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Hi to all, sorry if this has been already addressed.
I am using VLC to convert files, and it works fine.
My problem is that I have found no way to actually see the progress of the conversion: as soon as I hit "save" in the conversion window (the one obtained after issuing the command "Convert / Stream..." under the "File" menu) the window disappears, and I see no progress bar, no "time remaining" counter, or anything similar, neither in the "main window" or in any separate window.

(What I am doing now is to open "Activity Monitor" and wait for the CPU usage of VLC to get back to normal.. )

Can you help?

Thanks!

A new entry in playlist is created, and with normal playback controls you should see the status of the conversion.

I'm sorry, I don't understand this answer about a new entry being created on the playlist - I don't see one happening, and I'm not sure what I should be doing with the playback controls to see the conversion status (that is non-intuitive/non-obvious). Watching Activity Monitor does work, as does forcing the mac to update the file size of the file under conversion by trying to open it with another program like Quicktime. It'll fail to open, but Finder will update the file size and you can see that it's increasing. Get Info does not have the same effect.

What version of vlc?

I'm on 3.0.6 (don't know your version) but once you schedule/create the conversion, you 'view -> playlist' (if it's not already up).
It says 'converting <file name> ...' but you need to highlight that and click 'play' to begin the actual conversion.
You can then see the progress at the bottom in the 'play' timeline.

I'm having this same issue, MacOS v3.0.8 Vetinari (Intel 64bit). I have playlist up and it does not show the new file name or a status of any kind. Am I missing something here?

I had a similar issue, (I am on windows 10) If you were to Select Playback > Title then you would find a few options. I simply clicked the Title that I recognized to be the same length as the file, and then you will see the conversion of the file.

(I was testing this out with a DVD, and I am not sure if it works for other formats. Hope this helps!)

I'm on 3.0.6 (don't know your version) but once you schedule/create the conversion, you 'view -> playlist' (if it's not already up).
It says 'converting <file name> ...' but you need to highlight that and click 'play' to begin the actual conversion.
You can then see the progress at the bottom in the 'play' timeline.

Many thanks simple explanation cheers.