Issue: Enabling loop Playlist on Reboot for Mac M2

[cowtasticfilms]

Description:

I am using your player on a Mac M2 to run a playlist, and I have set it to loop. I have also configured the player to auto-launch after a reboot using macOS settings.

However, when the player relaunches, the Loop Playlist setting is turned off. I have not found a way to automate re-enabling the loop after a reboot.

Use Case:

I need the player to run a continuous playlist on a large LED board at a trade show. In the event of a power outage or system reboot, I would like the player to resume playing from where it left off and loop indefinitely.

Question:

Is there a way to automate the Loop Playlist setting to stay enabled after a reboot?

Thank you,
Cowtasticfilms

[low-batt]

For audio/video playback and subtitle rendering support IINA is using a library from the mpv project. In some cases it is possible to configure mpv directly to obtain a desired behavior.

To enable playlist looping IINA sets the mpv loop-playlist option. From the mpv manual:

--loop-playlist=<N|inf|force|no>, --loop-playlist
Loops playback N times. A value of 1 plays it one time (default), 2 two times, etc. inf means forever. no is the same as 1 and disables looping. If several files are specified on command line, the entire playlist is looped. --loop-playlist is the same as --loop-playlist=inf.

The force mode is like inf, but does not skip playlist entries which have been marked as failing. This means the player might waste CPU time trying to loop a file that doesn't exist. But it might be useful for playing webradios under very bad network conditions.

To configure IINA to activate playlist looping when IINA is started follow these instructions:

• Start IINA
• Click on Settings… under the IINA menu
• The settings panel appears
• On the left side of the panel click on Advanced
• Slide the Enable advanced settings toggle button to be on (blue)
• In the Additional mpv options section click on +
• A new entry appears in the table
• Double click on name and replace it with loop-playlist
• Double click on value and replace it with inf
• Confirm the settings panel looks like the screenshot below
• Restart IINA to activate the new settings

I am going to label this issue as a feature request for IINA to provide a setting to activate playlist looping at startup.

[cowtasticfilms]

Thanks, I will try this tomorrow. Brad From: low-batt ***@***.***> Date: Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:02 PM To: iina/iina ***@***.***> Cc: cowtasticfilms ***@***.***>, Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [iina/iina] Issue: Enabling loop Playlist on Reboot for Mac M2 (Issue #4933) For audio/video playback and subtitle rendering support IINA is using a library from the mpv<https://mpv.io/> project. In some cases it is possible to configure mpv directly to obtain a desired behavior. To enable playlist looping IINA sets the mpv loop-playlist<https://mpv.io/manual/stable/#options-loop-playlist> option. From the mpv manual:

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--loop-playlist=<N|inf|force|no>, --loop-playlist Loops playback N times. A value of 1 plays it one time (default), 2 two times, etc. inf means forever. no is the same as 1 and disables looping. If several files are specified on command line, the entire playlist is looped. --loop-playlist is the same as --loop-playlist=inf. The force mode is like inf, but does not skip playlist entries which have been marked as failing. This means the player might waste CPU time trying to loop a file that doesn't exist. But it might be useful for playing webradios under very bad network conditions. To configure IINA to activate playlist looping when IINA is started follow these instructions: * Start IINA * Click on Settings… under the IINA menu * The settings panel appears * On the left side of the panel click on Advanced * Slide the Enable advanced settings toggle button to be on (blue) * In the Additional mpv options section click on + * A new entry appears in the table * Double click on name and replace it with loop-playlist * Double click on value and replace it with inf * Confirm the settings panel looks like the screenshot below * Restart IINA to activate the new settings loop-playlist.jpg (view on web)<https://github.com/iina/iina/assets/86170219/d06a6b59-7a7b-4317-89de-dc574ab71d0e> I am going to label this issue as a feature request for IINA to provide a setting to activate playlist looping at startup. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#4933 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BITZNLFOWPAGH7ORCYBX4VDZDKTMHAVCNFSM6AAAAABIAK4FA2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCMRRGU3DMMZRG4>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[cowtasticfilms]

This worked, I love your product. Regards, Brad From: Brad Eisenhaure ***@***.***> Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:00 PM To: iina/iina ***@***.***>, iina/iina ***@***.***> Cc: Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [iina/iina] Issue: Enabling loop Playlist on Reboot for Mac M2 (Issue #4933) Thanks, I will try this tomorrow. Brad From: low-batt ***@***.***> Date: Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:02 PM To: iina/iina ***@***.***> Cc: cowtasticfilms ***@***.***>, Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [iina/iina] Issue: Enabling loop Playlist on Reboot for Mac M2 (Issue #4933) For audio/video playback and subtitle rendering support IINA is using a library from the mpv<https://mpv.io/> project. In some cases it is possible to configure mpv directly to obtain a desired behavior. To enable playlist looping IINA sets the mpv loop-playlist<https://mpv.io/manual/stable/#options-loop-playlist> option. From the mpv manual:

…

--loop-playlist=<N|inf|force|no>, --loop-playlist Loops playback N times. A value of 1 plays it one time (default), 2 two times, etc. inf means forever. no is the same as 1 and disables looping. If several files are specified on command line, the entire playlist is looped. --loop-playlist is the same as --loop-playlist=inf. The force mode is like inf, but does not skip playlist entries which have been marked as failing. This means the player might waste CPU time trying to loop a file that doesn't exist. But it might be useful for playing webradios under very bad network conditions. To configure IINA to activate playlist looping when IINA is started follow these instructions: * Start IINA * Click on Settings… under the IINA menu * The settings panel appears * On the left side of the panel click on Advanced * Slide the Enable advanced settings toggle button to be on (blue) * In the Additional mpv options section click on + * A new entry appears in the table * Double click on name and replace it with loop-playlist * Double click on value and replace it with inf * Confirm the settings panel looks like the screenshot below * Restart IINA to activate the new settings loop-playlist.jpg (view on web)<https://github.com/iina/iina/assets/86170219/d06a6b59-7a7b-4317-89de-dc574ab71d0e> I am going to label this issue as a feature request for IINA to provide a setting to activate playlist looping at startup. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#4933 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BITZNLFOWPAGH7ORCYBX4VDZDKTMHAVCNFSM6AAAAABIAK4FA2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDCMRRGU3DMMZRG4>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>