mpv Player 0.17.0 Released with Direct3D11 Support - How to Install in Ubuntu, Linux Mint Using PPA

mpv is a free, open source media player available in linux systems and is a fork of Mplayer and mplayer2.

mpv player recently releases version 0.17.0 with new features, enhancements and bug fixes. This release comes with support Direct3D11 Video Acceleration Decoder and support for lib_av video decoding API. Read more about release notes here.

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mpv media player Feature Summary

Streamlined CLI Options with better option names and semantics for easy memorise
Small on-screen controller visible only for mouse move gives user best viewing exprience
High quality video output capable of many features – better algorithms, color management, frame timing, interpolation etc
GPU Video decoding – mpv uses Ffmpeg hwaccel APIs to support VDPAU, VAAPI, DXVA2, VDA and VideoToolbox video decode acceleration.
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How to install – using Terminal

To install mpv media player in Ubuntu, Linux Mint using terminal run below commands in sequence. Enter password when prompted.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:~mc3man/mpv-tests
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mpv

For installation instruction for other linux distributions, visit here.

Run

Right click any media file and select open with -> mpv media player

Troubleshooting and Support

If you face any issues while installing or using mpv media player, you may drop a note using comment section at the end of this article, Or you can post your query in any of the support channels mentioned below.

Online Community: mpv
Generic Ubuntu Forum: Ask Ubuntu