Multiscreen playlist of video tiles

 

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Description

This tutorial explains how to use large videos, that have been cut into several video tiles outside Elementi, within a multiscreen playlist.

Tutorial

For each group of video tiles, follow these steps:

1. Create a new multiscreen layout.
   • Make sure that "Create a master layout" option is not selected.
   • Set the format to "One Screen", "All Screens", or "Subset of Screens", depending on the size that your video covers.
   • If you are using Elementi 3.x, you will need to use a custom resolution and compute its size using the rules described in the Canvas size section.
2. Double-click on the layout icon in the Browse panel to open the newly created layout.
3. Import the video tiles into the layout.
4. Drag & drop the video tiles to their correct position within the layout.
   • Elementi 2015 or later lets you easily position the video tiles using a magnet around the screen borders. You can also use the Layer Properties to position each video tile manually.
5. Make sure to select 'Play once' for each video file.
   • The duration of the Layout is automatically computed from the duration of the video files in Elementi 2015 or later.
   • If using an older version, you need to manually set the duration of the layout to be the same as the video file using the layout properties.
6. Save the layout.

Once the steps above have been done for each group of video tiles, do the following:

1. Open the multiscreen playlist.
2. Drag & drop the layout folder directly into the playlist.
   • The duration of the video file must be indicated. If this is not the case, you will need to edit the layout properties to make sure that a duration is set.
   • If you are using Elementi 3.x, you may need to drag & drop your layout a second time into the playlist for the duration change to be taken into account.