Okay, this does work. Because it says "open file" when you do cmd-o, I didn't realize this would work for folders.
Open vlc. Do cmd-o. You will be in a dialog where you have to choose a folder. Choose the folder that would either be the one you want or would have that folder under it from the pop-up. Then interact with the browser or list view or whatever you have set in finder, and find the folder you want. Stop interacting and vo-right-arrow to "open". This should indeed play everything in the folder and its subfolders. Much easier than using terminal. If vlc is crashing, I would say maybe you have other files mixed in with your music files. I don't really know if that would cause the crashing or slowness between songs but maybe it would. I run large folders with lots of subfolders and songs, both from terminal and with a playlist and I don't have delays. I am pretty sure the cmd-o method should work also. -- 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 10, 2015, at 6:00 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: I might be missing something here but thefts time I did that, opened a folder from the menu it just opened as it would if I did command-down arrow and showed me the subfolders inside. nothing about playing it. that’s why I was looking for “open with” the way you can do with a single sound file but that option doesn’t seem to be there. if I’m in VLC and I press command-o then what would I do to highlight the folder I wanted it to play? > On Jan 10, 2015, at 5:48 PM, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am not sure why VLC would crash. > > To open a folder just highlight the folder and navigate to the open button. > > David Griffith > > On 10/01/2015 21:38, Lorie McCloud wrote: >> if I open VLC first, how do I get to my folders? while I was looking for the >> one I wanted, VLC crashed. how do I highlight a folder once VLC is open? >>> On Jan 10, 2015, at 12:09 AM, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> No it does not matter. If you highlight the file and press return it will >>> play that file. If you highlight the folder and press return it will play >>> the folder. >>> >>> David Griffith >>>> On 10 Jan 2015, at 05:39, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> am I correct in assuming that if I open vlc and press command-o that I >>>> need to browse for the folder I want to playy? it says: “open file” does >>>> that matter when it’s a folder I’m after? >>>>> On Jan 9, 2015, at 4:20 PM, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have not really been following this thread but I am not sure why you >>>>> are having to use Terminal. There may be some reason you want O take the >>>>> Terminal route that I have not picked up on. however I do not have to >>>>> use Terminal to play folders of music with VLC. Whatever the folder size >>>>> if I want to play a folder of music in VLC, I simply press command A in >>>>> the Finder folder window and then command down arrow to open the selected >>>>> files as a temporary playlist in VLC. This assumes that VLC is the >>>>> default player for the files you want to play. >>>>> Alternatively just open VLC, press command O, highlight the folder and >>>>> press return and this will do the same thing. >>>>> >>>>> David Griffith >>>>>> On 9 Jan 2015, at 20:43, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I got the terminal commands to work with VLC last night. it started >>>>>> playing right away but it stopped often and I would have to tell it to >>>>>> go to the next track. it staid stuck in the same album and wouldn’t >>>>>> wander around as I wanted it to. it’s a pretty big folder probably 25 or >>>>>> more artists and a lot of them have more than 1 album. is there some >>>>>> setting I can change to get it to do what I want or do you think maybe >>>>>> the folder’s just too big? >>>>>> >>>>>> TThanks. >>>>>>> On Jan 5, 2015, at 7:14 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can start with /Users (note the slash in front) but usually when >>>>>>> you open terminal you are in your home directory you can just start >>>>>>> with the directory. For instance from my home directory: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> open -a /Applications/VLC.app Music/Classical >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I made this up but this should give you an example. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If this doesn't work, tell what the directory is and I can send you an >>>>>>> exact example to past into Terminal. Also remember that when typing you >>>>>>> can tab to have it complete. Fore example, once you type VL you can >>>>>>> probably tab and it will complete VLC.app but there will be a slash >>>>>>> after that and no space so you would have to space before typing the >>>>>>> directory. The same with /applications. You can type /App and do a tab >>>>>>> and it should compete /Applications with a slash after that and of >>>>>>> course then you can start VLC.app without spacing. Voiceover should >>>>>>> echo enough for you to know what you are doing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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 5, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m requesting a lesson in terminal. I followed Cheryl’s instructions >>>>>>> about how to open a music folder in vlc. I got the message “file does >>>>>>> not exist”. it’s a folder, but besides that I must have done the syntax >>>>>>> incorrectly as far as the path goes. do you start from users/ or before >>>>>>> that? 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