MPC-HC - Alt + Tabbing without leaving fullscreen?

gabt · 7th February 2013, 20:16

Hey guys,
I'm fairly new to this whole "video" topic.
I recently switched from vlc to the mpc-hc and I'm pretty impressed.
There are only two things that are really bugging me:

1. If I downscale the player window, it doesn't downscale the whole video but does some wierd zooming effect. I want it to downscale like vlc, and wmp do.

2. Everytime I Alt + Tab out of the video (to look up a word in a dictionary for example) I have to re-enter the fullscreen mode. This wasn't the case when using vlc

Does anyone know how to fix these "problems"?

P.S.: I'm using madvr, if that helps

7th February 2013, 20:32

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Originally Posted by gabt

1. If I downscale the player window, it doesn't downscale the whole video but does some wierd zooming effect. I want it to downscale like vlc, and wmp do.

Change the "video frame" option under the view menu. Change it to another option that matches what you want it to do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gabt

2. Everytime I Alt + Tab out of the video (to look up a word in a dictionary for example) I have to re-enter the fullscreen mode. This wasn't the case when using vlc

It stays full screen when I alt-tab out and back in.

gabt · 7th February 2013, 21:41

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Originally Posted by paradoxical

Change the "video frame" option under the view menu. Change it to another option that matches what you want it to do.

Ah thanks I'm using "Touch Window From Inside" instead of "Stretch To Window" now. Works like a charm!

Does anybody else know how the fix the alt + tab thing?

kasper93 · 8th February 2013, 11:53

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Originally Posted by gabt

Does anybody else know how the fix the alt + tab thing?

View->On Top should help

gabt · 8th February 2013, 15:07

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Originally Posted by kasper93

View->On Top should help

When I activate on top I can't alt tab anymore

Procrastinating · 9th February 2014, 14:59

For some reason, alt-shift-tab works when the view is on top, but alt-tab doesn't work. Does this happen for others? I've searched around and the only obvious solution is an autohotkey script.

More importantly, is there a way to retain fullscreen without forcing the window on-top, without the aid of an AHK script?

Asmodian · 9th February 2014, 22:28

I know Zoom Player works that way, you can alt-tab without changing full screen.

nhakobian · 9th February 2014, 23:15

Most likely this is both a function of the player and the renderer being used. For example, in madVR Fullscreen Exclusive mode, alt-tab does nothing, while on several of the others I tried (with MPC-HC), it exits fullscreen mode. Maybe there is a setting buired down somewhere that can change that behavior, but I couldn't find one at first glance.

Asmodian · 9th February 2014, 23:34

True, alt-tab also does nothing in Zoom Player if madVR is in Full Screen Exclusive.

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gabt Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 3	MPC-HC - Alt + Tabbing without leaving fullscreen? Hey guys, I'm fairly new to this whole "video" topic. I recently switched from vlc to the mpc-hc and I'm pretty impressed. There are only two things that are really bugging me: 1. If I downscale the player window, it doesn't downscale the whole video but does some wierd zooming effect. I want it to downscale like vlc, and wmp do. 2. Everytime I Alt + Tab out of the video (to look up a word in a dictionary for example) I have to re-enter the fullscreen mode. This wasn't the case when using vlc Does anyone know how to fix these "problems"? P.S.: I'm using madvr, if that helps Last edited by gabt; 7th February 2013 at 20:20.

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9th February 2014, 14:59	#6 \| Link
Procrastinating Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71	For some reason, alt-shift-tab works when the view is on top, but alt-tab doesn't work. Does this happen for others? I've searched around and the only obvious solution is an autohotkey script. More importantly, is there a way to retain fullscreen without forcing the window on-top, without the aid of an AHK script?

9th February 2014, 22:28	#7 \| Link
Asmodian Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 4,407	I know Zoom Player works that way, you can alt-tab without changing full screen.

9th February 2014, 23:15	#8 \| Link
nhakobian Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 99	Most likely this is both a function of the player and the renderer being used. For example, in madVR Fullscreen Exclusive mode, alt-tab does nothing, while on several of the others I tried (with MPC-HC), it exits fullscreen mode. Maybe there is a setting buired down somewhere that can change that behavior, but I couldn't find one at first glance.

9th February 2014, 23:34	#9 \| Link
Asmodian Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 4,407	True, alt-tab also does nothing in Zoom Player if madVR is in Full Screen Exclusive.