To add a playlist, click the orange ”Add Playlist” button at the bottom of the Playlist list. As a next step, you must select the type of playlist you want to create. You can select among the following:

Classic – Create a Classic Playlist. After clicking “Add”, you can select the Media you want to add to the Playlist.
Tag-based – Create a dynamic Playlist by using Media Tags. The Playlist will update dynamically whenever you assign or remove Tags from your Media.
Dropbox – Link a folder in your Dropbox to a Playlist. You can then manage your content (Video, Images, and Documents) through your Dropbox account.
OneDrive – Link a folder in your Personal OneDrive application folder to a Playlist. You can then manage your content (Video, Images, and Documents) through your Personal OneDrive account.
Import CSV – Create a Playlist by importing a text file. Each line should contain the name of the Media item to be added, optionally followed by a comma and the playlist duration for that Media.

As a next step, you are requested to provide the following:

the Name of the Playlist and
an optional Description for it

There are various settings available that you can enable. They are separated between Transition Options and Playback Options. Click the corresponding tab below to learn more information.

Transition and Playback options

Transition

Add a black gap between videos

The transition between the two videos right now is gapless. The last video frame will display the screen with gapless transitions between back-to-back videos. If you want a 0.5s black gap between the videos, enable the above option on your playlist.

Image Transitions

You can pick more than 23 different Transition Types and, of course, control the Transition Speed.

Slow: 3-second transition
Medium: 2-second transition
Fast: 1-second transition
Custom: Configure how long the transition will occur from one image to another.

Limitations

We are improving the Transition feature daily, but there are some limitations that you need to consider for now.

1. Transitions are available only between images. You cannot have transitions between images to videos or any other media.

2. If you add a playlist to a layout, do not enable the transparency option on that layer. Transitions will not work with the transparency option enabled.

3. Transitions are not available for 4K resolution yet.

Sync Playback

Players under the same account can be synced and display the content on the TV screen synced and almost frame by frame.

How To

Click the link to see how you can sync media between your monitors.
You can also click this link for a detailed example of syncing different regions in a Layout configuration.

Random Playback

Choose to enable the ”Random Playback” option. This option will randomize the media on your playlist, and the player will display these media on the TV screen randomly.

Keep Web Pages Open

Choose to enable the ”Keep Web Pages open” option. This option will be displayed in your Playlist settings if you have at least one Web page entry on your Playlist’s filmstrip.

Keep Web-pages running on the Background

Normally, Web Pages and Web Widgets in a Playlist are reloaded every time they are shown. However, you can enable this option to keep them open in the background.

By default, Web Pages in a Playlist are closed and reloaded every time they appear on the screen. By enabling this, you keep all Web Pages in the Playlist open and never reload them. To set a refresh interval, check the ‘Advanced’ settings on each Web Page.

For example, suppose you have dashboards that must be refreshed frequently to display new content by activating this option. In that case, dashboards will be kept active on your player’s RAM to be displayed on your screen instantly instead of loading again from scratch.

RAM Usage

This feature should only be used with Yodeck Players based on the latest Raspberry Pi 4 board with 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of RAM. Using this feature on Yodeck Players with 1GB boards might cause Player instability and corruption if the memory usage is too high.

IMPORTANT: This might reduce Player reliability if the memory is too high. We recommend using Raspberry Pi 4 Players with 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of RAM.

Adding Media to a Playlist

You can see an empty filmstrip where you will add your media files:

Below the filmstrip, you’ll find your account’s media library with all available media files. You can see them all or locate them under their respective category (Images, Videos, Web Pages, Apps, Audio Assets, Documents, Playlists, and Layouts).

The first item in the media library is the special Hide playlist. You can use it to hide the playlist for as long as you want. If you use it in a playlist, when it loads, the monitor’s screen will get black since there is no media to play. When its duration ends, the playlist will continue with the following media.

It is useful when you want to create layers in a layout. For example, you can insert a media file in a layout, and on top of it, you can insert a playlist with your media plus the Hide playlist item in it. If you use the layout on your monitor, you will see the top layer, the playlist. When the playlist loads the Hide playlist item, it will disappear temporarily, revealing the media under it, the first media you inserted in the layout. When the Hide playlist ends, the playlist will take over again, and it will continue with the remaining media, hiding the bottom layer in the layout.

