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MPlayer and mplayer2 developers| developer = CommunityTITLE=RELEASE 0.1 AUTHOR=WM4, 2013-08-07, | discontinued = propertyreferencesQ20760334P548=Q2804309}}qualifiersingleP348P577}}propertyreferencesQ20760334P548=Q51930650}}qualifiersingleP348P577}}C (programming language)>C, Objective-C, Lua (programming language){{citation >url=https://www.openhub.net/p/mpv-player Open Hub >work=Analysis Summary access-date=2016-08-11 www.openhub.net/p/mpv-player >archive-date=2017-08-02 |url-status=dead }}Berkeley Software Distribution>BSD-based, Linux, macOS, WindowsARM architecture>ARM, PowerPC, x86 / IA-32, x86-64, and MIPS architecture2.9 MB}} (tar.gz)| language = | language count = | language footnote = Media player software>Media playerGNU General Public License>GPLv2+, parts under GNU Lesser Public License, some optional parts under GNU General Public License>GPLv3HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/MPV-PLAYER/MPV/BLOB/MASTER/COPYRIGHT>TITLE=COPYRIGHTACCESS-DATE=2015-03-21, | alexa = | website = {{Official URL}}| standard = | AsOf = }}mpv is free and open-source media player software based on MPlayer, mplayer2 and FFmpeg. It runs on several operating systems, including Unix-like operating systems (Linux, BSD-based, macOS) and Microsoft Windows, along with having an Android port called mpv-android.WEB,play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.xyz.mpv&hl=en_US, mpv-android - Apps on Google Play, play.google.com, en, 2020-03-28, It is cross-platform, running on ARM, PowerPC, x86/IA-32, x86-64, and MIPS architecture.Debian - Details of package mpv

History

mpv was forked by Vincent Lang, also known as wm4, in 2012 from mplayer2, which was forked in 2010 from MPlayer.WEB,www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQyODQ, MPV, A New Fork Of MPlayer/MPlayer2, Phoronix, 2015-01-28, The motive for the fork was to encourage developer activity by removing unmaintainable code and dropping support for very old systems. As a result, the project had a large influx of contributions.WEB,github.com/mpv-player/mpv/graphs/contributors, Contributors to mpv-player/mpv, GitHub, 2016-03-21, Since June 2015, the project’s source code is in the process of being relicensed from GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) or later to GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 (LGPLv2.1) or later to allow using mpv as a library in more applications.WEB,github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/2033, LGPL relicensing (#2033), wm4, mpv-player/mpv (source code repository), GitHub, 2017-09-14, 2017-09-14,web.archive.org/web/20170914153346/https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/2033, live, ... GPL-incompatible dependencies such as OpenSSL are a big issue for library users, even if the library user is ok with the GPL. ...,

Changes from MPlayer

mpv has had several notable changesWEB,github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/DOCS/mplayer-changes.rst, list of changes from MPlayer, GitHub, 2018-04-05, since it was forked from MPlayer; the most user-visible being the addition of an on-screen-controller (OSC) minimal GUI integrated with mpv to offer basic mouse-controllability. This was intended to make interaction easier for new users and to enable precise and direct seeking.

• Video websites: By using youtube-dl, mpv natively supports playback of high-definition video (HD) content and audio on YouTube and over 1000 other supported sites.WEB,rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/supportedsites.html, youtube-dl: Supported sites, 2016-03-21, This allows mpv to replace site-specific video players based on Adobe Flash or HTML5.
• High quality video output: mpv includes a customizable video output driver based on OpenGLNEWS, MPV 0.27 Released with Minor Fixes, New OpenGL Options,www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/09/mpv-0-27-released, Sneddon, Joey, 2017-09-13, OMG! Ubuntu!, Ohso Ltd., 2017-02-13, as well as the Vulkan API,NEWS, MPV Player 0.28 Adds Initial Vulkan Support,www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MPV-Player-0.28-Released, Larabel, Michael, 2017-12-25, Phoronix, Phoronix Media,web.archive.org/web/20171226004412/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MPV-Player-0.28-Released, 2017-12-26, live, 2017-12-26, which supports over 100 options for controlling playback quality, including the use of advanced upscaling filters, color management, and customizable pixel shaders.WEB,mpv.io/manual/master/video-output-drivers-opengl, mpv manual (opengl video output driver section), 2016-03-21,
• Audio scaling algorithm: The player is equipped with a scaletempo2 parameter for speed changing at constant pitch, for which it uses the Waveform Similarity Overlap-and-add (WSOLA) algorithm, citing more smoothness than the original scaletempo used in the original mplayer, and rubberband.WEB,mpv.io/manual/master/, MPV.io,
• Improved client API: Beyond working as a stand-alone media player, mpv is designed to be used directly by other applications through a library interface called libmpv. This required making all mpv code thread safe. An example of an application which uses libmpv is Plex.WEB,blog.plex.tv/2015/10/20/introducing-the-plex-media-player/, Introducing the Plex Media Player, 2015-03-21, This form of player control, along with a JSON IPC mechanism, replaces MPlayer’s “slave mode”.
• Encoding subsystem: mpv includes a new video encoding mode that can be used to save files being played under different formats. This allows mpv to work as a transcoder, supporting many video formats.WEB,mpv.io/manual/master/encoding, 2016-03-21, mpv manual (encoding section), This feature serves as a direct replacement for the MEncoder component of MPlayer, which was a separate program rather than being built into the player.
• Lua scripting: mpv’s behavior and functions are customizable via use of small programs written in the Lua scripting language, which can be used for tasks like cropping video, providing a graphical user interface (GUI) or automatically adjusting the display’s refresh rate.WEB,github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts, User Scripts - mpv-player/mpv Wiki, GitHub, 2016-03-21,

