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    Please test: Using OMXPlayer as video renderer

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    • fnkngrvF
      fnkngrv @pjft
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      @pjft I had to switch to OMX from VLC because no matter how I encode the snaps the audio is choppy and the video is very slow; almost choppy and that is even at 320*240 23.9fps or 25 or 29. I have tried MP4 and divx with the same results.

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      • pjftP
        pjft @fnkngrv
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        @fnkngrv Correct. I am personally a fan of OMXPlayer, even though it has its limitations.

        Best of luck then.

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        • fnkngrvF
          fnkngrv @pjft
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          @pjft said in Please test: Using OMXPlayer as video renderer:

          The delay for the video to start is a theme setting. There has never been a "way" to adjust it other than that.

          You'll likely want to edit the video view in the theme to add the delay. Add, to the video element,

          <delay>2</delay>
          <showSnapshotDelay>true</showSnapshotDelay>
          

          The "2" is the number of seconds to wait.

          So the current delay on the theme that I want is set to:

          <delay>0.01</delay>
          <showSnapshotNoVideo>false</showSnapshotNoVideo>
          <showSnapshotDelay>false</showSnapshotDelay>
          

          Perhaps that delay setting is too small for the Pi which is what is causing a much longer delay due to processing. I'll test and report back for others that may follow this thread.

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          • pjftP
            pjft @fnkngrv
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            @fnkngrv Yeah. That's 0.01 seconds :)

            You'll need to set

            <showSnapshotDelay>false</showSnapshotDelay>
            

            to true, and add a number of seconds there - you may try 1 to start with.

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