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Questions related to playing or editing video on the Raspberry Pi, both in SD and HD.

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HDMI to HDMI monitor keeps going black every 10 seconds then comming back

So i have my Pi connected to a small 7" monitor (feelworld T7 plus), and when i turn on the pi and let the video run it will periodically go black for just a second before coming back. The ...
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OMXPlayer Audio Out of Sync with Video

I have a RPi and I'm trying to play a full 1080p HD video @ 60fps. The audio is a few seconds ahead of the video. Is there any way to get the video to maybe drop frames? And I'm using a 256MB model, ...
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Waveshare display acting wierd

I am using a waveshare 7inch display it was working well but today when i connexted it to raspberry pi the output is unexpected Please help me out Thanks in advance
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Start pi_video_looper from Python

I am new to Python so please be kind ;) I am trying to start the Adafruit Video Looper from a python script. Basically I have this code: from pi_video_looper.Adafruit_Video_Looper.video_looper ...
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How to run Britbox on Raspberry Pi 4?

I was wondering how can I watch Britbox https://www.britbox.co.uk/ on a Raspberry Pi 4? Currently, the video output is not running in chromium. I have tried increasing the gpu to 256 and this had no ...
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Software adjustment of gamma/brightness settings in Raspbian

I am trying to find a way to control the apparent brightness of my external screen on Raspbian Stretch. In my situation, there is no need to actually control the backlight, as I only want to change ...
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Video encoding for web streaming with Raspberry Pi

I have a Sony Camcorder HXR-NX5E that I want to use for web streaming on Youtube, Facebook, etc. I would like to know if there is a way to use Raspberry Pi as a video encoder open source to stream ...
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Text overlay over video stream when saving to file system

I'am using raspberry pi zero as controller which communicate over UART with external board with five sensors. What I need is a way to save video stream from raspicam to filesystem with embedded text (...
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AVFrame YUV420P to dispmanx VC_IMAGE_YUV420

I'm using ffmpeg for decoding a video with h264_mmal encoder. And all test videos are in YUV420P color encoding. Also I'm using dispmanx for drawing frames from a video. Only problem which I have is ...
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Can you merge graphic text with a transparent background over a video loop on raspberry pi and output to HDMI?

Is there a way to use a Raspberry Pi to play a video loop from an SD card in folder1, and then using a chroma key, remove the green screen in the background of a graphic text in folder2 (Or perhaps ...
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Does Pi4 output correct video for Apple CInema Displays?

I've seen the older thread asking about a pi 2 on a cinema display, but the responses weren't helpful. I have an old Apple Cinema display that does work - had an ancient mac up and running, but that ...
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2560x1080 how many Hz?

Periodically I’m tempted by the ultra wide monitors on the market. If I buy one, it’ll be the 29” LG but my question is can the new pi 3b+ do 60 Hz at 2560x1080?
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Can hardware decoding of h.264 be enabled in Kodi on Ubuntu?

Running Ubuntu 23.04 (and previously 22.10) on a Pi 4 doesn't seem to allow me to hardware decode h.264 in Kodi from Debian from the Ubuntu repo. I draw this conclusion from the Video decoder: f-h264 (...
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Running videos on JavaFX in Raspberry Pi Zero

I am trying to run a program which shows a simple video through mediaView and then shows a QR code that is associated with a string that the program generates on javaFX in a Raspberry Pi Zero. I have ...
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audio video out of sync / framerate issue?

I am trying to sync the raspberry pi camera (revision 1.3) to an external microphone. The sync is fine for the first 5 minutes or so, but around the 20 minute mark, the difference becomes really ...
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Video Chat App for Raspberry Pi?

