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@@ -286,11 +286,14 @@ Available mpv-only filters are:
If you want to use the full filter syntax with this option, you have
to quote the filter graph in order to prevent mpv's syntax and the
- filter graph syntax from clashing.
+ filter graph syntax from clashing. To prevent a quoting and escaping
+ mess, consider using ``--lavfi-complex`` if you know which video
+ track you want to use from the input file. (There is only one video
+ track for nearly all video files anyway.)
.. admonition:: Examples
- ``-vf lavfi=[gradfun=20:30,vflip]``
+ ``--vf=lavfi=[gradfun=20:30,vflip]``
``gradfun`` filter with nonsense parameters, followed by a
``vflip`` filter. (This demonstrates how libavfilter takes a
graph and not just a single filter.) The filter graph string is