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andrew.46
Asked: 2016-08-10 19:52:27 +0800 CST

Control opening screen position and size with MPlayer?

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I am using the Repository version of the command line player MPlayer under Xenial Xerus LTS. When I open a video I would like to control the following:

  1. The size of the MPlayer window
  2. The position in the screen that the MPlayer window opens up in (i.e. centre, left, right. top etc)

How do I do this from the command line?

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  1. Best Answer

    Two different sets of options that can be combined for ultimate output control:

    1. Window Size:

    The easiest way to set a size for the MPlayer window is to use the -xy option. If the value of this option is greater than 8 the width of the video window is set to that value. The height is then calculated from this width to maintain the correct aspect ratio.

    To have a window 800 wide you would use the following:

    mplayer -xy 800 test.mp4

    2. Screen Position:

    This can be set using the MPlayer -geometry option utilising either:

    1. x and y coordinates:

      50:40 Places the window at x=50, y=40

    2. Percentage values:

      50%:50% Places the window in the middle of the screen

    To run a video in the middle of the screen try the following:

    mplayer -geometry 50%:50% test.mp4

    3. All together now...

    Finally, to run the movie in the center of the screen, using a window width of 800, use the following:

    mplayer -xy 800 -geometry 50%:50% test.mp4

    How cool is the command line :)

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