VLC Configuration

For whatever reason, I have to reset the video configuration each time I open the player for a movie, because it will not retain those settings once the player is closed.

This caused me to look for a means of setting these value permanently. I found two files that are involved to an extent....vlcrc and the vlc-qt-interface.ini. The former appears to be a fairly large file with a lot of options, but almost every line is preceded with a #, with I assume means that it is commented out. Scrolling through the "options", I didn't find anything so as I could set contrast, brightness, hue, saturation or gamma.

The latter file appears to be a more active file, but is much, much more brief, and I don't see anything that I need there either.

Does anyone really understand how these could be used to accomplish what I want?

Perhaps, but I don't remember it doing that in the past...but then again, I didn't use it as much back then, and may just not have noticed. I don't mind the idea of it having default settings, but the user should be able to control them.

Haven't had this issue with VLC. As for gamma settings, those aren't in the main options but under Extended Settings (the mixer icon in the main interface).

When I click that, or the playlist button next to it, nothing happens.

EDIT: Correction. It does open a settings window, I just didn't see it, because it opened on my other monitor, behind other windows. However, that doesn't help, because that is the same window that I have been trying to use previously. It works, but will not remain where I set it, once the player is closed.

Since I find no settings for the parameters that I mentioned in Preferences, I guess that is your way of saying that what I want can't be done.

Exactly which settings are you looking to keep, or is it all of them?

kado897,

Maybe it can be done there, but if so, it is hidden from me. I scanned through the filters and none of them appeared to do what I'm looking for. I would be more likely to experiment there, if I understood more precisely the terminology of the filters. Also, since there is only one window below each of the two sets of filters, I assume that you could only set one at a time, and I need to set 5 values. Then again, maybe it will accept multiple values, but if so, I'm not sure how you would designate them in a fashion that wouldn't mix them up.

I did post a suggestion on the VLC forum to enable these settings, but will have to wait to see if there is any response.