/pʰaɪ vɪ kʰiː/ is a Python script to play videos in terminal. At now, tested only on Linux and probably can run of Unix-like systems.

Merely install as python module:

$ python -m pip install .

• ffmpeg
• mediainfo

$ pi-vi-cii path/to/video

Example:

$ pi-vi-cii bad-apple.mp4

Script based on that terminal cell aspect ratio (width/height) is ~½. So, it's blindingly recommended to use such fonts (btw, I use Perfect DOS VGA 437 Win). It's obviously, but set terminal colors such that selected text is white, normal is white, and background is black.