changed cscale and better comments and organization for mpv.conf

.config/mpv/mpv.conf

@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 #VIDEO
 
-#Mitchell-Netravali. The B and C parameters can be set with --scale-param1 and
-#--scale-param2. This filter is very good at downscaling (see --dscale).
 
-#catmull_rom uses less resources than lanczos
+#catmull_rom uses less resources than lanczos and ewa_lanczossharp.
 #spline36 is kinda bad, for upscaling you should use bicubic catrom for preserving spatial proerties
-#or a lanczos scaler (like ewa_lanczos or ewa_lanczossharp) for sharpness
+#or a lanczos scaler (like ewa_lanczos or ewa_lanczossharp) for sharpness.
 
+#mitchell = bicubic b 1/3 c 1/3, can be tuned with scale-param1 and scale-param2
 #catmull_rom = bicubic b 0 c 0.5
-#mitchell = bicubic b 1/3 c 1/3
 #hermite = bicubic b 0 c 0
 
 scale=catmull_rom
 
-#--dscale=<filter>
+#dscale, like scale, but for downscaling,
-#Like --scale, but apply these filters on downscaling instead.
+#it defaults to scale if unset
-#If this option is unset, the filter implied by --scale will be applied.
 
-#due to how negative lobes work, mitchell and hermite perform much better for downscaling (less ringing and aliasing)
+#Due to not having a negative lobe, mitchell and hermite are
+#much better for downscaling (less ringing and aliasing).
 #hermite is sharper than mitchell
 #https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/pull/12384#issuecomment-1716775594
 #https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/pull/12384#issuecomment-1716855374
@@ -25,29 +23,25 @@ scale=catmull_rom
 dscale=hermite
 
 
-#catmull_rom, sinc(blackman), ewa_hanning
+#'catmull_rom', 'sinc(blackman)', 'lanczos', 'ewa_hanning', 'ewa_lanczossharp'
-#For a traditional scaler, is better to use sinc, but it has random performance spikes and
+#For a traditional scaler, is better to use sinc, but it has more resource usage than catmull_rom.
-#more resource usage than catmull_rom
 cscale=sinc
 cscale-window=blackman		#for sinc
 cscale-radius=3			#for sinc
 
+#https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/12163
 #you can also use 'FastBilateral', 'JointBilateral', 'MemeBilateral' or KrigBilateral
-#(less to more quality and performance) meme shaders for better chroma
+#meme shaders if you trust them.
-#FastBilateral and JointBilateral may have staircase artifacts
+#Fast and Joint may have staircase artifacts.
-#MemeBilateral is JointBilateral with + CfL (Chroma from Luma prediction), so you can also use FastBilateral and CfL together for better performance
+#Meme is Joint with + CfL (Chroma from Luma prediction), so you can instead use Fast and CfL 
-glsl-shader="~~/shaders/FastBilateral.glsl"
+#together for better performance.
-#glsl-shader="~~/shaders/CfL_Prediction.glsl"
+#glsl-shader="~~/shaders/FastBilateral.glsl"
+#glsl-shader="~~/shaders/CfL_Prediction.glsl"	#CfL has big accuracy issues
 
-#there are memes about bilinear cscale being the true way the encoder and encoding software
+#There are memes about bilinear cscale being the true way the encoder and encoding software
-#intended the chroma to be watched, if you believe them or not is up to you
+#intended the chroma to be watched, if you believe them or not is up to you.
-#cscale=bilinear
 
 
-#you can use sphinx (smoother) or oversample (less blurry), not a fan of them
-#tscale=sphinx
-#tscale-blur=0.6991556596428412		#magic haasn number for sphinx
-
 
 
 # AUDIO 
@@ -55,47 +49,45 @@ glsl-shader="~~/shaders/FastBilateral.glsl"
 
 #audio-device=alsa/default
 
-#Audio output drivers are interfaces to different audio output facilities.
+#Audio output drivers
 ao=pipewire,coreauido,pulse,wasapi,
 
-#Load external audio with (almost) the same name as the video
-audio-file-auto=fuzzy
-
 volume=100
 volume-max=200
 
-# Do not filter audio to keep pitch when changing playback speed.
+# enabling it will keep the pitch when changing speed
 #audio-pitch-correction=no
 
-# Output 5.1 audio natively, and upmix/downmix audio with a different format.
+# the audio will upmix and downmix to channel config, for example
-#audio-channels=5.1
+# 'stereo' for 2.0 and 5.1 for 5.1, 'auto' will try to avoid up/downmixing
-# Output 2.0 audio natively, and upmix/downmix audio with a different format.
+# default is 'auto-safe'.
 audio-channels=stereo
-# Disable any automatic remix, _if_ the audio output accepts the audio format.
+
-# of the currently played file. See caveats mentioned in the manpage.
-# (The default is "auto-safe", see manpage.)
-#audio-channels=auto
 #raw bitperfect audio, but you can only hear mpv
 audio-exclusive=no
 
 
+
+
 # OTHER
 
+#Load external audio with (almost) the same name as the video.
+audio-file-auto=fuzzy
+
 sub-auto=fuzzy
 
 #user-agent="Mozilla/5.0"
 
-
+#Tries to load subtitles in these languages, if one is not available
-# Display English subtitles if available.
+#it falls back to the next one.
 slang=en
 
-# Play Finnish audio if available, fall back to English otherwise.
+#same for audio
-#alang=fi,en
+#alang=ja,en
 
-# Change subtitle encoding. For Arabic subtitles use 'cp1256'.
+#Changes subtitle encoding, if the file is valid utf8 it prefers it,
-# If the file seems to be valid UTF-8, prefer UTF-8.
+#add '+' in front of codepage '+utf8' to force it.
-# (You can add '+' in front of the codepage to force it.)
+#sub-codepage=utf8
-#sub-codepage=cp1256
 
 # You can also include other configuration files.
 #include=/path/to/the/file/you/want/to/include
@@ -124,13 +116,16 @@ screenshot-png-filter=0
 
 # HDR TONE MAPPING
 
-dither=fruit
+#https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/pull/6564#issuecomment-473522461
+#https://doodad.dev/dither-me-this/
 
 dither-depth=8
 
+dither=fruit
 #dither-size-fruit=8
 
-#common primaries for modern displays are 'bt.709' (sRGB), 'bt.2020', 'apple' (Apple RGB), 'adobe' (Adobe RGB), 'dci-p3'
+
+#common primaries for modern displays are 'bt.709' (sRGB), 'bt.2020', 'apple' (Apple RGB), 'adobe' (Adobe RGB) and 'dci-p3'
 target-prim=bt.709
 
 # transfer characteristics (gamma), you can leave it on 'auto', you can also use 'bt.1886', 'srgb', 'linear', 'pq' or another option
@@ -143,22 +138,21 @@ hdr-compute-peak=yes
 
 allow-delayed-peak-detect=yes #better performance
 
-tone-mapping=bt.2390
 
-#tone-mapping-param=1.5
+#You can use 'spline' (probably better), 'bt.2390', 'bt.2446a' or leave it on 'auto'.
+tone-mapping=spline
 
+#tone-mapping-param=1.5		#For bt.2390, mpv default 1.0 and some like 1.5, for spline default is 0.3
 hdr-peak-percentile=100 #better leave it at 100
 
 #tone-mapping-mode=hybrid 	#deprecated https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/commit/b4c98cb04c87999eccd061cc59e6f5f8fa706220
 
-gamut-mapping-mode=darken
+gamut-mapping-mode=perceptual
 
 icc-intent=0
 
 #blend-subtitles=yes
 
-#tone-mapping=bt.2446a
-
 
 
 
@@ -171,37 +165,47 @@ deband=no
 
 # HARDWARE DECODING
 
+#gpu has better performance but gpu-next has better hdr.
+#vo=gpu
+vo=gpu-next
+
+#on windows be careful of using dxva2, d3d11va is better.
+hwdec=auto-safe
+#hwdec=auto-copy-safe	#enables copyback
+
+#hwdec=vulkan
+
 
 #vulkan uses more resources,but has better hdr compatibility
-#if you use d3d11va-copy without opengl or vulkan, it may lead to video/audio desync
 #gpu-api=opengl  # Uncomment this if you notice stuttering with vulkan, opengl may cause screen tearing depending of your config
 #gpu-api=vulkan  # Comment this if you notice stuttering and uncomment the above line
+
+vulkan-device='Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620'
+#vulkan-device='NVIDIA GeForce MX110'
+
 #gpu-context=winvk
 vulkan-async-compute=yes
 vulkan-async-transfer=yes
 vulkan-queue-count=1
-vulkan-device='Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620'
+
-#vulkan-device='NVIDIA GeForce MX110'
 #opengl-waitvsync=yes
-vd-lavc-dr=yes	#i think this solves screen tearing when using gpu-api=opengl
+vd-lavc-dr=yes
 spirv-compiler=auto
 
-hwdec=auto-safe
-#hwdec=auto-copy-safe
 
-#hwdec=vaapi
+# TEMPORAL INTERPOLATION (BETWEEN FRAMES)
-#hwdec=vulkan
-#hwdec=d3d11va-copy	#windows only,  auto-copy uses dxva2-copy instead of d3d11va-copy, but d3d11va-copy is better and has better color
-#hwdec=vaapi-copy
 
 #interpolation=yes
 #interpolation-threshold=-1
-#video-sync=display-resample
+#video-sync=display-resample	#can help with interpolation
+
+#for tscale you can use 'sphinx' (smoother) or 'oversample' (less blurry)
+#tscale=sphinx
+#tscale-blur=0.6991556596428412		#magic haasn number for sphinx
+
 video-sync=audio #fix desync on d3d11va-copy when not using gpu-api = opengl or vulkan
 
-#gpu has better performance but gpu-next has better hdr
+
-#vo=gpu
-vo=gpu-next