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Playlist type page

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

What can I select as page​

You can use a playlist as playlist page.

  • You can add a playlist to the main playlist with double click or Drag n' Drop
  • The included playlist will use its own native duration regardless of the default page duration set inside the main playlist settings. The page length also cannot be manually adjusted from the main playlist.
  • Max item duration can override individual page lengths of the included playlist.
  • Continuous slider layout: Item duration overrides included playlist page duration.

Playlist type page settings​

In Playlist Type Settings, you can individually edit each included playlist’s general settings and customize its behavior.

Playback examples​

Included Playlist duration examples
Example 1.

Included playlists: Use their own internal duration settings, ignoring main playlist default duration. Duration cannot be manually adjusted from main playlist.

Configuration:

  • Main Playlist Default duration: 15s

Structure:

Main Playlist
└── Included Playlist (audio, image, video)

Resulting Durations:

  • Audio: 43.08s (native duration from included playlist)
  • Image: 10s (manual setting from included playlist)
  • Video: 8.01s (native duration from included playlist)

Overall playlist duration: 61.09s

Mute​

Here you can mute the included playlist

  • Default value: Disabled

Ordering mode​

Ordering mode determines, what order will the pages follow inside the included playlist when displayed.

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

Play elements of playlist​

Play elements of playlist controls how frequently the included playlist's elements play relative to the main playlist's elements, offering multiple options to balance content playback.

With Play Elements of playlist, you can:

  • Create balanced media rotation for better variety
  • Ensure equal exposure for all playlist items
  • Allocate time slots to departments or content themes based on required display frequency

Options​

Play elements of playlist determines the frequency in which pages from the included playlist are displayed:

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

Playback examples​

Max item duration examples
Example 1.

When Max item duration is empty: Included playlist pages use their native duration.

Configuration:

  • Main Playlist Default duration: 10s
  • Max item duration: Empty
  • Play elements of playlist: All item
  • Ordering mode: Original playlist order

Structure:

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

Resulting Durations:

  • Opening: 10s (default)
  • Audio: 43.08s (native duration from included playlist)
  • Image: 5s (manual setting from included playlist)
  • Video: 8.01s (native duration from included playlist)
  • Closing: 10s (default)

Overall playlist duration: 76.09s

Example 2.

When Max item duration is set: Included playlist pages use native duration if less than Max item duration, otherwise capped at Max item duration.

Configuration:

  • Main Playlist Default duration: 30s
  • Max item duration: 10s
  • Play elements of playlist: All item
  • Ordering mode: Original playlist order

Structure:

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

Resulting Durations:

  • Opening: 30s (default)
  • Audio: 10s (native 43.08s, capped by Max item duration)
  • Image: 5s (manual setting from included playlist, under Max item duration)
  • Video: 8.01s (native duration from included playlist, under Max item duration)
  • Closing: 30s (default)

Overall playlist duration: 83.01s

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

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

Configuration:

  • Play elements of playlist: One item
  • Ordering mode: Original playlist order

Structure:

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

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. Main Playlist - opening
  2. Included Playlist - audio
  3. Main Playlist - closing
  4. Main Playlist - opening
  5. Included Playlist - image
  6. Main Playlist - closing
  7. Main Playlist - opening
  8. Included Playlist - video
  9. Main Playlist - closing
  10. (cycle repeats)
All Item Mode Example

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

Configuration:

  • Play elements of playlist: All item
  • Ordering mode: Original playlist order

Structure:

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

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. Main Playlist - opening
  2. Included Playlist - audio
  3. Included Playlist - image
  4. Included Playlist - video
  5. Main Playlist - closing
  6. (cycle repeats)
Play elements of playlist: Specific item examples

Plays a specific number of pages from the included playlist before moving to the next main 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 the included playlist pages circularly to fulfill the Elements per slot count if the included playlist contains fewer elements than requested.

Configuration:

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

Structure:

**Main Playlist**   
├── opening  
├── Included Playlist ([audio, image, video])     
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. Main Playlist - opening
  2. Included Playlist - audio
  3. Included Playlist - image
  4. Included Playlist - video
  5. Included Playlist - audio
  6. Included Playlist - image
  7. Main Playlist - closing
  8. (cycle repeats)
Example 2.

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

Configuration:

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

Structure:

**Main Playlist**   
├── opening  
├── Included Playlist ([audio, image, video])     
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. Main Playlist - opening
  2. Included Playlist - audio
  3. Included Playlist - image
  4. Included Playlist - video
  5. Main Playlist - closing
  6. (cycle repeats)
Play elements of playlist: Count collections as single elements examples

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

Example 1.

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

Configuration:

  • Main Playlist (A)
  • Included Playlist (B):
    • Ordering mode: Original playlist order
    • Play elements of playlist: One item
    • Count collections as single elements:Disabled
  • Included Playlist (C):
    • Ordering mode: Original playlist order
    • Play elements of playlist: All item

Structure:

Main Playlist (A)
├── opening
└── Included Playlist (B)
    ├── slide
    └── Included Playlist (C) ([audio, image, video])
└── closing

Flattened structure:

Main Playlist (A)
├── opening
└── Included Playlist (B)
    ├── slide
    ├── Included Playlist (C) - audio
    ├── Included Playlist (C) - image
    └── Included Playlist (C) - video
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. Main Playlist (A) - opening
  2. Included Playlist (B) - slide
  3. Included Playlist (A) - closing
  4. Included Playlist (A) - opening
  5. Included Playlist (C) - audio
  6. Included Playlist (A) - closing
  7. Included Playlist (A) - opening
  8. Included Playlist (C) - image
  9. Included Playlist (A) - closing
  10. Included Playlist (A) - opening
  11. Included Playlist (C) - video
  12. Main Playlist (A) - closing
  13. (cycle repeats)
Example 2.

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

Configuration:

  • Main Playlist (A)
  • Included Playlist (B):
    • Ordering mode: Original playlist order
    • Play elements of playlist: One item
    • Count collections as single elements:Enabled
  • Included Playlist (C):
    • Ordering mode: Original playlist order
    • Play elements of playlist: All item

Structure:

Main Playlist (A)
├── opening
└── Included Playlist (B)
    ├── slide
    └── Included Playlist (C) ([audio, image, video])
└── closing

Resulting Playback Order:

  1. Main Playlist (A) - opening
  2. Included Playlist (B) - slide
  3. Included Playlist (A) - closing
  4. Included Playlist (A) - opening
  5. Included Playlist (C) - audio
  6. Included Playlist (C) - image
  7. Included Playlist (C) - video
  8. Main Playlist (A) - closing
  9. (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 assets inside the included playlist behave relative to other assets in the main 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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