Can you have a video playing and output on E1.31 at the same time?

[scuba]

I'd like to run a sequence with Lights and Video at the same time.  I've done a search, but no joy on this topic.  I can run a sequence or a video, but both at the same time?

I run a  video sign to help folks viewing the light show to hear the audio on the FMstation.

I'd like to add some LED RGB effcts at the same time...possible in Xlights?

[sean]

i thought you would have

frozen.mp4
frzoen.xseq

in the list. I thought the video gets launche dinto the background and then the sequence file launches.
Maybe it was a custom script.

I know that Matt Brown had a video wreath and that he had a video and sequence lights at same time.

ill ping him

[scuba]

I tried that..it just plays one after the other....
Also, movie mode is great for the video sequences, but not so good for the lights only sequences..... a bit distracting when played on 'the big' screen: the audio track is displayed...can that be switched on/off for different sequences?

[drlucas]

I know this functionality is one of the big features in the recent v1 release of the FPP (falcon Pi player) and works well. It's a whole different world and learning curve with shows starting in two weeks but something to consider.

[sean]

I used 3 fpp's each with a projector for Halloween, worked great. As far as video enhancements to xlights, they would have to wait until next year.u might look at the script that was created when playing a movie. I think u could edit your lights sequence and add the commands that launch the movie player

[scuba]

Thanks Guy's

I just got a Pi with FPP running...I haven't spent enough time to use it for my show now.

Some of you guys are really on top of all the features.  I recall Sean you have a video on how to put mov files into your show... (on the Pi)

Until I get conformable with using the Pi for the whole show, for now I'd like to slave the pi to Xlights... and have the pi run just the video when commanded ... I haven't figured out if that  is possible.
Any Ideas?

[sean]

I would suggest u take an hour and try running show from FPP. It will take more than that to try and figure how to slave a FPP to xlights. No one has done that before. Here is quick steps
Do not use MP3 for your sound file in xlights, use MP4. Backup everything, "file,backup" in xlights.
Now create a new sequence from sound file, click that u have an xml sequence file
For the sound file, give your MP4 movie.
Give your current sequence xml
Press save.

Now you have a sequence that uses the sound file from the movie. Audacity, btw, can open MP4 files.

Convert to fseq, send to pi player. Send MP4 movie file to pi player. U no longer need the MP3 sound file.

Playlist , u pick fseq file and MP4.
When it plays, movie is launched and your lights flash

[scuba]

thanks Sean
My Movie file is running a message sign and has no audio.  Can I use the same approach but select the audio file (MP3)_ that is associated with the xlights file?