Hi,
I am new at this arduino thing. And I luv it.
I am trying to build a home project for Halloween.
I would really appreciate your advice.
So this is what I want to accomplish.
I want to use some kind of device/programming/etc, so I can play/pause/stop an avi file on an old tv screen. I'll take any type of suggestion, including even maybe black/white conversion... I am not sure how to do it either and how to actually make it play/pause/stop.
danielpreda:
Hi,
I am new at this arduino thing. And I luv it.
I am trying to build a home project for Halloween.
I would really appreciate your advice.So this is what I want to accomplish.
I want to use some kind of device/programming/etc, so I can play/pause/stop an avi file on an old tv screen. I'll take any type of suggestion, including even maybe black/white conversion... I am not sure how to do it either and how to actually make it play/pause/stop.
Some questions pop up:
-An avi file on an old tv... is the .avi being read from a laptop connected to tv, or is the tv reading the .avi from a usb-flash?
-Can't you play/pause/stop from the laptop?
-You want to play/pause/stop with a remote? Why don't you just use a dvd remote and burn the avi onto a dvd (assuming you have a dvd player)?
Give more details of what you want to accomplish if you want help.
An Arduino hasn't the bandwidth to play video.
As mart256 suggested above, you can use an Arduino to control a video player or playback from some other device.
I was hopping to find some kind of a shield/module like you can find with audio (like mp3 players modules or voice modules), that can store an video file and then controlled by arduino to just playback with some kind of analog output (I guess I can use converters for this part).
If there is none, I guess I am stuck with some kind of video player, which can bring all sorts of issues besides actually hacking the controls... like skipping interfaces, or controlling different functionalities without displaying any of them on the screen... not to mention that I want to play certain files triggered by different sensors... sensor1-play file 1 once, sensor 2 play file 2 with repeat until sensor release... things like that.
I have nothing setup yet. I am still looking for a fairly doable solution.
also, I a looking for a cheap and more direct solution, I don't want to dedicate a laptop or a computer to only play these files.
I've seen some cool stuff with tv out functionalities. do you think that I can convert a movie file (no more than 1 minute) into some kind of arduino programming?
As I mentioned, I would be ok with loosing quality or color.
If that could be a solution, are there any automatic softwares out there that can do the conversion?
There is no way to get one second of video out of an Arduino let alone one minute.
This is project is not suitable for an Arduino. You could do this on a Raspberry Pi however.
Grumpy_Mike:
There is no way to get one second of video out of an Arduino let alone one minute.This is project is not suitable for an Arduino. You could do this on a Raspberry Pi however.
He's wanting to squeeze a gallon out of a shot glass.