Playlists

Playlists
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Mapstard Projects can be grouped to Playlists for automated or manual playback. The Playlist Editor provides the functionality to design your Playlist either by capturing the current Project or by loading existing Projects from File. With the Deploy Playlist functionality, Project Files and referenced Media, FreeFrameGL Effects and 3D Models are copied to a folder you specify. The deployed Playlist folder can be moved for playback to another computer running mapstard.

Playlist Editor User Interface
Multiple Playlists/Editors can be opened at simultaneously.
Playlists can be loaded and the Playlist Editor can be opened via the Main Window Menu: [File > Open Playlist] and [File > Playlist Editor] respectively.

File Menu
New Playlist	Create a new empty Playlist.
Open Playlist	Opens an existing Mapstard Playlist.
Save Playlist	Save Playlist to file.
Save Playlist as...	Save Playlist to file.
Deploy Playlist	Save Playlist, projects in Playlist, their referenced Media, FreeFrameGL Effects and 2D models to a folder you specify. The folder can then be moved for playback to another computer running mapstard.
Close Playlist Editor	Close the Playlist Editor Window.

Items Menu
Load Project	Load a Project from file to Playlist.
Capture Project	Add current Project to Playlist.

Playback Menu
Manual	Manual Playback, click Start Project Playback button of the desired Playlist Item.
Loop	Automatically Loop Playlist from top to bottom. Next Playlist Item is loaded and started once the Project Time reaches the Project length. Fade time is used for cross fading.
Random	Randomly play Playlist. Next Playlist Item is loaded and started once the Project Time reaches the Project length. Fade time is used for cross fading.
Live Show	Toggle this menu, to load Playlist Item (Project) with Mapping Grid turned off. Note: Map Edit and Selection State is saved to a Project File, so when re-loading the saved state is restored.