Homebrew SwitchWave: a hardware-accelerated media player

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SwitchWave is a media player for the Nintendo Switch, which aims at providing a smooth and feature-complete experience, for both quick playback and video enthusiasts.
It builds on ffmpeg and mpv for stability and broad compatibility.

Release | Source code​

Features

• Hardware decoding for all codecs supported by the Switch (MPEG1/2/4, H264, H265, VP8, VP9, VC1, and MJPEG)
• Rich, dynamic interface for all relevant playback settings
• Built-in config editor for mpv and in-app settings
• Efficient GPU video rendering using deko3d
• Native audio backend supporting up to 5.1 channel layouts
• Network playback of SMB, NFS and SFTP shares
• External USB drive support via libusbhsfs

Installation
Uncompress the release archive to the root of your SD card (be careful to not overwrite folders).
The release archive is bundled with sensible settings for mpv, which can be completed in-app via the editor.
A help tab is provided for usage reference.

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