Quoted from Ashram56:

On step 6, I'm little bit unsure, as the test file provided by Steve on his github seems to be using VLC player installed on his macbook. What should be a proper ini file for a RPI ?
Thanks

Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag: thanks for this excellent description!
I set my System up as per Zigzagags excellent instructions, but no videos are playing. I'm a bit stumped at the moment... After starting, the monitor shows TiltAudio logo (/home/pi/tiltaudio3-fullhd-gray-bg-landscape.png)... TA is running on a Pi3b. This is what I did:
- in TA Config, configured sms_address to localhost (127.0.0.1) and sms_port to 19999
- master.zip downloaded from github and extracted to /home/pi/serial-media-srv (renamed as instructed)
- copied /home/pi/serial-media-srv/serial-media.service to /etc/systemd/system
- created /boot/smsdata/data
- MP4 files placed in /boot/smsdata/data
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- basepath set
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- /boot/smsdata/data/serial-media-srv.ini created
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- /boot/config.txt changed
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- enabled the media server
- rebooted
The service is up and running:
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The Serial.log seems to indicate that no media files are found:
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If it doesn't find any videos, I would have expected to see default.jpg, telling me to install a media pack. However, the TA logo keeps being displayed. I also tested to set enable_serial to TRUE in the TA config, but no change in behavior whatsoever.
I should add that initially I saw an error re. missing module 'serial' so I installed it manually with "apt-get install python3-pip" and "python3 -m pip install pyserial" (as described in the github link above)
Any tipps what I should do now to narrow this down?

Quoted from TazDevl:

No, the TA Board is in a Data East Jurassic Park and I simply placed some sample videos into /boot/smsdata/data.
But again, if the Media Pack would be the culprit, I would expect to see Default.jpg telling me to install the Media Pack...?

Quoted from TazDevl:

Thanks! Will give that a try tomorrow. After I got the missing module error I ran the apt-get commands for all packages listed on the github site, fim was amongst them. The default.jpg was initially missing, I copied it from the SMS server image I previously downloaded (can be seen in my first screenprint above). But of course there could still be someting wrong. Will report back on that.
I saw that for the sound where I added a video in the TA "Sound" config, a "serial.txt" has been created in this sounds directory, however this file is empty. I think there should be the play command for the video in there, e.g. "PLAY Map.mp4"...? I entered that manually into the file but this also didn't change anything.
Forgot to mention that I am on v1.37

Quoted from TazDevl:

Sorry, that is what I did and meant with "where I added a video in the TA "Sound" config". I will be able to do work on the machine later in the afternoon / early evening again and report back.
You lost me with "If you grab the pull request I (as LinTicket) have made in the repo, you will get the ability to play a default file on startup - and the command "LOOP" is added which repeats a file until another is played.". Where can I find and should do what?

Quoted from TazDevl:

Nice, thanks Steve!
@Zigzagtag: btw, what Firmware version are you running on / have you implemented the procedure you described above?

Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag
steve45
Interestingly, there is a failed service everytime after reboot:
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The TA log throws a lua syntax error trying to play the video with the sound:
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However, the error message in the log seems truncated. This is the output of the "play map.mp4" command in the TA "Test" menu:
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The error is the same if I write "map" with a small or capital "m". The file itself is written "Map.mp4" in the file system:
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I now remember that a little while ago when I started working on this I already received the exact same error in the Test menu before I followed your procedure above. At that time I simply thought that the Test menu was not supposed to be used for video play commands...
The SMS serial.log still is unchanged to before (what do the "ioctl" errors mean?):
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Quoted from TazDevl:

I have configured video "Map.mp4" for sound "welcome_jurassic_park", which is the first sound being played when starting a game:
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Once the TA has booted, the monitor shows default.jpg ("Please install your Media pack"). When I start a game, the monitor continues to show default.jpg (i.e. no video is playing), no additional entries into Serial.log:
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The following is configured under "Config":
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Quoted from TazDevl:

