OMXPlayer-Sync
OMXPlayer-Sync facilitates synchronization of multiple OMXPlayer instances over the network in a master/slave fashion.
Usage
$ ./omxplayer-sync -h
Usage: omxplayer-sync [options] filename
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-m, --master
-l, --slave
-x DESTINATION, --destination=DESTINATION
-u, --loop
-v, --verbose
master
omxplayer-sync -muv movie1.mp4 movie2.mp4 /movies/*
slave
omxplayer-sync -luv movie1.mp4 movie2.mp4 /movies/*
Requirements
A recent version of Python3 or Python2.
A recent version of the python bindings for D-Bus.
A recent build of omxplayer from Sergio Conde.
Installation on Raspbian
su -
apt-get remove omxplayer
rm -rf /usr/bin/omxplayer /usr/bin/omxplayer.bin /usr/lib/omxplayer
apt-get install libpcre3 fonts-freefont-ttf fbset libssh-4 python3-dbus
wget http://omxplayer.sconde.net/builds/omxplayer_0.3.7~git20160713~66f9076_armhf.deb
dpkg -i omxplayer_0.3.7~git20160713~66f9076_armhf.deb
wget -O /usr/bin/omxplayer-sync https://github.com/turingmachine/omxplayer-sync/raw/master/omxplayer-sync
chmod 0755 /usr/bin/omxplayer-sync
wget https://github.com/turingmachine/omxplayer-sync/raw/master/synctest.mp4
# start on master
omxplayer-sync -muv synctest.mp4
# start on slave
omxplayer-sync -luv synctest.mp4
Usage notes
- The filename on the master and the slave must be exactly the same.
- More testfiles with timecodes can be found on [pocketvj.com][http://pocketvj.com/video/small_testfile.mp4].
- Make sure there are no other files than movie files (e.g. no pictures, no textfiles) in the folder where the movie is, otherwise you may get sync errors.
- A RJ45 cable must be connected before you start the master, otherwise it will not send sync data to slave.
- Do not send audio output flags with omxplayer-sync on the slave e.g. /usr/bin/omxplayer-sync -lu -o both /media/internal/video/*
- Use videos which are min. 60 seconds or longer
- If you dont know how to create a h264 mp4 file, visit http://www.online-convert.com.