Playlists

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You can create and manage playlists by combining available media files and apps in your Yodeck portal.

Quick How-to Video

Adding a Playlist

To add a playlist, click the orange ”Add Playlist” button at the bottom of the Playlist list. As a next step, you must select the type of playlist you want to create. You can select among the following:

• Classic – Create a Classic Playlist. After clicking “Add”, you can select the Media you want to add to the Playlist.
• Tag-based – Create a dynamic Playlist by using Media Tags. The Playlist will update dynamically whenever you assign or remove Tags from your Media.
• Dropbox – Link a folder in your Dropbox to a Playlist. You can then manage your content (Video, Images, and Documents) through your Dropbox account.
• OneDrive – Link a folder in your Personal OneDrive application folder to a Playlist. You can then manage your content (Video, Images, and Documents) through your Personal OneDrive account.
• Import CSV – Create a Playlist by importing a text file. Each line should contain the name of the Media item to be added, optionally followed by a comma and the playlist duration for that Media.

As a next step, you are requested to provide the following:

• the Name of the Playlist and
• an optional Description for it

There are various settings available that you can enable. They are separated between Transition Options and Playback Options. Click the corresponding tab below to learn more information.

Transition and Playback options

Transition and sub-playlists

When you enable transitions in a parent playlist, all sub-playlists with active transitions will inherit the transition type and speed of the parent playlist.

Adding Media to a Playlist

You can see an empty filmstrip where you will add your media files:

Below the filmstrip, you’ll find your account’s media library with all available media files. You can see them all or locate them under their respective category (Images, Videos, Web Pages, Apps, Audio Assets, Documents, Playlists, and Layouts).

The first item in the media library is the special Hide playlist. You can use it to hide the playlist for as long as you want. If you use it in a playlist, when it loads, the player’s screen will get black since there is no media to play. When its duration ends, the playlist will continue with the following media.

It is useful when you want to create layers in a layout. For example, you can insert a media file in a layout, and on top of it, you can insert a playlist with your media plus the Hide playlist item in it. If you use the layout on your screen, you will see the top layer, the playlist. When the playlist loads the Hide playlist item, it will disappear temporarily, revealing the media under it, the first media you inserted in the layout. When the Hide playlist ends, it will take over again and continue with the remaining media, hiding the bottom layer in the layout.

Direct Assignment

With the Direct assignment option, you can add one or more media to a single or many Playlists at the same time. Please check the video below for more details.

Playlist Actions

• You can use the Search button to find your media file.
• By hovering over any media, you can:
  • Click on the Preview (eye icon) button to preview the specific media
  • Click the Arrow button to place it on the playlist
    • Alternatively, you can drag and drop the item into the filmstrip directly
  • Click the Pencil button to edit the specific media
• Upload any Media directly on your Playlist by clicking the “+Upload Media” button
• You can change the media files’ position by dragging and dropping them in your desired order.
• All media inserted into the playlist inherit their default duration except Videos with a fixed display time (the duration of the video itself), which cannot be changed.
• You can use the -/+ icons to decrease/increase the duration.
• You can also check the total duration of your playlist. This info is located on the right side of the filmstrip:

Which media are calculated? The media that are calculated are:

• Images
• Web-pages
• Apps
• Videos (YouTube videos are excluded)
• Documents

Clicking” Save” will create the Playlist.

Creating/Editing Playlists with a large number of media files

If your playlists contain numerous media files, you can activate the Folder View for your convenience.

To see in detail how you manage playlists with the Folder View, check the section Managing Playlists with Folder View

How do I preview the playlist’s content?

You can see exactly what is being shown on your TV screens as if you would view that content if you had a Yodeck Player connected to your screen. With a simple click, you can see how your playlist will display on the TV screen without needing a Yodeck player or hardware.

You only have to fill the playlist with the media of your choice and then click the Preview button at the top left corner.

A new window will appear, and the playlist will start being displayed.

Managing Playlists

You can see a list of the playlists currently created in your Yodeck account in the Playlists section. Information about your playlists is organized in the following columns:

• The Name of the playlist
• The Description of it (if any)
• The Timestamp (date and time) that the playlist was modified for the last time
• Icons of the Media Type that are included in the playlist
• The Workspace (for accounts in the Enterprise plan) that the image belongs
• The Actions column

If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions you can apply to your playlists.

Click on each tab below to see a short description.

Additional Control Settings

The Search box in the top-left corner allows you to sort out your playlist listing quickly. You can search using any column by name, date, workspace, etc.

You can select more playlists by clicking the square box left to their thumbnail. Click the Actions button at the bottom to Move or Delete all the selected playlists simultaneously.

Video Tutorial