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Video format in VLC to adjust - is that possible?

  • Sep 17, 2025
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Many old movies are still recorded in 4:3 Format. With the VLC Player, the video format, but current monitors adjust. We will show you how it works.

The video format of the current movie in VLC change

The VLC Player adjusts the picture format for each Video perfectly. For the best results, you should crop the movie and the aspect ratio adjust. Please do so:
  1. You first start the VLC media player and play the desired Video.
  2. First, you should adjust the Video coarse on your Monitor. Select in the menu "Video" select "Crop". In the case of a 4:3 Film, you should set the value to 5:4. So will cut off some elements, the image is distorted in the next step, strong.
  3. Select "Video" to the point "aspect ratio". Set the value of your screen. Current monitors are mostly held in the Format of 16:9 or 16:10.
  4. You should still see the black borders or the image is distorted, you can experiment with the two settings until you have found the perfect ratio.
Set the video format in VLC

Video format, adjust in VLC automatically on the screen

The above settings apply VLC only on the current Video. In order to keep the settings for all the films, you must enter the Changes in the program settings:
  1. Select in the menu "tools" select "settings".
  2. You change in the settings window, in the Tab "Video".
  3. Then type in the section "page, a ratio of a force" the desired value. Confirm the Changes by clicking on "Save".
Video format change permanently
The VLC Player can also be used directly in full-screen mode. How you enable this Feature, we explain in this practical tip.

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