HEIC and MMM-ImagesPhotos

[rts58]

Hi,

Two questions really. I’ve noticed in MMM-ImagesPhotos that an image will flash off and on before it is replaced with a new image. My config looks like:

{
	module: "MMM-ImagesPhotos",
	position: "fullscreen_below",
	config: {
		opacity: 0.9,
		animationSpeed: 500, // was 500
		updateInterval: 120000,
		backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,.3)',  // not used if fill is true
		fill: false,   // fill around image with blurred copy of image
		blur: 10,   // only used if fill is true
		sequential: false  // process the image list randomly
	}
},

Any idea what would cause the picture to flash black then return and then transition to the new photo?

The second question: I’ve noticed that HEIC images are skipped and not shown at all. I’m still running Buster and although I can see an HEIC image with image viewer I’m not able to with Chromium. Is there a way to see HEIC images with MMM-ImagesPhotos?

Thanks for any help!

[sdetweil]

@rts58 said in HEIC and MMM-ImagesPhotos:

animationSpeed: 500,

have you tried setting this to 0?

HEIC? the module looks for
const enabledTypes = [“image/jpeg”, “image/png”, “image/gif”];

what is a filetype for HEIC?

you can edit that array and add the the for heic

 const enabledTypes = ["image/jpeg", "image/png", "image/gif", "image/heic"];

[rkorell]

@sdetweil HEIC is the Apple iOS version of HEIF (=High Efficiency Image Format) …

[rts58]

@sdetweil

I thought I had tried setting it to 0, but apparently I hadn’t. Now that I have made that change, it is working fine.

The filetype for HEIC is supposed to “image/heic”. I added that to the enabledTypes array in node_helper.js and it now it is also working!

Awesome, as always, thank you Sam!

[sdetweil]

@rts58 awesome, i’ll submit a pr to update the module

[rts58]

@sdetweil I am still have trouble with some of the HEIC files.

If the module runs across an unsupported HEIC (or corrupted jpg) file it will just stop and continue showing the last image.

I couldn’t find any log or error for files that won’t open. I’ve compared the files it can and can’t open and don’t see any difference in the file details or exif data. Is there a way to have it just skip the unsupported file?

The module does get locked up, it will not continue with a new image even after the update interval has passed. Thanks for your help.

[sdetweil]

@rts58 can you look in the developers window console tab

ctrl-shift-i

[rts58]

@sdetweil yes I’ve been looking at it. If it works I’ll get a message that the image loaded and link, image setting size … , and setting top. If it doesn’t it won’t show anything.

[sdetweil]

@rts58 ok, i’ll look at error handlers

[rts58]

@sdetweil if it helps when I dig into the elements it shows:

<img src="/MMM-ImagesPhotos/photo/module_9_MMM-ImagesPhotos/IMG_3259-Copy.HEIC" style="left: 0px; position: relative; opacity: 0;">

So it thinks it is loading the file.