Different process with video screensaver

[rasp_renegade]

@sleve_mcdichael

Pretty cool how easy that makes it. Something is not right though. I followed all the steps above.

-I have all media in a single directory /home/pi/.emulationstation/slideshow
-When I run the script in that directory, I see the shell output scrolling through every game
-A folder named "converted" can be found in the shell, but there is no content there running "ls". (Folder is not showing in WinSCP at all)

[sleve_mcdichael]

@rasp_renegade said in Different process with video screensaver:

-I have all media in a single directory /home/pi/.emulationstation/slideshow
-When I run the script in that directory, I see the shell output scrolling through every game
-A folder named "converted" can be found in the shell, but there is no content there running "ls". (Folder is not showing in WinSCP at all)

Test: does it work on this file? It's working on my end: https://www.progettosnaps.net/videosnaps/mp4/frogger.mp4

[rasp_renegade]

@sleve_mcdichael

No that Frogger snap did not work, I do have one single video that works. I compared properties of the other files. See screenshot attached for comparison. World Games is the only one out of the many videos I have in the media directory that is working. Frogger is the same copy you shared

I could backtrack to see where i got the world games video snap and look for others, but I found media packs at arcade punks and they include everything in the video selection! Id like to use this if possible.

[sleve_mcdichael]

@rasp_renegade clarification: you mean "works" as "plays in emulationstation" or as in "is converted by the script"?

That Frogger video won't play in ES, it's in the 444p format. I meant you should test it with the script, and see if it converts. Want to make sure you have that part right. I tested on my end, copy-pasting the text from my forum post into the script, placing it in my system path, and it did properly convert to the correct 420p format.

If it doesn't work on your end, something went wrong. If that video does convert, then we'll look at why the rest of yours aren't.

[rasp_renegade]

@sleve_mcdichael

The script is working, but I have no idea where the converted files are going. A folder named "converted" is created, but no content inside. How can I check?

I found a swell program called HandBrake that converts these to a supported format. I doubled the frame rate in the settings. This works great, but id much rather be able to bash this!

[sleve_mcdichael]

@rasp_renegade

but I have no idea where the converted files are going. A folder named "converted" is created, but no content inside. How can I check?

You could try a find if they're still named right:

sudo find / -name frogger.mp4

But I have a feeling the script didn't copy correctly; if it's not using the right folder, who knows if it's using the right name.
To rule out copy-paste errors, does your script file have a crc32 of 8a51563a?

[rasp_renegade]

@sleve_mcdichael

No files were found running that command.
See image for script content

[rasp_renegade]

@sleve_mcdichael
Any ideas?

[sleve_mcdichael]

@rasp_renegade said in Different process with video screensaver:

@sleve_mcdichael

No files were found running that command.

Wait not even the original one you downloaded?

Any ideas?

Sorry, no. The above works for me on Pi 4, can't say why it's not for you. If you've:

Installed ffmpeg, and

Copied the script correctly, and

Made the script executable, and

Copied it to your system path, and

Your video files are in the yuv444p format (like that frogger one is), and

You run the script from the directory with the videos in it, and

It creates a converted directory but does not create any converted videos in it, then I am stumped, because when I have:

Installed ffmpeg, and copied that script, and made it executable, and put it in my system path, and ran it from the directory with that frogger.mp4 file in, then it creates a converted directory and puts a converted frogger.mp4 file in that directory.

[rasp_renegade]

@sleve_mcdichael

Technology hates me so things such as this are my norm. =) Thanks for the help, you presented the actual problem and I will work on the script. I found a site that has all emu movies at the correct bitrate or whatever is off.