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| − | + | ''mpv'''s configuration is read from the files {{ic|mpv.conf}} (settings) and {{ic|input.conf}} (key bindings). If the [[environment variables|environment variable]] {{ic|XDG_CONFIG_HOME}} is not set, user configuration files will be read from the {{ic|~/.config/mpv}} directory. System-wide configuration files are read from the {{ic|/etc/mpv}} directory. | |
== Tips and Tricks == | == Tips and Tricks == | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 17 January 2015
mpv is a movie player based on mplayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types. A comprehensive (although admittedly incomplete) list of differences between mpv and the aforementioned players can be found here.
Installation
Install the mpv package from the official repositories or mpv-gitAUR from the Arch User Repository.
Front ends
mpv provides an elegant User Interface called OSC which appears when moving the mouse. To ease casual users, other graphical interfaces exist:
- Baka MPlayer — Free and open source, cross-platform, libmpv based multimedia player (Qt 5).
- bomi — Powerful and easy to use multimedia player (Qt 5).
- https://bomi-player.github.io/ || cmplayerAUR, bomi-gitAUR
- GNOME MPV — A simple frontend for mpv (GTK+ 3).
Configuration
mpv's configuration is read from the files mpv.conf (settings) and input.conf (key bindings). If the environment variable XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set, user configuration files will be read from the ~/.config/mpv directory. System-wide configuration files are read from the /etc/mpv directory.
Tips and Tricks
Hardware Decoding
Unlike mplayer and mplayer2, mpv has both VA-API and VDPAU support built-in. To enable it, run mpv with the --hwdec='method' option. You can find list of all available methods looking for --hwdec=<api> in man page mpv (1). To make this persistent, add the line hwdec=method to your configuration file. When hardware decoding is used, the video output should be set to opengl, opengl-hq or vdpau (if using hwdec=vdpau). Using vo=vaapi is not recommended for use anymore [1]. If hardware decoding cannot be used, mpv will automatically fall back to software decoding. See options.rst and vo.rst for more information.
Automatically resuming from where you left off
The default key to quit mpv, saving the video's current position and state, is Shift+q. This key can be changed by adding the quit_watch_later string in the key bindings configuration file.
Volume is too low
Set softvol-max=value in your configuration file to a reasonable amount, such as softvol-max=600. Additionally (or alternatively), you can utilize dynamic range compression with af=drc.
Quickly cycle between multiple aspect ratio
Append this line to your input.conf:
F2 cycle_values video-aspect "16:9" "16:10" "4:3" "2.35:1" "-1"
You should now be able to cycle between the provided aspect ratios by pressing the F2 key.
Drawing to a root window
Run mpv with --wid=0 file.mp4. This tells mpv to draw onto a window with a window ID of 0.
Use as a browser plugin
With the help of mozpluggerAUR, mpv can be used in a supported browser to play video. See Browser plugins#MozPlugger for configuration details. This coupled with a user script such as ViewTube, allows you to use mpv in place of a site's integrated video player.
Browser_plugins#Video_players_workarounds page shows other easy ways to watch videos.
Improving mpv as a music player with Lua scripts
The development of mpv's Lua scripts are documented in DOCS/man/lua.rst and examples are shown in TOOLS/lua of the mpv repository. This blog post introduces the music.lua script, which shows how Lua scripts can be used to improve mpv as a music player.
Twitch.tv streaming over mpv
See Livestreamer#Twitch.
Another alternative based on Livestreamer is this Lua script: https://gist.github.com/ChrisK2/8701184fe3ea7701c9cc