Playlist Actions

You can use the Search button to find your media file.
By hovering over any media, you can:
- Click on the Preview (eye icon) button to preview the specific media
- Click the Arrow button to place it on the playlist
  - Alternatively, you can drag and drop the item into the filmstrip directly
- Click the Pencil button to edit the specific media
Upload any Media directly on your Playlist by clicking the “+Upload Media” button
You can change the media files’ position by dragging and dropping them in your desired order.
All media inserted into the playlist inherit their default duration except Videos with a fixed display time (the duration of the video itself), which cannot be changed.
You can use the -/+ icons to decrease/increase the duration.
You can also check the total duration of your playlist. This info is located on the right side of the filmstrip:

Which media are calculated? The media that are calculated are:

Images
Web-pages
Apps
Videos (YouTube videos are excluded)
Documents

Clicking” Save” will create the Playlist.

Creating/Editing Playlists with a large number of media files

If your playlists contain numerous media files, you can activate the Folder View for your convenience.

To see in detail how you manage playlists with the Folder View, check the section Managing Playlists with Folder View

How do I preview the playlist’s content?

You can see exactly what is being shown on your TV screens like you would view that content if you had a Yodeck Player connected to your screen. With a simple click, you can see how your playlist will display on the TV screen without needing a Yodeck player or hardware.

You only have to fill the playlist with the media of your choice and then click the Preview button at the top left corner.

A new window will appear and start displaying the playlist.

Allow pop-ups

Upon clicking the Preview button, your browser might block the pop-up. Please click the options button in your browser and click the “Allow pop-ups for app.yodeck.com“.

Managing Playlists

You can see a list of the playlists currently created in your Yodeck account in the Playlists section. Information about your playlists is organized in the following columns:

The Name of the playlist
The Description of it (if any)
The Timestamp (date and time) that the playlist was modified for the last time
Icons of the Media Type that are included in the playlist
The Workspace (for accounts in the Enterprise plan) that the image belongs
The Actions column

If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions you can apply to your playlists.

Click on each tab below to see a short description.

Additional Control Settings

You can use the Search box to sort out your playlist listing quickly in the top-left corner. Search using any columns by name, date, workspace, etc.

You can select more playlists by clicking the square box left to their thumbnail. Click the Actions button at the bottom to Move or Delete all the selected playlists simultaneously.

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/gnR8U9JCI3Q

Managing Playlists with Folder View ON

When you handle a large number of media files, activating the Folder View can be very helpful. You will find the toggle button to turn the Folder View option on and off when you edit Playlist mode at the top-right corner of your screen.

Moving from left to right, there are three (3) column sections:

Media Folders, where all folders and sub-folders appear (Workspaces will also appear if you are in the Enterprise plan)
The contents of the selected folder (or Workspace) will appear in the middle section
The actual Playlist contents appear in the third column list on the right

How to manage the contents of the folders

To preview the media file, click on the magnifying glass icon or click on the arrow to move it into the playlist
You can use the Search box for a specific media file in a folder
To simultaneously move several media files to the playlist, select mutliple media files and click on the arrow of just one of the selected items
To move ALL items in a folder to the playlist on the right, check the box next to the folder’s name and click on the arrow of just one of the items

How to manage the contents of the playlist

Once moved, the media files are listed in the right column. This is your new playlist.

To delete a single media file, click the “X” button next to it
To delete multiple media files from the playlist, first check the boxes of the files you want to remove and then click the “X” button from one of them
To delete ALL media files, check the Playlist box; all items will be selected, then click the “X” button from one of them
To change the media files’ position, just drag-and-drop them in the order you want
To change the default display duration of the files in the playlist, either type in the box the display duration or use the blue “UP/DOWN” arrows respectively

Finally, click ”Save” to create your playlist.

Playlist of Layouts

With this feature, you have the option to add layouts within your main Classic Playlist. In that way, each monitor will display, for example, the main Playlist, which probably has media for all your monitors, but also you have the option to display your Layouts one after the other.
How to place a Layout inside your Playlist

The first thing you have to do is follow the below quick steps to create a classic playlist.

Login to your Yodeck account.
Go to the Playlists section and create a Classic Playlist.
Choose the Layout tab and add the Layout of your choice in the selection tab.
- 💡You can drag and drop or click the up arrow inside the Layout you want to add to your Playlist.

Layout’s duration in a playlist

We strongly recommend setting the Layout’s duration to 20 seconds or more. Lower durations might affect the result on the screen. The transition change from one Layout to another might not be so smooth.

