HOW DO I?: window resize and title display...

[reMiX]

how do i keep the window from resizing to the current video everytime i play a different video or when i have a video playlist. is there any way to do this? i tried disabling/enabling "resize interface to the native video size", but that didn't work. also, is there any way to display the current video title/file name along with the elapsed time? i got the time extension from addons.videolan.org, but this doesn't display the title/file name, only time. can any of you please help me out? thank you!

[Lotesdelere]

Menu Tools -> Preferences (Show Settings = ALL) -> Video
Then on the right panel scroll down to the Window Properties section.

[reMiX]

this works but only when you open it the first time, then after it is opened and you try to open a different video the window re-sizes once again. any idea on how to do it permanently? also, any word on how to do the title/file name along with the elapsed time? thank you for your help.

[mederi]

1.) Tools > Preferences > ( Show settings = All ) > Interface \ Main Interfaces \ Qt: [ ] Resize interface to the native video size
Save settings and restart VLC. This works for me. The size of VLC window remains the same.
2.) Use Marquee subpictures filter.
Tools > Preferences > ( Show settings = All ) > Video \ Subtitles/OSD \ Marquee
Tools > Effects and Filters > Video Effects > Overlay: [v] Add text
> Text [$t$_$T]
Or edit the Time extension script and add a new tag for title or for anything you want.

[reMiX]

thank you very much, mederi. the second option worked like a charm. however, the first option is still not working for me. i have "resize interface to the native video size" unchecked and even went under window properties to set a fixed size for the window. it works when i open the first video, but when i open another video it totally bypasses the fixed size and resizes the video to its native video size. i don't know if this is a glitch with VLC or if i'm doing something wrong.

[reMiX]

good news! i was able to fix the "resize interface to the native video size". the problem was that i didn't have the controls embedded into the video. unfortunately, i can't keep this option unless the controls are embedded. would be nice if i could undock the controls and keep the "resize interface to the native video size".

I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THOUGH!!

how can i fit the actual video to the window size filling up the whole window. some videos have different ratios/sizes. i'm not talking about the window itself. i'm talking about the video image. how can i fit-to-screen so it fills up the whole screen even if i resized the window manually. i don't want those black borders. thanks guys!