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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index ec71dd762b..18ac7fd2f0 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -580,7 +580,10 @@ Video :vaapi: requires ``--vo=opengl`` or ``--vo=vaapi`` (Linux only) :vaapi-copy: copies video back into system RAM (Linux with Intel GPUs only) :videotoolbox: requires ``--vo=opengl`` (OS X 10.8 and up only) + :dxva2: requires ``--vo=opengl:backend=angle`` or + ``--vo=opengl:backend=dxinterop`` (Windows only) :dxva2-copy: copies video back to system RAM (Windows only) + :d3d11va-copy: experimental (Windows only) :rpi: requires ``--vo=rpi`` (Raspberry Pi only - default if available) ``auto`` tries to automatically enable hardware decoding using the first @@ -596,9 +599,14 @@ Video forcing it with ``--vo=opengl:backend=x11``, but the vaapi/GLX interop is said to be slower than ``vaapi-copy``. - The ``vaapi-copy`` mode allows you to use vaapi with any VO. Because - this copies the decoded video back to system RAM, it's likely less efficient - than the ``vaapi`` mode. + Most video filters will not work with hardware decoding as they are + primarily implemented on the CPU. Some exceptions are ``vdpaupp``, + ``vdpaurb`` and ``vavpp``. See `VIDEO FILTERS`_ for more details. + + The ``vaapi-copy`` and ``dxva2-copy`` modes allow you to use hardware + decoding with any VO, backend or filter. Because these copy the decoded + video back to system RAM, they're likely less efficient than the ``vaapi`` + or ``dxva2`` modes respectively. .. note:: @@ -676,15 +684,12 @@ Video ``--video-unscaled`` Disable scaling of the video. If the window is larger than the video, black bars are added. Otherwise, the video is cropped. The video still - can be influenced by the other ``--video-...`` options. (But not all; for - example ``--video-zoom`` does nothing if this option is enabled.) - - The video and monitor aspects aspect will be ignored. Aspect correction - would require scaling the video in the X or Y direction, but this option - disables scaling, disabling all aspect correction. + can be influenced by the other ``--video-...`` options. Note that the scaler algorithm may still be used, even if the video isn't - scaled. For example, this can influence chroma conversion. + scaled. For example, this can influence chroma conversion. The video will + also still be scaled in one dimension if the source uses non-square pixels + (e.g. anamorphic widescreen DVDs). This option is disabled if the ``--no-keepaspect`` option is used. @@ -724,12 +729,10 @@ Video appear in files, but can't be handled properly by mpv. ``--video-zoom=<value>`` - Adjust the video display scale factor by the given value. The unit is in - fractions of the (scaled) window video size. - - For example, given a 1280x720 video shown in a 1280x720 window, - ``--video-zoom=-0.1`` would make the video by 128 pixels smaller in - X direction, and 72 pixels in Y direction. + Adjust the video display scale factor by the given value. The parameter is + given log 2. For example, ``--video-zoom=0`` is unscaled, + ``--video-zoom=1`` is twice the size, ``--video-zoom=-2`` is one fourth of + the size, and so on. This option is disabled if the ``--no-keepaspect`` option is used. @@ -2066,8 +2069,8 @@ Window This option might be removed in the future. ``--x11-bypass-compositor=<yes|no>`` - If set to ``yes`` (default), then ask the compositor to unredirect the - mpv window. This uses the ``_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR`` hint. + If set to ``yes``, then ask the compositor to unredirect the mpv window + (default: no). This uses the ``_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR`` hint. Disc Devices @@ -2433,7 +2436,7 @@ Input ``--input-file=<filename>`` Read commands from the given file. Mostly useful with a FIFO. Since mpv 0.7.0 also understands JSON commands (see `JSON IPC`_), but you can't - get replies or events. Use ``--input-unix-socket`` for something + get replies or events. Use ``--input-ipc-server`` for something bi-directional. On MS Windows, JSON commands are not available. This can also specify a direct file descriptor with ``fd://N`` (UNIX only). @@ -2453,12 +2456,18 @@ Input or intend to read from stdin later on via the loadfile or loadlist slave commands. -``--input-unix-socket=<filename>`` +``--input-ipc-server=<filename>`` Enable the IPC support and create the listening socket at the given path. - See `JSON IPC`_ for details. + On Linux and Unix, the given path is a regular filesystem path. On Windows, + named pipes are used, so the path refers to the pipe namespace + (``\\.\pipe\<name>``). If the ``\\.\pipe\`` prefix is missing, mpv will add + it automatically before creating the pipe, so + ``--input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpv-socket`` and + ``--input-ipc-server=\\.\pipe\tmp\mpv-socket`` are equivalent for IPC on + Windows. - Not available on MS Windows. + See `JSON IPC`_ for details. ``--input-appleremote=<yes|no>`` (OS X only) @@ -2613,6 +2622,9 @@ OSD ``--osd-bold=<yes|no>``, ``--sub-text-bold=<yes|no>`` Format text on bold. +``--osd-italic=<yes|no>``, ``--sub-text-italic=<yes|no>`` + Format text on italic. + ``--osd-border-color=<color>``, ``--sub-text-border-color=<color>`` See ``--osd-color``. Color used for the OSD/sub font border. @@ -2953,6 +2965,22 @@ Terminal :debug: debug messages :trace: very noisy debug messages + .. admonition:: Example + + :: + + mpv --msg-level=ao/sndio=no + + Completely silences the output of ao_sndio, which uses the log + prefix ``[ao/sndio]``. + + :: + + mpv --msg-level=all=warn,ao/alsa=error + + Only show warnings or worse, and let the ao_alsa output show errors + only. + ``--term-osd, --no-term-osd``, ``--term-osd=force`` Display OSD messages on the console when no video output is available. Enabled by default. @@ -3603,7 +3631,7 @@ Miscellaneous - ``--lavfi-complex='[aid1] asplit [t1] [ao] ; [t1] showvolume [t2] ; [vid1] [t2] overlay [vo]'`` Play audio track 1, and overlay the measured volume for each speaker over video track 1. + - ``null:// --lavfi-complex='life [vo]'`` + Conways' Life Game. See the FFmpeg libavfilter documentation for details on the filter. - - |