What a playlist is and how it reaches the screen
A playlist is files plus playback rules. Content appears on the screen after the playlist is assigned and the screen syncs.
A playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. is a set of files together with playback rules: when to play (date range, days of the week, hours) and how to rotate the files (playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. type, files order). On its own a playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. shows nothing. Content appears on the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. only after the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. is assigned to a screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device., a networkA colour-coded group of screens that receives a playlist together. or a video wall, the platform has calculated the schedule, and the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. has synchronized.
The path of content to the screen
- File. A video or image is uploaded to «Media», for example into the «Промо-відео» folder.
- PlaylistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks.. Files are added to a playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. and a schedule is set: «Акція лате» plays from 08:00 to 22:00 every 15 minutes.
- Assignment. The playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. is attached to screens («Кава Поділ · Промо») or to a networkA colour-coded group of screens that receives a playlist together. («Правий берег»), which puts it on all screens of that networkA colour-coded group of screens that receives a playlist together..
- Schedule. The platform gathers all playlists of the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. and builds a per-second schedule of the day for every windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists.. You can see it in the «Schedule» tab of the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device..
- SynchronizationThe player downloading new files and schedule from the cabinet; until it finishes, the screen shows the old set.. The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. downloads the files and the schedule into its storage; the status in the list changes to «Synchronized».
- Playback. The player plays from storage, and every playback is recorded in «Report».
What a playlist consists of
Setting | What it defines | Example from the demo cabinet |
|---|---|---|
«Name» | How the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. appears in lists. By default it is the creation date. | «Меню день» |
«Broadcast Period» | Start and end dates. The «No end date» checkbox leaves only «Start date». | 01.11.2026 to 31.12.2026 |
«Week Days» | On which days inside the period the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. is active. A day that is switched off means the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. does not play on that day. | MO to SU |
«Broadcasting Hours» | The daily playback windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists.. «Add second period» adds a second windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. on the same day. | 08:00 to 22:00 |
«Type» | How the files share airtime with other playlists on the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device., see Five playlist types. | «FuzzyPlaylist type that loops all files during broadcasting hours; the background for other types.» |
«Files Order» | «Ascending», «Descending», «Random» or «One of» (one file per cycle, in turn). | «Ascending» |
«InfluencePlaylist field: Active goes on air, Passive is only stored.» | When changes reach the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device.: «Active» right after saving, «Passive» from 00:01 the next day. | «Active» |
«Content» | The playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. files with a display duration for each; a single file can get its own schedule or be switched off. | menu-day-01.jpg, 10 s |
Playlist and screen
- One playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. can be assigned to many screens: «Меню день» plays on all «· Меню» screens.
- One screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. can hold several playlists of different types: «Меню день» as the background and «Акція лате» every 15 minutes.
- When no playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. is active, the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. shows «All-day content». If it is not set, the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. is empty.
- Removing a playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. from a screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. does not delete it: it stays in the «Playlists» list and keeps playing on other screens.
- Changes in the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device.'s «Content» tab take effect only after you click «Save».
Scenarios: Create a playlist, Assign a playlist to screens or a network, Add a playlist to a screen in the «Content» tab, Replace a video that is already playing. If a playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. is assigned but does not play, see Playlist assigned but not playing.
Related articles
- ConceptFive playlist typesHow Fuzzy, Periodic, Floating, Block and Loop item share an hour of airtime on one screen.
- How-to · 3 minCreate a playlistName, period, days and hours, files and screens in three minutes. The playlist goes on air right away.
- How-to · 2 minAssign a playlist to screens or a networkAdd screens to a playlist in the editor, check the screen count in the list and push the playlist to a whole network.
- How-to · 2 minAdd a playlist to a screen on the «Content» tabOn the device page click «+» next to «Playlists», tick playlists in the dialog, click «Add» and «Save».