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it's not exactly "all-purpose", but with laptop in hand and Linux connected to the tv... `ssh user@host cat file.mkv | mplayer` it's more one of those things
by pksebben 5y ago
it's not exactly "all-purpose", but with laptop in hand and Linux connected to the tv...
`ssh user@host cat file.mkv | mplayer`
it's more one of those things that spark joy because of how weird it is, but I end up using it all the time.
- chrisjc 5y agowaiting for a response about how you can then also transcode the video into ascii by piping in an extra command :)
- hansel_der 5y agono extra command but happy to ablidge: 'mplayer -vo caca'
- pksebben 5y agoI recently went on a dive into libcaca. Those devs are the heroes we need.