Struggling to get Anime4K to work on M4 Mac Mini

[CoderZ9980]

I went through all of the instructions and double-checked the mpv folder to ensure that the correct files were there, yet whenever I try to move between the ABC presets I hear the key error noise in MacOS (meaning the command wasn't registered) and nothing happens.

I am not sure what I am doing wrong here, but I can at least confirm there is some kind of upscaling happening in IINA because it looks sharper than the same file playing in VLC.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Tama47]

It does work on M4 Mac Mini. Source: I am using it right now.
Did you download the correct files (should be for Mac, not Windows), and is the mpv config folder in the right location?

input.conf and mpv.conf should be in /Users/YOURUSER/.config/mpv

This is my custom config for the M4 Mac Mini, since it's just powerful enough to run the higher-end shaders.

input.conf:

0 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders clr ""; show-text "GLSL shaders cleared"
1 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_L.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode A (Fast)"
2 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_Soft_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode B (Fast)"
3 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_Denoise_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode C (Fast)"
4 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_S.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode A+A (Fast)"
5 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_Soft_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_Soft_S.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode B+B (Fast)"
6 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_Denoise_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_S.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode C+A (Fast)"

*Note: I've changed the keyboard shortcuts to regular numbers, feel free to change to your preference.

mpv.conf:

glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_L.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"

*Note: You only need this if you want Anime4K to run every time you start mpv.

[CoderZ9980]

It does work on M4 Mac Mini. Source: I am using it right now. Did you download the correct files (should be for Mac, not Windows), and is the mpv config folder in the right location?

input.conf and mpv.conf should be in /Users/YOURUSER/.config/mpv

This is my custom config for the M4 Mac Mini, since it's just powerful enough to run the higher-end shaders.

input.conf:

0 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders clr ""; show-text "GLSL shaders cleared"
1 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_L.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode A (Fast)"
2 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_Soft_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode B (Fast)"
3 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_Denoise_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode C (Fast)"
4 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_S.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode A+A (Fast)"
5 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_Soft_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_Soft_S.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode B+B (Fast)"
6 no-osd change-list glsl-shaders set "~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_Denoise_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_S.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"; show-text "Anime4K: Mode C+A (Fast)"

*Note: I've changed the keyboard shortcuts to regular numbers, feel free to change to your preference.

mpv.conf:

glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_L.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_S.glsl"

*Note: You only need this if you want Anime4K to run every time you start mpv.

Hi there, thanks for the reply! The files are in the folder you mentioned, and I copy/pasted your versions of them. Yet I am still getting the error sound when I try to change the shaders. Is there something else I should do, perhaps reinstall MPV through homebrew?

[Tama47]

perhaps reinstall MPV through homebrew?

Yes, you can try both the command-line version and the cask version. brew install mpv and brew install mpv --cask.

[CoderZ9980]

perhaps reinstall MPV through homebrew?

Yes, you can try both the command-line version and the cask version. brew install mpv and brew install mpv --cask.

I managed to figure out what the problem was; I was trying to change shaders through IINA, but it looks like they only are able to be switched directly in MPV.

Thanks for helping me out!

[Tama47]

You can switch the shaders in IINA, but you will need to fix the keybindings. Refer to my #261 (comment)