Limitations

The “Keep Web pages Open” option is not available when you have a Layout inside your Playlist.
When you create a Layout, a custom one, or from a template, you cannot insert a Playlist on that Layout if that Playlist already has a Layout.

How-to Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2yAP-ygEg4

Sub-Playlists [Pro & Enterprise Plans only]

With the Sub-Playlist feature, you have the option to add playlists within your main Classic playlist.

In that way, each monitor will display, for example, the main playlist, which probably has media for all monitors, but each monitor can have its own Sub-Playlist.

For example:

Monitor 1 will play the Main Playlist and play the Sub-Playlist, which will have Media for Monitor 1 only.
Monitor 2 will play the Main Playlist and play the Sub-Playlist, which will have Media for Monitor 2 only.
Monitor 3 will play the Main Playlist and play the Sub-Playlist, which will have Media for Monitor 3 only.

Adding a Sub-Playlist

To add a Sub-playlist, you click on the orange ”Add Playlist” button found at the bottom of the Playlist list.

As a next step, select “Classic” in the pop-up window and click “Add“.

You are requested to provide:

the Name of the Playlist and
an optional Description for it

After filling in the above information, you will see an extra tab called “Playlists” in the Media Selection area.

You can find all the available* Playlists in your account.

*Note: If your user has the permission to view playlists (Workspaces Feature)

Just click the arrow inside the Playlist’s icon and place them inside the filmstrip or drag and drop it using your mouse.

After you finish editing the Sub-playlist, click the ”Save” button.

Max Items/Max Time

You can if you want, create a Sub-playlist and configure “Max items” and/or “Max time” by clicking the “Options” button.

Then, each time the main playlist will enter the Sub-playlist, it will follow your configuration. For example, based on the configuration in the image above, only one media file will get shown from the Sub-playlist on each loop of the main playlist.

Tag-Based Playlist [Pro & Enterprise Plans only]

Adding a Tag-Based Playlist

To add a Tag-based playlist, click on the “Add Playlist” button at the bottom of the Playlists list, and select the Tag-based icon.

As a next step, you are requested to:

Provide the Name of the playlist and an optional Description of it
Add Black gaps between videos if you want and Image Transitions
Choose the Workspace where you want the playlist to shuffle play the media (Enterprise plan only).

After completing the above steps, all the media from the chosen Workspace are activated. But you might not want to add all the media. That’s why we provide a filtering system for you to choose which media you want to be included and also excluded. You can click Specify Tags and add the media tags that should be included.

How Media are selected

1. Include Tags

Local Web Pages & YouTube Streams (Will include media that have both tags)
Christmas Media (Will include Media that have only that tag).

2. Exclude Tags

Backgrounds & Info Documents (Will exclude Media that have both tags)
Entertaining Videos (Will exclude Media that have only that tag).

Dropbox Playlist

With our latest feature, you can display content from your Dropbox account (images, videos, and documents) directly to your TV screen using the Yodeck player. You only have to upload the content of your choice to a specific folder on your Dropbox account, and the Yodeck player will automatically display this content. There is no need to log in to your Yodeck account. There is no need to make any other changes; the player will automatically handle new content.

Limitations

Each Dropbox account can be paired only with one Yodeck account. You cannot use the same Dropbox account for multiple Yodeck accounts.
You must be on the Enterprise plan to use multiple Dropbox accounts within the same Yodeck account.

Supported File Formats

Check the support media formats for the Dropbox Playlist here.

Pairing your Dropbox with Yodeck

To create a Dropbox playlist, you click on the ”Add Playlist” button found at the bottom of the Playlists list. In the pop-up window, select “Dropbox” and then click the “Link your Dropbox Account” button to authenticate and give access to your Yodeck account to use a specific folder on your Dropbox account.

After clicking the “Link your Dropbox Account” button, a new tab will open in your browser, asking you to log into your Dropbox account.

After successfully authorizing the Yodeck app, you will view the following window:

Click “Add” and your Dropbox playlist is ready.

Dropbox Playlist Settings

After creating the playlist, you will see some additional configuration options:

Type a Name for the playlist and an optional Description for it
Enable the ”Add black gap between videos” option
The transition between the two videos right now is gapless. The last video frame will display gapless transitions between videos playing back-to-back. If you want a 0.5s black gap between the videos, enable the above option on your playlist.
Enable Image Transitions
Enable Random Playback
Set the default Duration for Images & Documents

Linked Dropbox Account: The Dropbox account with which your Yodeck account is paired.

