update

.config/mpv/mpv.conf##os.Darwin

@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ autofit=69%                     # Reasonable default size
 # Audio (macOS-specific)
 volume=75
 ao=coreaudio                    # Native macOS audio
-audio-buffer=0.8                # More headroom for transient underruns
-audio-stream-silence=yes        # Keep device primed between packets
-audio-wait-open=0.1             # Faster audio startup
+audio-buffer=1.5                # More headroom for transient underruns
+audio-wait-open=0.3             # Give CoreAudio a little setup time
 
 # Subtitle defaults
 sub-font="Manrope ExtraLight"
@@ -69,17 +68,17 @@ vd-lavc-dr=yes                  # Keep frames on GPU
 video-sync=audio                # Prioritize stable audio over display resample
 
 # Scaling & interpolation
-scale=ewa_lanczossharp
-dscale=catmull_rom
-cscale=ewa_lanczos
+scale=spline36
+dscale=mitchell
+cscale=spline36
 tscale=oversample
-interpolation=yes
+interpolation=no
 interpolation-threshold=0.5
 sigmoid-upscaling=yes
-temporal-dither=yes
+temporal-dither=no
 
-# High-quality dithering
-dither=error-diffusion
+# Stable default dithering
+dither=fruit
 dither-depth=auto
 error-diffusion=sierra-lite
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ dscale-antiring=0.5
 cscale-antiring=0.5
 
 # Post-processing
-deband=yes
+deband=no
 deband-iterations=2
 deband-threshold=24
 deband-range=16
@@ -122,12 +121,12 @@ input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket
 ##################
 
 cache=yes
-demuxer-max-bytes=1GiB
-demuxer-max-back-bytes=200MiB
+demuxer-max-bytes=512MiB
+demuxer-max-back-bytes=64MiB
 cache-pause=yes
-cache-pause-wait=2
+cache-pause-wait=1
 cache-secs=30
-demuxer-readahead-secs=30
+demuxer-readahead-secs=20
 
 msg-level=subs2srs,animecards,mpvacious=error
 
@@ -143,7 +142,8 @@ profile=gpu-hq
 # Anime profile (ArtCNN is memory-heavy, use cautiously)
 [anime]
 profile-desc="Anime upscaling with ArtCNN"
-profile-cond=filename:match("mkv$") and height <= 1080
+# Manually enable with --profile=anime; auto ArtCNN can cause underruns on macOS.
+# profile-cond=filename:match("mkv$") and height <= 1080
 glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F16.glsl"  # Use F16 variant (lighter)
 scale=ewa_lanczossharp
 deband=yes
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ profile-desc=SDR content
 profile-cond=get("video-params/gamma", "") ~= "pq" and get("video-params/gamma", "") ~= "hlg"
 profile-restore=copy
 # put SDR-only tweaks here
-deband=yes
+deband=no
 target-colorspace-hint=auto
 
 
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ vlang=ja,jpn
 subs-with-matching-audio=yes
 sub-font="Hiragino Sans, M PLUS 1 Medium, Noto Sans CJK JP"
 sub-font-size=46
-glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F32.glsl"
-scale=ewa_lanczossharp
-dither=error-diffusion
-deband=yes # Crucial for anime gradients
+glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F16.glsl"
+scale=spline36
+dither=fruit
+deband=no
 input-ipc-server=/tmp/subminer-socket
 
 # Anime subtitles profile