📷 ASCII Camera

A real-time browser-based ASCII camera that converts your live webcam feed into animated ASCII art.
No installs, no backend — everything runs locally in your browser.

Built with web technologies and deployed using GitHub Pages.

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✨ Features

• 🎥 Live Camera to ASCII
  ⏱️ Real-time rendering · 📷 Webcam input · 🖥️ Monospaced output

• 📐 Resolution Modes
  🔽 Ultra Low · 🔹 Low · ⚖️ Medium · 🔼 High · 🚀 Ultra High · 🟢 Native

• 🎨 ASCII Styles
  ▫️ Simple · 🧩 Detailed · 🧱 Blocks · 🔄 Inverse · ⚫ Binary

• 📸 Frame Capture
  ⏺️ Capture frame · 🖼️ Save image · 📋 Copy ASCII · 🖨️ Print PDF

• 📊 Live Status Info
  🎞️ FPS · 📐 Rows × Columns · ⏰ Timestamp · 🎥 Camera state

• 🌐 Client-Side Only
  🚫 No servers · 🚫 No uploads · 🔒 Local processing · ⚡ Offline-ready

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🚀 👉 LIVE Demo

⚠️ Camera permission is required
Best viewed on desktop browsers (Chrome / Firefox recommended)

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🛠️ How It Works

1. Captures live video using the Web Media API
2. Downscales frames based on the selected resolution
3. Maps pixel brightness to ASCII characters
4. Renders output using a monospaced grid
5. Applies visual styles for different artistic effects

All processing happens locally in real time.

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📸 Camera Permissions

This app requires access to your camera.

• Camera data is processed only in your browser
• No video, images, or data are uploaded or stored
• No analytics or tracking

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🖨️ Export & Print

• Save Image
  Exports the rendered ASCII frame as an image

• Print PDF
  Generates a print-ready PDF containing the ASCII text

• Copy ASCII
  Copies the raw ASCII characters exactly as displayed

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🧪 Tested Browsers

• Google Chrome (Desktop)
• Mozilla Firefox (Desktop)
• Chromium-based browsers

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📦 Running Locally

• Download the repo and open index.html