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Media type page

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

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What can I select as page​

Images​

  • A globally defined Duration will be applied to each page.
  • This default duration determines how long each item is displayed.
  • You can manually adjust this value for individual files as needed.
  • When using a Continuous slider layout, the item duration will overwrite the page duration.

Video Files and Audio​

  • Videos and audio files automatically use their native duration.
  • These durations can also be overridden by the item duration.
  • Files with a native duration shorter than the page length will loop to fill the page duration.
  • Reset the page length to file native duration : Resets the page length to the native file duration.
  • When using a Continuous slider layout, the item duration will overwrite the page duration.

PDFs​

  • PDFs are single files containing multiple pages, so they follow the similar playback rules as other collection types (folders and playlists).
  • The defined Duration will be applied to each PDF page.
  • This default duration determines how long each page of the PDF is displayed.
  • You can manually adjust this value for individual files as needed.
    • You cannot manually adjust the duration for individual PDF pages.
  • When using a Continuous slider layout, the item duration will overwrite the page duration.

Media type page settings​

In Playlist Page Settings, you can individually edit each page’s general settings and customize their behavior.

Duration​

This duration will define the length of the media file

  • Minimum duration/item must be greater than 3s.
  • This duration overwrites the default duration from playlist's global settings.
  • If the selected media file has a native duration and the manually set duration differs from it, a reset button will appear to restore the native duration.
  • When using a Continuous slider layout, the item duration will overwrite the page duration.
In ePaper mode this value is set in minutes, with the minimum duration of 5 minutes.

Playback examples​

Default and Media Page duration examples
Example 1.

Image and PDF page duration uses default duration, video and audio files are inheriting their native durations.

Configuration:

  • Default duration: 10s

Structure:

Playlist
├── audio
├── image
└── video

Resulting Durations:

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

Overall playlist duration: 61.09s

Example 2.

Manual duration override: Each element uses individually configured duration values.

Configuration:

  • Default duration: 10s

Structure:

Playlist
├── audio
├── image
└── video

Resulting Durations:

  • Audio: 5s (manual override, native 43.08s)
  • Image: 20s (manual override)
  • Video: 15s (manual override, loops from native 8.01s)

Overall playlist duration: 40s

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.
    • 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

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 asset behaves 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

Volume​

Here you can modify the volume of video and audio files

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PDF type page settings​

Duration​

This duration will define the length of each PDF page

  • Minimum duration/item must be greater than 3s.
  • This duration overwrites the default duration from playlist's global settings.
    • You cannot manually adjust the duration for individual PDF pages.
  • When using a Continuous slider layout, the item duration will overwrite the page duration.
In ePaper mode this value is set in minutes, with the minimum duration of 5 minutes.

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.
    • 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

Ordering mode​

Ordering mode determines, what order will the pages follow when the PDF is displayed.

  • Random: The pages will still follow the Play elements of PDF balancing rules, pages just get pulled in a randomized order.
  • Original: This ordering plays the PDF pages in the original page order of the file while respecting the Play elements of PDF balancing rules.

Play elements of PDF​

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

With Play Elements of PDF, you can:

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

Options​

Play elements of PDF determines the frequency in which pages from the PDF file are displayed:

  • One item: Plays one page from the PDF before moving to the next playlist element, creating a round-robin effect that ensures variety.
    • Count collections as single elements: In PDF files this option does not change the playback.
  • All item: Plays all pages from the PDF completely before moving to the next playlist element, maintaining the PDF file's cohesion.
  • Specific: Plays a specific number of pages from the PDF before moving to the next playlist element, mixing round-robin method's variety with the theming cohesion.
    • Count collections as single elements: In PDF files this option does not change the playback.
    • Elements per slot: Determines the specific number of pages that are played from the PDF file before moving to the next playlist element.
    • Played elements capped by item count: Prevents repeat when a multiple pages are played in relation to Elements per slot item count.

Playback examples​

Play elements of PDF: One item and All item examples
One Item Mode Example

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

Configuration:

  • Ordering mode: Original
  • Play elements of PDF: One item

Structure:

Playlist  
├── opening  
├── PDF ([page1, page2, page3])  
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. opening
  2. PDF - page1
  3. closing
  4. opening
  5. PDF - page2
  6. closing
  7. opening
  8. PDF - page3
  9. closing
  10. (cycle repeats)
All Item Mode Example

Plays all pages from the PDF completely before moving to the next playlist element, maintaining the PDF file's cohesion.

Configuration:

  • Ordering mode: Original
  • Play elements of PDF: All item

Structure:

Playlist  
├── opening  
├── PDF ([page1, page2, page3])  
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. opening
  2. PDF - page1
  3. PDF - page2
  4. PDF - page3
  5. closing
  6. (cycle repeats)
Play elements of PDF: Specific item examples

Plays a specific number of pages from the PDF 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 PDF pages circularly to fulfill the Elements per slot count if the PDF contains fewer pages than requested.

Configuration:

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

Structure:

Playlist   
├── opening  
├── PDF ([page1, page2, page3])     
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. opening
  2. PDF - page1
  3. PDF - page2
  4. PDF - page3
  5. PDF - page1
  6. PDF - page2
  7. closing
  8. (cycle repeats)
Example 2

Played elements capped by item count is enabled: When enabled, playback stops when all PDF pages have been displayed.

Configuration:

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

Structure:

Playlist  
├── opening  
├── PDF ([page1, page2, page3])    
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. opening
  2. PDF - page1
  3. PDF - page2
  4. PDF - page3
  5. closing
  6. (cycle repeats)

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 asset behaves 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

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