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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Controlling buttons on side of tiny video player

« Last post by mick on December 20, 2022, 02:12:15 PM »

I'm only in the prototype stage for the project, but I have a working proof of concept build of it now, although it doesn't have the entire scene, just the tv right now, but it's working great - modeled it in zbrush, and then printed it on a resin printer and then did some quick paint tests...I'll send an update once the real build is done, but here is a link to a video of the prototype:

https://twitter.com/mickstorm/status/1604959516843397120

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Controlling buttons on side of tiny video player

« Last post by lennevia on December 20, 2022, 11:20:21 AM »

That's great! Would love to see the final build once you're ready to share!

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Controlling buttons on side of tiny video player

« Last post by mick on December 20, 2022, 03:42:14 AM »

Awesome, I think I understand - one protoboard into the the tv board then another that has the connections into that protoboard - i saw that there are wired connectors too, so I suppose if room for the board is not an issue I could use the wire connector from the tv to the protoboard and the mount the sd board right below that...anyway, I think I get it now.

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Controlling buttons on side of tiny video player

« Last post by lennevia on December 19, 2022, 12:24:56 PM »

Not dumb questions at all! Ask as many questions (or for details/recommendations) as you like so you can feel comfortable working on your project.

For the proto board: yes, you would solder wires directly to where you want to make connections. If you are worried about spacing, I would suggest buying two proto TinyShields with the connectors on both sides so that the wired connections can fit between two proto boards since there isn't much space for extra wires right up against the TinyScreen+ or SD Audio TinyShield

To keep connection steady, I might also suggest a mounting kit that comes with spacers: https://tinycircuits.com/collections/accessories-add-ons/products/tinyduino-mounting-kit

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Controlling buttons on side of tiny video player

« Last post by mick on December 18, 2022, 05:19:08 PM »

Also, sorry for the dumb questions - on the protoboard should I be soldering wires directly to board, or should I be using some sort of header pins or something for those?

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Controlling buttons on side of tiny video player

« Last post by mick on December 18, 2022, 12:35:39 AM »

Thanks! that is awesome. But I have additional questions. So, I have the tiny video kit, and it comes with the TV board, and the then another board where the battery plugs in. That board connects to the tv board but it does not have another one of those stackable containers - so if I wanted to add a protoboard to this, I assume I would have to get one that has connectors on each side, and then put the protoboard in the middle? which seems would be a little awkward for the soldered wires but I guess would be doable? Is the right way to do it?

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: Mute doesn't mute (just reallllly quiet)

« Last post by lennevia on December 15, 2022, 04:35:28 PM »

Andy,

Due to the limitations of the TV, the mute functionality does not fully mute the TV audio. It instead brings it to the lowest volume. If you would like to convert videos without audio, the TinyTV Converter app is able to convert .tsv videos without audio (this is due to a current bug, but it will suit the purpose): https://learn.tinycircuits.com/Kits/TinyTV-Converter-App/
 
You can also try editing the source mp4/mov video to lower the volume or erase it before conversion to make the mute audio less noticeable. You can also disconnect the tiny speaker.


Cheers,
Réna

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Mute doesn't mute (just reallllly quiet)

« Last post by AndyMo on December 15, 2022, 03:34:52 PM »

I've got some great files running on my Tiny TV, but I don't always want the sound on.  But when I press MUTE, or put volume to the very bottom, it does not mute the audio completely.  Is there a fix for this?

Thanks !

ANdy

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / Re: no sound after conversion

« Last post by lennevia on December 15, 2022, 12:51:29 PM »

Hi there,

The newest version of the app will only convert the video portion of files for .tsv - so the audio will not convert with the new app until a future update.

For now, the TSV Converter is the best tool for converting videos - it has issues with some versions of MacOS, but works reliably on Windows computers if you have one available to you. If you need a video converted, you can get in touch with us here and we can convert it for you:  https://tinycircuits.com/pages/contact-us

Cheers,
Réna

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TinyTV & Tiny Video Player / no sound after conversion

« Last post by yeahfilms on December 14, 2022, 07:55:27 PM »

Converting .mp4 with the latest Tiny TV conversion app - sound not coming through with conversion. Noticed in another thread that this is a bug and the older version of the app works. The older app version won't open on my Mac (Monterey). Any tips?