Aspect_Ratio - BazzaCuda/MinimalistMediaPlayerX GitHub Wiki

Aspect ratio is the proportional relationship between the width and height of a video, an image, or a window

it determines whether the video/image will fit the window properly or whether it might be displayed stretched or letterboxed
if there is a discrepancy between the size and shape of the image/video and the window in which it's being displayed, black borders might be added to fill the gaps between the edges of the image or video and the edges of the window
these borders might be added above and below, or on the sides, or both

MMP always maintains the correct aspect ratio, both for videos and images, even when you resize the window

The Main Media Window automatically resizes so that you never get borders added around a video

it resizes to exactly match the Aspect Ratio of the video
in other words, the Aspect Ratio of the window is controlled by the Aspect Ratio of the video
when you manually adjust the size of the window using the mouse you can only adjust the height of the window
you do so by grabbing the bottom edge or a bottom corner with the mouse
as you drag the mouse to resize the height, MMP will automatically adjust the width to maintain the correct Aspect Ratio
resizing can be done much quicker using [G] and Ctrl-[G] (see the table below)
as you resize, the new display dimensions of the video will be displayed in the Notification Area
this information is important when taking Screenshots

Viewing images in the Main Media Window and in the Image & Thumbnail Browser works slightly differently

as with videos, images will never appear stretched; their correct Aspect Ratio will always be maintained
the window doesn't resize to match every image
doing so would actually be quite annoying when browsing through images
the window maintains a constant size
borders are added, when necessary, to fill the gaps between the edges of the image and the edges of the window
however, you can automatically ad[J]ust the window so that its Aspect Ratio matches the image's Aspect Ratio
as with videos, this is important when taking Screenshots

Image & Thumbnail Browser

using the mouse, you can resize both the width and height of the window
resizing can be done much quicker using [G] and Ctrl-[G] (see the table below)
using G / Ctrl-[G] is recommended when resizing Thumbnail pages

Control	Action
[G]	[G]reater window size. Can be held down for rapid increase. Auto-Center stays ON
Ctrl-[G]	reduce, i.e. un[G]reater, the window size. Can be held down for rapid decrease. Auto-Center stays ON
[H]	center the window [H]orizontally (and vertically). Auto-Center is turned ON
[J]	ad[J]ust the window's Aspect Ratio to match the image's Aspect Ratio
[M]	[M]aximize the window to the screen's height while maintaining the correct Aspect Ratio for width. Auto-Center is turned ON
Left click the window and hold	the window can be dragged/repositioned. Auto-Center is turned OFF
Left double-click the window	toggle fullscreen mode
grab bottom edge and drag	resize the window. Auto-Center is turned OFF
grab bottom corner and drag	resize the window. Auto-Center is turned OFF