recloudstream/cloudstream

Better aspect ratio/video resize required

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#379 opened on Feb 18, 2023

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Description

Describe your suggested feature

Would appreciate if there are better aspect ratio and video resizing available in internal player. Because of a large number of sources that we are playing the videos on, many of them don't look good with the limited options available.

Can you support these as available in VLC:

  1. Best Fit
  2. Fit screen
  3. Fill screen
  4. 16:9
  5. 16:10 and other aspect ratios

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
kotlinandroid
Domain
mobilefrontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Android video player (ExoPlayer)Understanding of aspect ratio scaling modes
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Look into the current video player implementation in the Cloudstream app, likely using ExoPlayer. Research how VLC implements aspect ratio options like 'Best Fit', 'Fit screen', 'Fill screen', and specific ratios (16:9, 16:10). Consider adding a menu or toggle in the player UI to switch between these modes. The implementation should modify the video scaling type in ExoPlayer's PlayerView or similar component.