VLC Wallpaper, change display size

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VLC Wallpaper, change display size

Postby singul4r1ty » 02 Apr 2007 01:19

Im currently using the wallpaper function to follow streaming video news but since the streaming quality is low I would like the video to retain its original size instead of pixelated full screen.

I played around with the video filters but did not get the desired effect.

By the way: Is it even possible? Since wallpaper mode uses directx and from playing games I know you can only change screensize in windowed mode otherwise it only lowers the resolution.

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Postby DJ » 02 Apr 2007 08:01

To the best of my knowledge it is not possible.

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Postby singul4r1ty » 02 Apr 2007 12:10

I tried automatic cropping but that filter is dynamically changing the aspect ratio while running (looks weird) and still is fullscreen.

I'll request it as a feature then (although its a long shot with VLC's big To Do list)

Or perhaps its possible to run vlc in a webpage (specifying size) and then run it as active desktop wallpaper?

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Re: VLC Wallpaper, change display size

Postby M.Bravestarr » 24 Aug 2008 16:04

Is it now possible to change the size of the videos playing in the wallpaper modus?


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