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Virtual display with Viture Pro XR glasses using hdmi in on an OrangePi - mgschwan/viture_virtual_display

v4l2_gl captures video from a HDMI-in on an OrangePI 5 Plus using the hdmirx V4L2 device, converts frames to RGB, and displays them in real-time on a textured quad in an OpenGL window. If you are using a Raspberry Pi or other device without HDMI-in you need a USB capture card that is supported on your Linux version Quickly shake your head left/right 3 times to reset the rotation to the center position after the IMU has drifted too far.

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