jp2a v1.4.0 - Release Notes
Release Date: October 19, 2025
✨ New Features
🎥 Automatic Video Audio Playback
- Videos now play audio automatically in the background
- Audio synced to ASCII frame rate for perfect lip-sync
- Supports MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM
⚡ Performance Improvements
- Optimized ASCII rendering for faster frame rates
- Better memory management
- Improved timing calculations
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed audio playback on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Improved FFmpeg integration with better error handling
- Fixed frame timing synchronization
- Resolved terminal clearing delays
📖 Update
From GitHub
git pull origin mainFrom pip
pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/Gishankrishka/python-jp2a.git🎯 Usage
# Play video with audio
python jp2a.py video.mp4 --fullscreen --highres
# Custom resolution
python jp2a.py video.mp4 --width 100 --color⚠️ Note
Audio is intentionally slowed (~30%) to match ASCII rendering speed for synchronization. Use --width 80 for faster playback.
📄 License
MIT © 2025 Gishan Krishka