I am using Vienna Instruments Pro 2 as a plugin in Cubase 9.5 on a laptop with Full HD/1080p resolution running Windows 7.

Much to my suprise, the VI Pro 2 window takes up not even half of the screen, which means the UI is very small and the font is rather hard to read because of the size.
I have been looking for an UI scaling option or at least some predetermined zoom level settings for the UI, but unfortunately it seems such an option does not exist? The only "user interface" option I have been able to find after checking the manual is "adjust brightness". While I appreciate the really nice brightness options, I somehow assumed that VSL is aware that not all users are working with a 27"+ screen and not all people have the same eyesight?

Currently I hope that I am just missing something. Or does VI Pro 2 indeed have no options to change the UI size?  Because in the current state, it is rather uncomfortable to work with VI Pro 2 on a laptop screen.

I made mention of the same thing in one of my first posts. In this day and age, dealing with 4k deisplays, UI scaling is a must (Im talking to you also Kontakt!). Im tempted to break out my telescope and place it between myself and the 50 inch 4k screen Im currently using just so I can read the text.

Also, yes, Im not purchasing anything more from Vienna until I hear some news on Vienna Instruments (not Synchron). I do not like the direction Vienna has taken with Synchron seemingly taking center stage while the main reason I bought into Vienna in the first place was the design philosophy behind the VI line. Since Synchron takes the opposing approach that every other library on the market has taken ("preverb" or non-dry samples, a bubbly and quite frankly ugly UI that is very reminiscent of what you might find on a childs toy), I feel like I might have bought in to the wrong library. The two main reasons I started with Vienna is, the UI in VI is perfect. Its informative, easy to use, and the matrix idea clicked with me, and of course, the dry samples.

For now, the special edition complete is serving me fine for mockups, and Im using the complete Orchestral Tools Berlin Series for my final phase, since they are almost identical in volume and velocity layers to the special edition (Orchestral Tools just has more layers). I dont make any money from this stuff, its a hobby, and that is something that concerns me about Vienna, its very expensive, and by splitting their user base like this, it leaves many unsure about what to do.

Ideally, Synchron and VI should be cross compatible. Use Synchron Player if that suits you, use VI if that suits you, the libraries should load in either player.

Thanks for the answers, that is very disappointing.

My Fabfilter plugin suite for example has been featuring free scaling for all plugins for years. It is rather difficult to understand why VSL is unable to provide a modern scaling UI with additional size options for their single main sample player, especially given the price point of their sample libraries.

And we are not even talking about something extremely complicated like scaling for a complete DAW (and even some of those already feature good scaling options - Studio One for example).
I just hope this is high on the to-do list, because it really does not leave a good impression if the main VI sample player UI is not up to speed, while at the same time there seems to be a lot effort going into Synchron products.

Yeah, to be frank, the idea that VSL is "moving away from VIP" (which I share) is pure speculation. Who knows what they'll do.

I understand what they're doing with Synchron – providing a platform that is more "mix ready" than VIP is, with the interface to make quick mixing tweaks.

Personally I find VIP + MIR Pro to be absolutely awesome, and I don't care about Synchron.

So who knows? Maybe VSL will get to a point where Synchron is cruising, and they want to give VIP some more love.

It just seems to like right now the focus is on Synchron, and I'm not holding my breath for VIP updates.