VLC app is in the wrong resolution

[ineuw]

I am using VLC 3.0.2 in Linux Mint 19. Regardless of the monitor resolution, VLC is displayed as 1280 x 720 pixels. I tried 1920 x 1080, 1664 x 936, 1536 x 864 (all true 16:9 resolutions). Also deleted the /home/user/.config/VLC folder but but it makes no difference.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

VLC cannot change the resolution of the monitor, so by definition, it uses whatever is configured.

[ineuw]

VLC cannot change the resolution of the monitor, so by definition, it uses whatever is configured.

Thanks for your reply. That is what I assumed, however the VLC application frame size is definitely wrong. Posted this issue in the Linux Mint forum https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic. ... &t=274613 where there is an uploaded image. I am not the only one with this problem. Kindly read the thread and comment on it. VLC is set to use the Qt interface and the image reveals that the labels/captions character size on the top bar of the frame is the correct resolution, but the overall frame and the lower controls are enormous. There is a possible solution mentioned in the thread but I don't know how and what to change.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

That sounds like a known bug in Qt. You may need a newer version.

[ineuw]

That sounds like a known bug in Qt. You may need a newer version.

Isn't Qt a part of VL? If you have the time, can you please explain how to get a new version? This is an unknown area for me, and the only reason I ask is because I never used any other app for video or sound, in Windows or Linux. I've been using VLC since it was firs introduced.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

On Linux, Qt is provided by your distribution.