Media folder type page

Playlist pages can also be created directly from selected media folders, giving you the flexibility to customize your content the way you want.

What media types are available as a folder page

Images

• Global Duration setting applies to all folders by default.
• Folder duration determines individual image display time.
  • Folder duration is adjustable per folder, not per individual image.
• Max item duration can override folder duration settings.
• Continuous slider layout: Item duration overrides folder duration.
  • Learn more: Performance mode

Video Files and Audio

• Global Duration setting applies to all folders by default.
• Folder duration does not determine individual audio and video display time. They always use their native duration in folders.
  • Folder duration is adjustable per folder. You cannot manually adjust the duration for individual audio and video elements.
• Max item duration can override duration settings.
• Continuous slider layout: Item duration overrides folder duration.
  • Learn more: Performance mode

PDFs

• Global Duration setting applies to all folders by default.
• Folder duration determines individual PDF page display time.
  • This duration adjustable per folder, not per individual PDF file.
• Max item duration can override folder duration settings.
• Continuous slider layout: Item duration overrides folder duration.
  • Learn more: Performance mode

Shared folders and files in playlists

You can also include shared folders and files synced from external storage as playlist pages.

• These pages will display the credential type on the folders and files, indicating which credential was used to sync them from external storage

Media Folder type page settings

In Playlist Folder Settings, you can individually edit each folder’s general settings and customize its behavior.

Duration

This duration will define the length of each element in the folder which has no native duration (images, PDF files).

• Minimum duration/item must be greater than 3s.
• This duration overwrites the default duration from playlist's global settings.
• Folder duration does not determine individual audio and video display time. They always use their native duration in folders.
• Max item duration can override folder duration settings.
• Continuous slider layout item duration overrides folder duration.
  • Learn more: Performance mode

In ePaper mode this value is set in minutes, with the minimum duration of 5 minutes.

Playback examples

Default and Folder duration examples

Example 1.

When folder duration is set: Defines display length for images and PDFs. Audio and video always use native duration.

Configuration:

• Default duration: 15s
• Folder duration: 10s

Structure:

Playlist
└── Folder ([audio, image, video])

Resulting Durations:

• Audio: 43.08s (native duration, ignores folder duration)
• Image: 10s (folder duration)
• Video: 8.01s (native duration, ignores folder duration)

Overall folder duration: 61.09s

Image fit and Video fit

• The Image fit and Video fit options refer to how an image or video element is resized or scaled to fit within a given space.
  • Default value: Inherit.
  • By default, elements use the Inherit setting, which applies the playlist's Default image fit or Default video fit configuration to the elements.
  • Learn more: Playlist Default fit

Mute

Here you can mute video and audio files

• Default value: Disabled

Played media types

With these settings you can select which source types you want to play inside the folder
Sources that can be selected:

• Video
• Images
• Audio
• PDF

Play elements of folder

Play elements of folder controls how frequently the folder elements play relative to other playlist elements, offering multiple options to balance content playback.

With Play Elements of folder, you can:

• Create balanced media rotation for better variety
• Optimize viewer engagement based on media type
• Ensure equal exposure for all playlist items

Options

Play elements of folder determines the frequency in which media elements from the folder are displayed:

• One item: Plays one item from the folder before moving to the next playlist element, creating a round-robin effect that ensures variety.
  • Count collections as single elements: When enabled, an entire sub-folder counts as a single item.
• All item: Plays all items from the folder completely before moving to the next playlist element, maintaining theming cohesion.
• Specific: Plays a specific number of items from the folder before moving to the next playlist element, mixing round-robin method's variety with the theming cohesion.
  • Elements per slot: Determines the specific number of items that are played from the folder before moving to the next playlist element.
  • Count collections as single elements: When enabled, an entire sub-folder counts as a single item.
  • Played elements capped by item count: Prevents repeat when a multiple items are played in relation to Elements per slot item count.
• Max item duration: Limits individual item playback duration (minimum 3 seconds).

Ordering mode

Ordering mode determines, what order will the items follow inside the folder when displayed.

• Alphabetical: Alphabetical ordering plays folder items in alphabetical sequence while respecting the Play elements of folder balancing rules.
• Random: The items will still follow the Play elements of folder balancing rules, items just get pulled in a randomized order.

Playback examples

Max item duration examples

Example 1.

When Max item duration is empty: Items use their default/folder/native duration.

Configuration:

• Default duration: 15s
• Folder duration: 10s
• Max item duration: Empty
• Play elements of folder: All item
• Ordering mode: Alphabetical

Structure:

Playlist
└── Folder ([audio, image, video])

Resulting Durations:

• Audio: 43.08s (native duration overrides folder duration)
• Image: 10s (folder duration)
• Video: 8.01s (native duration overrides folder duration)

Overall folder duration: 61.09s

Example 2.

When Max item duration is set: Items use their default/folder/native duration if less than Max item duration, otherwise capped at Max item duration.

Configuration:

• Default duration: 30s
• Folder duration: 15s
• Max item duration: 10s
• Play elements of folder: All item
• Ordering mode: Alphabetical

Structure:

Playlist
└── Folder ([audio, image, video])

Resulting Durations:

• Audio: 10s (native 43.08s, capped by Max item duration)
• Image: 10s (folder 15s, capped by Max item duration)
• Video: 8.01s (native duration, under Max item duration)

Overall folder duration: 28.01s

Play elements of folder: One item and All item examples

One Item Mode Example

Plays one item from the folder before moving to the next playlist element, creating a round-robin effect that ensures variety.

