Vixyl

About

Vixyl lets you read and create pixel art vinyls.

This project started thanks to a tweet by Notch, which contained just this image:

Encoded in the spiral is an 8-bit mono 4kHz audio track, containing 3 seconds of the song "Turn Down for What". Vixyl implements the idea of encoding binary data into an image in a more generic way. That means you can use it to encode any file into a vinyl.

Usage

Reading a vinyl

1. Go to https://lucascorpion.github.io/vixyl/#/read
2. Load the vinyl image you want to read
3. Click the "Read" button

Creating a vinyl

1. Go to https://lucascorpion.github.io/vixyl/#/create
2. Load the file you want to encode
3. Select an encoding method (e.g. Rainbow Spiral)
4. Set the encoder options (e.g. background color)
5. Click the "Create" button

Development

1. Clone the repo
2. Run npm install
3. Run npm start, this will open a browser to http://localhost:3000/vixyl

Any changes in the code should automatically reload the tab.