Window doesn't fit video size

This depends on the video file being played. Try playing the same file in Totem and you shall find the same problem there also. As such, there is no fix for this.

Well I haven't tried playing in totem but all 3 players on my windows install (GOM, BS and something else) don't have such problem so there definetly is a way to fix this..... no offence, just saying :D

I can't reproduce this bug here. Can you please attach the offending video file?

I have the same problem. ALL THE VIDEOS I play have either left & right, or top & bottom black borders. It would be also better if the videos starts always in their native resolution. That happens with each of the three engines.

With VLC both issus don't happen, so it should go well with GMP too, right?

Check if this problem exists in fullscreen mode and compare with all the different media players you have. I think this depends of the size of the window. The borders go away when the window is sized properly. Check it in fullscreen mode also.

This is not the problem, because the issue happens through playback when not in fullscreen mode.

An example:

I have a video file with a resolution of 654x324. VLC and other players open the video in exactly this resolution (1:1). GMP does not, it open the video in e.g. 568x490 with top and bottom black borders. Sometimes very rarely GMP opens a video even with e.g. 420x560 and left and right black borders. The video resolution seems to be completely randomly in GMP.

I think it would be much better if GMP starts every video in his native (1:1) resolution at default.

The only so-called problem is that the window does not automatically resize itself according to the video's resolution. I have decided to make the window resize according to the video's resolution. Therefore, I am marking this bug as confirmed and assigning myself.

I have fixed this in revision 94 for VLC engine. cant get it working for others. Michael, please help

Sorry, I've got so many things that I want to do and this is not one of them. In fact, I would oppose such a feature, I never want a media player of mine to do this. Remember, I originally wrote GMP to suit my family's needs. Now, it's a different beast, but it's no longer my beast.

Decision taken - Revert. There are many problems that come in the way. GStreamer doesn't support giving the video size and xine has similar problems. Add this to Michael's response, and I am forced to revert.