Mpv

This release requires FFmpeg 4.0 or newer.

For packagers: Note that mpv's build system is only supported on Python 3. If you use the `bootstrap.py` script it will take care of this, otherwise you need to explicitly invoke the build system using `python3 waf`.


Features

Added

- player: allow vo to be switched at runtime
- input.conf syntax: support custom quotes in \`XstringX\` form & single quotes
- ao_oss: readd OSSv4 audio output, default on *BSD
- player: load cover art with the media filename
- vo_gpu: vulkan: implement a VkDisplayKHR backed context
- osc: seekbar hover/drag: display target chapter at the OSC title
- stats.lua: add page 4 with a list of active key bindings
- sub: add --sub-filter-jsre (JS regex)
- vo_rpi: restore fullscreen handling
- vo_tct: add resize capability
- ytdl_hook.lua: search for yt-dlp by default (preferred over youtube-dl)


Changed

- vo_sixel: many fixes and improvements
- filters: switch from scaletempo to scaletempo2, used for `speed` option
- audio/vo_pulse: fix various edge cases and issues
- stats.lua: move internal performance info from page 4 to page 0
- command: don't hardcode command lists to be repeatable


Removed

- mac: drop build support for swift versions earlier than 4.1
- vo_gpu: drop support for libplacebo older than v3.104.0


Options and Commands

Added

- vo_sixel: add --vo-sixel-exit-clear
- player: add --screen-name and --fs-screen-name
- player/command: add albumart argument to video-add
- command: add pid (process id), display-width and display-height properties
- sub: add secondary-sub-text, -start, and -end properties; secondary-sub-visibility option
- vo_gpu: add --icc-force-contrast
- player: add append-play flag to loadlist
- command: add support for secondary subs to sub-seek and sub-step
- options: add watch-later-options to configure which options are saved
- player: add track-list/N/image sub-property
- input: add --no-input-builtin-bindings option
- drm_common: add --drm-device option


Changed

- vo_sixel: change default dither to "auto"
- vd_lavc: add VP8 to the default allowed hwdec codec list
- vo_gpu: lower default deband threshold to preserve more detail
- vo_gpu: adjust interpolation-threshold's default
- demux: undeprecate --cache-secs
- options: add `Uploader`, `Channel_URL` to --display-tags defaults
- options: --audio-display determines cover priority
- command: make current-window-scale writeable


Deprecated

- win32: ignore and deprecate --fit-border
- drm_common: deprecate selecting by card number in --drm-connector


Removed

- vo_gpu: remove --icc-contrast
- stats.lua: remove script-opts for the main keys (i/I)
- vo_gpu: opengl: remove --opengl-restrict


Fixes and Minor Enhancements

- terminal: correctly process input when foregrounded
- vo_wlshm: support presentation time
- mac: fix a window positioning bug when exiting fullscreen
- csputils: add mappings for DCI-P3 (ST.431-2) and P3-D65 (ST.432-1)
- player: make resetting of track selection to "auto" work
- stream_lavf: support rtsps
- vo_wlshm: support big endian systems
- demux_mf: add support for more image codecs
- msg: fix really-quiet option to only affect terminal output
- mac: fix traditional fullscreen on macOS 11
- ao_pulse: fix misbehavior with PipeWire when setting volume or mute
- stats.lua: include a filter's ‍label when displaying filters on page 1
- wayland, win32: support the display-hidpi-scale property
- win32: keep the window title-bar inside the screen
- filter_kernels: fix incorrect constant for quadric window
- command: add display-width/display-height property
- edl: add a way to add tags
- stream_file: disable readahead for remote files on macOS to fix stutter
- osxbundle: fix slow and wasteful memory allocation that caused stutter
- vo_gpu: fix extreme clipping with --gamut-clipping for HDR outputs
- af_scaletempo2: speed up using vector calculations
- recorder: fix muxing of certain codecs
- win32: support the focused property
- js: add mp.utils.append_file
- subs: fix missing subtitles on last frame
- stats.lua: show scaled resolution
- osc: expose osc-visibility via shared-script-properties
- terminal-unix: fix ^Z identification and ignore unknown CSI sequences
- context_drm_egl: allow autoprobe selection
- wayland: improve behavior with touch events
- command: make current-window-scale writeable
- vo_vdpau: don't treat preemption as an error to fix VT switching
- wayland: read XCURSOR_THEME to get cursor theme
- demux_playlist: extend maximum line size (again) to 2M
- win32: call timeBeginPeriod on demand on Windows 10
- build: allow easier selection of lua version/package
- vo_gpu: fix distortion with certain rotated videos
- drm_common: skip non-primary devices during automatic choosing
- drm_common: support USB, SPI, Writeback and unknown connector types (future proofing)