Removed functions

• all support for VCD discs

Interface and graphical front-ends

Like the original MPlayer, mpv is still primarily a command-line application although it has a more advanced user interface than MPlayer that can use not only the keyboard but also the mouse for mpv’s on screen controller (OSC). However, this OSC is still not a full-featured GUI, and there are a number of front-ends available, which use GUI widgets for Qt, GTK, or some other widget toolkit to give mpv a more complete graphical interface.The following are all open source front-ends of mpv (based on “libmpv” or the command-line version of mpv) which try to provide more features and more user-friendly interface than mpv, and/or better integration with various operating systems or desktop environments.WEB, Applications using mpv, GitHub,github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/Applications-using-mpv, 2020-12-28,

• Baka MPlayer - media player on Windows, Linux, and macOS although macOS version requires the user to compile from source, with Qt5 widgets, written in C++. Its main goal is uncluttered, simple design.WEB, Baka MPlayer Github page,u8sand.github.io/Baka-MPlayer/, 2022-09-15, Its development stalled in January 2017 in favor of another mpv frontend by the same developers, Mochi Player, which is not yet complete.
• Deepin Movie - for Linux - Written by and default video player for the Chinese Deepin distro and desktop environment.WEB, Deepin Movie,www.deepin.org/en/original/deepin-movie/, 2022-09-15,

(File:GNOME MPV (Celluloid) 0.18 with its preferences.png|thumb|GNOME MPV (Celluloid) 0.18 with its preferences)

• Celluloid (formerly GNOME MPV) - for Linux - based on GTK. Its goal is to be a simple GTK-based graphical interface for mpv that meets the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines.WEB, Celluloid,celluloid-player.github.io/, 2022-09-15,
• Haruna Media Player - for Linux, Windows - based on Qt/QML. A KDE media player project with YouTube support and customizable shortcuts. WEB, Haruna media player,haruna.kde.org/, KDE, 29 March 2024,
• IINA - macOS 10.10+ media player with native macOS Cocoa interface. It is a full-featured native macOS graphical interface for mpv that makes use of new features in the most recent versions of macOS. mpv config file and script system are also integrated.WEB, IINA,iina.io/, 2022-09-15,
• Kawaii-Player - Linux and Windows 10 - media player and media server with Qt5 widgets. Its goal is to not just be a multimedia player but also an audio/video library manager and portable media server and torrent streaming server/player.WEB, Kawaii Player Github Repository, GitHub,github.com/kanishka-linux/kawaii-player, 2022-09-15,
• Media Player Classic Qute Theater (mpc-qt) - Linux and Windows media player with Qt5 widgets, written in C++. Its goal is to reproduce and ultimately improve upon the functionality of Media Player Classic Home Cinema (mpc-hc), a Windows-only program, as a cross-platform mpv-based multimedia player that also works on Unix-like operating systems like Linux.
• mpv.net - Windows media player with native Windows interface. Its goal is to provide the standard mpv OSC interface on Windows along with a customizable Windows context menu, C scripting, and a Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) for addons.WEB, mpv.net Github Repository, GitHub,github.com/stax76/mpv.net, 2022-09-15,
• OvoPlayer - Linux and Windows music player that supports many backends, based on LCL widgetsets, written in Pascal. Its goal is to be a flexible audio player that supports as many audio engine backends like mpv as possible.WEB, OvoPlayer on Lazarus Wiki,wiki.freepascal.org/OvoPlayer, 2022-09-15,
• SMPlayer - full-featured, cross-platform and skinable with advanced features and YouTube and Chromecast support that can use MPlayer or mpv. Available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and macOS, and written in C++ with Qt4/Qt5.WEB, SMPlayer,www.smplayer.info/, 2022-09-15,
• Sugoi Player - media player on Windows (that might work on Linux and macOS but those are untested) forked from Baka MPlayer, with Qt5 widgets, written in C++. It aims to improve upon and continue development of an mpv frontend based on Baka MPlayer, since Baka MPlayer’s development stalled in January 2017.WEB, Sugoi Player Github Repository, GitHub,github.com/wangwenx190/sugoi-player-deprecated/blob/master/README.md, 2022-09-15,
• xt7-player-mpv - Linux media player with Qt5 or Qt4 widgets, written in Gambas 3 (a dialect of BASIC). Its goal is usability, and a variety of extra features like YouTube and SHOUTcast integration, media tagging, library and playlist management, as well as adding more features beyond that.WEB, xt7-player Github Repository, GitHub,github.com/kokoko3k/xt7-player-mpv, 2022-09-15,

See also

• FFmpeg - recommended decoding library for mpv
• Libav - alternative decoding library for mpv
• libavcodec – API which mpv uses for decoding
• Comparison of video player software

References

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External links

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