Mpv portable_config for shaders and custom OSD

Setup of mpv video player with portable_config

0. Download mpv and A-pack.
1. Create a folder named mpv with user write permissions.
2. Unzip mpv (ex: v0.37-dev) in the mpv folder.
3. Create the subfolder mpv/s for shaders. You can also use this folder for scripts you intend to load manually (rather than autoload).
4. Create the subfolder mpv/portable_config for your config files (mpv.conf, input.conf, /scripts, etc).
5. Run mpv from command-line in the mpv folder with the desired options.

mpv-dev: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv

• Release notes: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/releases
• https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
• https://mpv.io/manual/master/

windows64 builds (shinchiro)

ex: mpv-x86_64-v3-20231211-git-566a96f.7z (v3 requires avx2)

• you can update with updater.bat: change to weekly or daily in settings.xml
• https://github.com/shinchiro/mpv-winbuild-cmake/releases (daily)
• https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpv-player-windows/files/64bit/ (weekly)
• releases: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpv-player-windows/files/release/

Program Options & Properties

• options can be set in configuration file mpv.conf.
• Options set at the mpv command line have higher priority.
• mpv --version (ex: v0.37.0-85-g566a96f2, mpv github commit 566a96f)
• mpv --list-options : lists all program options with type, data range / possible choices and default values.
• mpv --scale=help : lists available values for scale option.

Most options can be changed at runtime via R/W properties, ex: via key bindings.

• mpv --list-properties
• https://mpv.io/manual/master/#properties. Some properties are read-only.
• Property values can be displayed on screen or used by scripts.

Commands:

• directly usable in input.conf, can also be called via scripts.
• to list commands: mpv --input-cmdlist

Key bindings (in portable_config\input.conf)

• KEY command1; command2 #comment
• default keybindings (built-in input.conf): https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/etc/input.conf
• list default keybindings: mpv --idle --script-opts=stats-bindlist=200
• old chart:
• built-in script stats.lua OSD, page 4: lists active keybindings.

Keys

• list and name supported keys: mpv --input-keylist
• Test keys (by pressing them). List built-in and current keybindings: display mpv --input-test --force-window --idle

Mpv configuration file (portable_config\mpv.conf)

• documented example: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/etc/mpv.conf