--loop-file should apply to each file individually

[pedrominicz]

Expected behavior of the wanted feature

The command line option --loop-file should apply to each file individually. For example, suppose I have two video files a.mkv and b.mkv, mpv --loop-file=5 a.mkv b.mkv should play a.mkv six times in a row then b.mkv six times in a row.

Furthermore, it should work with other command line options. For example, mpv --loop-file=5 --loop-playlist=inf a.mkv b.mkv should play a.mkv six times in a row then b.mkv six times in a row then a.mkv six times in a row, etc.

Note that, unlike #7858, I am not trying to use --loop-file to create a slideshow. I am aware of --image-display-duration. I want to loop multiple video files each a few times in a row. Also, I am pretty sure I could use a Lua script to do this but I think this should not be necessary as I believe what I am proposing is a pretty natural default behavior for --loop-file with multiple files.

Alternative behavior of the wanted feature

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Log file

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[haasn]

Huh, I thought that's how it worked currently. Sounds like a bug.

[hooke007]

Ref the previous issue, I don't think it was a bug. #5943 (comment)

[pedrominicz]

@hooke007 thanks, --reset-on-next-file is exactly what I was looking for.

I like the consistency of --reset-on-next-file=loop-file with other settings. Instead of making --loop-file special as I originally suggested, I think it is better to mention --reset-on-next-file on --loop-file's man page section as I believe there are more people who would like the behavior I was looking for.

Just to have it documented in this issue, the behavior I was looking for can be achieved with mpv --loop-file=5 --reset-on-next-file=loop-file a.mkv b.mkv.