save to mkv ~10mbps
raspivid -hf -vf -t 0 -b 10000000 -o - | ffmpeg -i - -vcodec copy test.mkvexplanation
Raspvid
-hf flip horizontal-vf flip vertical-t 0 indefinetly-b 10000000 10mbps bitrate-o -output to ffmpegffmpeg
-i - reads from raspivid-vcodec copy simple copying of video datatest.mkv file name and the output matroska formatEasier way to install or build mpv with mmal hardware decoding and ffmpeg/libass
Install
mkdir rpimpv && cd rpimpvwget https://awesome.nwgat.ninja/deb/mpv/mpv_0.20.0_armhf.deb https://awesome.nwgat.ninja/deb/mpv/libass_0.13.3-1_armhf.deb https://awesome.nwgat.ninja/deb/mpv/ffmpeg_3.1.3-1_armhf.debsudo dpkg -i *.debsudo apt-get -f installsudo apt-get install libluajitwget https://awesome.nwgat.ninja/deb/mpv/mpv.conf -O $HOME/.config/mpv/mpv.confsudo wget https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlsudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlPlay a file
mpv http://ow.ly/10tB0C (Big Buck Bunny 1080p30)mpv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqz-KE-bpKQ (Big Buck Bunny 1080p30)mmal error
sudo suecho "gpu_mem=159" >> /boot/config.txtecho "gpu_mem=256" >> /boot/config.txt (rpi2/rpi3)sudo rebootyou can tweak the settings in mpv config file, if you need to move the window or change resolution of youtube, it currently defaults to 1080p30
nano $HOME/.config/mpv/mpv.confnote: it will default to borderless non-movable window, this is a limitation of raspberry pi
Build it yourself
sudo apt-get install -y gperf bison flex autoconf automake make texinfo help2man libtool libtool-bin ncurses-dev git yasm mercurial cmake cmake-curses-gui libfribidi-dev checkinstall libfontconfig1-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libgles2-mesa-dev gnutls-dev libsmbclient-dev libpulse-dev libbluray-dev libdvdread-dev libluajit-5.1-dev libjpeg-dev libv4l-dev libcdio-cdda-dev libcdio-paranoia-devgit clone https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv-build.gitcd mpv-buildecho --enable-mmal >> ffmpeg_options./use-mpv-release./use-ffmpeg-release./update./rebuild -j4sudo ./installomxplayer seem to be the best player, almost 0% cpu usage!
sudp apt-get update && sudo apt-get install omxplayer -yomxplayer -b -o hdmi http://awesome.nwgat.ninja/misc/Commie_typesetting_shenanigans.mp4the above command can be run via ssh connection
-o hdmi will send it to your RPi Display-b blacks the backgroundthere is no gui, you only get fullscreen, its still better than other players
omxplayer -h gives you more info
banding/color issues? try forcing 32-bit
echo "framebuffer_depth=32" >> config.txtecho "framebuffer_ignore_alpha=1" >> config.txt