I am searching for an app through which I can send my voice and video feed to another user on laptop using picam and mic module and recieve voice from him. I am gonna use Raspberry Zero W with picam. ...
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Problem recording video with audio from usb soundcard using avconv

What I'm trying to accomplish in this program is that when video and sound is captured, the output file is .mp4 extension (or some other, like .ogv), with video and sound. I know how to capture video ...
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Amazon Prime Video totally freezes/crashes Raspberry Pi 4 in Chromium

Since the Widevine support is available for Raspbian I'm able to watch Netflix and Amazon Prime Video on the Raspberry Pi just using the Chromium Browser. I have, however, a strange behaviour when ...
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Does MIPI CSI cameras should always preferred than USB UVC cameras?

I'm attempting to DIY a car blind spot monitor system using camera + RPi board + display. For the camera part, there are cameras connected through MIPI CSI or USB UVC. I am a software developer only ...
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Custom Splash Screen Video

I'm having trouble creating my own splash screen for my Raspberry Pi 3. I began by creating a script which plays a short video and it works when I run it on it's own. I am following this tutorial but ...
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Capture AV/HDMI and stream over the network? (+IR extender too, maybe?)

Is it possible to have the Pi take-in/capture footage then stream that footage over the network? Could I also attach an IR receiver to one Pi, and have it repeat from an IR receiver on another Pi? ...
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UV4L audio + video recording or stream?

I have experimented with a number of different ways of streaming both audio and video from the raspberry pi. The UV4L web server has great webRTC support, and the bi-directional audio/video ...
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Download the streaming video in server

In order to stream video over the LAN, I used a Raspberry Pi Zero W. I used this MJPEG server code to stream the video over the LAN. [mpjpeg streaming program] 1 Currently, I want to download and save ...
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Can I set the camera's shutter speed for video?

I need to have a low shutter speed to be able to capture a light that is only on for a few milliseconds each frame (light synced with camera fps, but only want it to capture when the light is on). How ...
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Need advice on how to record video and audio using my RasPi

As an experiment and learning project, I want to create an action camera using my Raspberry Pi Zero W, the latest version of the RasPi camera module and an i2S microphone. I have found some RasPi ...
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Send GPIO trigger(s) at specific video timecode(s)?

Just starting out in the wonderful world of RPi maker projects, scored a Model 2b v.1.1, installed the latest Raspbian and now ready for my first project :-) What I want to build is a video player for ...
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Ultra-wide monitor support - Screen resolution, Video and Audio Raspberry Pi 4 B

Ultra-wide monitor specs: 34 inch WHFD (2560 x 1080) IPS Display (21:9) - HD 10 AMD Free sync OS: Arch linux with Openbox (lightdm) Issues: Managed to get 2560x1080 pixels with hdmi_enable_4kp60=1 in ...
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Can I somehow feed the camera's live image into my GUI?

I'm new to the python world and I have an RPI project where I would like to display the camera's (Arducam 16mpx) realtime image into my GUI application. I saw multiple projects web streaming with ...
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Enable hardware video decoding in VLC on Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye

As the title says: How can I enable hardware video decoding in VLC (or other player) in Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye? I'm on a Raspberry Pi 3B+. Video playback in OSMC is smooth but in Raspberry Pi OS it ...
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Can "normal" app change resolution/refresh on the fly

I want to write a Pi app to test the ability of American HDTVs to display 720p50, 1080i50, 1080p50, and other assorted modes, like the 59.94 & 60fps variants of 720p60 and 1080p60 via HDMI. Few/no ...
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Arm Arch Linux 'startx' displays black screen on Raspberry Pi 3

Context: I recently got started with Arch Linux and the whole building your own distro thing. So I put Arch Linux Arm version on my Raspberry Pi 3 Model B v1.2 from the Arch Linux Arm project. I put ...
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QtMultimedia on RaspBerry Pi

I've been trying to get QtMultimedia working on Raspberry Pi for a few weeks now, cross-compiling using the BakeQtPi script, yet the QtMultimedia plugin never seems to find an appropriate service to ...
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Raspberry Pi B, wont play mp4 videos. Latest Rasbpian Stretch

I'm trying to play mp4 video on vlc player, but it only shows progress and no video is playing. Also, tried with omxplayer, it just says, Have a nice day ;) and nothing happens. I was looking for the ...
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Micro pc to control scenography, shutdown

