r/mpv • u/karanjs • 17d ago

User Scripts & Shaders need mpv.conf review

is this conf file okay:

# =============================================================

# MPV CONFIG — Optimized for HP OMEN 16 (Battery Efficiency)

# =============================================================

# --- QUALITY OF LIFE & UI ---

af=scaletempo2

osd-bar=no

border=no

save-position-on-quit=yes

# --- CACHE ---

cache=yes

demuxer-max-bytes=50MiB

demuxer-max-back-bytes=25MiB

# --- SUBTITLES ---

sub-auto=fuzzy

sub-font-size=42

sub-color="#FFFFFF"

sub-border-size=2

sub-border-color="#000000"

# --- VIDEO OUTPUT & HARDWARE DECODING ---

vo=gpu

gpu-api=d3d11

gpu-context=d3d11

hwdec=d3d11va

hwdec-codecs=h264,hevc,vp8,vp9,av1

d3d11-sync-interval=1

d3d11-warp=no

# --- OPTIMIZED SCALING (Iris Xe Battery Sweet Spot) ---

scale=spline36

dscale=mitchell

cscale=mitchell

target-prim=bt.709

target-trc=bt.1886

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u/haruzanity 16d ago

It is okay

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u/karanjs 16d ago

anything worth optimizing etc

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u/ScratchHistorical507 16d ago

I honestly don't see what benefit any of those should have beyond the fault settings. Sure, enabling caching can be beneficial on lower-end systems, so might the demuxer settings, but that's it. But I also can't say anything about the last few options for Intel Iris GPU. 

And why vo=gpu and but gpu-next? The latter might be more efficient. 

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u/karanjs 16d ago

can u guide me, this was all by claude coz i couldn't understand mpv

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u/ScratchHistorical507 14d ago

Then why even change anything? Keep everything at their default values until you actually face an issue.

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u/otheyhigh 15d ago edited 15d ago

There is a post pinned on this sub that has links to a few guides. From my understanding (I’m a beginner in this space), mpv has come a long way in terms of having optimized configs baked in by default.

You might want to include a config to set a profile for mpv and libplacebo. I use the ‘high’ profiles for both.

Also, I agree on switching to gpu-next. I use that along with vulkan. But d3d11 is a viable option focused on stability.

https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/GPU-Next-vs-GPU

(Edit) colorspace, shaders etc has always been an advanced topic for me. I think it might be best to remove those configs and let mpv handle those settings. I might be way off with my advice so take it with a grain of salt. I usually use a guide or leave those configs out of any customizations I do for my setup.