Useful mpv flags

The multimedia player mpv has some great flags, not well known:

mpv --geometry=720x480+300+300 --script-opts-append=osc-visibility=always --framedrop=no --osd-fractions file.mp4

The first option resized the player window to 720x480 (16:9), and located at 300 from the left edge and 300 pixels from top edge.

The second option forces the timeline bar seeker to be always visible and don't auto-hide.

The third option prevents to drop frames whenever possible, for example when playing 120 FPS video on a 60 Hz screen, or when the computer can't decode the video at the speed the video requires. This option can cause defective files to play incorrectly, so use carefully.

The fourth option shows also milliseconds in the status in the console.

Links:

• Always show the OSD/OSC via command line?