Changing the Size of RealPlayer

RealPlayer can be adjusted to cover more or less of your desktop by using Zoom or by accessing the View Menu.

• Normal displays all the controls and buttons and any panels and floating panes you’ve selected.

• Compact displays only a select group of buttons.

• Auto-Size hides all controls unless your mouse is over RealPlayer.

Switches RealPlayer into Compact view. This view displays a subset of buttons, a smaller status bar and the image window (if playing a non audio-only clip).

You can also stretch RealPlayer to a different size manually. A larger viewing area may increase the processing time required for playback. If your playback quality decreases or if your machine seems overloaded, you should return to Original Size.

To increase the image area size manually:

1. Slide your mouse over to a corner of RealPlayer until it changes to a diagonal double-arrow.

2. Click and drag to the size you want. To return to a specific size, see the Zoom functions below.

To increase the image area size using Zoom:

1. Click .

Select:

Original Size Double Size Full Screen

To return to original size from Double Size:

1. Click .
   2. Select the Original Size option.

To return to original size from Full Screen:

Click anywhere on the screen to return to original size or use the ESC key.

When you choose the Full Screen option, sometimes the image is surrounded by a black border. This is normal for clips that have odd height-to-width ratios.

The first time you try to run a clip in Full Screen mode, RealPlayer will need to run a short test to see if your video drivers are functioning properly: RealPlayer will walk you through the steps that are necessary.

See Also:

Working with sound and video clips

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