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Turn a stack of images or videos into slides in one go, for example the pages of a PowerPoint or PDF you uploaded. Select the files, and Play makes one slide for each, with the same duration, transition, scaling, background color and slide conditions for all of them. Available on Pro and up.
Get Started
Make a slide from each file
- Open the playlist
- Click Assets in the toolbar
- Select the files, or click Select all
- Click Create slide per asset
- Set the options in Import slides (see below), and click Create slides
Each image or video becomes its own slide in this playlist, in the order you selected them. Folders and files without a size, like fonts, are skipped.
Set the duration, transition and scaling for all new slides
In Import slides (it says how many slides it will make):
- Set Slide duration, or tick Play this slide forever
- Choose an Entering transition and its Transition duration
- Under Advanced, choose Scale to fit or Scale to fill, and a Slide background color
Video slides always play for the length of the video.
Add slide conditions to all new slides
- In Import slides, set a condition (date and time, time of day, weekday, screen, tag, network and more)
- Click Add for each condition
- Click Create slides
If you filled in a condition but didn’t click Add, Play asks before it continues. See Slide Conditions.
Options
In Assets, with several files selected
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Clear selection | Deselects everything |
| Select all | Selects every file in view |
| Add assets to current slide | Puts the files on the open slide (not Multi Create) |
| Create slide per asset | Opens Import slides |
| Delete selected | Deletes the selected files from your Library |
In Import slides
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Slide duration (HH:MM:SS) | How long each new slide plays, at least 1 second |
| Play this slide forever | Keeps the slide on screen. Not on Ad Cycle playlists |
| Cycle Count | Ad Cycle playlists only: how many times each slide plays per cycle |
| Entering transition | The transition when the slide starts |
| Transition duration | How long the transition takes |
| Scale to fit (Advanced) | Shows the whole image; empty edges get the background color |
| Scale to fill (Advanced) | Covers the whole slide; part of the image may be cut off |
| Slide background color (Advanced) | The color behind images that don’t cover the slide |
| Slide conditions | The same conditions on every new slide |
| Create slides | Makes one slide per file |
If the playlist has a maximum duration, the import may fail or shorten the slides to stay within it.
FAQ
Can I change the background color when adding multiple slides?
Yes. In Import slides, open Advanced and set Slide background color.
Where do I find Multi Create?
Open a playlist, click Assets, select several files and click Create slide per asset. “Multi Create” is just our name for it.
What is the difference between Create slide per asset and Add assets to current slide?
Create slide per asset makes a new slide for each file. Add assets to current slide puts all the files on the slide you have open.
Can I use videos, not only images?
Yes. A video’s slide plays for the length of the video.
Can I set the same transition and duration for all new slides?
Yes. The settings in Import slides apply to every new slide.
What do Scale to fit and Scale to fill do?
Scale to fit shows the whole image and may leave empty edges. Scale to fill covers the whole slide and may cut off part of the image if the shape is different.
Does the order of my selection matter?
Yes. The slides are made in the order you selected the files.
Do I need Pro or Ultimate for Multi Create?
Yes. Multi Create is available on the Pro plan and up.
Will this publish to my screens automatically?
No. Publish the playlist as usual when the new slides are ready.
Why is Create slides blocked?
A selected file may be bigger than the playlist’s resolution limit: change your selection or the limit. Also check that each slide is at least 1 second, with time left after the transition.
