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I have just started using the VLC program and it is perfect for our needs...

In testing the beta release I have found a problem with the display aspect ratio....

Now that it has been added to the program, I am unable to specify the window width and heigth... It ignores any value placed in that location... and always displays the same size window...

There is a need to select whether or not you want the aspect ratio used...

Can anyone help?

Does anyone really read these posts and reply to them???

Sure, but this may take some time. Additionally "Problem with Beta version..." isn't a very self-explaining title, so some of the answering people might just skip it because doesn't pop in their eyes (no idea whether one can use this metaphore in English ). Something like "Problem with display aspect ratio" would be better, because one can clearly see now, whether one can say something to that issue or not.

Anyway, concerning your issue: The display aspect ratio option sets the aspect ratio of your screen. This can be useful if you're using a 16:9 display. This option doesn't influence the size or shape of your video-output-windows. That's why it is actually called "Monitor aspect ratio".
You should use the "Source aspect ratio" option to solve your problem, if I understood it correctly, that your file(s) is/are encoded with a wrong aspect ratio and you want them to be shown correctly.

The problem I am referring to works in the previous release...

You could specify a window size, ie 1024x768... and it would begin with that size window...

In the beta release, these values are ignored and the starting window size is static, unless you specify "full screen"... this causes two problems... 1) in "full screen mode" an original window flashes and then goes to full screen... 2) you cannot resize the window to an appropriate size when only utilizing a portion of the screen for video and a portion for another application...

It seems to be locked to the display aspect ratio... and thus the forced display aspect ration should be an option, not a requirement....

I have tried changing the source aspect ration... once again the window size variables are ignored...

This problem has been reported to the list as well i think. It will be fixed in a next release.

I've been testing the nightly releases and it's still a problem...

Thanks for the reply

Ok, it's not tested, but i will commit it anyways, since i see this might be important to some ppl.

Thank you... We really need these features...

Just tested the command line.... has the same problem... this works in the 0.8.2 version

The width and height variables are ignored...

This was just fixed by Derk-Jan. Please download the next nightly build and try again.

Thanks... It is working...

Last nights build dated 23-Oct-2005 12:14....

Width and height variables are being ignored again....

This should be fixed again in the next nightly build. Please try again.

The some problem again with vlc-0.8.4-test1a-win32

It's realy somthing wrong hear...

The some problem again with vlc-0.8.4-test1a-win32

This version wasn't updated, only the nightly build features the fixes added after test1. Please download a nightly and try again.