These instructions are for linux only...
Okay, so I got bored at college, and had a play around with some things.. and what I came up with was amazing
First, make sure you have mplayer downloaded
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sudo apt-get install mplayer
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Next, download the AA-Lib:
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sudo apt-get install libaa-bin
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Okay, so now here is the cool bit!
(You'll need an avi video for this... you can download youtube videos from Vixy.net in avi format (y) )
Code:
mplayer -vo aa xxxxx.avi
...Obv. change xxxxx.avi to your video name .avi
Nice huh?
and if you want to view the video in color:
Code:
sudo apt-get install caca-utils
Next:
Code:
mplayer -vo caca xxxxx.avi
Have a look at some of the settings
and you cn change the contrast etc.
If you want a really good example of what this can do, :
Code:
sudo apt-get install bb
then:
ALSO! check this out:

I had a lot of fun watching cartoons on this!
If you have any problems, just ask.. I had a lot of problems whilst getting this to work, so I should be able to help you.
JAM