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Random Video Clip Generator (Docker - Windows host - Git Bash)

Plays random sections of videos for background visual noise. Great for parties.

You will need:

  • Docker desktop (for Windows 10).
  • VLC.
  • Git Bash.
  • The videos have to be locally available.

How to use:

  1. Install docker: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/install/
  2. Install VLC (video player): https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.wa.html
  3. Install git bash: https://git-scm.com/download/win
  4. Create a directory under your C drive called share and download a couple of music videos there.
  5. Start docker desktop and verify it's running: docker info
  6. Get image and run container (pulls and starts. The videos you see inside the container ARE the files from Windows, not copies):
    winpty docker run -it --name randomvideoclipgenerator_cont --volume C:\\share:/root/RandomVideos/share marq4/random_videoclip_generator_docker:latest
  7. Inside the container do (and follow those instructions):
    cat instructions.txt
  8. Double-click the playlist file to open it with VLC.
  9. To finish with the container simply:
    exit
  10. To log into the container after it has been stopped do:
    docker start randomvideoclipgenerator_cont
    winpty docker exec -it randomvideoclipgenerator_cont bash
  11. To make new videos available to the container simply move them into share directory in Windows. No need to restart the container.

List of suggested videos:

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