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Subtitles getting cut off on screen resize

Subtitles are getting cut off on screen resize

Description

When shuffling through screen size modes (16:9, 4:3, Center, Best fit, Fit screen, Fill), subbtitles behave as if they are part of the video, they scale/move with the picture itself. This is an issue when for example, video comes with the blackbars, if you put the video in the "Fit screen" mode, subtitles are getting pushed down and cut off.

Expected behavior

Subtitles are anchored to the actual phisical size of the screen, so they are always in view no matter how much you zoom the video.

Actual behavior

Subtitles transform (zoom/strecth) with the picture, causing them to be cut off if the picture is cut off.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Load a movie with subtitles, preferably with 4:3 aspect ratio
  2. Put the video in lanscape mode, you shoud have black bars on the left and right side of the video
  3. Go to a frame where subtitles are on the screen, preferably a multiline one
  4. Zoom in the video to fit the screen, the picture will scale so the whole width is used, but the top and bottom parts will be cut off, and with the picture, the subtitles will also get cut off

Screenshot / video

best_fit fit_screen

Android version

11 and 12

Device model

Poco F3, Xiaomi Mi A3, Samsung M10s, but I've seen the same bug on other devices

App mode

Smartphone