# ffplay > A simple and portable media player using the FFmpeg libraries and the SDL library. > More information: . - Play a media file: `ffplay {{path/to/file}}` - Play audio from a media file without a GUI: `ffplay -nodisp {{path/to/file}}` - Play media passed by `ffmpeg` through `stdin`: `ffmpeg -i {{path/to/file}} -c {{copy}} -f {{media_format}} - | ffplay -` - Play a video and show motion vectors in real time: `ffplay -flags2 +export_mvs -vf codecview=mv=pf+bf+bb {{path/to/file}}` - Show only video keyframes: `ffplay -vf select="{{eq(pict_type\,PICT_TYPE_I)}}" {{path/to/file}}`