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Create
a Playlist with VLC Media Player
(Version 2.1.5 'Rincewind')
My
music folder is full of folders within folders from which I usually
just select an album or track that I want to listen to. But sometimes I
may want to play a certain combination of tracks from different albums.
For
example, I may be in a quiet reflective mood and want something laid
back, or another time I might want something more upbeat. That's where
a playlist comes in and the following describes how to make one (or as
many as you want) using VLC Media Player which I will presume is
installed.
If not it can be downloaded here
Start VLC then click the View button. In the drop down menu select Playlist as shown below   Simply
drag and drop tracks into the playlist
window from anywhere on your PC and they will be added to the list. The
order of play can be changed by dragging tracks up or down the list
with the mouse
 To save the playlist click on the Media button, then in the drop down menu select Save Playlist to File  An
explorer window will open where the playlist file (it's just a text
file) can be named and saved in the usual way. It will automatically be
given a .xspf
file extension or you can change this to .m3u
in the drop down box, either one will work. Now when this file is
double clicked, VLC should open and play the contents of the playlist.
If it doesn't, or if another media player opens instead, then it means
that the file is not yet associated with VLC. To correct this, right
click the playlist file, select Properties
and where it says Opens
with, click Change. Browse (if it's not already listed)
to the VLC program folder
and select the vlc.exe (Application) file. From now on the
playlist will open with VLC. Party on!
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