VLC Not Scaling (HiDPI) Windows 8.1

I opened a ticket 6 months ago (#8061 (closed) ) that was closed for duplicate (but nothing has been done). Today I raise a ticket hoping to update VLC for high-resolution screens (Windows Media 8.1 Hi-Res Display.). Actuellment, icons and the interface is not scaling.

Configuration : MacBook Pro Retina Windows 8.1 Preview Resolution : 2880x1800 DPI : 200%

VLC Windows 8.1

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VLC Update not scaling.

Windows 8.1 DPI Scaling Enhancements http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/extremewindows/archive/2013/07/15/windows-8-1-dpi-scaling-enhancements.aspx

Making Your Desktop Apps Shine on High-DPI Displays http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2013/4-184

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Confirmed on my new Surface Pro 2 running the 8.1 release.

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Original author: zeke weeks

Also occurred on Yoga 2 Pro with Win 8.1

Original author: tilo s

This also occurs in version 2.1.3 on Win 8.1 x64. Also running from Yoga 2 Pro (13.3" @ 3200x1800).

Original author: jack peterson

This issue also occurs in Windows 8.1 Update 1 64-bit with VLC Version 2.1.3 32-bit.

System: MSI GT60 DominatorPro 3K-475 Resolution: 2880 x 1620 (3K) Scaling: 200%

Original author: andrew moore

Problem still exists on Windows 8.1 64 bit with VLC 2.1.3

The image below shows how VLC launches by default on a 3200x1800 display.

This is exact.

From your screenshot, I see:

• toolbar buttons and volume bar is too small,
• dialog size is too small.

The problem still exists. MacBook Pro Retina with windows 8.1 on board.

What are the issues you see?

Replying to [comment:10 jb]:

What are the issues you see? The bottom toolbar is like super tiny compared to the rest of the interface.

Related ticket: #10568 (closed)

VLC manifest file

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I'm a bit late to the party (as usual!)

but I've worked round this by setting dpiaware to false in the manifest. So far seems to work fine.

Either add this to the existing vlc.exe.manifest file.. or download the one I've attached.

<application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
	<windowsSettings>
		<ms_windowsSettings:dpiAware xmlns:ms_windowsSettings="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">false</ms_windowsSettings:dpiAware>
	</windowsSettings>
</application>

Replying to [comment:13 caerwyn]:

[...] Either add this to the existing vlc.exe.manifest file.. or download the one I've attached. [...] I just came here from Google because I already tried this solution and unfortunately it did not work for me and wanted to see, if it worked for others. I’ve first found this post here (unrelated to VLC): http://www.danantonielli.com/adobe-app-scaling-on-high-dpi-displays-fix/. And VLC is the only application (besides Java programs) that I know of that scales wrongly, so I have nothing else to test this fix with the manifest file.

I have Windows 10, Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. I’ve added the DWORD PreferExternalManifest with value 1 to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide, restarted and it did not work. Tried it by downloading your file and inserting the part to the existing manifest file and even restarted when it did not work. Any more ideas? Is it working for anyone with Windows 10 or even more specific a Yoga 2 Pro?

Edit: dunno how to get rid of the ‘?’ in the registry-key -.- Edit2: I just tested it with Eclipse and it works there. So this manifest file fix generally works on my system, just not for VLC.

the only other thing I did was update the qt.conf file, but it didn't seem to have an effect. Maybe it's a combination of the two changes manifest + qt.conf.

My qt.conf is as follows...

[Paths]
Plugins = plugins
Translations = translations

[Platforms]
WindowArguments = dpiawareness=0

I noticed the same thing on my Lenovo X1 Yoga. If setting dpiaware to false in the manifest fixes this, perhaps the manifest included with VLC should be modified.