xwinwrap
Run a player or a program as desktop background. More information: https://github.com/ujjwal96/xwinwrap.
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Run a video using mpv:
xwinwrap -b -nf -ov -- {{mpv}} -wid {{wid}} --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan={{1.0}} {{path/to/video.mp4}} -
Run a video in fullscreen using mpv:
xwinwrap -b -nf -fs -ov -- {{mpv}} -wid {{wid}} --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan={{1.0}} {{path/to/video.mp4}} -
Run a video using mpv with 80% opacity:
xwinwrap -b -nf -ov -o 0.8 --- {{mpv}} -wid {{wid}} --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan={{1.0}} {{path/to/video.mp4}} -
Run a video using mpv in a second monitor 1600x900 with 1920 offset on X-axis:
xwinwrap -g 1600x900+1920 -b -nf -ov -- {{mpv}} -wid {{wid}} --loop --no-audio --no-resume-playback --panscan={{1.0}} {{path/to/video.mkv}}
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