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If the video shows up, but doesn't play... maybe you are missing the correct video player for the device. If it shows up and the video is the wrong size, the code will need to be adjusted to convert it to the right size for that device. As snipa said, if the icon isn't even there, perhaps you are connected via WIFI so they are wiping the app because it was not "purchased". Another possibility is that the video is not being added to the database. It might be different on the LP Platinum. The LP1 and LP2 simply read from a folder of what was installed. The Ultra stored the apps in an encrypted database. If the Platinum is different, we would need to find out how it is storing the apps so we can find a solution to add the apps. I don't have a Platinum to test with either.
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12-02-2015, 07:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2015, 07:24 PM by indigoataxia.)
I am trying to use the Leappad Manager with my 2 year olds LeapsterGS. I am able to get the videos to play but they are off to the right about 150 pixels and down about 50. I know the resolution is different, 320x240, so I converted manually with the command I found you post elsewhere (adjusted for my resolution).
ffmpeg.exe -i downvideo.mp4 -acodec libvorbis -b 800k -ac 2 -ab 56k -ar 16000 -r 15 -vf scale="'if(gt(a,4/3),320,-1)':'if(gt(a,4/3),-1,240)'" outvideo.ogg
The image is still offcenter. I also tried adjusting the VideoInfo.Json file attributes so it read
"SourceWidth":320,
"SourceHeight":240,
"TargetWidth":320,
"TargetHeight":240,
This did not seem to make a difference. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them!
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12-03-2015, 01:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-03-2015, 01:53 AM by is0-mick.)
Does deaks tool install the videoplayer?
May be a different version is required for the different resolution.
That's what I'd suspect anyway.
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Yea it might be the video player. The app will auto install a video player if missing, but is only intended for the LP2. It may be using that video player which is throwing it off.
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Any idea where to find one for the leapstergs or how to install?
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The one for the LeapPad 2 is installed automatically when you update it through the connect software. It could be possible that it is already installed on the device, but installed this one and overwrote it or has both of them installed. You can try to remove the video player the app installed and then try running the video. I believe I coded in some settings to turn off auto installing the video player.
I don't have a Leapster GS so I can't test it myself.
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I connected to the Connect software which wiped the video's, then connected with the Manager which re-downloaded the Leappad2 player. I unticked to auto install the player, used the Connect software to wipe again, and just used the manager to install the videos (confirming video player not auto installed). Unfortunately when launching a video it just shows a blank screen without audio or video. I will keep looking, thanks for the help.
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Strange, good luck and let me know if you make any progress. I wonder if the videos need to be specific to the device. Maybe the video package needs to be adjusted for the LeapsterGS. I don't have an official video to check, but if we can get a hold of one, that may help a bit.
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Hi, I'm happily putting custom videos on my leappad 2, but often I find one is missing at the end of the install process. I connect again and put the missing one on, not altering the .tar file, and it says it has "re-installed" it. It's there now, but I find a different one is missing this time. I have had this on two separate leap pads (2) and with different movies. I wondered about copyright stuff, but the "missing" movies do eventually appear, just not all at the same time. Based on what I've seen, I believe they are taking up space on the leappad. It is simply some other limit/threshold - space, number of movies ... ? Any ideas?
Thanks. And thanks for the app, it's much appreciated in our household!
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They probably have conflicting, duplicate ID numbers?
Open the meta.inf files in Notepad to confirm.
