How to prevent autoloading next file (for playlists)

[Keith94]

Opening up playlists gives me the nice ability to use hotkeys to play the next/prev file in the folder manually. But is there some way I can prevent mpv from advancing to the next entry automatically within a playlist? I want to keep the player paused on the last frame, and only advance when I need it to (with simple hotkey).

[occivink]

keep-open=always should work.

[Keith94]

Thank you, this works. My only gripe is that loading the next file keeps the player in a "paused" state. Is there a way to force it to play instead?

[garoto]

reset-on-next-file=pause

[Keith94]

Great! Now combined with autoload script, it behaves almost like MPC-HC. :)

Another question, if the file is paused at the end (on the last frame), can pressing play restart the playback (i.e. automatically seek to the beginning and play)?

[garoto]

You'll need a custom keybind in input.conf to restart playback of the same file:

<keybind> seek 0 absolute-percent ; show-text "Seek to the beginning" ; set pause no

Curiously, I opened an issue with the exact same question back in the day :)

[Keith94]

Cool, that keybind method does the trick. :) Still would be better if mpv handled it automatically.

I don't suppose there's a way to make the "skip to next chapter" keybind also skip to the next file if you're on the last chapter? Or should I request it?

[garoto]

I don't think you can do that with keybinds alone. Take a look at the user-scripts section of the wiki for possible solutions/ideas.

[wiiaboo]

function chapter_seek(direction)
    local chapters = mp.get_property_number("chapters")
    if chapters == nil then chapters = 0 end
    local chapter  = mp.get_property_number("chapter")
    if chapter == nil then chapter = 0 end
    if chapter+direction < 0 then
        mp.command("playlist_prev")
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-playlist")
    elseif chapter+direction >= chapters then
        mp.command("playlist_next")
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-playlist")
    else
        mp.commandv("add", "chapter", direction)
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-chapterlist")
    end
end
mp.add_key_binding("PGUP", "chapter_next", function() chapter_seek(1) end)
mp.add_key_binding("PGDWN", "chapter_prev", function() chapter_seek(-1) end)

[garoto]

I'm not qualified either way to say, but whatever, it looks very neat to me @wiiaboo

[Keith94]

Hey that works, much obliged @wiiaboo. 😄

Guess that answers all my questions for now. Thnx to all.

[agreselin]

Hi! Is it possible to make @wiiaboo's function display the OSD bar?

[KonoVitoDa]

function chapter_seek(direction)
    local chapters = mp.get_property_number("chapters")
    if chapters == nil then chapters = 0 end
    local chapter  = mp.get_property_number("chapter")
    if chapter == nil then chapter = 0 end
    if chapter+direction < 0 then
        mp.command("playlist_prev")
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-playlist")
    elseif chapter+direction >= chapters then
        mp.command("playlist_next")
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-playlist")
    else
        mp.commandv("add", "chapter", direction)
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-chapterlist")
    end
end
mp.add_key_binding("PGUP", "chapter_next", function() chapter_seek(1) end)
mp.add_key_binding("PGDWN", "chapter_prev", function() chapter_seek(-1) end)

@wiiaboo Any way to also go to the previous file if "skip to previous chapter" is used very close to the first chapter? Tto make it act like MPC-HC.
And also to hide the "Chapter (unavailable)" message?

[KonoVitoDa]

How to go to next file if the current file has no chapters?

[Iraito]

function chapter_seek(direction)
    local chapters = mp.get_property_number("chapters")
    if chapters == nil then chapters = 0 end
    local chapter  = mp.get_property_number("chapter")
    if chapter == nil then chapter = 0 end
    if chapter+direction < 0 then
        mp.command("playlist_prev")
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-playlist")
    elseif chapter+direction >= chapters then
        mp.command("playlist_next")
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-playlist")
    else
        mp.commandv("add", "chapter", direction)
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-chapterlist")
    end
end
mp.add_key_binding("PGUP", "chapter_next", function() chapter_seek(1) end)
mp.add_key_binding("PGDWN", "chapter_prev", function() chapter_seek(-1) end)

I need help, i'm trying in every way possible to do something simple, pause mpv if it encounters a chapter, that's it, i want to make it so that if mpv encounters a chapter it pauses and i can unpause it with a hotkey, can you help me?

[guidocella]

mp.observe_property('chapter', 'native', function (_, chapter)
    if chapter and chapter > 0 then
        mp.set_property_native('pause', true)
    end
end)

[Iraito]

mp.observe_property('chapter', 'native', function (_, chapter)
    if chapter and chapter > 0 then
        mp.set_property_native('pause', true)
    end
end)

Thank you so much!

[KonoVitoDa]

How to make it work for files with no chapters?

EDIT: It already do lol, I was forgetting to edit the keybindings.

[KonoVitoDa]

function chapter_seek(direction)
    local chapters = mp.get_property_number("chapters")
    if chapters == nil then chapters = 0 end
    local chapter  = mp.get_property_number("chapter")
    if chapter == nil then chapter = 0 end
    if chapter+direction < 0 then
        mp.command("playlist_prev")
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-playlist")
    elseif chapter+direction >= chapters then
        mp.command("playlist_next")
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-playlist")
    else
        mp.commandv("add", "chapter", direction)
        mp.commandv("script-message", "osc-chapterlist")
    end
end
mp.add_key_binding("PGUP", "chapter_next", function() chapter_seek(1) end)
mp.add_key_binding("PGDWN", "chapter_prev", function() chapter_seek(-1) end)

I need help, i'm trying in every way possible to do something simple, pause mpv if it encounters a chapter, that's it, i want to make it so that if mpv encounters a chapter it pauses and i can unpause it with a hotkey, can you help me?

How to keep the OSD still showing chapter switching messages?

[guidocella]

mp.commandv("osd-msg", "add", "chapter", direction)