The reason you are confused is that I and others gave you more than one alternative and that has to be confusing. The way that will work for you even if you have subfolders in your folder is by terminal.
If you open terminal it should start you out in your home directory. So in terminal type the following: open -a /Applications/VLC.app myfolder Only don't really type "myfolder" but the path to the folder you want. If you don't know how to do paths you may need more explanation; let me know and I'll try to help further. Note that there is a dash before the letter a in the command above. The folder will open in vlc and start playing music. Then if you want to make a permanent playlist for it, do cmd-s in vlc and make the playlist. When you have typed the command in terminal and pressed return and vlc starts to play you should be moved into the vlc window so you should not have to switch windows before doing cmd-s. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Jan 2, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: because I’m such a newbie, I’m confused about your description of how to open a folder in vlc. do I open a terminal or go to applications or something else? I don’t mind typing the path to the folder. I just need to get it set up right. Thanks. > On Jan 1, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: > > The player that opens will be the one that is the default set for that file > type. This can be changed. I use VLC as my default for most music and only > use iTunes when I have iTunes itself open or on purpose want to play > something in iTunes. So to set vlc as the default for a filetype, I find a > file of that type in finder and do cmd-i to bring up info. I vo-right arrow > until I come to open with and choose vlc. Then a little beyond that there's a > choice to open all files of that type in the same application and I do > vo-space on the "change" button. It may ask you to confirm that. Then do > cmd-w to close the info window. This can be changed back if you don't like it > once you've done it and you still can use "open with" or work directly in > iTunes to open with iTunes or some other player. > > As for playing a whole folder, Quick Look is a good way to do it. But if you > want subfolders you also want to include without having to indicate them > specifically, I'm nopt sure whether you can do this with Quick look by just > using Quick Look at the main folder. There's also a way you can do it in > Terminal and a way you can make a playlist out of a folder you want to play > frequently, even if it has subfolders. > > To open a folder in vlc with terminal, I do: > > open -a /Applications/VLC.app myfolder > > This might seem like a lot to type but you can press tab to complete words. > I've never gotten around to it but it should also be pretty basic for > somebody who knows how to do a script so you could just put in the folder you > wanted. > Of course it isn't actually myfolder but I type the path to the folder I want > to open. This then opens in VLC and starts to play. > > If you have a folder open in vlc, you can then make a playlist. Once you have > the folder open and playing in vlc, do cmd-s to save playlist, type in the > name in the edit field, choose where you want the playlist file, and choose > playlist file format which for me is usually extended m3u. Then press return > or do vo-space on "save" and from then on you can open that playlist to play > the folder. But you may need to update this when you add new files to the > folder. > > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > > On Jan 1, 2015, at 6:01 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: > > what player opens when you do it that way? I’d like to be able to choose vlc. > I tried going into it and doing it that way but I couldn’t figure out how to > do it. >> On Jan 1, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Probably the easiest way to do this would be with the QuickLook function. >> Open the folder from within the Finder, press cmd-a to select all the items >> within that folder then just press the spacebar once. The music will play >> and you can arrow through the songs if you wish to skip anything. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >>> On Jan 1, 2015, at 16:52, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I thought I understood how to do this because I have been playing >>> individual files. I go into the context menu and choose “open with” and >>> then I can pick one of my players. when I tried this with a folder that >>> option wasn[’t present. how is this done? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Lorie >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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