omxplayer command to loop a video forever for use in video art exhibitions

loop_pi_video.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This one-liner script plays a video in an infinite loop on a raspberry pi
# for a video-art exhibition.
# It was written for a video in portrait orientation so the video is rotated 270
# to use up the whole screen (which was also rotated).
# Charles Martin, July 2016

omxplayer -o local --loop /home/pi/video.mp4 --orientation 270

could someone help me ?? mine is not working, it says that local is a invalid syntax

Is there a way to stop the loop inside python. <omxplayer -i> doesn't seem to interrupt it?

@jeffdn2: killall omxplayer.bin

In my case, it finishes playing, seeks 00:00:00 and exits

Great one-liner!

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Oh I don't believe! You are save my day.
I'm also using python script and distance sensor for show video from start if someone start looking it

@spolischook Any chance you could share your script?

Oh I don't believe! You are save my day.
I'm also using python script and distance sensor for show video from start if someone start looking it

@spolischook Any chance you could share your script?

It was a long time ago. I have no this script anymore, but it was so simple, I believe that you can do the same in a half an hour ;)

@orjanv it read the distance sensor, and if it was changed (the viewer got the headphones) it start a video from start

the viewer got the headphones

@spolischook I see, thanks. I was looking for how to switch between a looping video and to a single video (once triggered) and go back to looped video once the single video was finished. Just curious how you solved that. :-)

@orjanv I think I start a separate process, and I've kill it once I don't need it, and start the new one.

Thanks!!!

Thank you so much! I was looking for this one liner all over the digital realms. Was trying to get my video to work as a screensaver first but this is so much easier and les complicated then it has to be :) 💯

too bad that this isn't a seamless loop.... :/

I don't understand why its so hard to seamlessly loop a video on a pi

too bad that this isn't a seamless loop.... :/

I don't understand why its so hard to seamlessly loop a video on a pi

yeah man.

I've been trying to get a seamless loop to work for like a year but I think I'm getting close maybe? So if I figure it out I'll let you know.

Okay I finally figured out how to loop a video seamlessly with no break, cut, terminal, anything. There is no delay between loops. This was a long process for me but isn't too difficult if someone wants to know how to do it let me know! (no sound just video)

Okay I finally figured out how to loop a video seamlessly with no break, cut, terminal, anything. There is no delay between loops. This was a long process for me but isn't too difficult if someone wants to know how to do it let me know!

I would like to know.

Okay I finally figured out how to loop a video seamlessly with no break, cut, terminal, anything. There is no delay between loops. This was a long process for me but isn't too difficult if someone wants to know how to do it let me know! (no sound just video)

I would also like to know.