Take a look at this video to see the differences between a Playlist and a Layout.
What is a Playlist?
A Playlist is a term we use when putting your images, videos, web pages and widgets (collectively known as assets within Signagelive) one item after another on a timeline, which will then be the order content is displayed when published to your display.
Please Note:
A Playlist will always take up the entire display or the specific zone (within a layout) it's published to (check out Schedulable Content Zones for more info).
You can keep your Playlist simple, like a series of images that play one after the other for a set duration or make it more dynamic by mixing different media types. Once published, the Playlist will keep looping for as long as you want, whether that’s all day, every day, or indefinitely!
Find out more in the Playlists section of our help center.
What is a Layout?
A 'Layout' refers to how you divide a display into multiple content zones, allowing you to show different types of content simultaneously. You can have as many content zones as you like, each displaying various media types like Playlists, RSS Tickers (like those on news channels), Static Images, Web Pages, or even QR Codes.
Layouts can include either static or schedulable content zones. For more details on how Layouts work and everything related to them, be sure to check out these helpful articles!
Please Note:
You can add one or more Playlists to a Layout (see Schedulable Content Zones), but you can't add a Layout directly to a Playlist. To switch between the two, you'll need to use the Publishing features to alternate them.
Find out more in the Layouts section of our Help Center.
During the publishing process, you can set up schedules to alternate between Playlists and Layouts based on your preferences. For a more dynamic approach, you can use interrupts and Web Triggers to automatically trigger content switches whenever needed.