VLC wallpaper mode position/size/scale

[Chuchzilla]

Hello, I am currently trying to set up video wallpapers on a dual monitor system with different resolutions.

I have managed to set up a shortcut with command parameters in the startup folder using videos encoded at my primary displays native resolution. This works perfectly until I set the primary display to the right of the secondary display, at which time the video renders in between the two until restarted. Which is fine except for the fact that the wallpaper is now rendered from the top left of the secondary display(1280x1024) at the resolution the video is encoded at(1920x1080).

I would simply like to be able to set where the wallpaper is rendered with command parameters. The trouble I've been having is that I'm unsure what parameters actually have an effect on wallpaper mode.

"--directx-device=" "--align=" and "--video-x/y=" seem to have no effect and are the only parameters I can find that could possibly do what I need to do.

So in short is there a way to control how wallpaper mode is rendered?

Thanks in advance.

Win 8/Ultramon/VLC 2.1.1

[Chuchzilla]

I've moved to using a batch file instead of a shortcut due to the character limit, I've also managed to position the wallpaper using the 'croppadd' filter.

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--video-filter=croppadd --croppadd-paddleft=1280

This leaves the second screen black which is fine as I intended to run a second instance of VLC over the top. Unfortunately now both videos are sharing the frame rate, flashing between both videos.

Is there a way to make the padding on the first video transparent? I've tried the 'erase' filter with no success. I'd even settle for rendering a still image within the same video, just inside the padding.