In a quite complicated theater-like scene I need to project a movie on a monitor. The movie must be played when a sensor is engaged (no, I can't use an IR remote control). I was thinking about using ...
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Streaming from RPI over VLC

I realize this is a very commonly asked question but I haven't found anyone who's run into quite the problem that I'm running into. On my PI I run the following command: raspivid -o - -t 99999 -w 640 ...
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Starting raspberry pi from button

I want to have a raspberry pi inside a hollowed out book with a contact switch that detects the book cover lifting, which will then send a signal to the pi to turn itself on/wake from a low power ...
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No video on HDMI?

I just got my Raspberry Pi in the mail, and went to hook it up to my TV with an HDMI cable. I plugged in the cable (known to work with my cable box), a keyboard, and then power. A light comes on the ...
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Can I record HD 1080 p 60 fps through USB on a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4?

I have a set-top box with HDMI output and want to record some programs from it on a Raspberry Pi (model 3 or 4). I found some HDMI to USB 3.0 converters with HDMI 'loop-out' which would enable us to ...
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Is local video streaming site possible?

I'm not familiar with Raspberry Pi and I just want to ask if my idea is possible. I am planning to install Ubuntu and Python 3. I will put all videos in a hard drive, connect it to the Raspberry Pi, ...
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Boots correctly but says "No HDMI signal" after finishing kernel boot logs

I have a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (8GB), I have flashed the latest version of Raspbian into a USB flash drive and I boot it from there. I've had no problems so far. Today I restarted it after about 2-3 ...
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Playing random Videos with omxplayer (PIR) [closed]

I am trying to do the following: I connected a PIR-Sensor to my raspberry pi to detect motion. If there is motion detected my pi should play random videos from the folder "videos" (about 20-...
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Add 24 monitors to PC using Raspberry Pi?

this is an abandoned post by an unregistered user. Recently I was given about 40 computer monitors, a few thin clients and a beat up, potentially dead dell poweredge 2500 server.. Immediately I ...
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Led matrix with hole cut out

I'm a student artist with a decent background in robotics/cs working on a sculpture and was hoping to use a raspberry pi and a led matrix. I was hoping to cut out a section in the middle of the matrix ...
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Motion camera not showing video in browser

I have a problem with motion. I created a web page where I put my motion video, like this: <html> <title> Camara </title> <head> <h1 style="font-family:calibri;">Camara ...
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Videoplayer working with vertical videos

I previously used omxplayer to play my videos and it worked like a charm. Now that the omxplayer has been deprecated I needed an alternative. So I tried VLC on the command line. Problem here is that ...
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Pi Zero Video out header

I'm still waiting to sort getting a Pi Zero, but a thought has just occured to me. The Pi Zero has 4 pins which are AFAIK something to do with video: So I have two questions: What is the pinout for ...
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Does Kodi 19 "matrix" support hardware acceleration for Raspberry Pi 4?

I have a Raspberry Pi 4 (8 GB) model overclocked to 2Ghz, and I want to run Kodi on top of Kali. I have it set up with version 19, but there is clearly no hardware acceleration, (indicated by choppy ...
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Netflix in Chromium freeze complete pi

My Pi 4 (8GB) has been crashing since yesterday whenever you want to watch a movie in Chromium via Netflix. However, the first five minutes of the film run through without any problems. Other websites ...
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Video encoding on Raspberry Pi 4 via ffmpeg and h264_v4l2m2m produces corrupted video

Raspberry Pi 4, 4 GB Rapsberry Pi OS Lite, 64 bit (2022-09-22) Kernel 5.15.61-v8+ ffmpeg 4.3.4-0+deb11u1+rpt3 config.txt has the following relevant entry: # Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver dtoverlay=vc4-...
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Best way to achieve robust low latency video streaming to a browser using a Raspberry Pi Zero

I want to stream the live video feed captured from a camera attached to my Raspberry Pi Zero to some browser with as low latency as possible (<1s). My end goal is attaching the Pi Zero & Camera ...

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