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09 Playlist Editor

Overview

A playlist can be used to create a sequential list of media. Playlists can be configured to play individual media clips once or play all the media clips, transitioning between video clips.

Playlist editor

There are two types of Playlists:

  • Video Playlist (video or stills)
  • Graphics Playlist

To create a Playlist, right-click an empty media button, and then select Create Playlist.

  1. Navigate to the media page that contains the button(s) to be added to the Playlist.
  2. Select either one or multiple buttons and drag-and-drop them into the Playlist using the mouse.

Or, the Media Finder window can be used to find the media buttons to be added, and then drag-and-drop directly from the Media Finder results screen into the Playlist.

To learn more about using the Media Finder see section 10.8 in In-Game Operation topic Media Finder.

IMPORTANT:

Any media button added to the Playlist will lose its link to the original media button on the media page. Once added to the Playlist, a copy of the button is created and any changes to the original will not affect the button that now resides in the Playlist.

  • To move a media button within the Playlist, select it with your mouse and drag it to the preferred position.
    To delete a media button from the Playlist, right-click the media button and select REMOVE from the context menu.

Note: Deleting items from the Playlist does not affect the original media button that was added from your Media Page. You are ONLY removing the item from the Playlist and not from your media page or the hard drive.

Playlist modes

There are three Playlist Modes.

  • Single-Play: A Playlist in Single Play mode will play the current Playlist media item and stop. The next media item in the Playlist will be next to play when the Playlist is played again. In essence, the Playlist does not automatically cue up the next item in the Playlist like Continuous Play and Continuous With-Reset Play options do.
  • Continuous-Play: Use this mode if you want to automatically play all the media items from the first one to the last. If the Playlist is stopped before reaching the last item, the Playlist remembers the index of the last media item played. The next time the Playlist media button is clicked, then the Playlist starts from the next clip.
  • Continuous-With-Reset-Play: Use this mode if you want to play all the media items from the first one to the last, but you would like the index of the Playlist to reset to the first index any time the Playlist is stopped.  The next time the Playlist media button is clicked, the Playlist will start from the first clip.

Playlist index

You can select which item in the Playlist should begin with by setting the Playlist Index. A green indicator square next to the item’s index number indicates which Media Button will play first. Click any Playlist item’s index number to change the Playlist Index. When the Playlist is played in Program, this is the Media button that will start.

At any time, you can edit a Playlist and you will notice that every Playlist (depending on Playlist type) maintains a current index of where the Playlist was left off the last time it was played.

Change the duration of a still

When a Still or Graphic media button is dropped into a Playlist, it is assigned the default still duration. To change the still duration.

  1. Click in the Duration field of the media button and enter a new value.
  2. If you want to apply the same duration to all the stills in your Playlist, check the APPLY TO ALL STILLS checkbox and click APPLY.

Checking the LOOP checkbox will cause the Playlist to continue playing from the beginning when it reaches the last item. The loop option will work with any of the three Playlist modes.

  • Infinite Loop: If you want the Playlist to loop indefinitely, check the INFINITE checkbox.
  • Loop Count: Enter the number of loops in the COUNT text box to loop the Playlist for a specific number of times.

Note: If a Playlist is not set to loop the thumbnail will change to reflect the finished state when the Playlist has reached its last Playlist Item. The next time you click this Playlist you will be prompted to reset the Playlist.

Each element added to a Playlist can function as a Remote button. To use this feature, check the IS REMOTE checkbox. This will result in each Playlist element showing up in the Click Effects Network window. You can then assign actions on remote machines to each element of the Playlist.

To learn more about Remotes and the Click Effects Network see Chapter 9 – Remote Control.