This is an attempt to make the built-in ffplay media player more comfortable to use. Turn your handheld into a media player!
This is a follow-up to my mpv custom config I’ve posted here in April, with attempts to recreate it as much as possible.
HOLD any bumper (R1/L1) to use the D-Pad as a MIRRORED set of abxy keys and use the abxy keys as the d-pad.
DIFFERENCES - The on-screen playback info isn’t available in ffplay so Y instead switches playback into fullscreen mode. The triggers (R2/L2) act as chapter seek buttons instead.
BUGS - The player may fail to quit at the end of playback: QUIT manually or perform the soft reset (L2+R2+START). Due to the way audio/subtitle track switching works in ffplay, switching between audio or subtitle tracks may fail to cycle: you may want to QUIT and restart playback to return to original sub/dub.
Save the code below as ext-ffplay.gptk, drop it to /MUX/config/gptokeyb/ - and presto!
[config]
deadzone_triggers = 3000
mouse_scale = 6114
mouse_delay = 16
mouse_slow_scale = 30
deadzone_mode = axial
deadzone = 1000
deadzone_scale = 7
deadzone_delay = 16
# FFPLAY config by MyOtheHedgeFox, ver 202505
# Similar to MPV edition: trying to
# replicate my MPV config as much as possible!
# Hold R1/L1 for one-handed mode
# use R2/L2 for chapter seek
# use Select+Start to QUIT
# use volume keys to adj volume
# use MENU+volume keys to adj brightness
# drop to [MUX aka internal] /config/gptokeyb
# enjoy, vanger
# KNOWN QUIRKS:
# No on-screen display available
# If there's not autoquit, QUIT manually
# If dub/sub doesn't cycle back, QUIT+restart
[controls]
overlay = clear
a = p # pause/play
b = s # frame step
x = m # mute sound
y = f # NO on screen display, so fullscreen instead
up = up # seek +1min
down = down # seek -1min
left = left # seek -10sec
right = right # seek +10sec
start = t # cycle subtitles
select = a # cycle audio
start = hold_state quitreadya # enables quitting
select = hold_state quitready # enables quitting
l2 = pagedown # Chapter seek back or -600sec
r2 = pageup # Chapter seek fwd or +600sec
l1 = hold_state flipped # holding any of these
r1 = hold_state flipped # enables FLIPPED mode
[controls:flipped]
# lets you use the d-pad as a MIRRORED set of ABXY buttons
up = m # FLIPPED X - mute sound
down = s # FLIPPED B - frame step
left = p # FLIPPED A - pause/play
right = f # FLIPPED Y - NO display, so fullscreen instead
# lets you use the ABXY buttons as a d-pad
a = right # FLIPPED RIGHT - seek +5sec
b = down # FLIPPED DOWN - seek -1min
x = up # FLIPPED UP - seek +1min
y = left # FLIPPED LEFT - seek -5sec
[controls:quitreadya]
select = esc
[controls:quitready]
start = esc