VLC Media Player: How to zoom in videos

If you want to enlarge an image section in videos, you can activate the zoom function in the VLC media player.

VLC Media Player: Activate zoom function

1. Open the VLC Player and select the "Effects and Filters" under the "Tools" category above.
2. Switch to the "Video Effects" tab and then to the "Geometry" tab.
3. Activate the "Interactive zoom" option and click the "Close" button.
4. If you start a video, you will see the whole picture scaled down (see picture). Move the square here to adjust the zoom section.
5. You can use the slider below to enlarge or reduce the section as desired.
6. Click on the lettering "VLC Zoom Hide" to hide the zoom option. It is shown again via "VLC Zoom Show".