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VLC is clearly the best video player when it comes to "video playing" (including its unique ability to play partials) but over the years that i have used it i have found that its biggest failing has always been the weak GUI interface....dont get me wrong, it is the only player of its kind ...

Ok this is a long standing bug in VLC which am surprised no one has ever wanted to fix....and surprisingly it is quite easy to spot....just plain annoying so i figure i might as well bring it out and hope when this thing ever hits version 1.0 or 2.0 it will decide to have it fixed.... Procedures: 1....

After installation, I've looked around VLC options and just cant seem to find an area which allows me to select the file type its associated with (ie. AVI, MPEG). To do just that I must manually specify this under Folder Options for XP whereas every other video player i simply go to options and sele...

I'm using VLC 0.7.2 and am having troubles adjusting the aspect ratio of a film i just dloaded. It seems the video should be set for 16:9 however on inspection under Preferences|Video i see it set to 16:9. Extended GUI has nothing shown under the Aspect Ratio combobox and after highlighting 16:9 not...