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    • RionR
      Rion
      last edited by

      @hiulit

      ./retropie-convert-videos.sh --convert-systems "fba"

      CLI mode
      --------
      
      Inputted systems: 'fba'.
      Systems found: 'fba'.
      
      Starting video conversion ...
      
      fba
      ---
      Converting "*.mp4" ... (1/1)
      (standard_in) 1: syntax error
      ERROR: '*.mp4' has 0 frames!
      
      
      fba
      ---
      > "*.mp4" --> FAILED!
      
      
      1 video failed.
      
      

      I am using skyscraper and i have configured everything correctly i think.

      FBNeo rom filtering
      Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
      Fba Arcade Bezels
      Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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      • hiulitH
        hiulit @Rion
        last edited by

        @Rion Hmmm I'll take a look. It seems it has something to do with the videos path..

        Did you you Use the ROM folder for gamelists & media option in Lars Muldjord's Skyscraper?
        Did you set the scraper using the --scraper option? Or via the config file?

        My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

        • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
        • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
        • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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        • RionR
          Rion @hiulit
          last edited by Rion

          @hiulit said in [SCRIPT] RetroPie Convert Videos:

          @Rion Hmmm I'll take a look. It seems it has something to do with the videos path..

          Did you you Use the ROM folder for gamelists & media option in Lars Muldjord's Skyscraper?
          Did you set the scraper using the --scraper option? Or via the config file?

          @hiulit Hi again and sorry for the late reply.

          I used Use the ROM folder for gamelists & media with Skyscraper and also set the scraper option to skyscraper
          inside retropie-convert-videos-settings.cfg. But i did get it to work if a moved all my video files from

          /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/media/videos
          

          to

          /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/media
          

          FBNeo rom filtering
          Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
          Fba Arcade Bezels
          Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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            davidonabus
            last edited by

            I'm not having much success. It seems like everything is setup correctly, but once it detects a video that is encoded in 444p it still decides not to convert it. Any idea what i might be doing incorrectly?


            root@retropie:/home/pi/RetroPie-Convert-Videos# ./retropie-convert-videos.sh --convert-systems "arcade"
            CLI mode

            Inputted systems: 'arcade'.
            Systems found: 'arcade'.

            Starting video conversion ...

            arcade

            3in1semi.mp4 --> Can't convert! Doesn't use the Color Encoding System (C.E.S set in 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.
            "numanath.mp4" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.

            2 videos were unsuccessful.

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            • WeirdHW
              WeirdH @davidonabus
              last edited by

              @davidonabus said in [SCRIPT] RetroPie Convert Videos:

              3in1semi.mp4 --> Can't convert! Doesn't use the Color Encoding System (C.E.S set in 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.
              "numanath.mp4" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.

              2 videos were unsuccessful.

              That output states those two videos aren't 444. That is why it decides not to process them.

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                Vman41 @Rion
                last edited by

                @hiulit I was having this same exact error too and this solution worked for me. Maybe the path you have coded for skyscraper needs to be updated in your script?

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                • hiulitH
                  hiulit
                  last edited by

                  Hey y'all! I've followed this little guide https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Scraper#where-are-my-scraped-media-and-metadata-saved to set up the paths to the images and videos for each scraper. In principle the script should work fine. Have those paths changed?

                  My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                  • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                  • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                  • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                    memodellocos @hiulit
                    last edited by

                    @hiulit For Skyscraper - I got this to work by copying the video files from /home/pi/roms/arcade/media/video to /home/pi/roms/arcade/media.

                    It wouldn't run otherwise with a few roms_path values I tried.

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                    • hiulitH
                      hiulit @memodellocos
                      last edited by

                      @memodellocos Where does Skyscrapper store the videos?
                      /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/video or /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media
                      Because I followed this guide https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Scraper#where-are-my-scraped-media-and-metadata-saved to get the paths for the scrapers, and here it says that Skyscraper, when setting the option ROM folder for gamelists & media, should store the videos in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media.
                      And that's the path I have in my script (I think). Maybe Skyscraper changed the path?

                      My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                      • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                      • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                      • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                      • ClydeC
                        Clyde @hiulit
                        last edited by

                        @hiulit Currently, SS uses subdirectories inside /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/ for the different kinds of content. Videos go into /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/videos/ by default.

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                        • hiulitH
                          hiulit @Clyde
                          last edited by

                          @Clyde Thanks! Then I'll add it to the script. I'll let you know when I update it :)

                          My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                          • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                          • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                          • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                            memodellocos
                            last edited by

                            @Clyde explained it perfectly! Thanks for this script too @hiulit !

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                              toimas @WeirdH
                              last edited by

                              @WeirdH No, it actually states that one video matches the 'from'-criteria but does not convert it anyway: "> "centiped-video.mp4" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.

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                                toimas
                                last edited by

                                No conversion if from-criteria is met
                                Just tried the script but all videos that matched the 'from-criteria' were not converted:

                                > "centiped-video.mp4" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.
                                

                                Why is there no conversion even if the criteria is met?

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @toimas
                                  last edited by

                                  @toimas said in [SCRIPT] RetroPie Convert Videos:

                                  Why is there no conversion even if the criteria is met?

                                  Because the video doesn't need converting.

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                                    toimas
                                    last edited by

                                    ??? The video is in yuv444p... the conversion should be to yuv420p...

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                                    • mituM
                                      mitu Global Moderator @toimas
                                      last edited by mitu

                                      @toimas How are you running the script ? What parameters are you using ? Did you add --to-ces yuv420p ?

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                                        toimas
                                        last edited by

                                        tried

                                        ./retropie-convert-videos.sh --from-ces "yuv444p" --to-ces "yuv420p" --scraper "sselph" --convert-systems "arcade"
                                        

                                        or also with the config

                                        # From color (optional)
                                        # Target only videos with this particular C.E.S.
                                        # If left blank, it will target all videos, regardless of the C.E.S.
                                        # (e.g. "yuv444p")
                                        
                                        from_ces = "yuv444p"
                                        
                                        # To color (mandatory)
                                        # Convert videos to this particular C.E.S.
                                        # (e.g. "yuv420p")
                                        
                                        to_ces = "yuv420p"
                                        

                                        same result... no conversion of matching source-videos in yuv444p to yuv420p

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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator
                                          last edited by mitu

                                          Weird, it worked for me before with the arcade videos I downloaded from adb.arcadeitalia.net and your parameters are correct.

                                          EDIT: can you upload somewhere the .mp4 file ?

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                                            toimas
                                            last edited by

                                            Well... I don't think it's the videos but rather the script...
                                            WIthout further investigation I'd suggest that the following case is rather 'counter-productive'

                                            results+=("> \"$(basename "$video")\" --> Don't convert! Has the same Color Encoding System (C.E.S) as 'from_ces': '$from_ces'.")
                                            

                                            I just can't think of a single case where I first check a file for matching conditions only to 'not convert' it then...

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