PM
Huh? No it's not. by DoorFrame (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @10:23AM
This ain't news ! by Chep (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:11PM
Complete (?) list of google screen shot caches by twdorris (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:55AM
Re:Encryption! by EnderWiggnz (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @10:13AM
Re:Cipher by seanw (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @03:23PM
Re:Looks a little fishy... by QuoteMstr (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @01:06PM
Re:It's About Time... by QuoteMstr (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @01:09PM
Re:It's About Time... by jovlinger (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @09:38AM
Re:SSH and Telnet by ffatTony (Score:1) Saturday January 27 2001, @11:39AM
slashdotted already by mach-5 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:25AM
What really drives opensource? by zensonic (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:27AM
Reminds me of ASCII Doom ... by smoondog (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:29AM
Re:Use of Greyscale by graniteMonkey (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @02:29PM
slashcode web cacheing project by wharfrat (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:39AM
Re:MosASCII by da5id (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:21PM
Re:Aim camera at senction of transparent sewer lin by ebyte (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @09:03AM
Re:Nice by Shagg (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @11:41AM
Re:nifty... by Count Spatula (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:07AM
Re:Cipher by jaromil (Score:1) Saturday January 27 2001, @02:34AM
Re:False Advertising by jaromil (Score:1) Saturday January 27 2001, @02:38AM
Re:Looks a little fishy... by jaromil (Score:1) Saturday January 27 2001, @02:42AM
Just in time for Supper Bowl XXXV by garoush (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:27AM
Where's the hack? by CaseStudy (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:48AM
(OT)JPEG to ASCII conversion and Goatse.cx by yerricde (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:53AM
The Matrix, resolved! by ClayJar (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:38AM
SGI did it all by tessellation (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @01:12PM
Random noise? Maybe not. by clary (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:21AM
Re: Video takes up too much bandwidth????? by torokun (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @10:58AM
not new by belg4mit (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:30AM
Nothing new by Kanon (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:37AM
take another look by brad3378 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:08AM
Random number generator... by MrClean35 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:54AM
bzzzzzzztttt by Guignol (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:52AM
Photo - Ascii by MaltoMeal (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:53AM
Re:Cipher (lavarand actually) by brad2600 (Score:1) Saturday January 27 2001, @12:06PM
Re: Video takes up too much bandwidth????? by Araneas (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @12:27PM
Re:Encryption! by FuzzyBad-Mofo (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:08AM
Data by mizhi (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:20AM
cool by jonnaro99 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:20AM
Re: Video takes up too much bandwidth????? by mgkimsal2 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @02:45PM
this ASCII hack does not deserve a story by yulek (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:37AM
Grayscale? by micromoog (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:32AM
Re:Grayscale? by micromoog (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:39AM
Re:Images to ASCII?? by deeznutsclan (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:45AM
Re:Grayscale? by deeznutsclan (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:11AM
Definitely cool by Rudeboy777 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:25AM
Re:Encryption! by smartfart (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @02:06PM
Too much time by Bender Unit 22 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @10:06AM
Google cache by tupawk (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:39AM
The ASCII Cam! by AFCArchvile (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:10AM
So that's what they mean by... by Microsift (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:48AM
Is that Frank Zappa? by tridim (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:09AM
Wouldn't this have been a lot cooler if... by BornInASmallTown (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:31AM
Re:It's About Time... by dmomo (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:50AM
Mmmmm..... by FigBugDeux (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @07:29AM
Got ASCII by ertw (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @12:36PM
More acsii pr0n by F0_SuD0 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @06:27PM
Soon i can get me by drkane-1337 (Score:1) Friday January 26 2001, @08:05PM
New troll tool by Anonymous Coward (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:19AM
Re:Already being used to generate random numbers by Masem (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:54AM
Neat, but hardly new... by Manuka (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @08:52AM
WOW - pictures from beyond the grave!! by gelfling (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @03:41PM
Re:255 color gray scale? by rnturn (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @09:25AM
OK, I shoulda been more explicit by griffjon (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @09:43AM
what is he holding? by cpeterso (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @03:38PM
Encryption! by gattaca (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:20AM
Re:You could use it as a CCTV camera.... by gattaca (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @08:09AM
Re:Encryption! by gattaca (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @08:11AM
Could it be used... by gattaca (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:25AM
Re:Encryption! by gattaca (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:43AM
Re:slashdoted - google cache link for screenshot by twdorris (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @08:47AM
Maybe they should film the Matrix sequels... by fluffhead (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @10:23AM
Wierd by Eric^2 (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:32AM
Star Wars in ASCII by MrP- (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @08:05AM
Already being used to generate random numbers by alexjohns (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:21AM
Re:SSH and Telnet by ffatTony (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @09:34AM
earliest Video to ASCII tool? by LinuxParanoid (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @11:02AM
aatv by matman (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @09:21AM
Re:SSH and Telnet by suffe (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @11:57AM
I feel Robbed! by EXTomar (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @11:58AM
It's About Time... by kdgarris (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:20AM
excerpt from early Matrix script draft by madmancarman (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @11:47AM
Looks a little fishy... by Christianfreak (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:46AM
Re:someone at SGI developed this 5 years ago by jaromil (Score:2) Saturday January 27 2001, @02:48AM
Re:False Advertising by Ashran (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:34AM
Re:Encryption! by pallex (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:43AM
you want random? by zyqqh (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:34AM
Why? by plover (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:20AM
Images to ASCII?? by scorbett (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:23AM
Info on Lavarand Patent by mendepie (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @08:00AM
Cool, but not really ASCII by tempmpi (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @07:34AM
Re:False Advertising by IdentityCrisis (Score:2) Friday January 26 2001, @09:25AM
Use of Greyscale (Score:3)