Selected Folder: The folder where the player will pull the images, documents, or videos and display them on the TV screen.

How to add content to your Dropbox playlist

A new folder will be created under your Dropbox account and, more specifically, in the Apps section. This folder is called Yodeck Digital Signage, the default folder where your players will “pull” the images from it.

Feel free to add as many images, documents, or videos as possible. Note that the files you add to a Dropbox playlist will be played back in alphabetical order.

Syncing Files

After adding/removing files to your linked Dropbox folder, it will take up to 5 minutes for the player to start pulling the files. Remember that the folder needs up to 5 minutes of inactivity (not adding/deleting media) before syncing the content.

Dropbox and OneDrive Supported Media Formats

Media Formats

Here you can check what are the supported media formats for the Dropbox and OneDrive playlists

gif : image/gif
jpg : image/jpeg
jpeg : image/jpeg
png : image/png
svg : image/svg+xml
tif : image/tiff
txt : text/plain
webm : video/webm
mkv : video/x-mkv
mp3 : audio/mpeg
avi : video/x-msvideo
flv : video/x-flv
xls : application/pdf/xls
xlsx : application/pdf/xls
ods : application/pdf/xls
ppt : application/pdf/ppt
pps : application/pdf/ppt
odp : application/pdf/ppt
pptx : application/pdf/ppt
doc : application/pdf/doc
odt : application/pdf/doc
rtf : application/pdf/doc
pdf : application/pdf
wav : audio/x-wav
bmp : image/bmp
mpg : video/mpeg
mpeg : video/mpeg
mpv : video/mpeg
mp4 : video/mp4
m4v : video/mp4
mov : video/quicktime
aac : audio/aac
docx : application/pdf/doc
odp : application/pdf/ppt
3gp : video/3gpp
ts : video/mp2t

OneDrive Playlist

With our latest feature, you can display content from your OneDrive account (images, videos, and documents) directly to your TV screen using the Yodeck player. You only have to upload the content of your choice to a specific folder on your OneDrive account, and the Yodeck player will automatically display this content. There is no need to log in to your Yodeck account. There is no need to make other changes; the player will automatically handle new content.

Limitations

Each OneDrive account can be paired only with one Yodeck account. You cannot use the same OneDrive account for multiple Yodeck accounts.
You need to be on the Enterprise plan to use more than one OneDrive accounts within the same Yodeck account.

Supported File Formats

Check the support media formats for the OneDrive Playlist here.

Pairing your OneDrive with Yodeck

To create a OneDrive playlist, click on the” Add Playlist” button found at the bottom of the Playlists list. In the pop-up window, select “OneDrive” and then click the “Link your OneDrive Account” button to authenticate and give access to your Yodeck account to use a specific folder on your OneDrive account.

After clicking the “Link your OneDrive Account” button, a new tab will open in your browser, asking you to log into your Microsoft account.

After successfully authorizing the Yodeck app, you will view the following window:

Click “Add” and your OneDrive playlist is ready.

OneDrive Playlist Settings

After creating the playlist, you will see some additional configuration options:

Type a Name for the playlist and an optional Description for it
Enable the” Add black gap between videos” option
The transition between the two videos right now is gapless. The last video frame will display gapless transitions between videos playing back-to-back. If you want a 0.5s black gap between the videos, enable the above option on your playlist.
Enable Image Transitions
Enable Random Playback
Set the default Duration for Images & Documents

Linked OneDrive Account: The OneDrive account with which your Yodeck account is paired.

Selected Folder: The folder where the player will pull the images, documents, or videos and display them on the TV screen.

How to add content to your OneDrive playlist

A new folder will be created under your OneDrive Personal account and, more specifically, in the Apps section. This folder is called Yodeck Digital Signage, the default folder where your players will “pull” the images from it.

For OneDrive Business accounts you will be able to link any existing folder under your OneDrive account, where the player will pull media.

Feel free to add as many images, documents, or videos as possible. Note that the files you add to a OneDrive playlist will be played back in alphabetical order.

Syncing Files

After adding files to your linked OneDrive folder, it will take up to 5 minutes for the player to start pulling the files. Remember that the folder needs up to 5 minutes of inactivity (not adding/deleting media) before syncing the content.

Limitations

How To

Keep Web-pages running on the Background

RAM Usage

Allow pop-ups

Attachments