mpv webp plugin for linux

Lame implementation of mpv webp plugin for linux.

Creates high quality animated webp using mpv hotkeys. Based on mpv webp generator for windows.

Requirements

• mpv
• ffmpeg

Installation

Copy scripts, script-opts folders to ~/.config/mpv/.

cp -r scripts script-opts ~/.config/mpv/

Configuration

Edit preferences in ~/.config/mpv/script-opts/webp.conf file.

• ffmpeg_path - path to ffmpeg.
• dir - sets the output directory. Default is ~/.
• rez - sets the resolution of the output webp. Default is 600 width.
• fps - sets the framerate of the output webp. Default is 15.
• lossless - set as 0 by default (lossy), change to 1 for lossless. When doing a lossless export, quality will no longer determine the quality, but the encoding efficiency.
• quality - set as 90 out of 100. It will determine the quality of the webp.
• compression_level - set as 6 out of 6. The process might take a while, so if you don't want to wait, you should lower it, but the lower the value, the bigger the filesize.
• loop - number of loops. Use 0 to loop forever, or a specific number of loops. Default is 0.

Keybindings

Plugin provides 3 new commands: set_webp_start, set_webp_end, make_webp. Set custom hotkeys in ~/.config/mpv/input.conf file like so:

# webp bindings
F3  script-binding set_webp_start
F4  script-binding set_webp_end
F5  script-binding make_webp

NOTE: if you don't have input.conf file, copy default one.

Usage

Use hotkeys to define start/end timestamps and generate an image. Title "creating..." at the top right corner indicates that the webp is generating. It may takes a while, so be patient.

Use , and . keys to rewind/foward 1 frame at a time in order to select the desired starting and ending frames of the webp.

TODO

• restore subtitles option