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I recently reinstalled OS X and VLC and noticed something odd. No longer can I freely resize the window--it's locked to the aspect ratio of the video I'm watching. I want to be able to drag the corner and resize the window to any size I wish, with black bars added as necessary. What do I need to do? I've tried trashing my preferences, even checked with AppZapper to make sure I got all the files (and noticed I missed one the first time, tried again, and it still didn't resolve my issue.)

For the record, I'm running OS X 10.5.6 and VLC 0.9.8 on an Intel-based Macbook.

yes i also noticed this too

i really miss being able to resize to my liking as well maybe if enuff people post in this thread they will put it back to the way we like it

This is not cool. I just got a new Mac Pro Nehalem (OS X 10.5.6) and loaded VLC 0.9.8. I'm experiencing the same 4:3 window issue, regardless of source material aspect ratio or crop. I'm running VLC 0.8.6 on my Macbook Pro (also OS X 10.5.6) and everything is great. I'm going to revert the new system to the old build until you guys figure this out new "feature."