How do I open 2 video files at once?

[Alobar]

I’d like to use VLC 3.0.4 on my macOS 10.14.2 MacBook Pro to compare two video files. I want to open each file and scrobble them both to the same time and then switch back and forth between the files to compare their resolution. Can this be done? I can’t find a way in the preferences to enable it.

I used to be able to do this in an older version of Movist, but since upgrading to Mojave I had to buy the new version of Movist and it only uses the macOS fullscreen mode, which doesn’t allow opening multiple files simultaneously.

[j.o.m.]

Can you duplicate the VLC app (name it VLC2 or something) and then open each file in it's own VLC app? That was my solution on iMac for a similar situation but may not be the most practical.

[david543]

Just start a second instance of VLC on the command line:
/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC filename