[Frameworks] 2 Video Installation Questions

[Joe Ventress]

Hi, if the FAT32 - 4GB barrier is a problem you could try ex-FAT formatting
on drives. !!!!Entirely device dependent as to functionality!!!

read up here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT

I have found it to work fine on better quality usb flash drives, and have
used this to loop larger than 4GB files directly in a newish Vizio monitor,
however the above advice re: Teking the file/ hardware and eventual
refreshing likely is needed as it seems to stop/freeze after many hours of
play - no guarantee's but worth a look.

JV

On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Chris Freeman <
christopherbriggsfreeman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Media players will do what you need.
> That's correct they are almost always formatted for Windows, so you
> may have to reformat your thumb drives and you'll definitely have the
> 4gb file size limit (usually 10-20 minutes of video is the max), so if you
> have long vides youll have to break them up into smaller files - and then
> you get a dumb loading graphic between each file.
>
> There are ways to hack the media players to remove the "play" or "loading"
> or file name graphics at the start of each file / loop, but I've never done
> it, only heard rumors.
>
> I have also used an iPod touch to do what you are doing, but it takes a
> bit of messing with the settings because it's not really made to just loop
> videos all day long.
>
> Either way, have a plan for maintenance because no digital player will
> work perfectly for days/weeks/months on end and at some point it will
> freeze or crash and you'll need someone there to reset or restart it or
> whatever.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> On Monday, June 20, 2016, Jason Halprin <jihalprin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Depending on the monitor, you may be able to play file for looping
>> straight from a USB thumb drive. I would only do this if you are able to
>> spend a few days researching and teching the file. Also, in my experience,
>> you would have to use a drive that is formatted for FAT32, meaning the file
>> size is limited to 4GB. I've had some trouble setting this up remotely, as
>> it can be hard to get the codec/container/bitrate set exactly as need be
>> with presenters who don't know exactly what they're working with.
>>
>> Otherwise, what David said.
>>
>> -Jason Halprin
>>
>> Jason Halprin
>> jihalprin at gmail.com
>> jasonhalprin.com
>>
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Thank you,
JV
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