Not as much as I can see... The syntax error which I already mentioned (and which also shows up in the logs below) does not have anything to do with it? Or could it actually prevent the serial command from being issued?
This is the live log when I played the sound from the "Sounds" menu (please note that the smiley icon is actually a colon, directly followed by the number 1):
2021-07-04 18:18:20.771 DEBUG MHD-sing [requestHandler] [httpservice.c:2008] url: /duckByType/5, method: GET, version: HTTP/1.1, connCtx: 0x0000
2021-07-04 18:18:26.008 DEBUG MHD-sing [requestHandler] [httpservice.c:2008] url: /sounds/7, method: GET, version: HTTP/1.1, connCtx: 0x0000
2021-07-04 18:18:27.752 DEBUG MHD-sing [requestHandler] [httpservice.c:2008] url: /sounds/7, method: GET, version: HTTP/1.1, connCtx: 0x0000
2021-07-04 18:18:31.634 DEBUG MHD-sing [requestHandler] [httpservice.c:2008] url: /sounds/play/7/0, method: GET, version: HTTP/1.1, connCtx: 0x0000
2021-07-04 18:18:31.634 DEBUG MHD-sing [playCommand] [sdl_sound.c:1362] playCommand: 'PLAY Map.mp4'
2021-07-04 18:18:31.634 DEBUG MHD-sing [processCmd] [sdl_sound.c:1334] processing cmd PLAY Map.mp4
2021-07-04 18:18:31.635 ERROR MHD-sing [lua_run] [lua_binding.c:670] lua error: [string "PLAY Map.mp4"]: syntax error near 'Map'
2021-07-04 18:18:31.639 DEBUG MHD-sing [playMusicWithFadeInAndPos] [sdl_sound.c:1426] loaded music from '/boot/data/sound/Final/music/1977341863-welcome_jurassic_park/Welcome To Jurassic Park.wav' loop=1
2021-07-04 18:18:31.640 DEBUG MHD-sing [playMusicWithFadeInAndPos] [sdl_sound.c:1449] Playing Music id=7(0x0007), 'welcome_jurassic_park:0' gain:40, from /boot/data/sound/Final/music/1977341863-welcome_jurassic_park/Welcome To Jurassic Park.wav
2021-07-04 18:18:31.640 DEBUG MHD-sing [getVolumeForSample] [sdl_sound.c:1042] getVolumeForSample: sample->gain: 40, gainByType: 30, res: 34
2021-07-04 18:18:31.640 DEBUG MHD-sing [setMusicVolume] [sdl_sound.c:518] setMusicVolume to 34 (musicVol=34, ducking=100)
2021-07-04 18:18:43.874 DEBUG MHD-sing [requestHandler] [httpservice.c:2008] url: /sounds/play/stop, method: GET, version: HTTP/1.1, connCtx: 0x0000
2021-07-04 18:18:43.874 DEBUG MHD-sing [fadeMusic] [sdl_sound.c:1247] fading out music: 7
2021-07-04 18:18:43.874 DEBUG MHD-sing [resetFadedMusic] [sdl_sound.c:1252] reset faded music 7, start new 0
2021-07-04 18:19:31.635 INFO RasPiSnd [updateSound] [sdl_sound.c:1887] 139664 - 79663 > 60000 -> fading background music id=0
And this is the Live Log from when I started a game:
2021-07-04 18:20:05.065 DEBUG isr de [stbInterrupt] [pincom.c:157] stb int. address 6 0x06
2021-07-04 18:20:05.070 DEBUG SndServi [playMusicWithFadeInAndPos] [sdl_sound.c:1426] loaded music from '/boot/data/sound/Final/music/2958987715-shooter_theme/Welcome To Jurassic Park.wav' loop=1
2021-07-04 18:20:05.070 DEBUG SndServi [playMusicWithFadeInAndPos] [sdl_sound.c:1449] Playing Music id=6(0x0006), 'shooter_theme:0' gain:36, from /boot/data/sound/Final/music/2958987715-shooter_theme/Welcome To Jurassic Park.wav
2021-07-04 18:20:05.070 DEBUG SndServi [getVolumeForSample] [sdl_sound.c:1042] getVolumeForSample: sample->gain: 36, gainByType: 30, res: 30
2021-07-04 18:20:05.070 DEBUG SndServi [setMusicVolume] [sdl_sound.c:518] setMusicVolume to 30 (musicVol=30, ducking=100)
2021-07-04 18:20:05.085 DEBUG isr de [stbInterrupt] [pincom.c:157] stb int. address 7 0x07
2021-07-04 18:20:05.085 DEBUG SndServi [playCommand] [sdl_sound.c:1362] playCommand: 'PLAY Map.mp4'
2021-07-04 18:20:05.085 DEBUG SndServi [processCmd] [sdl_sound.c:1334] processing cmd PLAY Map.mp4
2021-07-04 18:20:05.085 ERROR SndServi [lua_run] [lua_binding.c:670] lua error: [string "PLAY Map.mp4"]: syntax error near 'Map'
2021-07-04 18:20:05.085 DEBUG SndServi [playMusicWithFadeInAndPos] [sdl_sound.c:1426] loaded music from '/boot/data/sound/Final/music/1977341863-welcome_jurassic_park/Welcome To Jurassic Park.wav' loop=1
2021-07-04 18:20:05.086 DEBUG SndServi [playMusicWithFadeInAndPos] [sdl_sound.c:1449] Playing Music id=7(0x0007), 'welcome_jurassic_park:0' gain:40, from /boot/data/sound/Final/music/1977341863-welcome_jurassic_park/Welcome To Jurassic Park.wav
2021-07-04 18:20:05.086 DEBUG SndServi [getVolumeForSample] [sdl_sound.c:1042] getVolumeForSample: sample->gain: 40, gainByType: 30, res: 34
2021-07-04 18:20:05.086 DEBUG SndServi [setMusicVolume] [sdl_sound.c:518] setMusicVolume to 34 (musicVol=34, ducking=100)
2021-07-04 18:20:07.818 DEBUG isr de [stbInterrupt] [pincom.c:157] stb int. address 167 0xa7
2021-07-04 18:20:07.818 DEBUG SndServi [getVolumeForSample] [sdl_sound.c:1042] getVolumeForSample: sample->gain: 26, gainByType: 40, res: 30
2021-07-04 18:20:07.818 DEBUG SndServi [playSample] [sdl_sound.c:1597] playing sample 167(0x00a7):0 vol: 26->30 'sfx' 'helicopter_flyby' on channel 0

