March 31, 2016 · raspberry pi Raspberry pi 2 raspberry pi 3 Raspberry Zero
Playing Hardware Accelerated Video on Raspberry Pi 1/2/3 & Zero
omxplayer seem to be the best player, almost 0% cpu usage!
sudp apt-get update && sudo apt-get install omxplayer -y
omxplayer -b -o hdmi http://awesome.nwgat.ninja/misc/Commie_typesetting_shenanigans.mp4
the above command can be run via ssh connection
-o hdmi
will send it to your RPi Display-b
blacks the background
there is no gui, you only get fullscreen, its still better than other players
omxplayer -h
gives you more info
banding/color issues? try forcing 32-bit
echo "framebuffer_depth=32" >> config.txt
echo "framebuffer_ignore_alpha=1" >> config.txt