Show Control System: How do I customize the duration of my media file in a Display Studio button?

Topic

Customize media duration in Display Studio
Synchronize playlists
Set a duration for a .dpf file for webpage playback
Show Control's Display Studio script buttons

This feature can be helpful if you need an animation to be an exact length to better synchronize with other display content playing throughout your venue.
It's also useful for files without inherit durations like .dpf files or for image files that need to play a custom duration that doesn't match the default duration (versus using the timing from importing into a Content Studio presentation).

Environment

Product: DMP-8000 8.4+, Display Studio
Components: Interactive audio, script buttons, quick display buttons
Control System: Show Control System (SCS) 2.15+, Live Clips

Steps

Script button duration or repeat count configuration.

For a script button, create a new or edit a script line. For details, see: Show Control System: How do I create a playlist to play from a button?

Choose DMP-8000 Player Control.
Choose the zone.
Select Create Playlist or Play and go to the next step.
Click add and select the content file(s) and click open.
Click on the circular arrow icon to set duration or repeat count for each file or files.

Quick display button duration or repeat count configuration.

For details, see: Display Studio: How do I Create and Edit a Quick Display Container and Button?

Import files for playlist. (mov, avi, etc.)
Click on the duration icon. (Repeat arrow symbol to customize the duration and repeat count.) See animation of the features below. (Show Control version 2.19 and later.)

Set the duration or repeat count for the files within the playlist.

Click on the file.
Enter the duration time MM: SS. FF
Or pick the repeat count. This would play an animated file through the indicated number of times.
Save button when all changes are complete.

Considerations

HTML and .DPF files will default to infinity.

If a duration is set to 0, it will default to the file's intrinsic duration. Often this is 10 seconds for VMPF's.

Related Resources

Show Control System: How do I disable audio from an embedded video clip in Display Studio?
Show Control System: How do I create script buttons?
Show Control System: How do I create and edit a quick display container and button?

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