@rex_everett_Tibus I hear ya buddy. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I think if you can take some time to read over how MPV uses its configuration file, you will quickly learn how powerful one text file can be.
The MPV documentation has everything from on-screen controls to keyboard shortcuts for all the playback controls. If you use CTRL-F in your browser on that page above you’ll find just about anythingyou need to setup the perfect MPV instance from the configuration file. There’s even commands to adjust aspect ratio on the fly. 