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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# prereq is that the following command needs to be run:
+# `sudo modprobe v4l2loopback`
+
+ffmpeg -re -i $1 -map 0:v -vcodec rawvideo -vf format=yuv420p -f v4l2 -ss 0:00:00 /dev/video0