VerMan's Art Converter

Art comes under various different forms, and is mostly a lengthy creation process that can impress a large public. Nowadays, the computer can be used to further extent the branch of art, and applications like VerMan’s Art Converter are suitable examples in this regard. For instance, this one lets you convert pictures into geeky ASCII art.

Perks of portability

When download is done, you can store it on a USB flash drive to use on more computer, and after processing a few files, you’ll highly be tempted to. Moreover, the computer you use it on doesn’t really get affected, since registries are not a dependency. However, you do need to make sure that .NET Framework is a part of Windows.
All the application has to offer can be found in a classic window frame that poses no accommodation problems whatsoever. There are two methods that can be used to generate ASCII art. Depending on your selection, specific sets of options become available, graying out the others so they don’t seem confusing.

Generate TXT or JPG ASCII art

Regardless of the method you decide on, the first step is to load an image. You can’t just drag it over the main window, but the browse dialog is pretty intuitive, letting you select JPG, GIF, or BMP files. Only then can you use the drop-down menu for type, which can either be text mosaic or ASCII art.
The main difference is that the text mosaic generates a TXT file with characters aligned to represent the image, while the other creates a JPG file, with characters arranged in a similar manner, but also including color. Multiple quality options are at your disposal, and you’re sure to get something neat out of every picture.

In conclusion

To sum it up, VerMan’s Art Converter manages to live up to expectations, and can take almost any kind of image, combine it with characters, and generate ASCII art in a couple of modes. Although the set of options is a bit shallow, the overall process is easy to grasp, with the result generated almost instantly.