batimg

batimg is a small program written in Rust, designed to be fast and compatible with every terminal.
It can print images and play videos in almost every format in your terminal.

Build

Build bin and install dependencies: cargo build --release
Bin location: ./target/release/adplay

Usage

USAGE:
    batimg [OPTIONS] <FILE>

ARGS:
    <FILE>    Path to the media

OPTIONS:
    -d, --debug         Print debug stats
    -a, --audio         Play video audio (unstable)
    -h, --help          Print help information
    -l, --loop          Loop the video 
    -s, --size <u32>    Canvas size
    -r, --resolution    Disable high resolution mode (half pixel character)
    -p, --prerender     Export frames first (unstable)
    -t, --timesync      Disable realtime synchronization
    -V, --version       Print version information

EXAMPLES: 
    batimg img.png
    batimg img.jpg -s 100
    batimg video.mp4 -a
    batimg animation.gif

Goals

• Show images
• Play videos
• Play audio
• Improving the resolution
• Improving cleaning escape codes
• Getting rid of FFmpeg high CPU usage (Frame extraction)

batimg vs catimg

	batimg	catimg
creation date	2021	2013
language	rust	shell/c
format	almost all	png/jpg/gif
dependencies	ffmpeg (videos)	imagemagick
resize algorithm	nearest neighbor	nearest color
resolution	▀ / █	▀ / ██
video support	yes	no
audio support	yes	no
CPU usage	medium (images) high (videos)	medium
prerendering	Disabled by default	Always enabled
time sync	Enabled by default	Seems enabled, but not on every gif

Rendering comparison on pixel arts.