Os X Vlc Default Player

Is one of the very best media players out there, but on OS X it’s got one minor frustration: unlike other players (Quicktime Player, for example), VLC on the Mac only allows a single player instance at a time. Unless you get tricky. We’re going to create an Applescript “droplet” which will create a new instance of VLC any time you drop a playable media file onto it. Start by opening up the Script Editor app — it’s in the Applications/Utilities folder by default — and create a new script with the following contents.

How do I set up VLC to become the default player in OS X Tiger? I've tried right clicking a file and selecting 'VLC' then clicking 'always use this program', but it seems to only make that association for the particular file, not for all of that type (.avi and.wmv, in this case).

Find a.flv file that you want to play. Right click the file and select 'Get Info' (you can Command + Click if you are still using a 1 button mouse or press Command + I or select Edit > Get Info from the menu bar 3. In the section labeled 'Open with:' use the drop down menu to choose 'Other' 4. Using the resulting navigation window, find the VLC player and choose it. Back in the Get Info window, under the statement 'Use this application to open all documents like this one', click the marked 'Change All' 6. VLC should now be the default player for all files with the extension.flv You may be interested to know that there are 14 forums on CNET that deal with Mac related questions.

Here is a link to one of them, you can reach all the others from that page by using the sidebar. Let us know how you get on with the above instructions P.