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Hi there,

I know it is possible to add --crop=<String> as option to the command line, and that you can manually crop pixels from the video with hotkeys.

I would like to do the manual cropping as an option too, when using vlc as a tv application i have to remove some pixels from all sides and using the --crop= option will only allow me to either remove some of the left and right or the top and bottom

is there any way to do so (or maybe with the help of a config file)

Thanks

Yes, just use the hotkeys.

how can i add a hotkey as command line parameter?

maybe it wasn't clear what i meant, i don't want to have to press the hotkeys each time but simply start the application with the right cropping values

yes, you can.

i understand that it's possible, but i can't find out how, please could you point that ou to me

thanks for your patience,

Robin

(sorry for) bump,

i can't find the way how to do this the parameter --key-crop-(left,right,top,down)=<Integer> actually changes the binding for the manual crop, but i can't find a parameter to do the cropping

Hello Rawbin,

I'm having the same problem as you have. I want to start vlc with a predefined number of (left/right/top/bottom) crops.

Maybe j-b doesn't realize that the result of manual cropping with hotkeys results in different images then the --crop commandline option.

for instance, if you crop away alot (to only show the upper left top part of the screen) you could end up with scrambled colors, wile the manual way always delivers fine video.

so i would also realy love a commandline option like '--crop-top=x' but unfortunately there is no such option (as far of i know.. PLEASE tell me if you do)

At the moment i'm using autohotkey to mimic a series of alt-i , alt-k, alt-l and alt-j keypresses after i start vlc (at system boot).

works, but a bit of a hassle, esspecially since i'm trying to setup multi monitor.