Quoted from TazDevl:

Thanks, steve45 and Zigzagzag
I just quickly tested this during lunch break. Switched off LUA and the video is now playing when I start a game. Very happy, thanks a lot!!! I will need to play around with the stuff to better understand it. One more quick question, please:
I saw where in start.sh I can comment out the display of default.jpg or change it to another picture. But is there also the possibility of having the SMS play video(s) upon start (i.e. during attract mode) instead of displaying a picture? And is there an option to loop a video?
Would this thread also be the right place to ask further SMS questions which do not have to do with installing it?

Quoted from TazDevl:

You mean you have sent some SMS extensions to Steve which he may integrate in one of the next releases? Would it be possible for me to manually integrate these in my system (if of course you would be willing to share them). Or did I misunderstood your last statement completely?
Another question that crossed my mind: is it on the roadmap for SMS to support multiple Monitors with individual videos each?

Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag: I have not yet had time to do anything with your script except from downloading it. I've got some holiday coming up in 2 weeks and would like to start playing around with it then. I quickly looked into the script but could not figure out the following:
- where do I place the startupmovies or how do I flag movies as startupmovies?
- in order to loop videos, I presume the serial command is "loop" instead of "play"?
- are there any parameters with the "loop" feature (e.g. number of loops)?
- can I specify more than one video with the "loop" feature?
@all:
- what is supposed to be entered in the field "StopCmd" / what do I use it for?
Thanks a lot in advance!

Quoted from TazDevl:

Nice, thanks again! Sorry, I am not at the pin at the moment so I hope you don't mind if I ask another question (instead of first trying out for myself):
Is there a way to show a specific video during a game when there are no video events that are being triggered by sounds? I found that Default.jpg is being displayed in that case. I prepared a video clip of Isla Nublar which I really would like to be displayed instead. Or is the only option to use this specific clip as (the only) startup sound?
Sorry, another question just came to mind: what is the Media Server checking (and failing to detect) in order to display Default.jpg ("Install a Media Pack")?

Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag
I downloaded your python script, placed it in serial-media-srv. I put videos "Default.mp4" and "Startup.mp4" into /boot/smsdata/data and rebooted. However, no video is playing upon startup.
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omxplayer plays the videos just fine manually. Would you have any idea what I need to look for?

Quoted from TazDevl:

Good catch, thanks a lot! I should have remembered that Linux is a little stricter about upper- and lowercase characters. Will keep that in mind next time!

Quoted from TazDevl:

I now put all the cables inside the pin. I found a flat ribbon HDMI cable on Amazon which is perfect for my needs. I will still need to modify the display power connection (either a USB cable with an angled plug or solder directly to display controller pcb). This is how the mod looks in the pin (protective foil still on display and I still need to come up with a final fixture for the display. Also, I created the videos for a display with another resolution and still need to transcode):
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Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag: my screen has a resolution of 800x480. I created my videos in that format but no matter what I do, I have black bars at the top and bottom of my screen (even if I set the same resolution in dietpi-config. Tried Overscan on and off). What I now found is, that the videos play in the correct size if I give omxplayer the resolution via cmdline:
omxplayer --win 0,0,800,480 /boot/smsdata/data/jp_end_2.mp4
Is it correct that I have to change the following 2 lines in your python script from
config['player']['exec'] = 'omxplayer -b --no-osd'
config['player']['loop'] = 'omxplayer -b --no-osd --loop'
to
config['player']['exec'] = 'omxplayer -win 0,0,800,480 -b --no-osd'
config['player']['loop'] = 'omxplayer -win 0,0,800,480 -b --no-osd --loop'
?
Or is there another, more flexible option?

Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag: Apart from the fact that I forgot one "-" in front of the "win" argument in the 2 lines of code above, it does not work when I change above 2 lines in the script (it does work manually).
I looked a little bit further in the script and it seems that the changes you made (I assume it was you?) are the lines that are commented out and the new one I marked with an arrow (-> in this section below? I think that all the parameters are in the "args" variable? But I am not good enough at python coding to understand how that is filled and how I would add "--win 0,0,800,480" as the first argument. Would you be able and willing to help out once more?
def play_movie(name, loop):
global movie_playing, config, log, current_connection
media = Path(name).absolute()
movie_playing = name
if (loop == 0): args = config['player']['exec'].split()
else: args = config['player']['loop'].split()
args.append( media.as_posix() )
log.debug("running: {}".format(args))
-> player = popenAndCall(onProcessExit, 1, name, args, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, shell=False )
#player = Popen(['omxplayer', '-b', Path(m[id]).absolute().as_posix() ], stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, shell=False )
log.debug( "playing movie {} in process {}".format(name,player.pid))
#player.set_aspect_mode(config['player'].get('aspectMode','stretch'))
#player.stopEvent += lambda : movie_ended()
if current_connection:
current_connection.send("# playing {}\r\n".format(name).encode(charset))

Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag: miraculously got some time now...
Long story short: it doesn't work. The log says that the "--win" parameter is an unrecognized option. I had removed it from the variables "loop" and "exec" and changed the script as suggested:
...
args.append(media.as_posix())
args.append("--win 0,0,800,480")
...
No video showing, log says:
2021-09-02 18:26:38,390 INFO player process 631 playing !IGNORE_startup_800x480_4_to_3.mp4Â exited movie_playing
!IGNORE_startup_800x480_4_to_3.mp4
2021-09-02 18:26:38,391 DEBUG running: ['omxplayer', '-b', '--no-osd', '/boot/smsdata/data/default_map_glitched_4_1024x600.mp4', '--win
0,0,800,480']
2021-09-02 18:26:38,400 DEBUG playing movie default_map_glitched_4_1024x600.mp4 in process 645
/usr/bin/omxplayer.bin: unrecognized option '--win 0,0,800,480'
If I use the exact same syntax in the console, it plays fine (proving that the position of the "win" parameter can be ignored):
root@tiltaudio3:/home/pi# omxplayer -b --no-osd /boot/smsdata/data/default_map_glitched_4_1024x600.mp4 --win 0,0,800,480
Video codec omx-h264 width 1024 height 600 profile 100 fps 50.000000
Subtitle count: 0, state: off, index: 1, delay: 0
V:PortSettingsChanged: [email protected] interlace:0 deinterlace:0 anaglyph:0 par.04 display:0 layer:0 alpha:255 aspectMode:0
have a nice day
root@tiltaudio3:/home/pi#

Quoted from TazDevl:

Sorry, again..
when logged on with sudo su it says
/usr/bin/omxplayer
When logged on as pi it says
/home/pi/bin/omxplayer

Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag: I'm afraid I already have a problem at the very first step (I'm logged on as "su")...
root@tiltaudio3:/boot/smsdata/omx# git clone https://github.com/popcornmix/omxplayer.git
bash: git: command not found

Quoted from TazDevl:

Slowly but inevitably I am getting very, very confused... both versions are running at the same time??? At least this tells me that the /usr/bin version of omxplayer is the one that has been started from your script, because it has the "--win" parameter...
root@tiltaudio3:/boot/smsdata/omx# ps ax |grep -i omxplayer
636 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/omxplayer -b --no-osd --loop /boot/smsdata/data/startup_map_glitched_3.1_1024x600.mp4 win 0,0,800,480
649 ? SLl 0:39 /usr/bin/omxplayer.bin -b --no-osd --loop /boot/smsdata/data/startup_map_glitched_3.1_1024x600.mp4 win 0,0,800,480
1092 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep -i omxplayer

Quoted from TazDevl:

