Folder Playlist Configuration
There is a global setting on the
Configuration
page -
Automation
tab that defines the
sequence, range and time in which objects are played from the folder.
Figure 62.
Folder Playlist Configuration Panel
To set the global Folder Playlist configuration:
1.
Click
Configuration>Automation
. The
Automation
page opens
2.
In the
Folder
Playlist
panel (see figure 62) select a
Sort
By:
option (
1
).
a.
By
file
name
ascending
alphanumeric
– Plays the folder files in alphanumeric
order from
0
to Z, then begins again.
b.
By
file
name
descending
alphanumeric
– Plays the folder files in alphanumeric
order from Z to
0
, then begins again.
c.
By
modified
date
oldest
first
– Plays the folder files in order of their modified
dates beginning with the oldest.
d.
By
modified
date
newest
first
– Plays the folder files in order of their modified
dates beginning with the newest.
e.
Unsorted
– Plays the folder files according to their sort order in the folder.
3.
In the
Limit
range
to:
field (
2
), select the number of files within the folder you want
to limit the folder playlist to. Leave the number at
0
(default) to include all the files.
4.
In the
Still
Image
duration
(sec):
field (
3
), select the default time an image is
onscreen before the next image replaces it.
5.
Click
Save
(
4
). The selections now become the default settings for all Folder Playlists.
The
Limit
range
to:
field is used to create a dynamic playlist for unattended playback. For
example, choose
By
modified
date
newest
first
and set the
Limit
range
to:
field to
3
.
The player now loops through the three most recent files in the folder. When a new file
is added to the folder the player adds the new file to the playback sequence and drops
the oldest file. Files are not added or removed from the folder, they are only included or
excluded from the playback sequence.
NOTES:
•
If the folder is an SMP recording package containing multiple video files created
in accordance with the active SMP file length setting, the files are played back
seamlessly only on the sequence.
•
You can have a folder with playlists only, or a combination of playlists and audio,
video, and image files.
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