• Registered: 2009-11-16
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Topic: Play .flv from USB

Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to play a video .flv file directly off a USB-stick?

  • From: Austin, TX
  • Registered: 2009-05-07
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Re: Play .flv from USB

No, Flash Lite doesn't play FLV files directly, they have to be loaded through a SWF-format widget.  However, something like the USB Photo Widget described at http://forum.chumby.com/viewtopic.php?pid=26448#p26448 could support FLV playback too.

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  • From: Melbourne, Australia
  • Registered: 2009-01-15
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Re: Play .flv from USB

klamauk wrote:

Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to play a video .flv file directly off a USB-stick?

Hi klamauk,
   as per comments from unwiredben my USB photo wdget might work. If you send my a sample flv file (nigelchris@optusnet.com.au)  I would be happy to test it out and update if it works.

cheers

Nigel

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  • Registered: 2010-01-16
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Re: Play .flv from USB

Hey,

it is possible to play a .flv video file by using the "Flash Video Player" widget.
You just need to customize the widget to play "file://mnt/usb/video.flv"

works like a charm!

greetings

  • Registered: 2009-11-16
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Re: Play .flv from USB

THAT was exactly the answer I was hoping for !
Since I do not have a clue about Linux ( which is sad, I know )...
but let me try it...

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Re: Play .flv from USB

nils.al wrote:

Hey,

it is possible to play a .flv video file by using the "Flash Video Player" widget.
You just need to customize the widget to play "file://mnt/usb/video.flv"

works like a charm!

greetings


Is there any way to get this to "queue." Meaning, is there a syntax for separating the filenames?

file://mnt/usb/video1.flv, file://mnt/usb/video2.flv, file://mnt/usb/video3.flv


Thoughts?

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  • From: Austin, TX
  • Registered: 2009-05-07
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Re: Play .flv from USB

No, the player widget would need to be rewritten to specify multiple movies.  However, you could use a tool like ffmpeg to make one FLV file from your set... see http://ffmpeg.org/faq.html#TOC29 for details.

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