This theme replaces the built in osc.lua shipped with mpv.
Local files can show thumbnail previews (using a patched version of mpv_thumbnail_script).
Picture-In-Picture button to position in the corner, on top of other windows, and on all virtual desktops.
(1) Copy osc_tethys.lua, mpv_thumbnail_script_server.lua and mpv's autoload.lua to
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Windows:
%APPDATA%\mpv\scripts\(C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\mpv\scripts\)- Type
%APPDATA%in the File Explorer address bar and hit enter.
You should be inC:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\whereUSERis your username. - Create the
C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\mpv\scripts\folder if it doesn't exist. - View the following scripts and Save Page As (
Ctrl+S). Save the files in the...\scripts\directory. - You should now have
C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\mpv\scripts\osc_tethys.lua
- Type
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Linux:
~/.config/mpv/scripts/mkdir -p ~/.config/mpv/scripts/ cd ~/.config/mpv/scripts/ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Zren/mpv-osc-tethys/master/osc_tethys.lua wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Zren/mpv-osc-tethys/master/mpv_thumbnail_script_server.lua wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mpv-player/mpv/master/TOOLS/lua/autoload.lua
(2) Edit ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf (%APPDATA%\mpv\mpv.conf on Windows) to disable the default osc.lua and improve the window.
osc=nowill disable the defaultosc.luaborder=nowill remove the window titlebar and frame. You can still drag a window by dragging the video.keep-open=yeswill keep the player open after the video has finished.keepaspect-window=nowill allow black borders around the video when maximized or half screen.
osc=no
border=no
keep-open=yes
keepaspect-window=no(3) Edit ~/.config/mpv/input.conf (%APPDATA%\mpv\input.conf on Windows) to rebind LEFT/RIGHT arrows to exactly 5s skips.
# Defaults: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/etc/input.conf
# Seek by exactly 5s instead of relative+keyframes 10s
RIGHT seek 5 exact # forward
LEFT seek -5 exact # backward
WHEEL_UP seek 5 exact # forward
WHEEL_DOWN seek -5 exact # backward
# Seek by exactly 30s instead of relative+keyframes 60s
UP seek 30 exact # forward
DOWN seek -30 exact # backward(4) Close and reopen MPV to view the new Tethys theme!
If you don't like any of the default colors/sizes, you can create a few text files to configure certain settings.
A complete list of configuration keys can be found at the top of osc_tethys.lua.
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\mpv\script-opts\tethys.conf - Linux:
~/.config/mpv/script-opts/tethys.conf
### Config
showPictureInPictureButton=yes
showSpeedButton=yes
# Show name and shortcut of buttons on hover
showShortcutTooltip=yes
# Show chapter above timestamp in seekbar tooltip
showChapterTooltip=yes
# skipback/skipfrwd amount in seconds
skipBy=5
# RightClick skipback/skipfrwd amount in seconds
skipByMore=30
# "exact" (mordenx default) or "relative+keyframes" (mpv default)
skipMode=exact
# PictureInPicture 33% screen width, 10px from bottom right
pipGeometry=33%+-10+-10
# PictureInPicture will show video on all virtual desktops
pipAllWorkspaces=yes
### Sizes
# 16:9 video thumbnail = 256x144
thumbnailSize=256
seekbarHeight=20
controlsHeight=64
buttonTooltipSize=20
windowBarHeight=44
windowButtonSize=44
windowTitleSize=24
cacheTextSize=20
timecodeSize=27
seekbarTimestampSize=30
seekbarTimestampOutline=1
chapterTickSize=6
windowTitleOutline=1
### Colors (uses GGBBRR for some reason)
### Alpha ranges 0 (opaque) .. 255 (transparent)
textColor=FFFFFF
buttonColor=CCCCCC
buttonHoveredColor=FFFFFF
buttonHoveredRectColor=000000
# Easily debug button geometry by setting buttonHoveredRectAlpha to 80
buttonHoveredRectAlpha=255
tooltipColor=CCCCCC
windowBarColor=000000
# windowBarAlpha (80 is mpv default) (255 morden default)
windowBarAlpha=255
windowButtonColor=CCCCCC
closeButtonHoveredColor=1111DD
seekbarHandleColor=FFFFFF
seekbarFgColor=483DD7
seekbarBgColor=929292
seekbarCacheColor=000000
seekbarCacheAlpha=128
chapterTickColor=CCCCCCA complete list of configuration keys inherited from osc.lua can be found in the source code or its documentation.