This listing is not complete. Check DOCS/client-api-changes.rst for a history
of changes to the client API, and DOCS/interface-changes.rst for a history
of changes to other user-visible interfaces.

A complete changelog can be seen by running `git log v0.33.0..v0.34.0`
in the git repository or by visiting either
https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/compare/v0.33.0...v0.34.0 or
https://git.srsfckn.biz/mpv/log/?qt=range&q=v0.33.0..v0.34.0

Security fix release for the 0.33 branch. Users are advised to upgrade immediately.


Fixes and Minor Enhancements

- demux_mf: improve format string processing (assigned CVE-2021-30145)

This release requires FFmpeg 4.0 or newer.

For packagers: Note that mpv's build system is only supported on Python 3. If you use the `bootstrap.py` script it will take care of this, otherwise you need to explicitly invoke the build system using `python3 waf`.


Features

Added

- scripting: load scripts from directories
- mac: activate logging when started from the bundle
- ytdl_hook.lua: delay load subtitles
- sub: add an option to filter subtitles by regex
- scripting: add a way to run subprocesses as "scripts"
- command: implement asynchronous commands and support for named arguments
- player: add optional separate video decoding thread
- vo_gpu: d3d11: add support for exclusive fullscreen
- w32_common: Support HiDPI on Windows
- vo_x11: add 10 bit support
- vo_gpu: add BT.2390 tone-mapping
- client API: add software rendering API
- audio: add scaletempo2 filter based on chromium
- auto_profiles: add this script
- stream: Implement slice:// for reading slices of streams
- player: add automatic loading of external cover art files
- vo_sixel: implement terminal video output using sixel


Changed

- sws_utils: use zimg by default if available
- build: pick up Lua 5.2 by default (preferred over 5.1)
- build: disable RPI vendor blob auto-detection in favor of open-source stack
- build: make C11 atomics mandatory
- build: make libass non-optional
- player: stricter filename matching for external subtitle auto-loading
- lua: support Unicode paths in script loading and IO library
- vo_direct3d: rip out texture video rendering path and dumb down OSD rendering
- audio: rewrite internal audio handling and AO API
- build: disable GLX by default


Removed

- stream_libarchive: disable tar support due to bugs
- Remove remains of Libav compatibility
- stream_smb: remove due to lack of thread safety and the abundance of alternatives, FFmpeg still includes SMB support
- command: remove legacy hook API (has been deprecated for a long time)
- client API: remove deprecated qthelper.hpp header
- removed audio outputs: sndio, rsound, oss
- x11: remove xdg-screensaver invocations that supported dbus based idle inhibit
- client API: deactivate the opengl_cb API
- build system: drop Python 2 compatbility


Options and Commands

Added

- demux: add option to disable cache "sharing" between back and forward buffers
- player: add ab-loop-count option/property
- ytdl_hook: add a way to use ytdl's default formats
- ytdl_hook: add all_formats option that loads all formats that were found
- demux_mkv: document probe-start-time option and enable it by default
- command: extend osd-overlay command with bounds reporting
- player: a number of new playlist contol commands/properties
- ipc: add --input-ipc-client option
- options: add option to control display-sync factor
- vo_gpu: add better gamut clipping option
- vo_gpu: vulkan: add ability to disable events
- x11: add option to make window appear on a specific workspace
- wayland: expose wayland-app-id as a user option
- player: add --subs-with-matching-audio option
- command: add read-only focused property
- screenshot: option to use software rendering for screenshots
- command: add delete-watch-later-config
- command: new property mouse-pos with current position and hover state


