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Is it possible to do the following things with VLC?

  • Make the playback window stay always on top
  • Make the playback window transparent when another window has the focus?

This would allow watching videos while doing other things such as checking emails since you could still access other windows (assuming the player is not maximized).

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I'm not sure how you would use the area under a window after making it 'always on top' without using hot-key-mouse combination clicks (ctrl+left, etc.). – tyblu Jan 16 at 1:13
Not sure what OS you're talking about, but if you're using Ubuntu and have compiz installed, you can easily change the transparency of any window. Personally, I'd have VLC playing in the background and make any windows sitting on top of it transparent so that I can use them but still see the video. (Ok, on second thoughts, I'd use a second monitor....) – aaamos Jan 16 at 1:30
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To make the playback window always on top select Video -> Always On Top from the menu.

I don't see a way to change the transparency when VLC goes out of focus without using a window manager that has this capability. You can change the transparency in VLC manually though.

To make the playback window transparent:

  • Tools -> Preferences
  • Show All Settings -> Click the plus next to Interface -> Main Interface
  • Change the Interface Module to Qt Interface
  • Click the plus next to Main Interface -> Qt
  • Change the Window Opacity to the desired amount
  • Close and reopen VLC for the change to take effect
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