# Command-line Switches and Parameters

mrv2

> Play timelines, movies, and image sequences.

Usage:

> mrv2 [inputs] … [option]…

Arguments:

> inputs

>   Timelines, movies, image sequences, or folders.

Options:

> -audio, -a (value)

>   Audio file name.

> -compare, -b (value)

>   A/B comparison “B” file name.

> -compareMode, -c (value)

>   A/B comparison mode. Default value: A Possible values: A, B, Wipe, Overlay, Difference, Horizontal, Vertical, Tile

> -wipeCenter, -wc (value)

>   A/B comparison wipe center. Default value: 0.5,0.5

> -wipeRotation, -wr (value)

>   A/B comparison wipe rotation. Default value: 0

> `-otio, -o, -edl`

>   Create OpenTimelineIO EDL from the list of clips provided.

> `-editMode, -e`

>   OpenTimelineIO Edit mode.

> —single, -single, -s Load the images as still images not sequences.

> -speed (value)

>   Playback speed.

> -playback, -p (value)

>   Playback mode. Default value: Stop Possible values: Stop, Forward, Reverse

> -loop (value)

>   Playback loop mode. Default value: Loop Possible values: Loop, Once, Ping-Pong

> -seek (value)

>   Seek to the given time, in value/fps format. Example: 50/30.

> -inOutRange, -inout (value)

>   Set the in/out points range in start/end/fps format, like 23/120/24.

> -ocioInput, -ics, -oi (value)

>   OpenColorIO input color space.

> -ocioDisplay, -od (value)

>   OpenColorIO display name.

> -ocioView, -ov (value)

>   OpenColorIO view name.

> -ocioLook, -ol (value)

>   OpenColorIO look name.

> -lut (value)

>   LUT file name.

> -lutOrder (value)

>   LUT operation order. Default value: PostColorConfig Possible values: PostColorConfig, PreColorConfig

> -pythonScript, -ps (value)

>   Python Script to run and exit.

> -pythonArgs, -pa (value)

>   Python Arguments to pass to the Python script as a single quoted string like “arg1 ‘arg2 asd’ arg3”, stored in cmd.argv.

> `-resetSettings`

>   Reset settings to defaults.

> `-resetHotkeys`

>   Reset hotkeys to defaults.

> -usd, -usdOverrides (value)

>   USD overrides. Default value: 0

> -usdRenderWidth (value)

>   USD render width. Default value: 1920

> -usdComplexity (value)

>   USD render complexity setting. Default value: 1

> -usdDrawMode (value)

>   USD render draw mode. Default value: ShadedSmooth Possible values: Points, Wireframe, WireframeOnSurface, ShadedFlat, ShadedSmooth, GeomOnly, GeomFlat, GeomSmooth

> -usdEnableLighting (value)

>   USD render enable lighting setting. Default value: 1

> -usdEnableSceneLights (value)

>   USD render enable scene lights setting. Default value: 0

> -usdEnableSceneMaterials (value)

>   USD render enable scene materials setting. Default value: 1

> -usdSRGB (value)

>   USD render SRGB setting. Default value: 1

> -usdStageCache (value)

>   USD stage cache size. Default value: 10

> -usdDiskCache (value)

>   USD disk cache size in gigabytes. A size of zero disables the cache. Default value: 0

> `-server`

>   Start a server. Use -port to specify a port number.

> -client (value)

>   Connect to a server at <value>. Use -port to specify a port number.

> -port (value)

>   Port number for the server to listen to or for the client to connect to. Default value: 55150

> `-version, --version, -v, --v`

>   Return the version and exit.

> `-log`

>   Print the log to the console.

> `-help, -h, --help, --h`

>   Show this message.