When opening video files, sometimes the aspect ratio doesn't fit my TV and I see black bars either side:
How can I set the default aspect ratio to 16:9, so that I don't have to right-click and change each video's aspect ratio manually every time?
How to set the default aspect ratio for videos in VLC
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Related Solutions
If you press C it will toggle through the crop ratios and may help you with eliminating the black bars.
Yes, add 16:9 to Video Cropping as in my screenshot. To get the advanced settings, click "All" at the bottom left corner.
Best Answer
Open VLC, and go to Tools > Preferences.
Choose Show settings > All.
From the left pane, scroll down to the bottom and click Video.
From the right pane, scroll down to Source aspect ratio; fill in
16:9.Hit Save:
The next time you open VLC, your videos will automatically have your chosen aspect ratio: