AsciiAnimationBasedVideoStream

Streaming Ascii Animation Based Videos on Graphical User Interface Using Communication Between Client and Server

Java/Javac Version -> 1.8.291

GCC Version -> 9.3.0

Running Server

Compilation

  gcc server.c -o server -pthread

Starting

  ./server -p PORT_NUMBER -s STREAM_NUMBER -ch1 path/to/video_file -ch2 path/to/another/video_file -ch3 ...

Example Server Starting

 ./server -p 8080 -s 3 -ch1 ./video1.txt -ch2 ./video2.txt -ch3 ./video3.txt

Running Client

Compilation

Standard

  javac UserInterface.java

With External '.jar' File(s) of JavaFX

Java Version 1.8.*

 javac -classpath path/to/your/jar_files UserInterface.java

Java Version 1.11.* (Tested with OpenJfx 11.0.2)

 javac --module-path /path/to/your/jar_files UserInterface.java

Running Client

Standard

 java UserInterface -a ADDRESS -p PORT_NUMBER -ch CHANNEL_ID

Example Standard Running

 java UserInterface -a localhost -p 8080 -ch 2

With External '.jar' File(s) of JavaFX

Java Version 1.8.*

  java -classpath path/to/your/jar_files -a ADDRESS -p PORT_NUMBER- ch CHANNEL_ID

Java Version 1.11.* (Tested with OpenJfx 11.0.2)

  java --module-path /path/to/your/jar_files UserInterface -a ADDRESS -p PORT_NUMBER- ch CHANNEL_ID