MPV

MPV is a free, open source, and cross-platform media player.

Installation

Using pacman:

$ pacman -S mpv

Using dot.sh:

$ ./dot.sh i mpv

Configuration

If you used pacman:

$ ./dot.sh c mpv

If you used dot.sh:

No need for extra config, it will install config files within the last command.

CheatSheet

Key	Functionality
UP	+5 volume
DOWN	-5 volume
RIGHT	Seek video +5s
LEFT	Seek video -5s
Shift + UP	Seek video +10s
Shift + DOWN	Seek video -10s
Shift + RIGHT	Rotate 90degrees to the right
Shift + LEFT	Rotate 90degrees to the left
Scroll-UP	+5 volume
Scroll-DOWN	-5 volume
Scroll-RIGHT/LEFT	Change video position
Shift + Scroll-UP	Seek +5s video
Shift + Scroll-DOWN	Seek -5s video
Alt + =	Zoom in
Alt + -	Zoom out
Alt + Backspace	Reset zooming

.config/mpv/mpv.conf

Main Configuration of MPV Media Player.

Max Volume:

volume-max=200

Auto-Save Video Position:

save-position-on-quit

Youtube-dl Configuration - Default quality to 480p + get subtitles:

ytdl-format=bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]
ytdl-all-subs

.config/mpv/input.conf

Interface Configuration of MPV Media Player.

Set UP/DN to change volume:

UP                  add volume  5
DOWN                add volume -5

Set Shift+UP/DN to change position +/-10s:

Shift+UP            seek  10
Shift+DOWN          seek -10

Set Shift+RT/LT to rotate video:

Shift+RIGHT         add video-rotate  90
Shift+LEFT          add video-rotate -90

Set Scroll-UP/DN to change volume:

WHEEL_UP            add volume  5
WHEEL_DOWN          add volume -5

Set Shift+Scroll-UP/DN to change position +/-5s:

Shift+WHEEL_UP      seek  5
Shift+WHEEL_DOWN    seek -5

Set Alt+=/- to zoom in/out:

Alt+=               add video-zoom  0.25
Alt+-               add video-zoom -0.25

Set Alt+Backspace to reset zooming:

Alt+BS              set video-zoom 0; set video-pan-x 0; set video-pan-y 0