Re: [FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-23 Thread Carl Zwanzig
On 12/22/2022 3:04 PM, Paul B Mahol wrote: On 12/22/22, Carl Zwanzig wrote: While ffmpeg is quite useful, there are better free players than ffplay* (often built on the ffmpeg libs). And for some purposes, there are better open-source info tools than ffprobe. (Note the use of "for some

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-23 Thread Nicolas George
Ferdi Scholten (12022-12-23): > Start ffplay with the -noborder option Starting ffplay with -noborder causes the window to not be resizable at all. It does enforce the window keeps its aspect ratio, but only to the amount that amputating your leg would get you rid of a plantar wart. --

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-22 Thread Ferdi Scholten
On 22-12-2022 20:22, Dave Blanchard wrote: Is there an option which fixes the ffplay window to the video dimension when resizing? I really don't understand why anyone would desire the default behavior of scaling the video to fit the smallest dimension, leaving black bars on either side.

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-22 Thread Paul B Mahol
On 12/22/22, Carl Zwanzig wrote: > > While ffmpeg is quite useful, there are better free players than ffplay* > (often built on the ffmpeg libs). And for some purposes, there are better > open-source info tools than ffprobe. That is doubtful, citation needed. You are still trying to be truth

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-22 Thread Carl Zwanzig
While ffmpeg is quite useful, there are better free players than ffplay* (often built on the ffmpeg libs). And for some purposes, there are better open-source info tools than ffprobe. *from the doc- "It is mostly used as a testbed for the various FFmpeg APIs." I hadn't noticed mplayer

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-22 Thread Mark Filipak
On 12/22/22 14:51, Dave Blanchard wrote: On Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:43:55 -0600 Rick Keniuk wrote: When watching 4:3 aspect and you don't want stuff missing. Thats a good reason for the black bars. I mean when displaying video in a window, not fullscreen. Of course you would want the bars in

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-22 Thread Dave Blanchard
On Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:43:55 -0600 Rick Keniuk wrote: > When watching 4:3 aspect and you don't want stuff missing. Thats a good > reason for the black bars. I mean when displaying video in a window, not fullscreen. Of course you would want the bars in fullscreen mode, or if maximized. I don't

Re: [FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-22 Thread Rick Keniuk
When watching 4:3 aspect and you don't want stuff missing. Thats a good reason for the black bars. On Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 1:21 PM Dave Blanchard wrote: > Is there an option which fixes the ffplay window to the video dimension > when resizing? I really don't understand why anyone would desire

[FFmpeg-user] Resizing ffplay window with fixed aspect ratio

2022-12-22 Thread Dave Blanchard
Is there an option which fixes the ffplay window to the video dimension when resizing? I really don't understand why anyone would desire the default behavior of scaling the video to fit the smallest dimension, leaving black bars on either side. Thanks. -- Dave Blanchard