📺 CMD Screen

This is a program that can:

• print images
• play videos
• show live camera picture

directly in command prompt

🔨 Build (Windows)

1. Make sure you have the latest version of OpenCV installed at C:\tools\opencv (or you can edit the path in CMakeLists.txt)
2. Download the latest version of the project (v2.0.1.zip)
3. Unpack the ZIP archive
4. Compile the project into a single executable
   • Using JetBrains CLion (easier, recommended)
   • Using CMake

📋 Usage (Windows)

Once you have cmd_screen.exe (you can download it here), open the terminal that supports ANSI 24-bit Truecolor codes (almost all modern terminals do) in the same directory and use one of the following commands:

Print image:

cmd_screen img <image path>

Play video right away:

cmd_screen vid <video path>

• Pros: no need to wait for preloading to finish, no risk of RAM overflow, adaptive sizing and centering
• Cons: lower framerate, worse quality

Play video after preloading:

cmd_screen vid <video path> preload

• Pros: higher framerate, better quality
• Cons: high risk of RAM overflow for 1min+ videos, no adaptive sizing and centering

Show live picture from specific camera:

cmd_screen cam <camera index>

index should be a non-negative integer

Show live picture from default camera:

cmd_screen cam

the same as cmd_screen cam 0

Not vibecoded and made with ❤️ by Vladimir Polischuk