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ASCII QuickTime Movie Player

Posted by pudge on from the tasty-ascii-goodness dept.

EccentricAnomaly writes "Do you wish you had some more CLUI multimedia apps? Well, over at Mac OS X Hints I found this link to Apple's sample code for an ASCII QuickTime movie player. So grab some popcorn, make Terminal full screen, and watch some movie trailers the way ubergeeks were truly meant to." You can watch movies over remote login to another box, too, though the sound will come out of the host computer, not the client ...

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  1. Funnies in the source code by aster_ken · · Score: 5, Funny

    Read the source code to get the "Top X Tips for better ASCII QuickTime Movie Viewing". I particularly like number nine.

  2. Dude ... by Kiaser+Zohsay · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will it play the Ellen Feiss "Switcher" ad? That would be so bitchin...

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  3. I'm the chosen one! by dhardman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Having my font color green, and the background black, the first thing I thought of was the last scene of The Matrix. Even though this has been out a while, It's fun to play with.