Changed

- options: remove deprecation warning for "-foo bar" syntax
- player: make audio hr-seek default
- ad_lavc: disable decoder downmix by default
- command: support save-position-on-quit for "stop" command too
- command: extend subprocess command
- options: do not accept ":" as separator anymore in key/value lists


Deprecated

- demux: deprecate --cache-secs


Removed

- wayland: remove wayland-frame-wait-offset option
- input: remove deprecated --input-file option
- vo_vdpau: remove deprecated/inactive --vo-vdpau-deint option


Fixes and Minor Enhancements

- options: stop hiding deprecated options from --help output
- lua, js: add mp.get_script_directory() function
- lua: fix security relevant loading order issue with scripts
- player: make screenshot each-frame mode more accurate
- bash completion: complete ao/af/vo/vf options
- zimg: add alpha support
- wayland: make resizing better
- edl: add mechanism for delay loading streams
- stream_file: fix caching-related performance regression on CIFS
- cocoa-cb: fix crashes and issues with UI updates
- sub, demux: improve behavior with negative subtitle delay/muxed subs
- demux: make seek ranges work for static images + audio
- cocoa-cb: support maximize/minimize on startup
- umpv: change from legacy FIFO to socket
- stats: move input speed to cache page, make it a graph
- stats: add fourth page with performance graphs
- command: print edition title to OSD when cycling
- zimg: add support for big endian input and output
- demux_mkv: add png intra support
- build: detect VT_GETMODE on FreeBSD and DragonFly
- win32: use windows 10 native virtual-terminal if available
- vo_gpu: enable frame caching for still frames
- command: add property to return text subtitles in ASS
- vo_gpu: ra_pl: add timers support
- build: allow vo_wlshm on more Wayland platforms (e.g. FreeBSD)
- zimg: add slice threading and use it by default
- command: add a way to access properties of a current track
- vo_gpu: EGL: fix transparency on X11/EGL/Mesa
- vd_lavc: add AV1 to the default allowed hwdec codec list


This listing is not complete. Check DOCS/client-api-changes.rst for a history
of changes to the client API, and DOCS/interface-changes.rst for a history
of changes to other user-visible interfaces.

A complete changelog can be seen by running `git log v0.32.0..v0.33.0`
in the git repository or by visiting either
https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/compare/v0.32.0...v0.33.0 or
https://git.srsfckn.biz/mpv/log/?qt=range&q=v0.32.0..v0.33.0

This release requires FFmpeg 4.0 or newer.


Features

Added

- stream_libarchive: enable RAR5 support
- bash completion: add initial implementation
- cocoa-cb: add support for forcing the dedicated GPU for rendering
- cocoa-cb: add pinch to resize window gesture
- w32_common: support minimizing/maximizing using osc window controls


Changed

- wayland: print warning on GNOME due to serious issues with their compositor
- player: write watch-later config even for unseekable streams


Removed

- vo_gpu: hwdec_vdpau: remove direct_mode
- vo_gpu: hwdec_vaegl: remove support for old-style interop


Options and Commands

Added

- command: add a playlist-unshuffle command
- command: add osd-dimensions property
- input: new PLAYONLY and PAUSEONLY keycodes


Changed

- options: change option parsing when using a single dash
This adds a warning for `-o file.mkv` and disallows the use of
`--o file.mkv` (use `--o=file.mkv` instead).


Fixes and Minor Enhancements

- lua: fix mp.file_info for large files
- vo_gpu: fix crash if dither texture fails to allocate
- wayland: unscrew up cursors, fix various issues
- osc: usability improvements for osc window controls


This listing is not complete. Check DOCS/client-api-changes.rst for a history
of changes to the client API, and DOCS/interface-changes.rst for a history
of changes to other user-visible interfaces.

