To resize the Player automatically to fit a video

• On the View menu, point to Video Size, and select Fit Player To Video On Start.

Notes

• If the dimensions of the video are smaller than the available video area, the Player does not decrease in size.
• It is recommended that you turn on both Fit Video to Player on Resize and Fit Player to Video on Start. The following table explains how these two settings interact with one another.

  Fit Video to Player on Resize / Fit Player to Video on Start	Description
  On/On	This is the recommended configuration. Windows Media Player automatically resizes to show the video at the best size (or the video size percentage that you specified). In addition, the Player automatically resizes the video when you manually resize the Player.
  On/Off	The video resizes to fit the dimensions of the Player. If you have specified a video size percentage, such as 200%, that setting is ignored.
  Off/On	The Player resizes when you start playing a video; however, resizing the Player has no effect on the video dimensions (other than cropping the video if the Player is smaller than the video). If you have specified a video size percentage, such as 200%, the Player resizes as necessary to fit the specified video size percentage.
  Off/Off	The video is resized to fit the specified video size percentage (if the dimensions of the Player are large enough to fit the video at the specified video size percentage), or the video is cropped (if the dimensions of the Player are too small to fit the video at the specified video size percentage). Resizing the Player has no effect on the dimensions of the video (other than cropping the video if the Player is smaller than the video).

  
  

Related topics

• Changing the size of the Player