by the eric conspiracy (20178) on Friday January 26 2001, @10:39AM (#479605)

Isn't use of greyscale sort of cheating?
live-screenz.html (Score:3)

by Saint Nobody (21391) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:32AM (#479606) Homepage Journal

screenz? i really have difficultiez respecting those that use z'z to pluralize their wordz.
You could use it as a CCTV camera.... (Score:3)

by gattaca (27954) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:48AM (#479607)

to identify victims of vowel play.

You'd have to keep it running consonantly, of course.
Re:Encryption! (Score:3)

by EnderWiggnz (39214) on Friday January 26 2001, @08:01AM (#479608)

ASCII!!!!
UNICODE!!!!
real men would use EBCDIC.
tagline
nifty... (Score:3)

by bencc99 (100555) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:23AM (#479609) Homepage

Now all we need is a way of being able to port the images into ascii quake, so we can frag friends in glorious ascii-colour(tm)
:)
slashdoted (Score:3)

by Sanctuary (124701) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:50AM (#479610)

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:ascii.dyne.or g/+&hl=en [google.com]
PNG really necessary? (Score:4)

by rkent (73434) <rkent@nOspaM.post.harvard.edu> on Friday January 26 2001, @07:30AM (#479611)

Why on EARTH is the screenshot encoded to a PNG file? Seems like the most bandwidth-efficient way would be to just send the ASCII!
Oh, wait... I don't have ANSI terminal emulation enabled in Netscape... nevermind :)
Ahh, the good old BBS days. It's great that they now have "live webcam" functionality for systems like that, 10 years after they're useful :)
randomness from video source: sgi already did it (Score:4)

by TheGratefulNet (143330) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:20AM (#479612)

converting video to random data for seeding random number generators and such has been done:
lavarand! [sgi.com]
walking past a fishbowl at SGI and seeing a bunch of "heat lamps" [sic] was pretty trippy...

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Cipher (Score:5)

by rw2 (17419) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:19AM (#479613) Homepage

Y'know, this kinda ascii could be good random noise input for a cipher."

Yeah, there's really nothing better for cryptography than a repeating stream!

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False Advertising (Score:5)

by Mignon (34109) <satan@programmer.net> on Friday January 26 2001, @07:26AM (#479614)

Damn site doesn't work on Lynx. What good is an ASCII-cam that won't work on Lynx?
someone at SGI developed this 5 years ago (Score:5)

by nrmrvrk (89299) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:35AM (#479615)

Linux is only 5 years behind... I used something when I worked at SGI with my Indycam to display the output of the camera in an xterm in ASCII.

I found this webpage (circa 1995) detailing the software. Congrats Linux you've revolutionalized the computer industry again. I hope you at least stole *some* of the code before creating this new and wonderful tool...

http://reality.sgi.com/cpirazzi/ttyvideo.html

no egg!
SSH and Telnet (Score:5)

by don_carnage (145494) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:38AM (#479616) Homepage

So does that mean that I can now watch a video stream over SSH or Telnet?
Finally video Pr0n at work! woohooo!

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Nice (Score:5)

by OlympicSponsor (236309) on Friday January 26 2001, @07:45AM (#479617)

Hey, she's a hottie! ...or is that a man?

Don't tell amihotornot.com about this technology...
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MailOne [openone.com]

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Use of Greyscale (Score:3)

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You could use it as a CCTV camera.... (Score:3)

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Cipher (Score:5)

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