Thanks to codefenix at Constructive Chaos BBS for pointing me at theãsixel stuff - I had no idea it was out there.ããFor those who want to give it a try themselves I've come up with aãlittle program that will take the NASA Picture of the Day from the NASAãfile echo, convert it to sixel and display right on your terminal, ifãyou're using one that's compatible, such as SyncTerm v1.1 or later.ãããcreate /sbbs/xtrn/nasaãSimply grab https://www.endofthelinebbs.com/nasa.tar.bz2 ãextract the files using tar xf nasa.tar.bz2 (you may have to specifyãtar jxf if your tar isn't smart).ããInstall imagemagick and unzip if not already on your system.ããConfigure the directories in the script, refer to the read me.ãCreate a menu optionããGive it a try!ããI'd love to get feedback on improvements or if it works (especially ifãyou're on Windows since I cannot test it). I'm not the best JS scripterãbut it works! (for me anyway).ã-- ãEnd Of The Line BBS - Plano, TXãtelnet endofthelinebbs.com 23ã---ã þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.comã

I'd love to get feedback on improvements or if it works (especially ifã Ne> you're on Windows since I cannot test it). I'm not the best JS scripterã Ne> but it works! (for me anyway).ããGreat use of SIXEL and displaying something thats not only static - that changes daily. I've grabbed and archived nasa.tar.bz and appreciate checking out your project.ãããã|07p|15AULIE|1142|07oã|08.........ã

Re: Re: Sixel stuffã By: paulie420 to Nelgin on Fri Jun 24 2022 16:50:00ãã > Great use of SIXEL and displaying something thats not only static - thatã > changes daily. I've grabbed and archived nasa.tar.bz and appreciate checkingã > out your project.ããCool. Thanks for trying it out.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.comã

Re: Re: Sixel stuffã By: paulie420 to Nelgin on Fri Jun 24 2022 16:50:00ãã > Great use of SIXEL and displaying something thats not only static - thatã > changes daily. I've grabbed and archived nasa.tar.bz and appreciate checkingã > out your project.ããDid you have any luck with this?ããOnce thing I found is that the picture of the day is sometimes a video, so you have to check that. I'll upload an updated version in the next day or two, there's another issue I want to sort out.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.comã

Great use of SIXEL and displaying something thats not only static - thaã Ne> > changes daily. I've grabbed and archived nasa.tar.bz and appreciate cheã Ne> > out your project.ã Ne> ã Ne> Did you have any luck with this?ã Ne> ã Ne> Once thing I found is that the picture of the day is sometimes a video,ã Ne> so you have to check that. I'll upload an updated version in the nextã Ne> day or two, there's another issue I want to sort out.ããSo I don't have anything that changes daily - I was w0rking on a project that took retro magazines in .PDF format and auto-formats them and displays in SIX... I got stuck up because I can't display TWO SIX files side-by-side - when you write a SIX 'over top' another SIX, there is dithering b/c of the way SIX files are drawn on screen...ããHOWEVER, I also have played around w/ animations (animated GIFs, converting video to GIF and then SIX...) and video. There is an FFMPEG-SIXEL project on github that is promising... ããAt any rate, I thought the NASA pic of the day was really awesome for displaying using SIX; and I bet with some tweaking, if one wanted, you could get the other formats converted - its just a pain.ããScripts = <3ãããã|07p|15AULIE|1142|07oã|08.........ã

Re: Re: Sixel stuffã By: paulie420 to Nelgin on Tue Sep 27 2022 18:43:00ãã > HOWEVER, I also have played around w/ animations (animated GIFs, convertingã > video to GIF and then SIX...) and video. There is an FFMPEG-SIXEL project onã > github that is promising...ããSounds interesting, but I hate to think how much data that would consume.ãã > At any rate, I thought the NASA pic of the day was really awesome forã > displaying using SIX; and I bet with some tweaking, if one wanted, you couldã > get the other formats converted - its just a pain.ããAs far as graphics so, should be easy. ImageMagick provides a lot of conversion tools.ããThanks,ãNigelã---ã þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.comã