A complete changelog can be seen by running `git log v0.31.0..v0.32.0`
in the git repository or by visiting either
https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/compare/v0.31.0...v0.32.0 or
https://git.srsfckn.biz/mpv/log/?qt=range&q=v0.31.0..v0.32.0

This release requires FFmpeg 4.0 or newer.


Features

Added

- vo_gpu/d3d11: allow configurable swapchain color space for native HDR output
- player: add mechanisms for better logging as preperation for console.lua
- audio: add ao_audiotrack for Android
- input: introduce a pseudo key name that grabs all text input
- wayland: add grab zone for resizing window with mouse
- osc: implement pseudo client side decorations via OSC
- vf_gpu: add video filter using vo_gpu's renderer
- added console.lua: interactive REPL for input commands
- osc: display Santa hat for idle logo in December
- vd_lavc: add option to autoselect known good hwdec implementations
- mac: replace old event tap for media key support with MediaPlayer


Changed

- input: disable gamepad code by default
- vo_gpu: allow vdpau usage under EGL
- stream, demux: redo origin policy


Removed

- mac: remove Apple Remote support
- client API: deprecate tick event


Options and Commands

Added

- vo_gpu/d3d11: add --d3d11-output-csp for configuring swap chain color space
- command: add command-list property
- command, input: add input-bindings property
- command: add --window-maximized and make --window-minimized settable
- command: add property returning hidpi scale
- command, lua: add a way to share data between scripts
- client API, lua: add new API for setting OSD overlays


Changed

- add a builtin "sw-fast" profile, which restores performance settings
for software video conversion. These were switched to higher quality.
This affects video outputs like vo_x11 and vo_drm, and screenshots.
- options: make --show-profile without parameters list all profiles
- wayland: support for --hidpi-window-scale option
- stream_lavf: set --network-timeout to 60 seconds by default
- x11: scale window-scale by DPI


Deprecated

- deprecate --input-file
- deprecate --video-sync=display-adrop
- deprecate all input section commands
- deprecate --display-fps, replaced by --override-display-fps

Removed

- remove deprecated --playlist-pos alias


Fixes and Minor Enhancements

- vo_drm, vo_x11: allow use of zimg
- vo_sdl: Support mouse wheel input, Improve mouse button input
- video: fix track switching work for external images
- vo_gpu: fix infinite scaler reinit spam
- f_output_chain: fix possible crash when changing filters
- vo_gpu: opengl: add hack for ancient Mesa/GLX
- demux_lavf: export demuxer_id for more formats which have it
- lua: make later key bindings always have higher priority
- drm_common: fix display FPS estimation for interlaced modes
- vo_drm: fix incorrect pixel format possibly being picked for 30-bit
- zsh completion: fix pcre usage to really be optional
- options: increase consistency between list options and document them
- osc: reduce unnecesary CPU usage by using property notifications


This listing is not complete. Check DOCS/client-api-changes.rst for a history
of changes to the client API, and DOCS/interface-changes.rst for a history
of changes to other user-visible interfaces.

A complete changelog can be seen by running `git log v0.30.0..v0.31.0`
in the git repository or by visiting either
https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/compare/v0.30.0...v0.31.0 or
https://git.srsfckn.biz/mpv/log/?qt=range&q=v0.30.0..v0.31.0

This release requires FFmpeg 4.0 or newer.
This release has replaced the internal Vulkan rendering abstraction
with libplacebo's more up-to-date implementation.


Features

Added

- vo_gpu: vulkan: hwdec_cuda: Add support for Vulkan interop
- command: support for async commands
- input: support for named arguments
- cocoa-cb: add support for mac 10.14 Dark mode and run time switching
- vo_gpu: switch to Vulkan API implementation based on libplacebo
- context_drm_egl: Add support for presentation feedback
- vo_gpu: implement error diffusion for dithering
- vo/gpu: hwdec_vdpau: Support direct mode for 4:4:4 content
- vo_gpu: hwdec_vaapi: Add Vulkan interop
- video, TOOLS: add vf_fingerprint and a skip-logo script
- vo_gpu: d3d11: add support for presentation feedback
- vo_drm: 30bpp support
- cocoa-cb: add support for 10bit opengl rendering
- video: add pure gamma TRC curves for 2.0, 2.4 and 2.6
- vo_drm: Implement N-buffering and presentation feedback
- Reintroduce vo_wayland as vo_wlshm
- video: add zimg wrapper
- wayland: add presentation time
- input: add gamepad support through SDL2


