play omxplayer

[hamza]

Hi all

I want to play video using omxplayer but
How can I know if the video is running , paused or stop??

Thank you

[gkreidl]

You will see it.
And you can control it with keyboard commands.

[hamza]

i need to know by programming ??
Is there flag or command??

[piBob]

I feel your pain. I have to make many posts for an answer. If I do get an answer, it only creates many more questions. pi2b is a terrible experience so far. I think this forum is what makes it worse. Well prolly the web pages expaling this pi2b are worst.

[johndavies]

Minimal Kiosk Browser is excellent for playing videos. Use the File Manager to find the videofile. They usually end in .avi, .mp4 or .mkv and choose to play it using omxplayergui. You can also play the file directly from the LXTerminal. Type omxplayer, space, the path to the video file most of which you can see at the top of the File Manager. On my Raspberry Pi it is set out as follows:
omxplayer /media/videos/the name of the directory the videofile is in if there is one/the videofile.
If there are any spaces in the directory or the videofile, you must put "at the beginning and " at the end
e.g. omxplayer /media/videos/"Kew on a Plate"/"01 - Spring.mp4"
Most directories and videofiles have a full stop or an underscore character as spacers e.g
omxplayer /media/videos/Hitlers.Rise.The.Colour.Films.S01E02/Hitlers.Rise.The.Colour.Films.S01E02.avi. These do not need to be enclosed inside inverted commas.

[kusti8]

I feel your pain. I have to make many posts for an answer. If I do get an answer, it only creates many more questions. pi2b is a terrible experience so far. I think this forum is what makes it worse. Well prolly the web pages expaling this pi2b are worst.

What do you mean? There are more than 4.5 million pis out there. The documentation is the best out of any small hacker device. If you are really struggling then I would just say it's not for you. I got started with no Linux experience with many Web guides and find it very easy.

[hamza]

Is there any solution??

[gkreidl]

Is there any solution??

There always is. But nobody really understands what you are asking for - at least I don't.
Explain your problem and your situation and you'll find help.

[DougieLawson]

I feel your pain. I have to make many posts for an answer. If I do get an answer, it only creates many more questions. pi2b is a terrible experience so far. I think this forum is what makes it worse. Well prolly the web pages expaling this pi2b are worst.

What do you mean? There are more than 4.5 million pis out there. The documentation is the best out of any small hacker device. If you are really struggling then I would just say it's not for you. I got started with no Linux experience with many Web guides and find it very easy.

Don't feed the troll.

[gkreidl]

piBob is not a troll, he's a teacher.
I always thought, that a teacher should know how to study a subject before he starts teaching it, but it seems I'm overly optimistic.
I still remember how much fun my kids had at school, when some teachers tried to teach them "computing", having much more knowledge and experience than their teachers.

[BMS Doug]

I remember a teacher telling me that absolute zero was -273 Degrees Kelvin or 0 Degrees Centigrade, he had to call for a second opinion from another teacher as he wouldn't believe me when I told him he had it wrong.

(aka why electrical installation tutors shouldn't try to teach general physics).