Using Playlists - Black Box iCompel ICOMP-ICC User Manual

2. Creating Digital Signage

2.4 Using Playlists

A playlist is a sequence of media items that you choose for display in a zone. Each zone has its own playlist and runs
independently of other playlists. A soundtrack also has its own playlist.
Playlists play their content in a continuous loop. After the player plays the last item, it starts again with the first.
You can include the following in a playlist:
Individual content files (such as images, movies, or text).
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Folders containing multiple items.
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Special Items (such as a newsfeeds, TV stations, and tables).
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Ad hoc Items (controlled by your local users).
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To add or modify items in a playlist, you need to access its specific page. Use one of these methods to access a playlist's
page:
On the menu bar, click Playlists and select the zone from the relevant layout.
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On the menu bar, click Layouts > Manage Layouts and click on the zone in the relevant layout diagram.
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The playlist page has these tabs:
Playlist Lists the items in the playlist (displays their type, media details, play duration, and any time validity or conditional
play settings you have configured).
Using this page you can access different views for playlist management by using the buttons at the top of the
page. These are described below:
– Manage View
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- Conditional Play View
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- Time Validity View
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Files & Folders Lists the folders containing media items you can add to the playlist (also use to navigate between folders and
move files between folders). You can also add a whole folder to a playlist. See
more information.
Upload Files Use to copy files onto the iCC and to create new folders. See
Specials Use to add special items to the playlist (items other than files and folders). See
for more information.
Defaults Use to set the default properties for media items when you first add them to the playlist. Changing a default value
does not affect items already in the playlist.
The iCC provides the following action buttons for each item in a playlist:
– Move the item (by drag-and-drop).
– Delete the item.
– Add a copy of the item to the playlist.
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Media Run from the iCC Disk
Uploading Content Files for more information.
Adding Special Items to a Playlist
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