Re: photo/video on tty console with the new VT/framebuffer

On 2023-05-19 11:04, Ivan Quitschal wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> i have a question. searched everywhere and found nothing about.
> 
> Is it possible to visualize photos on tty console like we used to on old SYSCONS by using zgv or something?
> 
> Or watching videos with mpv/mplayer + sdl 2.0/openGL or something?

As long as those packages support DRMKMS and does your GPU, you can to a
degree. I noticed video works for mpv and games/sdl, tho, I cannot get
input working. I tried the Doom 3 port, and watched movies with mpv all
from the vty just a couple of months ago.

To health and anarchy,
Alastair