Overview

This chapter is about the creation and maintainance of playlists. Playlists can be created for all media types and are in other words just a compilation of the media items that can played in the defined order.

Create Playlists

The creation of playlists in MediaPortal 2 is described in the following. Keep in mind, that a playlist is during creating handled as "Video/Image Playlist", somthing like a temporal playlist. It is only a "full" playlist once it is saved.

Create Custom List

This explains how to add video media items, including movies and episodes, to a playlist.

1. The first media item can be added in the context menu with "Add to playlist" or by just playing it.
2. Further media items can be added by selecting them
   • As in 1. further media items can be added in the context menu with "Add to playlist"
   • A media item is playing: Select further media items and in the context media select "Enqueue audio, video/image item"

Create List with all Media Items

There is also the possibility to add all mediaitems of the current view at once to a playlist. For this open the slide menu and select "Add all to playlist". The playback of the created playlist starts automatically.

Audio, Video/Image Playlist Options

All playlists, that are not saved belong to this category. Once the playback stops the Audio, Video/Image Playlist is removed automatically!

Show Audio, Video/Image Playlist

You can find "Show Audio, Video/Image Playlist" in the side menu.

Edit Playlist

This option is only possible for unsaved playlists. The order of items can be modified or removed and the playlist can be saved.

Save Playlists

This option is only possible for unsaved video/image playlists and can be found in the side menu.

Clear Playlist

This option is only possible for unsaved video/image playlists and clears the current playlist. The option can be found in the side menu. Unsaved playlists are cleared automatically once the playback stopped.

Playlist Options

Playlists

Under "Playlists" in the side menu you can only find all saved playlists and show them in an overview.

Remove Playlists

This option is only possible for saved playlists and can be found in the side menu.

Import Playlists

Go to "Utilities" in home screen and select the entry "Playlist Import".

• Select a file to be imported and enter a name for the playlist
• Select the location of the share which contains the media items (local / server)
• Start the playlist import

Party Music Player

Select PartyMusicPlayer in the home screen.

You can choose a playlist, provide a escape password and disable the screensaver.

Then start the party mode.

Pressing the "Show Playlist" button provides the full list of items to be played. The play and repeat modes can be changed here as well.

To exit the screen the previously set password is needed.