Playlist Actions

The next two sections under Playlists let you manage playlists and their content. The difference between “My Playlists” and “All Playlists” is that you can edit, manage, append content to, and delete your playlists in the “My Playlists” list that are owned by you, but you can only view and copy playlists in the “All Playlists” list that are owned by other users. Administrators can view and manage all playlists, but other users cannot view private playlists other than their own and can manage only their own playlists.

My Playlists: Edit Metadata

To edit the metadata in a playlist, select the playlist from the drop-down list and click the Edit Metadata button. Change the playlist metadata and click the Save button. Once you have saved the metadata changes, you can also add or delete items from the playlist by clicking Manage Playlist Items next to the Save button.

Note: If this playlist has been set as the continuity file, you cannot edit it. To edit a playlist that is currently set as continuity, copy it, then edit the copy.

My Playlists: Manage Items

To add, delete, or re-order items from a playlist, select the playlist from the drop-down list and click the Manage Items button. The Manage Playlist Items screen is displayed.

Use the Search features to find images. Drag and drop image icons from the Search Results column on the left of the screen to the playlist area.

To change the order of items in the playlist, drag the item’s icon to the place where you want it or change its number in the box to the right of the icon. To delete an item from the playlist, click its trash icon .  When you have finished, click the Save Changes button.  Click on Content to return to the Content page, Playlist Metadata to edit the metadata for the playlist, or Enter Item Edit Mode to edit individual item details such as the image duration.

Important: Your playlist changes will only be saved if you click the Save Changes button after making changes.

My Playlists: Manage Items: Enter Item Edit Mode

Item Edit Mode allows you to see the duration, offset, and content detail for all items in the playlist. To see and edit items, click on Enter Item Edit Mode at the top of the Manage Playlist Items window.  The list of items in the playlist is displayed.  The top of the table shows how many items are in the playlist and the duration of the entire playlist.

To edit the information for a playlist item, click on its Edit icon  in the Action column. The Edit Playlist Item screen is displayed.

You can change the duration of this image in this playlist by entering a new duration in hours, minutes, and seconds. When you have finished, click on Save, or click Cancel to return to Item Edit Mode without making any changes. When you have finished editing items in the playlist, click Exit Edit Item Mode in the upper right corner to return to the Manage Playlist Items screen.

My Playlists: Append Content

To add content to the end of a playlist from the main Content page, check one or more thumbnails to select them.

Select the playlist from the drop-down list and click the Append Content button.  The system asks you confirm; click OK to append the content. The new items are added to the end of the playlist and a confirmation message is displayed at the top of the page.

My Playlists: Delete Playlist

To delete a playlist, select it from the My Playlists drop-down list and click the Delete Playlist button. The system asks you confirm; click OK to delete the playlist.

All Playlists: View Metadata

To see a playlist’s metadata, including non-private playlists owned by another user, select the playlist from the drop-down list and click the View Metadata button. The metadata screen for the playlist is displayed.

You can view the metadata but you cannot edit it. To return to the Content screen, click the word Content or the Content tab at the top of the page.

All Playlists: View Items

To see the content in a playlist, including non-private playlists owned by another user, select the playlist from the drop-down list and click the View Items button. The list of items in the playlist is displayed.

You can view the items in the playlist but you cannot edit them. To return to the Content screen, click the word Content or the Content tab at the top of the page.

All Playlists: Copy Playlist

If you want to create a playlist that is similar to one that already exists, start by copying the existing playlist. To copy a playlist, including one owned by another user, select it from the All Playlists drop-down list and click the Copy Playlist button. The metadata page for the playlist is displayed, with a new playlist name in the format Copy(n) of PlaylistName.

Change the name and any other metadata as you would when creating a playlist. When you have finished, click the Save button. To view or change the playlist items, click on Manage Playlist Items. To return to the Content page, click the Content tab or on Content at the top of the page.