Venus Scheduling: How do I schedule multiple displays to sync content

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1. Select Scheduling from the My Apps menu. 
2. Click Add New to create a new playlist or locate an existing synchronized playlist.
3. Choose Synchronized from the drop down.  

Create columns

Select displays(s) to include in the playlist.

1. Click the Open Displays button.  The Select Displays menu will slide out.
2. Check displays that you want in the playlist. 

Group displays together (if needed)

The columns representing displays can be merged together to play the same content. This works best if they have the same dimensions. Merging columns with content to an empty column will remove the content. An empty column merging to a content filled content should keep the content.  

1. In one of the display cells, click the menu. 
2. Choose Merge Column.
3. Choose the display to merge.  (not pictured)
   
    

Create rows

1. To add slots, click on the Add Row button. 
2. Adjust the duration. When the cell's content duration exceeds the slot duration, content will only play to the slot duration. When the cell content duration is shorter than the slot duration, content will hold the last frame until the slot duration expires.

Add media

1. Click on the cell and the Media Library will slide in from the right side. 
2. Locate the desired content from the list.  In this example, the displays were 1080 x 1920 so it was helpful to filter the Media Library to the same sized content for easier searching.

• Drag and drop or click on the + to add the media. 
• Organize - Drag and drop can also be used to order the files once they are added.  
• Add multiple pieced of content can be added to a slot.

Set the Grid Properties

1. Click on the Playlist information to open the properties window. 
2. Add a new Title and set the playlist as Active or Inactive.  
3. Customize the Start Date, Days of the Week and Time Range. 
   1. The playlist inherits the Daily Time Range from the display. Click Set Custom Time Range to set the Daily Start Time and Daily End time if desired. 

 

Save the Synchronized Playlist
 

Column Limits:

• Max at any one time is 30 columns
  • Merge columns/displays into a column to allow more. 
  • Merged Displays/zones play the same content. 
• Up to 10 displays can be in a column.

Cell (Media per cell)- 20 items
Row Limits- 120
Total Media Limit- 500

Merged columns

Merge a column with content into an empty column will clear out the content. 
Merge and empty column with and existing column will maintain the content. 
Backwards compatible except for merged cells.