I have to correct myself and just edited my last post accordingly: both versions have the "win" parameter (and are running from the same path)
Indeed, you are correct. Sorry for my very, very stupid oversight. I just corrected that and rebooted the Pi.
root@tiltaudio3:/home/pi# ps ax |grep -i omxplayer
4672 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/omxplayer -b --no-osd /boot/smsdata/data/default_map_glitched_4_1024x600.mp4 --win 0,0,800,480
4684 ? RL 0:00 /usr/bin/omxplayer.bin -b --no-osd /boot/smsdata/data/default_map_glitched_4_1024x600.mp4 --win 0,0,800,480
4686 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep -i omxplayer
Although both processes are running again, no videos are being displayed. I added both paths in img-serial-move.py, no difference. I get the same output when I remove the absolute path in the script:
root@tiltaudio3:/home/pi# ps ax |grep -i omxplayer
2040 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/omxplayer -b --no-osd /boot/smsdata/data/default_logos_2_1024x600.mp4 --win 0,0,800,480
2052 ? R 0:00 /usr/bin/omxplayer.bin -b --no-osd /boot/smsdata/data/default_logos_2_1024x600.mp4 --win 0,0,800,480
Interestingly, the above output with the /usr/bin path is from when I had changed the path for omxplayer in the script to /home/pi/bin (and rebooted the Pi).
By "change the order of the parameter", did you mean change the order of the 2 "args" lines here?
def play_movie(name, loop):
global movie_playing, config, log, current_connection
media = Path(name).absolute()
movie_playing = name
if (loop == 0): args = config['player']['exec'].split()
else: args = config['player']['loop'].split()
-> args.append( media.as_posix() )
-> args.append("--win 0,0,800,480")
log.debug("running: {}".format(args))
player = popenAndCall(onProcessExit, 1, name, args, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, shell=False )
#player = Popen(['omxplayer', '-b', Path(m[id]).absolute().as_posix() ], stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, shell=False )
log.debug( "playing movie {} in process {}".format(name,player.pid))
#player.set_aspect_mode(config['player'].get('aspectMode','stretch'))
#player.stopEvent += lambda : movie_ended()
if current_connection:
current_connection.send("# playing {}\r\n".format(name).encode(charset))

Quoted from TazDevl:

Zigzagzag: it's running... Out of sheer desperation, I added the "--win" parameter at the beginning of the script. I now see my test video in full screen. However, what I do not understand, the parameter is not listed in the log, can you shed some light on the reason for this?[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from hawknole:

I got the single Pi working with help from this thread, Zig & Taz, thanks all.
Taz asked me if I loaded the updated python script from Zig and I thought I did but I looked at the file closer and I did not use the modified python file, however, my video is playing when I expect it. So I am a little unsure what the python modification is intended to do?
Thanks again.

Quoted from hawknole:

Having problems with the video not playing. Oddly, it is working fine when there is no license and not working with the full license applied. I tried two different Pi's and two different TiltAudio boards, all with the same results. In discussions with Steve but looking for a possible solution to force the socket call.
In looking at the logs when the socket call for the playCommand equals 60 then the video plays fine, per below:
2021-10-07 01:35:39.671 DEBUG SndServi [serialSend] [serial.c:119] Sending serial cmd 'PLAY car2.mp4'
2021-10-07 01:35:39.674 DEBUG SndServi [sendSocketCmd] [socketIo.c:60] send cmd via socket: PLAY car2.mp4
However, with the license applied it tries to send to another socket and errors and does not play the video, per below:
2021-10-07 01:06:40.045 DEBUG MHD-sing [serialSend] [serial.c:119] Sending serial cmd 'PLAY snack1.mp4'
2021-10-07 01:06:40.054 ERROR MHD-sing [sendSocketCmd] [socketIo.c:57] send via socket failed
Looking for a way to force the socket call to 60. Any ideas on how I could do this? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Quoted from thiagomax:

i upload a print for raspin.log when i got a line "g [sendSocketCmd] [socketIo.c:57] send via socket failed"
and a print from my directory with the missing serial.log
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Quoted from thiagomax:

ignore the print of putty, i wrote serial instead Serial
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Quoted from thiagomax:

i did this part too. [quoted image]

Quoted from thiagomax:

i dont have a usb stick on the pi. my media is under boot/smsdata/data on the sd card.

Quoted from thiagomax:

this is normal ? i got nothing to response the command
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Quoted from thiagomax:

you mean the data directory ? this command is not under smsdata already ? sorry if i'm wrong, i'm a noob on this

Quoted from thiagomax:

I must be missing something, because I have a tiltaudio! image again, test in web UI to send a sound but no video is triggering

Quoted from thiagomax:

hi man, after several attempts it worked as it should and I'm very happy, but it doesn't work the first time I turn on the machine, after I have to access the web ui, go to the settings tab and just press the restart button, from there it works usually.
I would like to know if there is any way to change this, so that every time I turn on the machine it works, without having to restart every time I want to use it

Quoted from jlppin:

Thanks ZigZag
ffmpeg is already installed - no joy
Thanks
John