Introduction
In VIDIZMO, a playlist is a curated collection of audio and video content logically arranged to enable viewers to consume the media sequentially, facilitating a structured comprehension of the content. On VIDIZMO, you have the option to create several playlists for organizing your media files.
The content can be organized in different playlists to ensure easy access. Playlists offer a comfortable browsing experience by enabling users to stream relevant content in one sitting without going through the hassle of searching subject-based content with unwanted delays. Moreover, the tracking of content within the playlist is independent of devices. Thus, viewers can pause surfing the content at any instance and can resume from where they left off, irrespective of the device they are using.
Key Benefits of Playlists in VIDIZMO
Playlists offer many valuable advantages when optimizing content management within the VIDIZMO portal. One of the standout benefits is the ability to uphold content quality standards. Allowing only published media to be included in playlists ensures that viewers are presented with content that meets the highest quality and relevance criteria.
Furthermore, playlists empower your content management team, specifically Administrators, Managers, and Moderators. These key users are authorized to create, edit, and delete playlists, giving them the creative control to curate viewing experiences that align precisely with your content strategy.
Security and selective access also play a pivotal role in the playlist feature's benefits. Using the Portal's Security Policy, you can share playlists only with users with the necessary viewing access. This helps ensure that content distribution adheres to your established security protocols.
Finally, the impact on audience engagement cannot be understated. Playlists serve as meticulously curated pathways through your media library, making content discovery effortless for viewers. This seamless navigation boosts engagement and extends viewer watch time, contributing to a more enriched and satisfying viewing experience overall.
VIDIZMO playlist offers benefits that enhance content management, elevate engagement, and foster meaningful user interactions.
Roles and Permissions
Administrators, Managers, and Moderators, as well as Contributor and Viewer user roles, have the capability to create playlists. Viewer+ users can create private playlists exclusive to their account. However, Administrators, Managers, and Moderators possessing these roles, retain the authority to edit and delete playlists. Users with these roles can also grant permission for Viewer and Contributor roles to access or view other playlists.
Playlist Options in VIDIZMO
VIDIZMO Playlist enables the users to organize and classify the already existing content. By selecting the Add New Media button on your bottom right, you can:
Create Playlist
The following options facilitate the user in creating a playlist:
- Search: Enables a user to search for the required content to be added to the playlist.
- Drag and drop: To add content to the playlist, a user has to drag and drop the content in the left pane, as shown in the screen below. Moreover, a user can remove media by hovering over and clicking on the cross icon that appears over the content.
- Title: The user can define the playlist name, which helps in creating a distinct identity for the playlist.
- Count: This keeps track of the number of media files added to the playlist.
- Remove Video: To remove a video from a playlist while creating a playlist, hover your cursor over the video within the playlist. An 'X' symbol will appear on the video as you hover over it. Click it to initiate the removal action. The video will be promptly removed from the playlist.
Playlist Settings
Personalize your playlist with settings that align with your goals. Adjust privacy settings, playback options, and more to suit your preferences.
Save As Draft: In VIDIZMO, users can save playlists as drafts by checking a designated checkbox in the "Settings - Playlist" section. Otherwise, any changes made to the video will result in automatic publication. This feature provides flexibility and precise control over the publishing process.
Basic Settings: The user needs to define the Title, Category, Tags, Description and Author's Name. A random thumbnail for the content is set by VIDIZMO. However, a user can upload a custom thumbnail.
Publishing settings
The Publish tab allows the user to set sharing and embedding options along with the following:
Player Template
When using VIDIZMO, users can customize how their playlists are shared and embedded by going to the "Publish" tab. They can select a player template from a dropdown menu and adjust the completion criteria percentage by dragging a button. Additionally, users have the option to choose a certificate template, which is recommended when using the Learning Management System (LMS).
To gain a better understanding, refer to How to Change Default Player Template.
Sharing and Embedding Playlists
Users can easily share the playlist with others by checking the "Allow sharing" box. Similarly, the "Allow embedding" option empowers users to seamlessly embed the playlist on external websites or platforms, broadening its reach and accessibility.
Playlist Settings
- Enforce Order: Enforce Order allows you to force viewers to first completely view the media in the list before moving on to the next file in the playlist. If this option is enabled, the media listed later in the list is also disabled (grayed out) and not available for viewing even if the viewer wishes to view it.
- Auto Advance: Enabling this feature allows viewers to watch media sequentially without having to manually select the next media from the list.
- Loop: As the name suggests, the playlist will loop back to the first after playing back the last media on the list. All the media files continue to play in a loop until the playlist is paused or stopped manually.
Access and Sharing:
The "Access and Sharing" tab in Playlist Settings offers comprehensive control over playlist availability and accessibility, neatly categorized for ease of use. Such as who can access the playlist, from where and the time during which it will be available and then expire.
- Access Control: Personalize playlist access based on your requirements. Choose from options such as All Account and Portal Viewers, All Portal Viewers, Anonymous Viewers with link access, Only Me for exclusive ownership, or opt for Limited Sharing to grant specific permissions.
- Limited Sharing: Define granular permissions for sharing with users, groups, or external audiences. Strengthen security by implementing passwords for controlled access, allowing only authorized viewers.
- Source Selection: Choose access sources: Portal Library or Featured Media.
- Availability Schedule: Set exact start and expiration dates and times for playlist access.
Custom Attributes
The user can also set custom attributes for the playlist. These attributes are defined at the portal level.
To learn about these parameters, read more about them here: Understanding Media Settings.
Manage Playlist
Navigate to Media Manager to manage an existing playlist with the following available options:
- Settings: The user can modify Publishing for the playlist from Media Manager.
- Analytics: VIDIZMO allows you to analyze the usage of your uploaded content on a continuous basis. VIDIZMO generates these analytics for every playlist being created, helping users to assess its performance. Read more about it here: Understanding Media Analytics.
- QoE: VIDIZMO provides out-of-the-box analytics to its customers for tracking the end-user's Quality of Experience (QoE). Read more about it here: Understanding Media Quality of Experience (QoE).
- Edit Playlist: This enables the user to add, remove and change the order of the content within the playlist.
In order to learn about the steps to create or edit a playlist, read more about it here: How to Create or Edit a Playlist.
- Delete Playlist: A user has the ability to remove a playlist from the Portal. Moreover, a user can also unpublish a playlist. In order to learn about the steps to delete a playlist, read more about it here: How to Delete a playlist.
- Limited Share: Allows users to control sharing permissions of the playlist. It allows them to specify who can access the playlist, set roles like "Viewer" or "Editor" for individuals or groups, and even define time-limited access and view limits for added security.
- Copy Link: To share a playlist with others, simply copy the playlist link and send it to them. This link will give them direct access to the playlist.
- Archive: This option allows the user to store the playlist for future reference. It removes the playlist from the published panel and stores it under the archived Pannel. Archiving helps in organizing playlists and keeping them accessible for reference.
- Lock: Selecting the "Lock" option restricts the playlist from following the pre-defined archival policy. To read more about locks, visit Use Lock In VIDIZMO to Restrict Content Archiving.
- Unpublish: Unpublishing a playlist saves it as a draft rather than making it publicly accessible.
- Activity Logs: It provides a comprehensive record of all actions performed on the playlist. These logs showcase specific actions taken on the playlist, and users have the option to download the report.
Creating a Playlist as a Veiwer User
As a user with the Viewer role, you can create playlists, which will remain exclusively visible to you, effectively functioning as private lists. Simply select the desired media files and proceed to create a new playlist.
