Questions tagged [video]
Questions related to playing or editing video on the Raspberry Pi, both in SD and HD.
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NOOBS shows black screen unless I switch to to another video setting and then back to HDMI
When I first boot my Raspberry Pi into NOOBS, I get a blank screen until I push keys 3 or 4 and then select 1, switching it to HDMI again. Then, it works fine and I can install Raspbian, but after I ...
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Play videos with OMXPlayer while downloading them [closed]
I am trying to watch videos with omxplayer while i'm downloading them but they always stop playing after a while. It looks like omxplayer ignores everything that was downloaded after it was started.
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How do I install a flash player on arch linux?
I'm running a fairly fresh arch install.
I've tried pacman -S gnash-gtk but this doesn't work
How do I get midori or any other browser to play flash videos (youtube, Iplayer, etc)
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How do I get gnash to play flash videos?
I've found quite a few postings that indicate that flash video (youtube or otherwise) will play in midori after installing these
sudo apt-get install gnash browser-plugin-gnash
However, all it does ...
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Show *modified* video from camera on screen
There are many tutorials how to show video from camera on screen (like this one). I need to modify video stream with simple but custom filter. Stream may be low-res, so CPU should have enough juice.
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Resuming playback on XBMC only seems to work from a certain point onwards
I've noticed that when I stop a video near the beginning, it sometimes doesn't let you resume playback if you've stopped a video within a certain time period, but I can't seem to find any setting that ...
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Why does downloading additional subtitles using the XBMC Subtitles add-on cause the subtitles not to work anymore? (XBMC/Raspbmc)
Occasionally when I play a video that already has subtitles, I find that they're out of sync and so I search for and download subtitles using the XBMC Subtitles add-on. However when I do, I find that ...
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How do I install libfaac-dev on Raspi?
I have been at this for so long that no one short of John Skeet can tell me to RTFM.
I am trying to install VLC as per this answer and these instructions, but that installation requires several (read ...
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OpenELEC plays only the audio but not video for certain avi files
I have played other avi files on OpenELEC with success, but when I try playing certain ones, the video doesn't play - all I can hear is the sound playing in the background of the folder explorer.
I ...
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Subtitles embedding on video files, without re-encoding needed
I'm looking for a lightweight way to embed subtitles on my videos, in order to view them on video players such as embedded players on TVs or consoles, not supporting external subtitles loading such as ...
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On Boot: Random colors flashing in jagged formation then nothing
I am using Raspbian 2013-07-26 and I have been having a lot of trouble with my Pi lately (cheap SD card I'm thinking, lots of corrupt stuff).
Anyways, when I try to boot it I get this on the screen (...
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What is the easiest way to fade video on the Pi? [closed]
I am looking for the simplest way to do alpha fading between two video channels and control it with physical buttons.
I am comfortable with Python (but I can also do some C++ and Bash scripting).
I ...
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How to encode DVDs using the Raspberry Pi
I've got a bunch of old DVDs I want to encode and put on my NAS as AVI.
I'd like to use my Raspberry Pi Model B for the encoding as I won't miss it if it's out of action for hours/ days/ weeks. In ...
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Creating an HDMI Pass-Through Connection
I would be very interested to know if anyone on here might be able to provide some insights into the feasibility and/or proper approach to add a HDMI input to the Raspberry Pi in an effort to allow ...
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How to access raw video data from CSI camera?
I'm developing an augmented reality sort of app for the Pi, but I need access to the video data (pixel data) to tweak things programmatically from a C program, then display the modified frames.
How ...
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I would like to play 3 different video clips selected by 3 different hard-wired buttons [closed]
I have a little project where there are 3 buttons and one display. A video clip (around 5 mins) will play all the time (looping) until one of 3 hard-wired buttons are pressed, when one of 3 video ...
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What kind of data rate can I expect from the Raspberry Pi's MPEG Hardware codec?
What kind of data rate can I expect the hardware coded to decode smoothly?
While playing a video on VLC Player, I can choose Tools > Media Information > Statistics Tab Here I can see the bit ...
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How can Raspberry Pi output a HD stream? How is graphic processing handled in Linux and Raspberry Pi 's hardware? [closed]
Raspberry Pi has something less than decent hardware and is still able to output an HD stream (that's what I have read, correct me if I am wrong). A 700 MHz ARM processor, a not-so-great GPU, but ...
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RaspBMC plays some avi files but not others
I have a Pi version A (256MB), running RaspBMC (I guess the latest version as I only created the SD a month or so ago).
When I try to play some AVI files I have no problems adn everything works fine. ...
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Video (XBMC) on a Raspberry Pi - Passthrough output
I'm interesting in running OpenELEC on a Raspberry PI as it would be a cheap XBMC solution.
The OpenELEC Raspberry PI/FAQ notes:
The RPi cannot decode DTS and AC3 because of the overhead, it is ...
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Auto-login into LXDE and auto-start video-player (omxplayer)
The objective is to start an Raspberry PI, auto-login into a user account
and auto-play a video in fullscreen mode (using omxplayer) in endless mode.
So questions are:
how to auto-login into LXPanel
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AirPlay on Raspberry Pi
I would like to start a new project definitely out of my current skill level. I want to make a program to run on the Pi that will allow it to use AirPlay and display on a 2nd gen Apple Tv. This is ...
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Playing M4V files (H264) via Wifi on iOS using the RPi as an Access Point doesn't work
I want to play videos, located on an USB disk which is connected via a powered USB hub, on my iPad(s). I converted these videos from .MKV to M4V (H264 codec) with HandBrake on Windows 7 using the ...
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Blitting to the screen, NodeJS and OpenVG [closed]
I have managed to get 4 rtsp video streams from IP cameras to render on my screen via multiple instances of omxplayer. However, I would like to add some text and graphics to this screen with ...
