Vlc Mac Multiple Windows

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This page describes how to play multiple instances of VLC media player.Other 'how to' pages

Tell application 'System Events' to repeat with VLCinstance in (application processes whose name is 'VLC') tell the menu 'Playback' of the first menu bar of VLCinstance if the menu item 'Pause' exists then click menu item 'Pause' else if the menu item 'Play' exists then click menu item 'Play' end if end tell end repeat. In versions 2.1.x and 3.x.x playing multiple VLC instances and different streams in each is as easy as clicking Tools → Preferences. (or just press Ctrl+P): after unticking the two checkboxes it should look like this,then click on save in the Interface tab scroll down to playlist and instances untick checkbox Allow only one instance. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols. Installer for 64bit version. MSI package for 64bit version. How to Merge Multiple Video Files in VLC. Using VLC to combine your video clips is quite easy. It is totally free. And you don’t have to worry about the compatibility - VLC can work with almost all platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and more.

In version 0.8.5 it was easy to have multiple instances of VLC playing each with its unique stream of data.

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In versions 2.1.x and 3.x.x playing multiple VLC instances and different streams in each is as easy as clickingTools → Preferences... (or just pressCtrl+P):

after unticking the two checkboxes it should look like this,then click on save
  • in the Interface tab scroll down to playlist and instances
  • untick checkboxAllow only one instance
  • untick checkboxuse only one instance when started from file manager
  • PressSave.
This allows users to use more than one VLC player at a time. Once you've done the above you should be able to play as many VLC instances and video or audio files as you like.

macOS

On the Mac, running multiple instances of VLC is not supported out of the box.

As a workaround, you can create a Droplet/App that does the following:

  • launch the VLC droplet/app to get a separate instance of VLC,
  • drop one or more files onto VLC droplet/app, or
  • associate your .mov, .avi, and other files directly with the VLC droplet/app, allowing you to simply click on the files to launch the files in a new standalone VLC session.

Paste the code below into a new AppleScript Editor script and save it as an application.

File Association with the Droplet/App can be done as follows:

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  1. OpenFinder and find the video file of interest
  2. Right click on the file (assumes you have right click enabled)
  3. Choose Get Info
  4. Under Open with:, click dropdown and select the VLC droplet/app
  5. ClickChange All button
  6. If prompted 'are you sure', select 'Yes'.

Command-line

Windows

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Use the option --no-one-instance.

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On *nix systems you can create background jobs:

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On Windows systems you might use START:

Play Multiple Videos Vlc

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