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  1. From a folder to vMix
  2. Supported inputs

vMix Folder Player turns a folder of numbered media files into a vMix playlist. You put the videos, audio, images, photo folders and PowerPoint decks for a session in one folder, number them in the order they should play, and the app generates a vMix preset from them.

From a folder to vMix

  1. Create a folder and give every file a leading number to set its place in the playlist (see Numbering files). Put a base.vmix with your cameras, mics and outputs in the folder or its parent (see Base vMix preset).

    The Film Night content folder in File Explorer: numbered images, videos, music and a photo folder, plus base.vmix, the generated Film Night.vmix, the folder-player.txt config and an unnumbered Notes.txt

  2. Open the folder in the app and click Open Config. The config page lists every playlist item with its type and options, with a report of any problems above the list.

  3. Review the playlist. For each item you can turn the camera and microphone on or off (for example, to put the host on camera over a lower-third image), and set loop, volume or slideshow time (see Item options). Switch to the preview view to see each item's media at a glance.

    The config page in preview view: a card with a thumbnail for every playlist item

  4. Click Save (it's enabled once you change something), go back and click Create vMix Preset. The app writes a <folder name>.vmix preset into the content folder, built from your base preset, and shows a report of any errors or warnings.

    The report after creating the preset: one folder, no issues

  5. Open that preset in vMix.

    The generated Film Night preset open in vMix, with the playlist inputs after the Cam and Mic inputs from the base preset

Supported inputs

Images, video files, audio files, folders of photos (played as a slideshow) and PowerPoint .pptx files.

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