Can I set my Macbook to open automatically all video files with VLC?

I have some movies that I have download and they automatically open with quick time. But then the message error comes about because it can not open it!
Now my question is can i set the computer to open all Video with VLC?
I have a macbook Mac OX Lion 10.7.
Thank you

Choose any one of the files you want to have opened by VLC by clicking once on it (highlight it, don't open it).
Right/control click on it and choose Get info. Or press -i
In the Info dialog box, select the pop up menu under "Open with:"
Choose VLC from the list.
Click the "Change all" button just below. You may need to confirm this.
That should do it.

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