I have 2 playlists each having 4 ads. I want the 1st playlist to play all of it’s ads and play one of the ads in the 2nd playlist making 5 brands in a loop. For every loop, the the 2nd playlist should play in order one of its ads. How can I achieve this?
Hi bmckamie,
You can achieve this by using the “Cycle Based Playback” in a sub-playlist widget.
To set it up:
1.) Create a Layout
2.) Add Playlist and then add a sub-playlist
3.) Add separately Playlist A and B as a Sub-Playlist widget
4.) Open the configuration panel for Playlist B widget and configure:
Enable cycle based playback
Play Count = 1 (this means each ad in Playlist B shows once before moving to the next ad on the following loop)
Leave “Random Widget” unchecked — you want sequential order, not random.
Save and publish the Layout.
Result
Each time the layout loops, playback will look like this:
Loop Sequence:
A1, A2, A3, B1
A1, A2, A3, B2
A1, A2, A3, B3
Playlist A fully repeating every time and Playlist B showing one ad per cycle — exactly the pattern you described.