Worked on enhancing VLC’s text rendering by addressing issues with missing shadow glyphs, focusing on improving visual fidelity and consistency across fonts and UI elements. Developed and integrated a fallback rendering path within the videolan/vlc repository, utilizing C programming and freetype to ensure that when shadow glyphs are unavailable, the renderer maintains stability and prevents visual artifacts. This solution reinforced the reliability of the graphics rendering pipeline, contributing to a smoother user experience. Demonstrated technical proficiency in C, font rendering, and graphics rendering by delivering a targeted bug fix that improved the robustness of VLC’s text rendering subsystem.