Convert any video to ASCII using VLC Media Player

VLC is a very famous video player. You can do many tricks in it. The feature of converting any video to ASCII is one that is slightly less known. I think this feature of this amazing media player can be used to have lots of fun.

To convert any video to ASCII, just follow the steps given below:-

1. Open VLC Media Player.
2. Click on the Tools menu and in the drop down list click on Preferences at the bottom of the list.
3. click on video icon in left sidebar.
4. click on the drop down box next to output.
5. Select Color ASCII art video output from the drop down list.
6. Click save and restart VLC media player.

Older versions of VLC might require you to modify these settings under the Advance tab or All Settings tab. As VLC runs on a variety of OSs, this trick will work on any PC capable of running this media player. However, it is interesting to point out that older PCs having poor hardware will slow down and give a stuttered output.