Encode a clip of the current file
ffmpeg, ffprobe, optionally socat and lua (for block_exit = false), and youtube-dl
(for ytdl support, duh) are required to be in the $PATH.
Posix | pipes need to be functional for youtube-dl and block_exit = false support.
Place clip.lua in your ~/.config/mpv/scripts/ or ~/.mpv/scripts/ folder to autoload the
script.
Adjust the script options via your mpv.conf or directly in the script to your liking.
The script is binding itself to the c, C, and ctrl+C keys (not overriding your input.conf).
The default keys can be changed in the script, or you can register the script in your input.conf:
c script_binding clip-start
C script_binding clip-end
ctrl+C script_binding clip-encode
c Sets the start point of the clip, C sets the end point, and ctrl+C starts the encode.
To get milisecond precision seeking working, seeking is done with the slow input seeking method. This means, that the current file is decoded and discarded upto the start point.
Metadata handling only copies the global metadata, embedded fonts etc. are not (yet!) copied. Chapters also don't get their time-stamp adjusted.