Difference between revisions of "Making a video installation with Raspberry Pi"

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This procedure works for Raspberry PI 3 and Zero.

Use Etcher to flash the SD card with the image

connect raspberry pi to a screen and keyboard + mouse then plug in the power.

When Raspberry starts up press esc, ctrl+d or ctrl+c to escape the looping video.

To get into graphic interface type “startx” and hit Enter

insert a USB stick with your video

Go to “File Manager”

Search for your video in folder /media/root/PEN_FAT32

Copy your video and place it in /home/pi/video-sync-loop/videos

Go back to the folder video-sync-loop and edit video-sync.config

adjust the configuration so that it says playback_mode=loop

Name the video in Video_filename=yourvideoname

save the file

restart the Pi and your video should automatically start looping

setup wifi host … master slaves

The Raspberry Pi 4 has two HDMI (micro HDMI) outputs. You will need to use "HDMI0", that is the left output next to the power connector.

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−	The Raspberry Pi 4 has two HDMI outputs. You will need to use "HDMI0", that is the left output next to the power connector.	+	The Raspberry Pi 4 has two HDMI (micro HDMI) outputs. You will need to use "HDMI0", that is the left output next to the power connector.