mpv-config/shaders/Anime4K/md/GLSL_Instructions_Linux.md

Usage Instructions (GLSL / MPV) (v4.x)

Installing and Setting Up Anime4K for Linux-based Distributions (and other Unix-like OS)

1. Install mpv from repositories of your distribution, some of the common ones are mentioned here

   Fedora Silverblue

   1. Install the RPM-Fusion "free" repository, if not already installed, paste in the command below

      sudo rpm-ostree install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

   2. Reboot and install mpv

   3. Reboot and continue to step 2

   Fedora

   sudo dnf install mpv
   

   Ubuntu and Derivatives

   sudo apt install mpv
   

   Arch and Derivatives

   sudo pacman -S mpv
   

   Gentoo (Add USE Flags as mentioned here)

   sudo emerge --ask media-video/mpv` 
   

• Note: make sure to install a version of mpv that was released after June 2021, older versions might not work.

2. Clone the repo using git clone https://github.com/bloc97/Anime4K.git, or download the template files and extract them.

   • Optimized shaders for lower-end GPU:
     (Eg. GTX 980, GTX 1060, RX 570)

     • Download the template files here.
     • Or click here to install manually.

       • Copy & Paste the code from input.conf and mpv.conf in your input.conf and mpv.conf file.
       • Then download and extract the shaders from releases and put them in the shaders folder.

   • Optimized shaders for higher-end GPU:
     (Eg. GTX 1080, RTX 2070, RTX 3060, RX 590, Vega 56, 5700XT, 6600XT)

     • Download the template files here.
     • Or click here to install manually.

       • Copy & Paste the code from input.conf and mpv.conf in your input.conf and mpv.conf file.
       • Then download and extract the shaders from releases and put them in the shaders folder.

3. Navigate to ~/.config/mpv and move the input.conf, mpv.conf and the shaders folder into the mpv directory. mv path/to/stuff ~/.config/mpv

   

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Quick Usage Instructions

1. Anime4K has 3 major modes: A, B, and C. Each mode is optimized for a different class of anime degradations.

   • Mode A is automatically enabled, if you use our template (this can be change in mpv.conf).

2. To enable each mode manually:

   • Press CTRL+1 to enable Mode A (Optimized for 1080p Anime).
   • Press CTRL+2 to enable Mode B (Optimized for 720p Anime).
   • Press CTRL+3 to enable Mode C (Optimized for 480p Anime).
   • Press CTRL+0 to clear all shaders (Disable Anime4K).

3. For more explanations and customization options, see the Advanced Usage Instructions.