14/21

Playlist programming

 

A default Media Frame loops a single video or shows an image. You can do much more with a Media Frame when you convert it to a Playlist: sequence multiple videos and images seamlessly, play content in random order, create interactive carousels or kiosk-style menus, and enable public control via a QR code. Playlists can also respond to real-time motion triggers detected in the projection area.

  • Navigate to the Editor
  • Select the Media Frame containing a video or an image
  • Click the 'edit-pencil' button, bottom-right of the screen
  • Click the "Convert to Playlist" button at the very bottom of the 'media-frame' tab
  • Uncheck the "Repeat All" checkbox

  • You can set the "Start Offset" and "Length" parameters for every Item of a Playlist
  • "Start Offset" controls how much of the video duration is cut at the beginning. For example, if you set Start Offset to 60 seconds, the first minute of the video will not play; playback will skip to the 60-second timestamp and play from there.
  • "Length" controls how long a video or image shows. If you set "Length" to a value longer than the video's original duration, the video will loop until the Item's playback time reaches that length.
  • Navigate to the Editor
  • Select the Media Frame and click the 'edit-pencil' button at the bottom-right of the screen
  • Click the "Convert to Playlist" button at the very bottom of the 'media-frame' tab (skip if the object already is a Playlist)
  • Click the "Items" bar
  • Find the image or video Item that you want to edit, click the 'three-dots' (⋯) button
  • Click the 'edit-pencil' button
  • Here, you can type in "Start Offset" and "Length" parameters (time, seconds)
  • Click the '←' in the top-left corner.
  • Click "Apply" at the very bottom to confirm the change.

  • Navigate to the Editor
  • Select the Media Frame and click the 'edit-pencil' button at the bottom right of the screen
  • Click the "Convert to Playlist" button at the very bottom of the 'media-frame' tab (skip if the object already is a Playlist)
  • Click the "Items" bar
  • Click '+' to add media that you want to play in sequence
  • You can drag and drop Items to change their order
  • Click "Apply" at the very bottom to confirm the changes

  • Navigate to the Editor
  • Select the Media Frame and click the 'edit-pencil' button at the bottom right of the screen
  • Click the "Convert to Playlist" button at the very bottom of the 'media-frame' tab (skip if the object already is a Playlist)
  • Click the 'filters' tab at the top-right corner
  • Click the '+' button to
  • Select the "Fade In/Out" filter
  • Click 'three-dots' (⋯) > 'edit-pencil'
  • You can enable Fade In, Fade Out, or both, and set their duration in seconds

  • Navigate to the Editor
  • Select the Media Frame
  • Click the 'edit-pencil' button, bottom right of the screen
  • Click the "Convert to Playlist" button at the very bottom of the 'media-frame' tab (skip if the object already is a Playlist)
  • Enable the "Random" checkbox

  • If you're building a playlist for a multi-projector set-up, open the Editor of all projectors in several browser tabs.
  • Create the playlist in one of the projectors.
  • Manually copy the same playlist settings into all other projectors.
  • Make sure all playlist settings and linked files are the same.

This feature doesn't support multi-projection.

  • Navigate to the Editor
  • Select the Media Frame
  • Click the 'edit-pencil' button, bottom right of the screen
  • Click the "Convert to Playlist" button at the very bottom of the 'media-frame' tab (skip if the object already is a Playlist)
  • Click the 'media-frame' tab, in the middle of the three tabs at the top
  • Disable (uncheck) the "Synchronized Timeline" option
  • Click the 'edit-pencil' tab, the very left of the three tabs at the top
  • Click the "Items" bar and use the '+' button to add a few items to the Playlist,
  • Confirm with the "Apply" button
  • Click the 'filters' tab at the top right corner
  • Click the '+' button to
  • Select the "Playlist Control" filter
  • Next to the "Playlist Control", click 'three-dots' (⋯) > 'edit-pencil' buttons
  • The "Control Mode" setting offers two Playlist Controls: "Next-Prev" uses two arrows to browse the playlist queue, and "Select Video" turns every playlist item into a button, allowing the user to play any file instantly. Click "Save" if you make changes.
  • Click the '←' in the top left corner to navigate back to the Playlist Filters
  • Click 'three-dots' > 'joystick' button next to the "Playlist Control"
  • This is where you can use the Playlist Control. If the Playlist Control freezes on "Connecting", this is because the controller is only available when the Projection is running. Navigate to the Main Menu > Power Button (top-right corner) and switch to "Projection: Lumiverse on" to start the projection.
  • Navigate back to the Main Menu and click the 'joystick' "App Controller" bar in the fourth row
  • Use the Playlist Control
  • At the end of the session, navigate to the Main Menu > Power Button (top-right corner) and switch to "Projection: off"
  • Playlist Control is Compatible with the QR code public interactivity and interactive kiosks - see chapter 18: QR code interactivity