Configuration:

• Ordering mode: Alphabetical
• Play elements of folder: One item

Structure:

Playlist   
├── opening  
├── Folder ([audio, image, video])     
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

1. opening
2. Folder - audio
3. closing
4. opening
5. Folder - image
6. closing
7. opening
8. Folder - video
9. closing
10. (cycle repeats)

All Item Mode Example

Plays all items from the folder completely before moving to the next playlist element, maintaining the folder's cohesion.

Configuration:

• Ordering mode: Alphabetical
• Play elements of folder: All item

Structure:

Playlist   
├── opening  
├── Folder ([audio, image, video])     
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

1. opening
2. Folder - audio
3. Folder - image
4. Folder - video
5. closing
6. (cycle repeats)

Play elements of folder: Specific item examples

Plays a specific number of items from the folder before moving to the next playlist element, mixing round-robin method's variety with the theming cohesion.

Example 1.

Played elements capped by item count is disabled: When disabled, playback loops through folder items circularly to fulfill the Elements per slot count if the folder contains fewer elements than requested.

Configuration:

• Ordering mode: Alphabetical
• Play elements of folder: Specific item
• Elements per slot: 5
• Played elements capped by item count: Disabled

Structure:

Playlist   
├── opening  
├── Folder ([audio, image, video])     
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

1. opening
2. Folder - audio
3. Folder - image
4. Folder - video
5. Folder - audio
6. Folder - image
7. closing
8. (cycle repeats)

Example 2.

Played elements capped by item count is enabled: When enabled, playback stops when all items from the folder have been displayed.

Configuration:

• Ordering mode: Alphabetical
• Play elements of folder: Specific item
• Elements per slot: 5
• Played elements capped by item count: Enabled

Structure:

Playlist  
├── opening  
├── Folder ([audio, image, video])     
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

1. opening
2. Folder - audio
3. Folder - image
4. Folder - video
5. closing
6. (cycle repeats)

Play elements of folder: Count collections as single elements examples

Count collections as single elements controls how multi-item sub-folders within the folder handle their element playback.

Example 1.

With Count collections as single elements disabled on Folder (B), elements from C are flattened into B and treated as if they belong to B directly.

Configuration:

• Main Playlist (A)
• Folder (B):
  • Ordering mode: Alphabetical
  • Play elements of folder: One item
  • Count collections as single elements:Disabled
• Sub-folder (C):
  • Ordering mode: Alphabetical
  • Play elements of folder: All item

Structure:

Main Playlist (A)
├── opening
└── Folder (B)
    ├── pdf (one page)
    └── Sub-folder (C) ([audio, image, video])
└── closing

Flattened structure:

Main Playlist (A)
├── opening
└── Folder (B)
    ├── Sub-folder (C) - audio
    ├── Sub-folder (C) - image
    ├── Folder (B) - pdf (one page)
    └── Sub-folder (C) - video
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

1. Main Playlist (A) - opening
2. Sub-folder (C) - audio
3. Included Playlist (A) - closing
4. Included Playlist (A) - opening
5. Sub-folder (C) - image
6. Included Playlist (A) - closing
7. Included Playlist (A) - opening
8. Folder (B) - pdf (one page)
9. Included Playlist (A) - closing
10. Included Playlist (A) - opening
11. Sub-folder (C) - video
12. Main Playlist (A) - closing
13. (cycle repeats)

Example 2.

rephrase: With Count collections as single elements enabled on Folder (B), elements from C are not flattened into B. They are treated as their own 'separate' unit.

Configuration:

• Main Playlist (A)
• Folder (B):
  • Ordering mode: Alphabetical
  • Play elements of folder: One item
  • Count collections as single elements:Enabled
• Sub-folder (C):
  • Ordering mode: Alphabetical
  • Play elements of folder: All item

Structure:

Main Playlist (A)
├── opening
└── Folder (B)
    ├── pdf (one page)
    └── Sub-folder (C) ([audio, image, video])
└── closing

Playback structure:

Main Playlist (A)
├── opening
└── Folder (B)
    ├── Sub-folder (C) - audio
    ├── Sub-folder (C) - image
    ├── Sub-folder (C) - video
    └── pdf (one page)
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

1. Main Playlist (A) - opening
2. Sub-folder (C) - audio
3. Sub-folder (C) - image
4. Sub-folder (C) - video
5. Included Playlist (A) - closing
6. Included Playlist (A) - opening
7. Folder (B) - pdf (one page)
8. Main Playlist (A) - closing
9. (cycle repeats)

Valid files only

When enabled, the folder will only contain files that have active validity or no validity set.

Advertiser

• Select an advertiser where you wish to collect Proof of Play records about the item's playtime

Learn more: Analytics

Playback mode

• Each mode determines how the assets inside the folder behave relative to other assets in the playlist.

Learn more: Playback Mode

Device tags

Select tags from the suggestion list to specify which devices are eligible to play this page.

• You can select whether the device must contain all tags or at least 1 tag has to match.

Learn more: Tags Menu