Mpv

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mpv is free and open-source media player software based on MPlayer, mplayer2, and FFmpeg. It runs on several operating systems, including Unix-like operating systems and Microsoft Windows, along with an Android port called mpv-android.

Categories

• libmpv - API description.
• MPV:Example:TrimRange - bash sample that uses mpv and ffmpeg to cut the range between two screenshots (s key) into a video
• python-mpv - libmpv bindings for Python

Config file

• mpv/etc/mpv.conf at master · mpv-player/mpv

The config file paths are as follows:

• system-wide /usr/local/etc/mpv.conf
• per-user: ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf

The order of precedence is as follows:

1. Command-line parameters
2. User settings
3. System settings

Adjusting screenshot parameters

• mpv.io # Screenshot

mpv --screenshot-template=%P \
    --screenshot-directory="$TEMP_DIR" \
    --screenshot-format=jpg \
    --screenshot-jpeg-quality=0 \
    ...

Keyboard Control

• mpv.io # Keyboard Control

[ and ]

Decrease/increase current playback speed by 10%.

, and .

Step backward/forward one frame, then pause the video.

/ and *

Decrease/increase volume.

9 and 0

Decrease/increase volume.

m

Mute sound.

v

Subtitle on/off

See also

• Media player software
• mpv
• smplayer
• ffmpeg

Favorite site

• mpv.io
• Github - mpv-player/mpv
• mpv (media player) - Wikipedia