Note that tethys ignores a few options in osc.conf that are already covered by tethys.conf.
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\mpv\script-opts\osc.conf - Linux:
~/.config/mpv/script-opts/osc.conf
# Timestamp
# Display total time instead of remaining time
timetotal=no
# Display timecodes with milliseconds
timems=no
# Whether to display the chapters/playlist at the OSD when left-clicking the next/previous OSC buttons, respectively.
playlist_osd=yes
chapters_osd=yes
# Duration of fade out in ms, 0 = no fade
fadeduration=200
# Minimum amount of pixels the mouse has to move between ticks to make the OSC show up. Default pre-0.21.0 was 3.
minmousemove=0
# auto=hide/show on mouse move
# Also supports never and always
visibility=auto
# Use a Unicode minus sign instead of an ASCII hyphen when displaying the remaining playback time.
unicodeminus=noA complete list of configuration keys for mpv_thumbnail_script can be found in the source code or its documentation.
Note that thumbnailSize in tethys.conf overrides thumbnail_width and thumbnail_height. Tethys also forces mpv_no_sub=yes and mpv_no_config=yes to make thumbnails easier to read.
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\mpv\script-opts\mpv_thumbnail_script.conf - Linux:
~/.config/mpv/script-opts/mpv_thumbnail_script.conf
# Automatically generate the thumbnails on video load, without a keypress
autogenerate=yes
# 1 hour, Only automatically thumbnail videos shorter than this (seconds)
autogenerate_max_duration=3600
# SHA1-sum filenames over this length
# It's nice to know what files the thumbnails are (hence directory names)
# but long URLs may approach filesystem limits.
hash_filename_length=128
# Use mpv to generate thumbnail even if ffmpeg is found in PATH
# ffmpeg does not handle ordered chapters (MKVs which rely on other MKVs)!
# mpv is a bit slower, but has better support overall (eg. subtitles in the previews)
prefer_mpv=yes
# Disable the built-in keybind ("T") to add your own
disable_keybinds=no
# The thumbnail count target
# (This will result in a thumbnail every ~10 seconds for a 25 minute video)
thumbnail_count=150
# The above target count will be adjusted by the minimum and
# maximum time difference between thumbnails.
# The thumbnail_count will be used to calculate a target separation,
# and min/max_delta will be used to constrict it.
# In other words, thumbnails will be:
# at least min_delta seconds apart (limiting the amount)
# at most max_delta seconds apart (raising the amount if needed)
min_delta=5
# 120 seconds aka 2 minutes will add more thumbnails when the video is over 5 hours!
max_delta=90
# Overrides for remote urls (you generally want less thumbnails!)
# Thumbnailing network paths will be done with mpv
# Allow thumbnailing network paths (naive check for "://")
thumbnail_network=no
# Override thumbnail count, min/max delta
remote_thumbnail_count=60
remote_min_delta=15
remote_max_delta=120
# Try to grab the raw stream and disable ytdl for the mpv subcalls
# Much faster than passing the url to ytdl again, but may cause problems with some sites
remote_direct_stream=yes- Windows:
%APPDATA%\mpv\script-opts\autoload.conf - Linux:
~/.config/mpv/script-opts/autoload.conf
disabled=no
images=yes
videos=yes
audio=yes
ignore_hidden=yes- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/player/lua/osc.lua
- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/TOOLS/lua/autoload.lua
- Zren/mpvz#13 (
osc_tethys.luaDevelopment Notes) - https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/player/lua/assdraw.lua
- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/sub/osd.c
- https://github.com/libass/libass/wiki/ASSv5-Override-Tags
- https://github.com/libass/libass/wiki/Libass'-ASS-Extensions
- https://mpv.io/manual/master/
- https://bomi-player.github.io/gallery.html (Tethys icon set designed by Kotus Works)
I haven't tried these, but have used them as reference.