I realize this question is closedold and the author has apparently moved on. But if anyone else is looking for an answer, there's a plugin for versions 2-4 of VLC that provides the functionality the OP originally asked for:
the question is not closed (https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/10582/355310)
Kamil Maciorowski
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