Changed

- cocoa-cb: use libmpv's advanced rendering control and timing
- vo_gpu: improve tone mapping desaturation
- vo_gpu: redesign peak detection algorithm
- vo_gpu: allow boosting dark scenes when tone mapping
- osc: improve look of seekranges
- vo_gpu: x11: remove special vdpau probing, use EGL by default
- demux: sort filenames naturally when playing a directory / archive
- stream_dvb: rewrite channel switching, remove old stream control
- filters: extend vf_format so that it can convert color parameters


Removed

- demux, stream: rip out the classic stream cache
- vo_gpu: removed internal Vulkan implementation
- Remove libdvdread support in favor of libdvdnav
- demux, stream: remove much of the optical disc support
- Remove classic Linux analog TV support, and DVB runtime controls
- demux, stream: remove old rar support in favor of libarchive
- vo_gpu: remove mali-fbdev
- vo_gpu: remove vdpau/GLX backend
- vf_vapourynth: remove Lua backend
- vo_gpu: remove hwdec_d3d11eglrgb


Options and Commands

Added

- command: add a subprocess command
- vo_gpu: added --tone-mapping-max-boost, --hdr-peak-decay-rate, --hdr-scene-threshold-low/high
- player: add --demuxer-cache-wait option
- Implement backwards playback
- demux: add a on-disk cache
- demux, command: add another stream recording mechanism, `dump-cache` command
- ao_pulse: add --pulse-allow-suspended
- command: add video-add/video-remove/video-reload commands
- demux_cue: added --demuxer-cue-codepage to select CUE sheet charset
- input: add keybind command
- command: add sub-start & sub-end properties
- video/d3d11: added --d3d11-adapter to select a rendering adapter by name
- vo_gpu/d3d11: added --d3d11-output-format for configuring swap chain format


Changed

- vo_gpu: split --linear-scaling into --linear-upscaling and --linear-downscaling
- vo_gpu: split --tone-mapping-desaturate into strength and exponent
- drm: rename --drm-osd-plane-id to --drm-draw-plane, --drm-video-plane-id to --drm-drmprime-video-plane, --drm-osd-size to --drm-draw-surface-size


Deprecated

- options: deprecate --video-aspect, replaced by --video-aspect-override
- options: deprecate --record-file, --spirv-compiler


Removed

- options: remove deprecated --chapter option
- demux: remove "program" property
- stream: remove "disc-titles", "disc-title", "disc-title-list", and "angle" properties
- cocoa-cb: remove --macos-title-bar-style, replaced by --macos-title-bar-material and --macos-title-bar-appearance
- spirv: remove support for --spirv-compiler=nvidia (shaderc is the only remaining option)


Fixes and Minor Enhancements

- context_drm_egl: implement n-buffering
- cocoa-cb: add support for custom colored title bar
- vo_gpu: x11egl: support Mesa OML sync extension
- demux, demux_edl: add extension for tracks sourced from separate streams
- context_drm_egl: Use eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT if available
- vo_gpu: vulkan: add Android context
- wayland: use xdg-decoration if available
- vo_gpu: glx: use GLX_OML_sync_control for better vsync reporting
- demux: runtime option changing for cache and stream recording
- x11: fix ICC profiling for multiple monitors
- zsh completion: move generation to runtime and improve


This listing is not complete. Check DOCS/client-api-changes.rst for a history
of changes to the client API, and DOCS/interface-changes.rst for a history
of changes to other user-visible interfaces.

A complete changelog can be seen by running `git log v0.29.1..v0.30.0`
in the git repository or by visiting either
https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/compare/v0.29.1...v0.30.0 or
https://git.srsfckn.biz/mpv/log/?qt=range&q=v0.29.1..v0.30.0