Build playlists

A playlist is an ordered sequence of slides. Each time a slide appears in a playlist, it can have its own duration. The same slide can run for different lengths of time in different playlists.

Create a playlist

Open Screens → Playlists and create a playlist.

1. Enter a clear name.
2. Select Add slide.
3. Find and select an existing slide, or create a new slide without leaving the playlist screen.
4. Repeat until the sequence is complete.
5. Save the playlist.

Basker generates the playlist slug from its name, and you can edit it if needed.

Add an existing slide

The slide picker shows each slide's name, preview, and aspect ratio. Select the slide and choose Add.

Expand a playlist row to see its preview and duration. The default duration is 10 seconds and the minimum is one second.

Create a slide while editing

From the slide picker, choose Create new slide. You can create a blank slide with an aspect ratio and zone preset, or base it on an existing template. Basker adds the new slide to the playlist automatically.

Open Screens → Slides afterward if the slide still needs linked content or more design work.

Reorder and reuse slides

Drag playlist rows into playback order. Removing a row removes that entry from the playlist. It does not delete the slide itself.

You can add the same slide to several playlists, or more than once in one playlist. Each row keeps its own duration.

Understand playback

The player shows each slide for the duration set on its playlist row. After the final slide, playback starts again at the first slide.

If a channel time slot contains several playlists, Basker plays their slides back-to-back in order, then repeats the sequence.

An empty playlist has nothing to play. A live channel with an active slot but no playable slides remains black.

Before scheduling

• Check that every slide has its real linked content selected.
• Keep slide and channel aspect ratios consistent.
• Give text-heavy slides enough time to read.
• Preview video slides for their full duration.
• Remove empty or unfinished slides from the sequence.

Deleting slides and playlists

You cannot delete a slide while a playlist uses it. Remove the slide from those playlists first.

You cannot delete a playlist while a channel time slot uses it. Remove it from the relevant slots first.

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