https://github.com/Nuckinfutz/MM-random-video-player

Not really sure why everyone wants to use pm2. It was a major headache for me. Noobs should not use that until they get everything else working perfectly.

Available on github

https://github.com/Nuckinfutz/MM-random-video-player.git

@Labzz I’ll have it posted very soon. Sorry I got called away.

I got this done using 2 different methods. One was using the HTML video player. The other was using the OMX player
I’llpost code later tonight And explain better

Here is what I would do as I’ve been in your shoes’

This is how I do it and I’ve done it close to 50 times.

Ignore everyone else for now. You will be starting from scratch. Again.

Go here and follow the Noobs install procedure. You want the full Noobs NOT Noobs Lite

https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/noobs/

When you boot this choose the first option (raspian) After it finishes
Dont add users or change anything else leave all defaults with the exception of the following

Make sure you set your localization, keyboard, wireless etc. by going to

Preferences -> Raspberry Pi Configuration

Open a terminal session
Your prompt should look like the following

pi@raspberrypi:~ $

copy and paste the following into a terminal. This is one line. accept any defaults if a question comes up.

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh | bash

Now Copy and paste

cd /home/pi/MagicMirror

DISPLAY=:0 npm start dev

If you dont want the Console running omit “dev” from the end

I always start the MM using this method.

@alonshwartz1966 you either are tring to start the mirror from the root folder or you didn’t install node.js correctly I believe. I’m on my cell sorry I could give a better answer. I’ll check later tonight

I wrote a module to display a random video based on the successful evaluation of the FacialRecognition module… It executes without any obvious errors but only the following output appears on the mirror.

// helloworld
//module_0_helloworld

I modified the hellowworld module as follows

Module.register("helloworld",{

#!/usr/bin/env python
        import os, random

        def rndvid ():
        randomfile = random.choice(os.listdir("/home/pi/Videos"))
        file = ' /home/pi/Videos/'+ randomfile
        os.system ('omxplayer' + file)

         rndvid ()
}

});

I would love som help

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.

Looking to play a random video based on user logged in. This is for a true Disney type of magic mirror for a little girl. All the code examples I seem to find are way to complicated. There will be 10 videos and I would like them to play randomly when she looks in the mirror.