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In version 0.8.5 it was easy to have multiple instances of VLC playing each with its unique stream of data.
VLC for Mac OS X VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. VLC Media Player Is Lagging/Shuttering. If your VLC lagging then you can fix this issue by following. It should be done using VLC Media Player present on the Mac. Step 2: - When VLC Media Player has been opened, then the user should move to the top right hand side of the Mac desktop. Then click or highlight on the icon looking like a small TV. On doing this, a dropdown list with all the available devices connected to the Mac Desktop opens.
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Windows
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):
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- 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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- OpenFinder and find the video file of interest
- Right click on the file (assumes you have right click enabled)
- Choose Get Info
- Under Open with:, click dropdown and select the VLC droplet/app
- ClickChange All button
- If prompted 'are you sure', select 'Yes'.
Command-line
Use the option --no-one-instance
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On *nix systems you can create background jobs:
On Windows systems you might use START: