diff --git a/libse/TextDraw.cs b/libse/TextDraw.cs
index 68b16587f..c67a5e62c 100644
--- a/libse/TextDraw.cs
+++ b/libse/TextDraw.cs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core
     public static class TextDraw
     {
 
-        public static double GetFontSizeFactor(double fontSize)
+        public static double GetFontSize(double fontSize)
         {
-            return fontSize / (1.614 * fontSize - 10.3);
+            return fontSize * 0.895d; // font rendered in video players like vlc/mpv are a little smaller than .net, so we adjust font size a bit down
         }
 
         public static void DrawText(Font font, StringFormat sf, GraphicsPath path, StringBuilder sb, bool isItalic, bool isBold, bool isUnderline, float left, float top, ref bool newLine, float leftMargin, ref int pathPointsStart)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Nikse.SubtitleEdit.Core
             if (isUnderline)
                 fontStyle |= FontStyle.Underline;
 
-            var fontSize = (float) (font.Size * GetFontSizeFactor(font.Size));
+            var fontSize = (float) GetFontSize(font.Size);
             try
             {
                 path.AddString(sb.ToString(), font.FontFamily, (int)fontStyle, fontSize, next, sf);
diff --git a/src/Forms/ExportPngXml.cs b/src/Forms/ExportPngXml.cs
index cf09a3061..168eb2a45 100644
--- a/src/Forms/ExportPngXml.cs
+++ b/src/Forms/ExportPngXml.cs
@@ -2580,7 +2580,7 @@ $DROP=[DROPVALUE]" + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine +
                         surface.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.Default;
                         surface.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighSpeed;
                         surface.TextRenderingHint = TextRenderingHint.AntiAliasGridFit;
-                        var newFontSize = (float)(0.439 * font.Size + 6.23); // make simple rendering close to same size as normal renderer
+                        var newFontSize = (float)(font.Size * 0.7); // make simple rendering close to same size as normal renderer
                         using (var newFont = new Font(font.FontFamily, newFontSize, font.Style))
                         {
                             for (int j = 0; j < parameter.BorderWidth; j++)
@@ -3719,7 +3719,7 @@ $DROP=[DROPVALUE]" + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine +
                                 SubtitleFontSize = style.FontSize,
                                 SubtitleFontBold = style.Bold
                             };
-                            var fontSize = (float)(mbp.SubtitleFontSize * TextDraw.GetFontSizeFactor(mbp.SubtitleFontSize));
+                            var fontSize = (float) TextDraw.GetFontSize(mbp.SubtitleFontSize);
                             Font font = SetFont(mbp, fontSize);
                             SizeF textSize = g.MeasureString("Hj!", font);
                             int lineHeight = (int)Math.Round(textSize.Height * 0.64f);
@@ -4019,7 +4019,7 @@ $DROP=[DROPVALUE]" + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine +
                             SubtitleFontBold = checkBoxBold.Checked
                         };
 
-                        var fontSize = (float)(mbp.SubtitleFontSize * TextDraw.GetFontSizeFactor(mbp.SubtitleFontSize));
+                        var fontSize = (float)TextDraw.GetFontSize(mbp.SubtitleFontSize);
                         Font font = SetFont(mbp, fontSize);
                         SizeF textSize = g.MeasureString("Hj!", font);
                         int lineHeight = (int)Math.Round(textSize.Height * 0.64f);
@@ -4325,7 +4325,7 @@ $DROP=[DROPVALUE]" + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine +
                     SubtitleFontSize = float.Parse(comboBoxSubtitleFontSize.SelectedItem.ToString()),
                     SubtitleFontBold = _subtitleFontBold
                 };
-                var fontSize = (float)(mbp.SubtitleFontSize * TextDraw.GetFontSizeFactor(mbp.SubtitleFontSize));
+                var fontSize = (float)TextDraw.GetFontSize(mbp.SubtitleFontSize);
                 Font font = SetFont(mbp, fontSize);
 
                 SizeF textSize = g.MeasureString("Hj!", font);