Changes
Changes that may break users' config files have been annotated with a `(!)`.
- Note: mpv is not compatible with Lua 5.3. Lua 5.1 or 5.2 is required.
- The minimum required libass version is now 0.12.1 or newer.
- The minimum required FFmpeg version is now 2.4.0 (equiv. Libav 11) or newer.
- The internal libmpg123 support was removed. This was already not used by
default in the previous release.
- `(!)` The LIRC support was removed. Configure LIRC remotes as input devices
instead.
- `(!)` The Linux Joystick support was removed.
- `(!)` `vf_screenshot` was removed, as they are now handled at a VO level and
is compatible with all VOs.
- `(!)` `--ass-use-margins` has been renamed to `--sub-use-margins` and applies
only to plain-text (non-ASS) subtitles (enabled by default). The new
`--ass-force-margins` option applies only to ASS subtitles (disabled by
default). To get the old behaviour back, enable both at the same time.
- `(!)` The `--sub-scale-with-window` option now only applies to plain text
(non-ASS) subtitles (enabled by default). The new `--ass-scale-with-window`
option does the same but only with ASS subtitles (disabled by default).
- `(!)` The range for the `param1` for the `gaussian` `vo_opengl` scaler has
been redefined. Instead of being an arbitrary 1-100 range, have a default
value of 1.0, and anything higher is blurrier.
- `(!)` The `seek`, `playlist_next`, `playlist_prev`, `loadfile` and `loadlist`
parameters no longer accept numerical parameters where symbolic parameter
names exist.
- `(!)` `vo_opengl` changes:
- `(!)` The `smoothmotion` suboption has been renamed to `interpolation`.
The old name is still supported for now.
- `(!)` The `bilinear_slow` scaler has been renamed to `triangle`.
- `(!)` `scale-down` has been renamed to `dscale` and now has its own set of
config options (e.g. `dscale-radius`).
- `(!)` Scaler radius no longer defaults to `3` but to a preferred value
that may be different for each filter.
- The `scale-radius` option may now go down as low as `0.5`, which is the
value used by the `nearest` filter.
- `spline36` is the new `cscale` default for `opengl-hq`. This might break
setups that use `fbo-format=rgb8`. To work around it, leave `fbo-format`
as its default, or set to something higher than 8, or set `cscale=bilinear`,
the previous default.
- `(!)` `vf_format` no longer converts video to YUYV if there is no parameter.
Video is now passed unchanged unless a format is specifically requested.
- `(!)` The `--colormatrix`, `--colormatrix-input-range`,
`--colormatrix-output-range` and `--colormatrix-primaries` options have been
converted into `vf_format` suboptions. See commit 27715b7 and the manual for
details.
- `vf_mirror`'s implementation was replaced with calling into `libavfilter`'s
`vf_hflip` filter, thus depending on `libavfilter` to function.
- The `device` subption to `ao_wasapi` has been deprecated in favor of
`--audio-device`.
- `--video-rotate` now allows 360 as an argument instead of stopping at 359.
- Several improvements to `af_scaletempo`.
- Options that have multiple options and also include a "yes" option now
default to that if specified with no arguments.
- The default value of `--cache-default` is now 150000 (153.6 MB, ~146 MiB).
- JPEG screenshots now use the same subsampling as the source video. The images
are still RGB regardless of source format though.
Bug fixes
- mpv no longer saves position on files that can't be resumed (issue 1701).
- (X11) Fix the player thinking the mouse has left the window in some WMs /
embeddings (issue 1672).
- mpv no longer freezes on wayland when the compositor stops asking it to draw
itself (e.g. when minimized) (issue 249).
- `.ac3` files are no longer rejected by `--audio-file-auto` (issue 1759).
- `ao_wasapi` now automatically enables `exclusive` when passthrough is
attempted (issue 1742).
- Attempt to fix flickering on Intel VAAPI drivers with `--hwdec=vaapi` and
`--vo=opengl` (issue 1765).
- `youtube-dl` will no longer download video streams when video playback
is disabled with `--no-video`.
- (Windows) mpv now prevents system sleep when playing a video-only file.
Previously, only files with an opened audio track would prevent sleep.
