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[Gunny]

Hello,

I'm currently using Media Center 28.  When I watch widescreen content I use a masking system and my projectors lens shift to achieve the correct aspect ratio.  The problem is, this means the transport controls are now off screen, leaving me no way to access them.  Can they be moved to the bottom?

Thanks

[Gunny]

Hello again - "Bumping" this question per forum policy.

[HPBEME]

Not exactly the same issue, but here is a thread about moving the controls to the bottom:  https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,134410.msg931088.html#msg931088
See reply #9 for a less than elegant way to kind of make it work - it is not very convenient however. 

I think there are many people who would prefer the "pop-up" player bar be at the bottom.  Unfortunately, it would then overlap the OSD (on-screen display), which is different than the pop-up player controls. That said, the OSD can be turned on/off via Options/Tree&View/Advanced/OSD checkbox.

In any event, you're not the 1st person to ask for this, and not likely to be the last. But right now there is not a good way to do it.

[eve]

Not exactly the same issue, but here is a thread about moving the controls to the bottom:  https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,134410.msg931088.html#msg931088
See reply #9 for a less than elegant way to kind of make it work - it is not very convenient however. 

I think there are many people who would prefer the "pop-up" player bar be at the bottom.  Unfortunately, it would then overlap the OSD (on-screen display), which is different than the pop-up player controls. That said, the OSD can be turned on/off via Options/Tree&View/Advanced/OSD checkbox.

In any event, you're not the 1st person to ask for this, and not likely to be the last. But right now there is not a good way to do it.

I'd very much enjoy this too actually. The decision to have it at the top is *very* nice at separating JRiver from other offerings (I don't really see it around much, and I'm constantly investigating new UIs for hints) but it's not for me really.

An option that 'merges' the controls and playback position into a bar on the bottom is definitely something to consider.

[Gunny]

Thanks for the reply.  I have to say, as a longtime customer, I'm shocked this hasn't been addressed. It renders Media Center virtually useless for me when watching widescreen content and that's practically every modern film.   

[Hendrik]

For control during playback in such a scenario I would recommend using a keyboard or remote control, and use the OSD controls. They are at the bottom and should also adapt to any video cropping.

The interface at the top for the mouse is more of a desktop interface and not likely to move.

PS:
Why do you only mask the top, and not both sides, since black bars exist both on top and bottom? Would having it on the bottom really solve anything if you are actively cropping the screen?

[JimH]

For control during playback in such a scenario I would recommend using a keyboard or remote control, and use the OSD controls.

I agree.  Have you tried it?

https://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/OSD