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5.1.4 Video Transition/Looping Delay
When continuously looping one video, or when a video ends and before another video starts,
there will be a brief transition delay of 3 seconds, during which the screen will be black. To
minimize the effect of this delay, please utilize one or more of the following methods.
5.1.4.1 Fade In/Out Effect
When producing the video, add in a short fade-in and fade-out transition effect. This helps make
the transition delay more visually appealing.
5.1.4.2 Merge Short Videos
If the video(s) being looped are short and a perfectly seamless transition effect is desired, it’s
recommended to merge multiple copies of the video(s) into one longer video that is one or two
hours long. This way, the 3-second transition delay only occurs once every one to two hours. A
variety of free software tools are available that can merge videos quickly, such as MKVToolNix,
which also preserves the original quality of the videos being merged. MKVToolNix is available
from https://www.fosshub.com/MKVToolNix.html.
5.1.4.3 MP4 Remux with VLC Media Player
The transition delay can be shortened to about 1 second if the video uses a compatible MP4
container file format. Not all MP4 files are correctly formatted and the free VLC Media Player
utility can generate a compatible MP4 file while preserving the original quality of the video.
Follow the instructions below:
1) Download and install the VLC Media Player from https://www.videolan.org.
2) After opening VLC Media Player, select Media->Convert/Save.
3) In the “Open Media” window, add in the video to be remuxed, and click on the
“Convert/Save” button.
4) In the “Convert” window, to the right of the “Profile” selection drop-down box, click on the
“Create a new profile” button.
5) In the “Profile edition” window, fill in “MP4 Remux” as the profile name; in the
“Encapsulation” tab, select “MP4/MOV”; in the “Video codec” tab, check “Video” and
“Keep original video track”; in the “Audio codec” tab, check “Audio” and “Keep original
audio track”; lastly, click the “Create” button.
6) Back in the “Convert” window, make sure the “MP4 Remux” profile is selected.
7) Enter a destination file name, make sure its filename extension is “mp4”, then click on
“Start” the start button.
The remuxed MP4 video from the above process will loop or transition with a shorter 1-second
delay.
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