VLC Interface Won't Resize to Video Size

[NamelessTed]

I have tried everything. I have the box checked, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and I clicked the "reset preferences" and nothing works.

Everytime I click a video file to play, it automatically starts with the window maximized. If I click the button in the top right to un-maximize the windows it shrinks down so it will only show the controls and the "media, playback, audio...." I have no idea what I can do to make it work properly. It is very annoying to have VLC open maximized every time i play a video file.

This may sound extremely strange, but I suspect that my installation of Starcraft 2 has change something in my system to cause this error but I don't know how. Bear with me. I have never had this problem before and up until two weeks ago VLC ran without an issue. Then, I installed Starcraft 2. At the time I didn't think anything of it but my computer started behaving oddly. On top of these VLC issues, I started to get a strange flicker on my screen every 15-20 minutes. Last week I reformatted my computer with a fresh install of Windows 7. I installed all of my essentials and VLC worked flawlessly. Then, yesterday I installed Starcraft 2 because I wanted to play it again. Sure enough, I sit down to my computer today and VLC started to work improperly again.

As I said, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling VLC and tried to reset all the setting, no luck. Window Media Player works fine and it actually does resize the window to the video resolution. I might try uninstalling Starcraft 2 but I hesitate because it takes so god damn long to download and install from Blizzard's servers (why can't their servers be as good as Steam's?).

If anybody else out there has had the same problem or if any of you have any suggestions on what I can do to possibly fix the issue it would be greatly appreciated. If it comes down to choosing one or the other, I will chose VLC in a second. I would just prefer to have both.

[VLC_help]

I don't think this is Starcraft 2 related. Have you tried to remove %appdata%\vlc folder?

[Christoffer]

I have exactly the same problem! This is very annoying!

I have tried to delete the cache with no avail. I don't want VLC to pop up maximized.

Pleace VideoLan, fix this!

// Christoffer

[Christoffer]

Deleting the %appdata%\vlc folder solved the problem! Thank you!!

[Christoffer]

This is driving me nuts!!! I have deleted the %appdata%\vlc folder several times now, and that fixes the problem, temporary. Next day, i'm back where it started. The vlc window pops up maximized!

Can or Will you fix this problem sometime?!?!? Come ON!! Say something!

[apa455]

I have the same problem, is verry annoying. Please help

[BeijingBike]

I've been having the same problem and it's rather troublesome. Does anyone know of a fix? This only started happening to me when I installed the newest version.

[terranghost]

This exact problem is happening to me right now. =/

[JimF]

Same here. I'm having a problem with the VLC GUI refusing to open/remember anything except full screen----full screen as in completely covering the screen, making it impossible to see any open folders
etc beside it. It's a new problem, only since moving to the latest version. I've tried all the resets, options but nothing seems to do the trick. Has anyone figured it out? Jim. (Win7 64bit)

[Christoffer]

Hello Videolan! Are you gonna help us guys soon?

[VLC_help]

So VLC in your case forgets its default window mode and position?

[Christoffer]

So VLC in your case forgets its default window mode and position?

If i start a movie with the resolution 1280×720 fo example VLC should resize to that resolution so the window has the same size as the movie.

But VLC is not resizing when starting a movie... It just pops up maximized when starting a movie. Deleting the %appdata%\vlc folder will fix the problem, temporary, fo maybe 1 or 2 days, then i'm back where i started and i have to delete the %appdata%\vlc folder again to fix the problem.

This maybe is a small problem for you at Videolana but this is annoying as hell for us who have this problem. Thank You, hope you can fix it

// Christoffer

[VLC_help]

I think the actual bug is quite easy to fix, but tracking of it seems to be quite hard since I cannot replicate this myself. Is there anything out of ordinary that happens before the first maximized start?

[velp]

Just wanted to add that I am experiencing the same issues, and have been for quite a while now. It only started on the newer builds I believe. Beyond 1.1.0 (but don't quote me on that). I'm currently using 1.1.4 and have completely inconsistent start locations and sizes. It seems to remember what size you have the window at without a video playing, but will not store the resolution when it is running UNLESS you click the maximise button. Then it does remember that position and size.

Loved the old days were it would start with buttons and bar only, no video viewing area. Is there some way to reset the window size back to 0 on every start but remember the X,Y screen position? VLC should read the size of the video you are opening and not try to remember anything about video size from previous sessions (in my opinion).

Would a video of the screen better illustrate what is happening/be of any help?

Thanks.

Velp

[Christoffer]

Is there anything out of ordinary that happens before the first maximized start?

Nope, I dubbleclick on a videofile and VLC pops up maximized and starts playing the movie.

[clarisse13]

Hi! So i was also experiencing the same problem as you guys. Try opening your VLC player then press F11. Hope it works for you like it did for me:)

[allendevey]

What is this, a media player for ants?

[allendevey]

Oh, the answer is to your problem is restart the program
It was just time for a Zoolander joke.

[vlcagain]

Right click... uncheck "fullscreen interface"

This was the "fulscreen interface"

I know yeah. It's a what? Works now though doesn't it.