mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

Add an option so the user can limit the tonemapers used by tone-mapping=auto

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Description

For example, an user may only want to use the spline and clip tonemappers, so the user sets the following arguments:
--tone-mapping=auto
--tone-mapping-auto=spline,clip

Expected behavior of the wanted feature

--tone-mapping=auto continues to work as intended but only gets to choose between the specified tonemappers

Alternative behavior of the wanted feature

N/A

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing handling of --tone-mapping=auto and how it selects tonemappers. Implement and test the --tone-mapping-auto comma-separated option so auto chooses only the requested tonemappers while existing behavior remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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