position subtitles as low as possible in VLC

Question

How to show subtitles under the video in VLC?

I couldn't write in the above thread so I will ask a new question instead.

My goal is the same as the thread above. But the instructions that are given doesn't wield the desired results.

I want only the subtitle to move under the video when this is possible.

What I get is that the entire picture gets padded with new pixels.

When there is enough space above, depending on the video's aspect ratio, the picture is moved upwards above the subtitles, which are not moved.

But when there is not enough space above, the picture gets "squeezed" to make room for the newly positioned subtitles. I do not want the image to be altered in this way

If initially the subtitles look like so:

After changing settings I do not want them to look like so:

Example: follow the instructions up to the third step, type in 222 pixels, and follow the rest of the instructions. Now you should be able to see that this is not desirable in any way. I am surprised no one complained.

Question: how do I move the subtitle under the video without it distorting the image in any way?

Solution 1

The height of the video is shrunk by the same factor as the width. I do not see any distortion, it is just a scaling which conserves the aspect ratio of the video. But it would be desirable that the video area is not shrunk. This seems to be impossible with vlc. After the "padding", you can adjust the area of the video by shiftig the window borders. That way, you can obtain approximately the desired result.

Solution 2

Apparently you can't do it in VLC as it needs to draw on the canvas, hence the workaround that allows you to pad the video. As someone noted on the VLC forums this is cumbersome because you need to set it up each time the resolution changes.

Comments

[Admin]

The shrinkage takes place only if there is no black area above the video. When there is, the image is uplifted without any shrinking. When there is no black area under and above, a black padded area is created below anyway, which is not what the question asks. No distortion, but clear 'shrinkage'. "adjust the area of the video by shifting the window borders" - so, no fullscreen?

[Admin]

Your negative answer seems the definitive one to the specific VLC question.