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Ben SIlla

January 17, 2011 11:43

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Hey There, I'm running a 3 zone BS presentation on a BS hd 1010 player. The player is loaded with around 1000 music video clips in the video presentation window. I'm looking for a script that will play these music videos in a random playlist for me so that : a) The same songs do not play in the same order each time the unit reboots b)Songs don't repeat within a certain amount of time Are there any scripts out there that can do this? Thanks for your help. Loving testing out this unit. Regards

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  RokuLyndon January 18, 2011 09:16

  
  
  Brightauthor won't do this currently. It doesn't have a random option for playlist playback.
  
  You could do this with a custom script.
  
  It might be possible to customize the standard script that's published with brightauthor to randomize what's played back in the main zone, the one with the videos. I don't know how much tinkering it would take. The same applies for not playing a song if it's been played in the last x minutes.
  
  Is this just for testing, or for a project?
  
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  Ben SIlla January 19, 2011 07:58

  
  
  Hi Lyndon,
  
  Thanks for the reply. Initially this would be for a proof of concept for a customer however if it works well we will rollout to a number of outlets.
  
  In terms of tinkering how much would be involved? Whilst I'm not a developer I have access to a development team. Is there access to resources as to how this may be acheived?
  
  Thanks again for your help.
  
  Regards
  
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  RokuLyndon January 21, 2011 07:38

  
  
  I think this would be much easier to do with a script. THere's an object reference guide, and a brightscript reference that cover scripting in detail.
  
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  Chris Henrickson May 06, 2014 23:46

  This response is a few years late but just in case other people are wondering about the answer to this, Gilderfluke & Co. sells a custom script that will allow your brightsign to do many things including randomize content.  You can buy it directly from the website I believe.