Create M3U/PLS Playlists
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This Action allows you to create playlists for the most popular multimedia players.

The Action is added to the Action List by pressing the "Add the Action" button () on the Action List toolbar and selecting the "Playlists & Filelists | Create M3U/PLS playlist" from the drop-down menu. Action can also be added from the main menu of the program.

The Action can be added to the Action List only once.





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M3U playlist format

Answers to these questions: What is a M3U playlist format? How to create a M3U playlist?

PLS playlist format

Answers to these questions: What is a PLS playlist format? How to create a PLS playlist?




This window will be added to Working Panel:



This window consist of following elements:

·(1) The playlists full filename. For example, "C:\My Music\rock.pls" or "C:\My Music\rock.m3u". You can use filename without extension, because this will be added automatically.  
·(2) The M3U playlist parameters. Press "Preview M3U playlist" button to preview playlist.  
·(3) The PLS playlist parameters. Press "Preview PLS playlist" button to preview playlist.  
·(4) Preview buttons.  
·(5) Use relative or absolute paths of mp3 filenames in playlist. Absolute path: "C:\My Music\track.mp3". Relative path: "My Music\track.mp3". Relative path depend on folder and filename of playlist. You may use relative path if only the playlist will be create in folder of mp3 files from Selection List. For example, folder of mp3 files is "C:\My Music\Rock'n'Roll\". In this case path to playlist can be one of the following: "C:\playlist.m3u" or "C:\My Music\playlist.m3u" or "C:\My Music\Rock'n'Roll\playlist.m3u".  
·(6) If the parameter is established, files are added in the end of the existing playlist. Otherwise - the playlist are overwrited.  

The tags are generated according to the chosen methods of reading and saving tags.

Tips:
1. All operations with items in the Selection List are performed virtually, i.e. without automatically saving the changes to the files on your disk. For saving of changes you should perform Actions. It can be done with the button on the Main toolbar.
2. If you will choose both types of the playlists for a file(s), it will be added in the both playlists.


Playlists examples:

Simple M3U playlist:  
 
C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\1979---The_Wall_CD1\1.In_The_Flesh.mp3  
C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\1979---The_Wall_CD1\10.One_Of_My_Turns.mp3  

Extended M3U playlist:  

#EXTM3U  
#EXTINF:199,Pink Floyd - In The Flesh  
R:\Music\Pink Floyd\1979---The_Wall_CD1\1.In_The_Flesh.mp3  
#EXTINF:217,Pink Floyd - One Of My Turns  
R:\Music\Pink Floyd\1979---The_Wall_CD1\10.One_Of_My_Turns.mp3  

PLS playlist:  
 
[playlist]  
File1=C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\1979---The_Wall_CD1\1.In_The_Flesh.mp3  
Title1=Pink Floyd - In The Flesh  
Length1=199  
File2=C:\My Music\Pink Floyd\1979---The_Wall_CD1\10.One_Of_My_Turns.mp3  
Title2=Pink Floyd - One Of My Turns  
Length2=217  
NumberOfEntries=2  
Version=2  

See also:

·How to use playlist generator  
·How to use Actions  
·How to use Actions Set  
·PLS playlist format  
·M3U playlist format  
 

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