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HDMI Video to TV shuts turns off and right back on every few minutes
So I have the RPi connected to a Samsung TV that supports CEC/Anynet+ , which is awesome. I'm using XBMC and it can stream 720p video to my TV through my network share only using my TV remote, and ...
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RPi + motion, bad video
I use RPi with WIFI module for stream & webcam Creative LIVE! CAM Sync HD.
I use SSH, put 'sudo motion -s' in command line and create moving in front of camera.
Here is a log: pastebin.com/...
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Playing various movie file types on Pi
I have a 320GB external hard drive full of various movies, ranging in formats from MP4, MKV, and AVIs with MP3 audio to AVIs with AAC audio.
Will the Pi be able to play all these types out-of-the-box ...
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Play video using XBMC in raspbmc displays OpenGLSpectrum instead of video
As question mentioned, when I try play a video in XBMC (my distro is: raspbmc), it play sound and display OpenGL Spectrum instead of display video content !
Can you tell me how to fix this?
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No output on HDMI display, but it works on Video
I use my HDMI slot every time I plug my Raspberry Pi in.
But I plugged it in the other day, and my monitor just said No Signal.
So I plugged it in via Video, and it works. I just don't want to use ...
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On Raspbmc, play 1080p video full screen on 1080p TV
I just setup Raspbmc on my Raspberry PI which I am using as HTPC. I had installed Raspbian and custom built XBMC earlier and it served the purpose. I liked Raspbmc for its unified packaging and ...
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How can I tell if my Raspberry Pi supports H.264 hardware acceleration?
According to this Wikipedia article, Raspberry Pi's manufactured after August 24th, 2012 have H.264 hardware acceleration.
Is it possible to tell if my pi supports such acceleration by inspecting it ...
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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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Running Plex server on Raspbian OS
I got a raspberry pi a few weeks ago and I want to do so much projects with it. Right now I have it working as a file server for my home network. I have a lot of movie and video files on a hard drive ...
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Omxplayer (Raspbian Hard Float) vs OpenElec
I've got a couple of 1080p videos that I'd like to play in my Raspberry Pi (512 MB). This is part of a project I'm doing with a couple of friends. We built a server in Node.js and use a local client ...
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Advice on RPi taking high res pictures at timed intervals
I'm working on a project with my Raspberry Pi at the moment. I'll give a brief summary of what I'm trying to achieve.
I would like my RPi to take high resolution pictures through a USB webcam at ...
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Play video in full screen with USB Audio
I am using Rasbian...
Is there any way I can play video in full screen with audio on my USB headphones?
I can play fullscreen using omxplayer, but audio cannot be redirected to USB as omxplayer uses ...
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webm video performance in Midori
I'm running the lastest wheezy image and am trying to run 236kb webm video on loop with the Midori browser (launched in kiosk mode from lxde on login) and gstreamer plugins. The page also has a 7kb ...
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Does an MPEG-2 license improve Flash video playback performance?
I'm running Raspbian. I installed Gnash to enable Flash support (i.e. YouTube playback). The videos come up, but they're too slow to be watchable.
Does the MPEG-2 licence key improve YouTube ...
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omxplayer + livestreamer: twitch.tv streams > cant use -o hdmi
Im trying to watch twitch.tv streams with omxplayer and livestreamer.
Running the Pi Foundation raspian.
I got it working, there is just a little problem with the sound:
command I am using:
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Raspberry Pi Video Output
Is there any way for me to use my laptop screen as a screen for my Pi (Model B)? The cost of a HDMI to VGA converter as well as a good monitor with HDMI connectivity are a little high.
I have a ...
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How to play WMV with omxplayer?
I have WMV files (among others) omxplayer won't play. What to do?
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Is a home surveillance system possible using the RasPi?
I've been searching a while trying to find a way to have a Home Surveillance system using the RasPi, but unable to find a solution that includes all of the following. Would someone know of a solution ...
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Is hardware deinterlace possible?
Is there any idea how deinterlace would be applied using openmax components rendering into opengl?
EDIT: I'm still waiting my raspberry pi to arrive, so I couldn't test anything yet.
I've seen that ...
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Blue Red Swapped on HDMI
Connected to my TV with HDMI the Raspberry Pi swaps the Blue and Red channels - which gives me a nice purple 'gooseberry' logo but makes watching movies a little surreal.
This happens even with the ...
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Play videos from the command line without X
I have Arch Linux (downloaded from the Pi official download page) installed on my Pi. I would like to play videos with it from the command line without installing X. (Yeah, the goal is to make the Pi ...
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Pi for Google+ Hangouts
I'm trying to find out if the Pi could work for a Google+ Hangout. I'm guessing no but wondering if anyone is trying to get it to work. Will the new webcam version make it easier? We want to set up a ...
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Brand new Pi not displaying video
I just got a new 512 Pi and plugged it in to my TV using HDMI. On first boot everything was working properly and I made it to the config window. On the config window I turned SSH on and then tried the ...
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Raspberry Pi for real time video processing
A project I'm working on involves wireless transmission of images from a camera to a host computer in real time. Can the Raspberry Pi be used as a DSP for the camera for image acquisition and pre-...
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Could the raspberry pi be used for stimulus presentation in psychological experiments?
I am a cognitive psychologist / neuroscientist. In a lot of the experiments that I run I have participants - mostly undergrads - sit at a computer and respond to certain combinations of visual stimuli....
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Video shuts off [duplicate]
My first pi, and i have it booting a debian distro fine. But the aggregation is video (hdmi) cuts out unexpectedly at different uptimes. Powering off and on video does not return. Waiting a while to ...
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