Halloween mirror ghouls anyone?

frog

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frog

I’m trying to loop a video using the following:

   {
   module: ‘helloworld’,
   position: ‘fullscreen_below’,
   config: {
      text: “<video src=‘vendor/skelloop.mp4’ autoplay loop; position:absolute; top:100%;left:50%; height:200%’></video>”
      }
   },

but it just stops after the first run. I’m using the OMXplayer which I would have thought would have taken the loop parameter - but it seems it doesn’t. Anyone have an idea how I can fix this?

bhepler

@frog You seem to be missing the style='position... part.

So:

config: {
      text: “<video src=‘vendor/skelloop.mp4’ autoplay loop style='position:absolute; top:100%;left:50%; height:200%’></video>”
      }

frog

@bhepler yup, that dit it. Thanks!

nuckinfutz

is there a way to use a variable in the video file name? This is so close to what I want it hurts. What I want to do is play a random video from a specific location. I will be creating the videos so I will have complete control over the video naming and encoding.

makersworkbench

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I have been trying to figure this out on my own for over a week now. How would I use a PING (ultrasonic) sensor to trigger the mmm-podcast module to make the jump scare happen? Python I can write but I am a javascript noob, and that is why I am having issues here.

So basically I want the PING sensor to trigger and play the video file full screen with audio after it senses someone x-distance away for X number of seconds. Very bad psudo code below.

when distance from sensor = 24-inches for 10-seconds
play scare animation using mmm-podcast
return to MagicMirror screen
wait 60-seconds before arming ping sensor again

Bruno

Guys,

How did you manage to play a local video on the Pi with this module?

I am trying to make the halloween ghoul video (maybe a little late). I can get some video to play if the video is online. But if the video is on a directory on my raspberry pi I can’t.

In this topic all the “text” tag on the helloworld is blank because it is html tag so it gets “interpreted” by my browsers. I’ll try to post my “text” tag in non-HTML way, so you guys can analyse it (I took off the “minor than” sign from the tags: video, src and /video)

Heres my config:

{
            module: "helloworld",
            position: "middle_center",
            config: {
                text: "video id=\"homevideo\" width=\"100%\" autoplay autobuffer> source src=\"http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/VfE_html5.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\" /> /video>"
            }
        },

Above is an example if a simples mp4 video online: http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/VfE_html5.mp4
How do I change to a local mp4 file in my Pi? I tryed src="/home/pi/path/to/my/file.mp4" but no success… any ideas?

Thanks

sdetweil

@Bruno said in Halloween mirror ghouls anyone?:

Guys,

How did you manage to play a local video on the Pi with this module?

I am trying to make the halloween ghoul video (maybe a little late). I can get some video to play if the video is online. But if the video is on a directory on my raspberry pi I can’t.

In this topic all the “text” tag on the helloworld is blank because it is html tag so it gets “interpreted” by my browsers. I’ll try to post my “text” tag in non-HTML way, so you guys can analyse it (I took off the “minor than” sign from the tags: video, src and /video)

Heres my config:
{
            module: "helloworld",
            position: "middle_center",
            config: {
                text: "video id=\"homevideo\" width=\"100%\" autoplay autobuffer> source src=\"http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/VfE_html5.mp4\" type=\"video/mp4\" /> /video>"
            }
        },
Above is an example if a simples mp4 video online: http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/VfE_html5.mp4
How do I change to a local mp4 file in my Pi? I tryed src="/home/pi/path/to/my/file.mp4" but no success… any ideas?

Thanks

Path has got to be in the mm folder tree or linked to from there
/modules/module name/filename.mp4

Mykle1

@Bruno said in Halloween mirror ghouls anyone?:

I am trying to make the halloween ghoul video (maybe a little late). I can get some video to play if the video is online. But if the video is on a directory on my raspberry pi I can’t.

If you are trying to make a module that plays local videos or if you’re just looking for a module that plays local videos then have a look at this module

https://github.com/mykle1/MMM-EasyBack

I just downloaded your example video and it works perfectly well with this module, locally.

Bruno

@Mykle1 said in Halloween mirror ghouls anyone?:

@Bruno said in Halloween mirror ghouls anyone?:

I am trying to make the halloween ghoul video (maybe a little late). I can get some video to play if the video is online. But if the video is on a directory on my raspberry pi I can’t.

If you are trying to make a module that plays local videos or if you’re just looking for a module that plays local videos then have a look at this module

https://github.com/mykle1/MMM-EasyBack

I just downloaded your example video and it works perfectly well with this module, locally.

Nice!!! I’ll give it a try. It’s nice that I can define width and height!!! Thanks!!