VLC Media Player is often seen on Windows Operating System. This version named VLC for Mac can run on Mac OS X and is endowed with the same functions as on Windows. It one of the best free, open source video players available for Mac devices. Key Features As already mentionned above, this VLC is especially conceived for Macs. Devices and Mac OS X version. VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later. It runs on any 64bit Intel-based Mac. Previous devices are supported by older releases. Note that the first generation of Intel-based Macs equipped with Core Solo or Core Duo processors is no longer supported. Please use version 2.0.10 linked below. VLC Media Player is an Open Source Multimedia Player licensed with GPL that allows you to view videos and listen to audios in practically any format. VLC Media Player can play any video or audio format, including MPEG, WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, MKV, H.264/AVC, FLV, MP3 and OGG, along with many others.
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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.
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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):
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.
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File Association with the Droplet/App can be done as follows:
- 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:
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