Video effect

Convert video to ASCII

Upload a video and get an ASCII-style video, with character size and output frame rate under your control.

Video to transform

Convert video to ASCII

Live

Video to transform

ASCII size

Output FPS

Open in Fuser

Runs in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.

How tools work

A tool is a small app you describe in plain words. Try this one here, then keep it on your Fuser canvas and connect it to the rest of your work.

A tool on the Fuser canvas with its controls and result

1. Try it here

Add your own file or text and adjust the controls. Live tools run in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

Two tools chained together on the Fuser canvas

2. Open it in Fuser

Sign up free and the tool opens on your canvas with this example wired in, ready to connect to images, video or text from other nodes.

A Tool node with a description of the tool to build

3. Describe your own

Need something different? Describe the tool you want and Fuser builds it, with the controls you asked for.

Ways to use this tool

Create ASCII video variations by changing character size and output frame rate.

Create character-based video art

Transform a video into an ASCII-style result for a distinctly text-based visual treatment.

Compare ASCII detail levels

Switch between small, medium, and large ASCII sizes to explore different character scales.

Make stepped-motion studies

Lower the output FPS to create a more deliberately sampled version of the source video.

Test faster motion output

Raise the output FPS when you want to compare a higher-frame-rate ASCII result.

Build stylized video variations

Generate multiple versions of the same video by combining different ASCII sizes and FPS settings.

Add ASCII video to a workflow

Use the resulting video as a step in a larger Fuser workflow with other nodes.

Frequently asked questions

It takes one video input and produces an ASCII video. The result updates as you change the ASCII size and output FPS controls.

You need to provide a video using the required video input. No other input is listed for this tool.

ASCII size offers small, medium, and large options, changing the selected character scale. Output FPS can be adjusted from 6 to 30 to change the result's frame rate.

No account is needed to try this Live tool on the page, and it runs in your browser for free. Fuser asks you to sign up if you download the result more than once or open the tool in Fuser.

Open the tool in Fuser and connect it with other nodes in your workflow. The node receives a video and provides an ASCII video result for the next step.