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      CCFox
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      @mitu

      Sorry but i'm not sure what to....I have tried dragging the file to the webpage but no joy.

      I only see a few links at the bottom but nowhere to select a file to upload.

      I am using MS Edge....Do I need to use firefox as a browser?

      Rgds

      CCF

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        CCFox
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        @Tricko

        Do I copy the downloaded folder to my retropie setup folder and putty into the pi and run from there?

        Rgds

        CCF

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          mitu Global Moderator @CCFox
          last edited by

          @CCFox said in Video Snaps:

          Sorry but i'm not sure what to....I have tried dragging the file to the webpage but no joy.
          I only see a few links at the bottom but nowhere to select a file to upload.

          There'a big button on the page that says "Select Files to upload". Doesn't it work to select the files you want to upload ?

          Do I copy the downloaded folder to my retropie setup folder and putty into the pi and run from there?

          How did you add/downloaded the videos to the Pi/RetroPie system ? Did you use a Scraper or.. ?

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            CCFox
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            @mitu said in Video Snaps:

            send.firefox.com

            Not on my PC there wasn't...Is in opera though!

            Doing it now,

            KR CCF

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              CCFox
              last edited by

              @mitu

              Done

              https://send.firefox.com/download/2914b922b7dc9b4c/#tgDKTx58dLb64Kbv9HN_JA

              KR CCF

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                Tricko @CCFox
                last edited by

                @CCFox
                Yes, run it locally on the Pi, it can take some time depending on how many affected videos you've got in yup444 format.

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                  mitu Global Moderator @CCFox
                  last edited by

                  @CCFox I get a 'link has expired' message trying to download the file. Can you upload it again ?

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                    CCFox
                    last edited by

                    @mitu said in Video Snaps:

                    send.firefox.com

                    @mitu

                    https://send.firefox.com/download/dee9119365ed1db1/#PBNV3V9KeBZiildt0TYQtA

                    Sorry for the delay

                    Rgds

                    CCF

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                      mitu Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @CCFox said in Video Snaps:

                      https://send.firefox.com/download/dee9119365ed1db1/#PBNV3V9KeBZiildt0TYQtA

                      OK, this worked.

                      Sorry for the delay

                      As I said, there's no rush. I'll take a look at the file and see if I can reproduce the crash.

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                        mitu Global Moderator
                        last edited by mitu

                        @CCFox Ok, I managed to reproduce the error, EmulationStation freezes while loading said video. However, using omxplayer it looks fine, there's no freeze and the video plays fine. It's VLC that's not working fine.
                        VLC is automatically installed on RetroPie, since it's used internally by EmulationStation. If you'd like to run VLC manually, from the command line, use clvc <path/to/video/file>.

                        Can you try toggling the 'OMXPlayer' HW accelerated player in the EmulationStation settings and see if you still get the crash ?

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                          CCFox
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                          @mitu

                          Thank you for getting back and confirming the error. I have tried to toggle the OMX Player HW settings in Emulation Station testing all options and I still get the same error. This is also after a complete re install.

                          You also say that VLC is the problem. Why is it not working on the Pi but is on a PC?

                          Don't really know what to do except try and re encode the files.

                          Kind Regards

                          CCF

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                            mitu Global Moderator @CCFox
                            last edited by

                            You also say that VLC is the problem. Why is it not working on the Pi but is on a PC?

                            Because the Pi version has specific patches for hardware decoding, so it behaves a bit different. Strange that it's not working with omxplayer. Can you try playing the video, from the command line, with omxplayer ?

                            omxplayer </path/to/video>
                            

                            Don't really know what to do except try and re encode the files.

                            That would work until we find the root cause and fix the bug.

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                              CCFox
                              last edited by

                              @mitu

                              Thanks for the info.

                              @Tricko

                              I have tried to get the converter to run but even though I read and copied the readme and a few attempts to convert the videos it comes up with the error :

                              'to_ces' value (mandatory) not found in '/home/pi/RetroPie-Convert-Videos/retropie-convert-videos-settings.cfg'

                              This is what I have in my config file:

                              Settings for RetroPie Convert Videos.

                              TIP: run the 'ffmpeg -pix_fmts' command to get a full list of Color Encoding Systems (C.E.S).

                              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 = "yuv444p"

                              Scraper (mandatory)

                              The scraper used to get the videos.

                              Available scrapers:

                              - "sselph" (Steven Selph's Scraper).

                              - "skyscraper" (Lars Muldjord's Skyscraper).

                              scraper = "sselph"

                              ROMs folder path (optional)

                              Set the path to the ROMs folder. By default it's "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms".

                              (e.g. "/path/to/your/roms/folder")

                              roms_path = "/media/usb0/retropie-mount/roms/atari2600/snap"

                              Any pointers?

                              Rgds

                              CCF

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                                CCFox
                                last edited by

                                Should I just re scrape?

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                                  Tricko @CCFox
                                  last edited by Tricko

                                  @CCFox
                                  You want the --to-ces set to yuv420p, looks like you've got it at yuv444p there!

                                  EDIT: just read your post again, it also sounds like it's complaining about the format missing completely.
                                  You could try running these individually to set them in the config file to be sure.

                                  
                                  ./retropie-convert-videos.sh --to-ces "yuv420p"
                                  
                                  ./retropie-convert-videos.sh --from-ces "yuv444p"
                                  
                                  
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                                    CCFox
                                    last edited by

                                    Update

                                    Tried to re-scrape the videos using both Stephen Selph and skyscraper.

                                    SSelph: Didn't do anything. Every game came up as an error.

                                    Skyscraper: Did a few then quit citing needing membership. Looked into it and you need to contribute. Didn't realise that raspberry pi gaming was becoming a closed shop. Very disappointing.

                                    Will now try and convert but my hopes are not high.

                                    KR

                                    CCF

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                                      CCFox
                                      last edited by

                                      Update Part 2

                                      Finally got the script to run however none of the video snap converted.

                                      each line in the log after each game was : Can't convert! Doesn't use the Color Encoding System (C.E.S set in 'from_ces': 'yuv444p'.

                                      How do I find out what the videos were converted to?

                                      Rgds

                                      CCF

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                                        CCFox
                                        last edited by

                                        Update Part 3

                                        Left the from ces blank....now running the script....Fingers crossed.

                                        CCF

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                                          CCFox
                                          last edited by

                                          Final Update....

                                          Didn't work so I give up

                                          Thank you both @Tricko & @mitu for your help. It is appreciated.

                                          Kind Regards

                                          CCF

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                                          • mituM
                                            mitu Global Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Can you give it one try - use Omxplayer for video, but disable the video sound from the Sound menu - see if you still get a crash.

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