diff --git a/data_centre.py b/data_centre.py
index dc3893d..25329c5 100644
--- a/data_centre.py
+++ b/data_centre.py
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ import os
 from random import randint
 import time
 import inspect
+
 #from ffprobe import FFProbe
+try:
+    from omxplayer.player import OMXPlayer
+    has_omx = True
+except:
+    has_omx = False
+print('has omx:{}'.format(has_omx))
 
 
 current_message = None
 
+
 def set_message(message):
     global current_message
     print('trying to set message')
@@ -179,9 +187,7 @@ def create_new_bank_mapping(bank_number,file_name,memory_bank=[]):
     update_a_banks_data(bank_number, new_bank, memory_bank)
 
 def get_length_for_file(location):
-    #video_length = FFProbe(location).streams[0].duration
-    #print(video_length)
-    return 0
+    return get_duration_from_path(location)
 
 def get_path_for_file(file_name):
     ######## returns full path for a given file name ########
@@ -338,3 +344,10 @@ def update_next_bank_number(new_value):
     else:
         update_json(NEXT_BANK_JSON, new_value)
 
+def get_duration_from_path(path):
+    temp_player = OMXPlayer(path, args=['--alpha', '0'], dbus_name='t.t')
+    duration = temp_player.duration()
+    temp_player.quit()
+    return duration
+
+
diff --git a/data_objects/display_data.json b/data_objects/display_data.json
index 122f81b..4caef6b 100644
--- a/data_objects/display_data.json
+++ b/data_objects/display_data.json
@@ -1,107 +1 @@
-[
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": 4,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "samplerloop3s.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/samplerloop3s.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": 3,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "teaser1.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser1.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": 3,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "teaser2.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser2.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": 3,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "teaser3.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser3.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": 2,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "teaser4.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser4.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": 600,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "Test.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/Test.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": 26,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "01_trashpalaceintro.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/TRASHPALACEVIDEOS/01_trashpalaceintro.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": 10,
-    "length": 49,
-    "end": 15,
-    "name": "colour_pixel_01.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/videos_to_play/colour_pixel_01.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "end": -1,
-    "length": 0,
-    "name": "teaser1.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser1.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "end": -1,
-    "length": 0,
-    "name": "samplerloop3s2.mp4",
-    "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/samplerloop3s2.mp4"
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": -1,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "",
-    "location": ""
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": -1,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "",
-    "location": ""
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": -1,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "",
-    "location": ""
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": -1,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "",
-    "location": ""
-  },
-  {
-    "start": -1,
-    "length": -1,
-    "end": -1,
-    "name": "",
-    "location": ""
-  }
-]
+[{"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/samplerloop3s.mp4", "length": 4, "name": "samplerloop3s.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser1.mp4", "length": 3, "name": "teaser1.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser2.mp4", "length": 3, "name": "teaser2.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser3.mp4", "length": 3, "name": "teaser3.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser4.mp4", "length": 2, "name": "teaser4.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/Test.mp4", "length": 600, "name": "Test.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/TRASHPALACEVIDEOS/01_trashpalaceintro.mp4", "length": 26, "name": "01_trashpalaceintro.mp4"}, {"start": 10, "end": 15, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/videos_to_play/colour_pixel_01.mp4", "length": 49, "name": "colour_pixel_01.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/teaser1.mp4", "length": 0, "name": "teaser1.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/samplerloop3s2.mp4", "length": 0, "name": "samplerloop3s2.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/videos_to_play/colour_pixel_02.mp4", "length": 87.04, "name": "colour_pixel_02.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "/media/pi/TIM1/videos_to_play/long_spinning.mp4", "length": 804.245, "name": "long_spinning.mp4"}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "", "length": -1, "name": ""}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "", "length": -1, "name": ""}, {"start": -1, "end": -1, "location": "", "length": -1, "name": ""}]
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diff --git a/user_input/numpad_input.py b/user_input/numpad_input.py
index 6357f84..acaf69d 100644
--- a/user_input/numpad_input.py
+++ b/user_input/numpad_input.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class NumpadInput(object):
         elif event.char == '.':
             self.on_dot_press()
 
-    def on_backspace_press(self):
+    def on_backspace_press(self, event):
         if self.display.display_mode == 'BROWSER':
             self.actions.enter_on_browser_selection()
         elif self.display.display_mode == 'LOOPER':
diff --git a/video_centre/video_player.py b/video_centre/video_player.py
index 17a9f3a..15f30f5 100644
--- a/video_centre/video_player.py
+++ b/video_centre/video_player.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class video_player:
     def pause_at_start(self):
         position = self.get_position()  
         start_threshold = self.start - 0.05
-        print('position:{} threshold:{}'.format(position, start_threshold))
         if(position > start_threshold):
             self.status = 'LOADED'
             self.player.pause()
@@ -122,3 +121,5 @@ class fake_video_player:
         self.length = 0
         self.location = ''
 
+
+