r_e_c_u_r
a diy videolooper for py/pi
#things to do / bugs to fix:
- reload video on press is broken - the pause after load (when its not loaded in time) seems to not to work
#things iv done on a freshly flashed pi to run/dev r_e_c_u_r
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sudo apt-get install git
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sudo apt-get install gedit
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change keyboard layout : sudo raspi-config => localiation options => change keyboard layout => generic 104 => english us => english us => the default for => no compose => no then sudo reboot
(for reading video lengths :) sudo apt-get install ffmpeg and pip install ffprobe (needed a sudo apt-get update in there the second time too)
note that to set up the file to browser you will have to create a fle called path_to_browser.json and put in it "your/path/to/browser"
##setting up the lcd screen:
download from waveshare and follow instructions: :LCD-show-170703.tar.gz , sudo raspi-config => more options => expand filesysem. boot option => Desktop autologin.
copy driver and run 'tar xvf LCD-show-*.tar.gz', cd LCD-show/ => chmod =x LCD35-show => ./LCD35-show