Edit Playlist

These features are found on the Edit Playlist menu.

Playlist Attributes

• Playlist Attributes  - Opens the Playlist Attributes Editor for the active Playlist.
• Name  - Sets the Name of the active Playlist. It also appears on the window title bar.
• Title Text  - Sets the Title Text of the active Playlist.
• Description Text  - Sets the Description Text of the active Playlist.
• View Properties  - Shows a complete listing of active Playlist Attribute values. (Very detailed but, useful for diagnosing problems.)

Managing Playlist Cue Buttons

Each Cue Button in a Playlist has an associated Sound Item. The buttons are populated in the Cue Button table of the player. You need to Rebuild the Player after performing most of these actions to propogate changes to existing Cue Buttons.

• Choose Sound Items for Cue Buttons  - Use these menu items to add or remove buttons from the Playlist.
• Add New Buttons for All Sound Items   - Adds a new Cue Button to the Playlist for all Sound Items in the Sound List.
• Add New Buttons from a Selection  - You select Sound Items from a list. Then a new Cue Button is added to the Playlist for all selected Sound Items.
• Replace All Buttons from a Selection  - You select Sound Items from a list. The Playlist is emptied of all Cue Buttons. Then a new Cue Button is added to the Playlist for all selected Sound Items. (a full replacement of the Cue Buttons)
• Delete All Buttons  - Removes (clears) all Cue Buttons in the current Playlist.
• Change Sound Item for a Button  - You select a Cue Button, then select a Sound Item. The selected Sound Item is associated to the Cue Button.

• Edit, Delete or Re-order Cue Buttons  - Pops up a list of existing Cue Buttons in the Playlist. You can Edit the attributes of a specific Cue Button, Remove buttons, or Reorder the buttons.

• Cue Button Colors  - Provides a quick way to change the Colors on one, multiple or all existing Cue Buttons.
• Set from Favorite Colors  - You select a Favorite Color Group. You select a set of Cue Buttons from a list. The selected Favorite Color Group is applied to the selected Cue Buttons.
• From New Color Group  - You create a New Color Group and select a set of Cue Buttons from a list. Then the New Color Group is applied to the selected Cue Buttons.
• Add Selected Cue Button Colors to Favorites  - The Color Group of the selected Cue Button is added to the Favorite Color Groups.

• Cue Button Font  - Provides a quick way to change the Font on one, multiple or all existing Cue Buttons.
• Set from Favorite Font  - You select a set of Cue Buttons from a list. Then select the Favorite Font is applied to the selected Cue Buttons.
• Select a Font  - You select a Font and select a set of Cue Buttons from a list. Then the selected Font is applied to the selected Cue Buttons.
• Add Selected Cue Button Font to Favorites  - The Font of the selected Cue Button is added to the Favorite Fonts.

• Apply 'New Button Attributes' to Cue Buttons  - After you make changes to the 'New Button Attributes' in the Playlist Attributes Editor, you may want to propogate one or more attributes to existing Cue Buttons. These menu items provide a quick way to apply one or more attributes from the 'New Button Attributes' to any or all existing Cue Buttons.
• All Attributes to All Buttons (excluding Text and Images)  - All Attributes from the 'New Button Attributes' (except Text) are applied to All Cue Buttons. The exclusions are Text, Image and Background Image. These attributes are excluded as a precaution to prevent users from losing work put into setting them. You can still apply these excluded attributes to all Cue Buttons via the next option below.
• A Selected Attribute to All Buttons  - You select an Attribute. Then that Attribute from the 'New Button Attributes' is applied to All existing Cue Buttons. For example, if you select the Auto-Size Attribute, the value of Auto-Size is applied to All existing Cue Buttons.
• A Selected Attribute to Selected Buttons  - You select an Attribute. Then you select a set of Cue Buttons. Then that Attribute from the 'New Button Attributes' is applied to the selected set of Cue Buttons.

How to Run a Script from a Playlist

1.  Create a Script in the Automator.
2.  In the Sound List Editor, you create a Run Script Item that will run the script. Go to Edit Sound Item -- Add Run Script Item.
3.  Then in the Player, the Run Script Item will appear as a selection item in the Edit Playlist -- Choose Sound Items for Cue Buttons menu.

Invoking an External Program from the EZPlayer

You can invoke an External Program from the EZPlayer to control lights or other devices. A Cue Button can be linked to a SoundItem or an automation Script that invokes the external program.

The one catch is that when you invoke an External Program, that program window becomes the active window. If you are using the EZPlayer with a remote control, it must be the active window to receive signals from the remote controller. See the External Program Editor settings for automatically returning focus to the EZPlayer window after invoking an External Program.

Ad Hoc Sound Item Shortcuts

See the Ad Hoc Sound Item Shortcuts page for details.