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Creating a Playlist file (formerly m3u thread)

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Topic: Creating a Playlist file (formerly m3u thread)

Posted By: Snow Dog
Subject: Creating a Playlist file (formerly m3u thread)
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 11:32

m3u files.....what are they? I always delete them.

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Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 11:55

If you meet a type of a file that you don't know then here's a useful link:

http://filext.com/ - http://filext.com/

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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 11:56

These are playlists. They simply contain lists of filenames (one file per line), and if you click them all the files are played by winamp.

In the old days of Winamp 1/2 these files were all you had to organize your files, except for some instable plugins. Today every player app comes with a fully fledged media library, and nobody needs playlists anymore. Smile

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 12:17

Cool, so as I use WMP, they are of no use to me...thanks guys! Tongue

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Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 12:42

Snow Dog wrote:

Cool, so as I use WMP, they are of no use to me...thanks guys! Tongue

WMP can read .m3u files

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 18 2006 at 12:51

magnus wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Cool, so as I use WMP, they are of no use to me...thanks guys! Tongue

WMP can read .m3u files

Yes, but I have no need of them. Wink

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 08:33

How can I make a playlist file?

Is it possible with WMP?

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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 08:43

I never use them, so I don't know. But you can easily create them with Winamp.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 08:51

MikeEnRegalia wrote:

I never use them, so I don't know. But you can easily create them with Winamp.

I don't really want to download winamp. Anything else work? WMP? Realplayer?

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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 09:02

^ probably ... I honestly can't tell, because I never tried ...

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 09:16

Ian, you should be able to create playlists with WMP -

To create a playlist

On the File menu, click New Now Playing List.
In the List pane, click Now Playing List, point to New List, and then click Playlist.
Drag items from the Contents or Details pane in your mk:@MSITStore:C:\WINDOWS\Help\wmp10.chm::/htm/tocreateaplaylist.htm#ProjectID346:library - library to the List pane to add them to the new mk:@MSITStore:C:\WINDOWS\Help\wmp10.chm::/htm/tocreateaplaylist.htm#ProjectID346:playlist - playlist .
In the List pane, click New Playlist, and then click Save Playlist As.
In the Save As dialog box, type the playlist name in File name.
Your new playlist is added to the My Playlists category in the Contents pane.

Notes

You can select several items at once and then drag them to the List pane. To select adjacent items, press and hold the SHIFT key while selecting. To select nonadjacent items, press and hold the CTRL key while selecting.
By default, playlists are saved with a .wpl extension in the My Playlists folder, which is usually located in the My Music folder. You can also save playlists with the following extensions: .m3u, .asx, .wax, or .wvx.

I use Winamp meself - WMP jumps all over the place when I play MP3 or WMA files on it.

Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 10:15

^^^does this method make a little playlist file you can click on?

Edit.

Actually I have already done what you said above, and its only just occured for me to look in "My Music" folder...and its there....a leeeeettle file!

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 11 2007 at 11:48

Nice one, congratulations.