Handbrake - VLC Media Player

[eager to learn]

A friend posted a you tube video that's very small. In VLC Media Player 2.2.1 I clicked on Video > Zoom and chose larger sizes but it did nothing to enlarge the video. I can't see the video so smalls. I wanted to enlarge viewing the video. I'd read Handbrake could help but when I watched youtube videos of how to use Handbrake it was about miniaturizing a video not enlarging it so you can see it. Could someone please share the steps and settings in Handbrake so you can enlarge a video? Thanks so much.

[TreeTops]

Enlarging a small size video can lead to pixelation blur. Just like when you take a small photo and try to make it bigger in your photo editing program.

[eager to learn]

Is there another tool I can use with VLC Media Player to enlarge the video if I do not use Handbrake? The video was probably compressed with Handbrake something similar so when I download it and play it in VLC you can't see it - it's too small to watch. I clicked the Zoom - 2x in VLC and it did nothing. My goal is just to watch the video but it's too small to see. Thanks.

[roma_turok]

Try MPC-HC

when video playing in MPC-HC
press on NUM 9 to zoom in
other keys:

[eager to learn]

Hi Roma - Thanks so mcuh for sharing that. I'll give that a whirl.

[Krispy Kritter]

VLC has hotkeys as well.

z = zoom
f = full screen

> https://wiki.videolan.org/Hotkeys_table/

[eager to learn]

@Krispy Kritter - In VLC, I hold down the Shift key and Press Z and the words Zoom appear with different levels (e.g. 1.5x, 2.0 x) but the video does not increase in viewing size. The video content remains tiny. Thanks.