# Convert video to 1 pixel per frame **URL:** \ **Category:** Libraries\ **Created:** [February 25, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/convert-video-to-1-pixel-per-frame/18086 "2020-02-25T02:00:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3

**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/convert-video-to-1-pixel-per-frame/18086/3 "2020-02-28T23:07:34Z")

> [@themindfactory](#): > > right now it close, but the RGB value when the 1 pixel video is played back I think it “flashes/blinks” too much as the algorithm tried to determine the color… Maybe you should explain what your current approach is? For example, are you computing an average RGB over the pixels array? are you using scaling, or a shader? > [@themindfactory](#): > > the color you would see on your ceiling when you are watching TV Depending on you area of appliication, you might be interested in bias lighting / ambilight / the adalight – there are privous Processing projects on this, for example: > [@A universal ambilight](https://discourse.processing.org/t/a-universal-ambilight/1962): > > Hi everyone! This project is still a work in progress but I would like to share with you the progress I have made so far, the direction I want to follow and gather some feedback or advice about it. I wanted to build an ambilight system for my TV but the problem I ran into was that I was and still am using only an ethernet cable to get my video feed. So I couldn’t use those solutions you can find online using the HDMI, USB or VGA feed. For those who don’t know what an ambilight system is, here… --- _[View the full topic](https://discourse.processing.org/t/convert-video-to-1-pixel-per-frame/18086)._