[Tutor] Is it possible to make a Raspberry do what I need it to do?

[Adam Eyring]

This sounds doable with a cron setup to start on boot-up. Ideas can be
found at
raspberrypi.org as Joel mentioned or searching Youtube for how-tos.

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 9:28 AM Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 5:06 AM Jack Funkinstain
> <shaneperfit3121 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > hello
> >
> > Can you please help me with my raspberry project
> >
> > For my project I need to make a Raspberry Pi Play an HD 1080 video on
> start
> > up/boot/ in full screen. The video will be roughly 15 minutes long and
> will
> > play in a loop. It is very important that there is not a blank screen or
> > any visual or audio gaps when the loop starts over (I have heard that
> some
> > media player program have a noticeable delay between the end and the
> start
> > of a loop). The video needs to load/start with the volume all the way
> down,
> > then have a motion sensor trigger an automation of the volume parameter
> on
> > the media player program to gradually go up/fade in to a set volume level
> > (most likely full volume). The volume then needs to stay at a
> > fixed/consistent level while the person is in front of the sensor. Then
> > when the person leaves, the sensor triggers the automation of the volume
> > parameter to gradually go down/fade out. If a person triggers the motion
> > sensor before the volume reaches 0, I want the volume parameter to
> increase
> > from the point it left off rather than start from 0. I will also need to
> > install a power button.
> >
> > I will not be using the raspberry pi as a desktop computer. The one video
> > MPEG4 and possibly separate audio clip I add will be the only files ever
> > played on this Raspberry. I will be saving the video file onto a 16gb
> micro
> > sd card (not on a usb drive). After the initial setup and configuration
> the
> > only ports I will be using is the HDMI port and audio out jack, no wifi.
> I
> >  want to just plug it in, then the video/audio/programs automaically play
> > for hours/days. Then when I am done, just push the power off button and
> > unplug the device. Sort of as if it was being used headless.
> >
> > Questions I have.
> >
> >    1. The Raspberry pi will be in non-stop use for hours, maybe days. I
> >    read that people have used raspberry’s in video art galleries for up
> to 4
> >    days without over heating problems. But I also have read that people
> have
> >    installed cooling systems/heat sinks for certain models (perhaps older
> >    models?)and I have seen that many official retailers offer kits with
> >    cooling systems. And I also read that it is unnecessary and pointless
> to
> >    install heat sinks and cooling devices on a raspberry. Do some models
> get
> >    hotter than others? Will the heat reduce performance causing my
> video/audio
> >    to glitch or cause the programs to crash? Will the application I plan
> on
> >    using this for cause heating problems if it is in continues use? If
> for
> >    some reason I cannot accomplish my goal with one media player program
> and I
> >    have to run 2 applications, one playing the video, the other playing
> the
> >    audio, possibly another for the automation, will this be a problem for
> >    certain models to handle? Will 2GB of ram be enough for my project?
> Does
> >    the Raspberry Pi 3 model A+ get less hot and therefore better suited
> for my
> >    project? Is a 16gb micro sd card enough?
> >    2. Is what I am trying to do even possible on a raspberry pi ? I have
> >    not been able to find any tutorial about automating software parameter
> >    changes. Can you recommend any software to use for the automation? I
> know
> >    there are several different media player programs you can download to
> use
> >    as a video looper but can you recommend the one that has no
> noticeable gaps
> >    when restarting a loop? Will I need a breadboard, HAT? The motion
> sensor
> >    will be 30 inches away from the Raspberry pi and mounted onto a piece
> of
> >    wood.
> >    3. I have not been able to find a tutorial video on how to code my
> >    Raspberry to do what I need it to do. Do you have any recommendations?
> >    4. Can you please make a tutorial video to do what I am trying to do?
> >
> > Thank you
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> This library looks promising.  This is a python programming list.  You
> may want to do some research at raspberrypi.org
>
> https://pypi.org/project/ffpyplayer/
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