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How to Prevent a Lecture Playlist Stream from Repeating the Same Video

Find the repeat control responsible for a lecture playlist restarting: YouTube Repeat or OBS VLC Video’s Loop Playlist setting.
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First identify what is playing the lecture: YouTube’s playlist player and OBS Studio’s VLC Video source have different repeat controls. In YouTube, turn off Repeat for the playlist—or single-video repeat if only one lecture keeps restarting. In OBS, clear Loop Playlist in the VLC Video source. Shuffle Playlist only changes playback order; it does not stop the list looping.

Check which player is controlling playback

Use the controls for the player or source that is actually supplying the video to the stream. If the lecture is playing as a YouTube playlist, use YouTube’s Repeat control. If OBS is playing a list through its VLC Video source, change that source’s properties instead. The controls are separate and are not interchangeable.

Turn off repeat in a YouTube playlist

YouTube distinguishes repeating the whole playlist from repeating the current video. Open YouTube’s playlist repeat instructions if your interface differs.

On a computer

  1. Open the playlist beside the video.
  2. Click Loop in the playlist control box to toggle playlist repeat off.
  3. If the control shows a 1, the current video is set to repeat. Click Loop again to change that mode.

On a phone or tablet

  1. Start playing the playlist.
  2. Tap Loop in the playlist control box to turn playlist repeat off.
  3. If the control shows a 1, it is repeating the current video; tap Loop again to change the repeat mode.

On a TV or game console

Use Repeat until the control indicates the desired scope. YouTube’s TV and console controls can distinguish repeating the current video from repeating the playlist. For a one-time play-through, make sure neither repeat mode is active.

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Use the symptom to identify the mode

  • If one lecture starts over while the rest of the playlist never advances, check for single-video repeat.
  • If the playlist runs through its lectures and then begins again, turn off playlist repeat.
  • If the list stops at the end, repeat is already off; no loop setting needs changing.

Stop an OBS VLC playlist from looping

These steps apply to OBS Studio’s VLC Video source, not its separate built-in Media Source. OBS’s Media Sources documentation describes Loop Playlist as controlling whether the source restarts after it runs out of media files.

  1. In OBS, select the scene containing the lecture source.
  2. Select the VLC Video source in the Sources list and open its properties.
  3. Clear Loop Playlist, then apply the change. The playlist should play through its files once instead of restarting after the last file.
  4. Leave Shuffle Playlist set according to your preference. It controls whether items play in list order or a randomized order; it does not control whether playback starts over after the list ends.

If VLC Video is missing

The VLC Video source requires VLC to be installed. OBS documentation specifies that 64-bit OBS requires 64-bit VLC. If the source does not appear, check that VLC is installed and that its architecture matches OBS.

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Choose the right end-of-playlist behavior

What you want YouTube playlist OBS VLC Video source
Play each lecture once, then stop Turn off playlist repeat and single-video repeat. Clear Loop Playlist.
Repeat the entire set Enable playlist Repeat. Enable Loop Playlist.
Change the order, but not whether the set repeats Shuffle is separate from the repeat setting. Set Shuffle Playlist as desired; configure Loop Playlist separately.
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