New features
- `vo_opengl` features:
- Added `ewa_ginseng`, `ewa_hanning`, `robidoux`, `robidouxsharp`,
`oversample` and `haasnsoft` scalers.
- There are now `ewa_lanczossoft` and `ewa_lanczossharp` aliases to
`ewa_lanczos` that are tuned to be blurrier and sharper, respectively.
- Added `gamma-auto` option that uses ambient light sensors to automatically
adjust the video gamma. See commit c028d78 for details.
- Added `blend-subtitles` option to draw subtitles directly into the video
instead of rendered afterwards. Potentially necessary for correct rendering
with files that use ASS subtitles for typesetting in combination with an
`icc-profile`. There is a default option for drawing after upscaling,
and a `video` option for drawing before upscaling. See details and warning
on the manual.
- There is now a `tscale` option, used to choose the temporal scaler used
in the `interpolation` mode (previously `smoothmotion`).
- There is a new `scale-blur` parameter to adjust the amount of blur that
most of the filters produce. Deviating from the default may introduce
artifacts in EWA filters.
- (Windows) There is now a `dwmflush` option that might help improve
rendering of high-fps video. Disabled by default. See manual for options.
- New Linux-only `vo_drm` video output driver. Uses the direct rendering /
kernel modesetting drivers to draw directly to the framebuffer, but with
no hardware acceleration. See manual for details.
- New `pseudo-gui` builtin profile, automatically used when launched from
`mpv.desktop` by opening `mpv.exe` on windows (`mpv.com` still works as
usual), or by opening the `mpv.app` bundle. The `pseudo-gui` tries to make
the player window behave closer to what a desktop player would do, by not
immediately closing and allowing the user to drag&drop files for playback.
See manual for details.
- mpv can now play directories by automatically playing their contents instead.
Works everywhere but on Windows, due to issues with Windows' C runtime.
- Add support to pitch correct stretched audio with librubberband.
- Add support for the Raspberry Pi 2's hardware decoder when FFmpeg (or Libav)
is built with `--enable-mmal`. See commit 8fff125 for details.
- The `--cache` option now accepts a "yes" option, that always enables a
`--cache-default`-sized cache on all cases a cache can be used, unless
`--cache-default` disables caching.
- `ao_pulse`, `ao_coreaudio` and `ao_wasapi` now support device hotplugging.
- New `--osd-align-x` and `--osd-align-y` options can be used to align the OSD
independently from subtitles.
- New `--osd-bold` and `--sub-text-bold` options can be enabled to bold all
OSD or plain-text subtitle text, respectively.
- Added a default keybind to the `u` key that enables/disables ASS style
overriding. When enabled, is equivalent to `--ass-style-override=force`.
- There is now a `MOUSE_ENTER` keybind, that is called when the mouse cursor
enters the VO from outside.
- The new `--ytdl-params` option can be set to arguments that are always given
to `youtube-dl` invocations. There is no sanity checking, so invalid options
can prevent `mpv` from working with http URLs.
- There's a new `--demuxer-mkv-fix-timestamps` option, enabled by default, that
tries to guess more accurate video timestamps by using FPS information, if
available. See manual for details.
- The new `--window-scale` option can be used to scale the video window by the
specified multiplier, before other options such as `--autofit` are applied.
- `vo_direct3d_shaders` now supports NV12 colorspace without using stretchrect,
but it seems no drivers actually support that.
- (Client API) Added a `rescan_external_files` command, as requested on issue
1586.
- (Client API) If enabled, initializing the Client API will now also load the
user's `mpv.conf`.
- (Client API) There's a new `mpv_opengl_cb_report_flip()` call for API users
to call to inform mpv of when exactly a frame was displayed.
- (Client API) The `mpv_opengl_cb_render()` function was deprecated in favor
of the new, simpler `mpv_opengl_cb_draw()` function.
- (Client API) There is a new `screenshot_raw` command. See `input.rst` for
details.
- The `--input-file` argument may now also be a file descriptor in the form
"fd://N", where N is the FD number.
This listing is not complete. A complete changelog can be seen by running
`git log v0.8.0..v0.9.0` in the git repository.