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+<color #db5f0b>Aug 2017</color>
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 FFPLAY comes bundled with the ffmpeg download. The ffplay is a simple to use command line app for playing the extracted streams that you have just created.
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     ffplay filename.mp4
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+However, the issue with UHD streams is that they are larger than most monitors, so it is generally necessary to either rescale the output, or force it to fullscreen.
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+To replay a video in a window.
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+    ffplay -i video.mpg -vf scale=800x600
+    This will replay the selected file at a window size of 800x600. Remember, currently (End 2016)
+    UHD streams play very poorly and you will only get 1 or 2 frames per second.
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+To replay a video full screen.
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+    ffplay -i video.mpg -vs
+    This will replay the video at fullscreen resolution.
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