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mpv Snippets

Terminal window
# Play internet video
mpv "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPMyBOqCcsw"


# Play video using yt-dlp and constrain video height and use best audio
mpv --ytdl-format="bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvideoid"


# Upscaling video
# Edit `mpv.conf`
# Add the following lines / uncomment gpu use
# ~~ stands for mpv configuration directory (e.g. ~/.config/mpv)
profile=gpu-hq
glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/shader_whatever_name.glsl"
# Or run command line
mpv --glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/FSR.glsl" video.mp4


# Start media file at specific time 19 minutes, 52 seconds
mpv --start=19:52 media.mp4