Playlists

You can use playlists to present multiple media items and clips back-to-back without any pause between them.

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At a high level, the process of working with a playlist involves the following steps:

1.Identify the media that you want to include in the playlist. Create media clips as needed.

For more information on creating media clips, see: Creating and Editing Media Clips.

2.Create the playlist. There are several ways to create playlists. These are described in the procedure in this topic.
3.Add media items or media clips to the playlist.
4.Edit the playlist as needed. This can mean doing any of the following:
•Change the sequence in which items are played.
•Remove or add items.
•Change the name of the playlist.
•Add or edit the playlist description.

These actions are described in this topic.

5.Add the playlist to a presentation. For more information on adding playlists and other items to a presentation, see: Adding and Removing Items.
hmtoggle_plus1To create a playlist
1.Click the Media navigation bar.
2.Create a playlist using one of the options:

To do this:

Perform these steps

Create a playlist with no initial items
1.In the Add To group, click Playlist button. and then click New Playlist.

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2.Type a name for the playlist and then click OK.

 

Create a playlist by selecting a clip
1.Select a media item from the list that has one or more media clips.
2.Right-click the clip you want to include in the playlist, click Add to Playlist, and then click New Playlist.
3.Type a name for the playlist and then click OK.

The new playlist is created with the clip included in it.

 

The playlist appears in the list.
hmtoggle_plus1To add clips to a playlist
1.Click the Media navigation bar.
2.Browse through the media folders to select the media item that has the clip you want to add to the playlist. For information about creating media clips, see: Media Clips.
3.In the clip list area of the workspace, select the clip you want to add to the playlist.
4.Do one of the following:
•Right-click the clip, click Add to Playlist, and then select an existing playlist or create a new one.

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•On the HOME tab, in the Add To group, click Playlist and then select a playlist or click New Playlist to add the clip to a new playlist.

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The clip is added to the playlist.
hmtoggle_plus1To change the presentation sequence of clips
1.Select the Media navigation bar.
2.Select the Playlist bar and then select the playlist you want to change the clips for.
3.Select the clip that you want to change the sequence for and then do one of the following:
•On the HOME tab, in the Actions group, click Move Up or Move Down, depending on where you want to move the clip.

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•Right-click the clip, and then click Move Up or Move Down, depending on where you want to move the clip.

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hmtoggle_plus1To rename or edit other playlist properties
1.Click the Media navigation bar.
2.Click the Playlist folder.
3.Follow steps as indicated in the following table:

To accomplish this:

Do this:

Rename the playlist

Do one of the following:

•Select the playlist that you want to rename, click Rename, type the new name and then press Enter.
•Right-click the playlist that you want to rename, click Rename, type the new name, and then press Enter.

Rename or add a comment to the playlist

Right-click the playlist, click Edit, type a new name and/or add a comment, and then click OK.

hmtoggle_plus1To remove media clips from a playlist
1.Click the Media navigation bar.
2.Click the Playlist button.
3.Select the playlist you want to remove the clip from.
4.Select the clips you want to remove and then do one of the following:
•On the HOME tab, in the Actions group, click Remove Item.

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•Right-click the clip, and then click Remove Item.

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5.On the HOME tab, in the Actions group, select Remove Item.

The clip is removed from the playlist.

 

hmtoggle_plus1To delete a playlist
1.Select the Media navigation bar.
2.Select the Playlist button.
3.Select the playlist you want to delete.
4.Do one of the following:
•On the HOME tab, in the Actions group, click Delete.
•Right-click the playlist and then click Delete.

The playlist is deleted. Note that when you delete a playlist, the clips that the playlist is comprised of are not deleted.
hmtoggle_plus1To add a playlist to a presentation from the main program window
1.Select the Media navigation bar.
2.Select the Playlist button.
3.Select the playlist you want to add to a presentation.
4.Do one of the following:
•On the HOME tab, in the Add To group, click Presentation and then select an existing presentation or click New Presentation to create a new one.

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•Right-click the playlist, click Add to Presentation, and then select an existing presentation or click New Presentation to create a new one.
•On the HOME tab, in the Present group, click Show Item. The playlist opens in the presentation window and is added to the current presentation.
hmtoggle_plus1To add a playlist to a presentation from the presentation window
•From the presentation window, type the name of the playlist and then press Enter.

The playlist opens in the presentation window and is added to the end of the presentation.
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