This is an easy way to automatically display a collection of pictures with a
specific audio track or song playing under them. As indicated in yellow,
these folders are restricted to audio files and pictures, and NO video clips.
Place
one or more
audio files (.
wav
or .
mp3
) into a folder with a
ny
number of images
(JPG or BMP), and the total length of the audio clip(s) is
divided by the number of graphics to create a display duration for each
graphic. These items are displayed as folder with pictures and a music
note on top. Here’s a simple example of slideshow folder contents and
the resulting timing:
Scheduling and Managing Folders
When organizing content it’s convenient to use a large number of folders
to organize groups of files before scheduling them in a Playlist.
There are
three ways to add a folder (and its sub-folders, if any) to a Playlist.
1.
From the File Browser window, locate the folder you want to add to the
playlist, and drag it to the desired position in the list.
2.
Drag the normal Folder button from the PLAYLIST ITEMS group beneath the
Playlist.
3.
Drag a folder in from Windows Explorer and drop it in the schedule.
In any case, when you drop in the Folder, a dialog opens where you
define the folder characteristics and behavior.
Choose Folder ...
Click to
open the “Browse for Folder” window and select the folder you want to
insert in the playlist, then click OK.
Normal Folders
This is the default selection, which means that all files will be played
using a Windows alphanumeric sort from the top down. The Total
Duration of the folder contents is displayed at the bottom right of the
window.
In the playlist these are displayed as a plain yellow folder with the
duration shown.
Slideshow Folders
FILL Folders
Use FILL Folders to fill unscheduled time at the end of Events. If your
Event is Short (total item time < Event time), drag a FILL Folder into that
area of the playlist. Much like the AUTO-FILL folder, the contents of the
selected FILL Folder will play until the Start Time of the next Event,
fading out audio and video before the next Event item plays.
If you have AUTO-LOOP on, you can drag a FILL Folder
on top of
the
AUTO-LOOP icon and replace that instance of AUTO-LOOP with the FILL
Folder. This lets you control specific content for the duration of the FILL.
24
Audio file(s) = :60
10 x graphic files
:60 / 10 = :06 display per ‘slide’
When audio playback starts, the first graphic
fades from black, with dips to and from black
between each of the remaining graphics. The
Slideshow fades out the last graphic at the end of
audio playback
.
Editing Folders
To edit Folders already in the Playlist, right-click and select Folder
Properties … or just
double-click
the Folder item in the playlist.
SOFTWARE
Note: If picture files have
custom markup
lengths
, those lengths will be observed, using
the total remaining time to create lengths for
the other files in the folder.
