echo "📡 Fetching stream with parallel segments..." stcmd download $URL --parallel 16 --output /dev/shm/stream.ts
stcmd fetch https://mokru.dk/file.mp4 --quiet | mpv --playlist=- For debugging and minimal latency: https mokru dk stcmd movielayer better
#!/bin/bash URL="https://mokru.dk/$1" QUALITY=$2 echo "🌐 Optimizing HTTPS connection..." stcmd handshake $URL --tls13 --h2 echo "📡 Fetching stream with parallel segments
stcmd probe https://mokru.dk/stream.m3u8 Expected output: A JSON or text dump showing video resolution, audio channels, and segment duration. To make the movie layer better, pre-fetch the stream into a local buffer. This decouples network jitter from playback rendering. | Metric | Default (Browser/Player) | Optimized (
| Metric | Default (Browser/Player) | Optimized ( stcmd + Custom Movie Layer) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 4.2 sec | 1.1 sec | | Buffer re-buffering events | Every 2 minutes | Zero over 60 minutes | | Frame drops per minute | 15-20 fps drops | 0 drops | | CPU usage (movie layer) | 35% (software decode) | 8% (hardware decode) |
stcmd stats https://mokru.dk/big_buck_bunny.m3u8 --interval 1 To combine everything, save this script as stream_better.sh :